Trains, Buses, People

In Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of US Transit, transportation expert Christof Spieler shows how cities can build successful transit.

He profiles the 47 metropolitan areas in the US that have rail transit or BRT, using data, photos, and maps for easy comparison.

The best and worst systems are ranked and Spieler offers analysis of how geography, politics, and history complicate transit planning.

In this fun and accessible guide, he shows how the unique circumstances of every city have resulted in very different transit systems.

In the end, Trains, Buses, People shows that it is possible with the right tools to build good transit.