Transport for suburbia: Beyond the automobile age, by Paul Mees

Jessica E. Schoner

doi:10.5198/jtlu.v5i2.346

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2012-10-20

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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2012)

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Book Reviews

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Schoner, J. E. (2012). Transport for suburbia: Beyond the automobile age, by Paul Mees. Journal of Transport and Land Use, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.5198/jtlu.v5i2.346

Transport for suburbia: Beyond the automobile age, by Paul Mees

Jessica E. Schoner

University of Minnesota

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5198/jtlu.v5i2.346

Keywords: Transit, Networks, Land Use, Suburbs, Density

Abstract

This book review summarizes and evaluates Transport for Suburbia: Beyond the Automobile Age, by Paul Mees. The argument in Transport for Suburbia is that density is not a necessary prerequisite for an effective transit system, and that transfers can be used as a tool to expand the scope of a transit network. Mees presents this argument and his suggestions for improving transit service through a series of narratives about car culture, land use, and best and worst case transit system scenarios.

Author Biography

Jessica E. Schoner, University of Minnesota

Candidate, M.S., Civil Engineering/Master of Urban and Regional Planning, 2013 Research Assistant - Hiawatha Transitway Impacts Bike Walk GIS Intern - Transit for Livable Communities Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs University of Minnesota