Public Transportation 2: Leading the Way

SYNOPSIS

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NO. 2 features the design of common areas and facilities in the transportation genre. Through richly-detailed, superbly printed color photographs, drawings and descriptive text, this 210-page book profiles leading architects, urban planners, transportation designers and engineers. It illustrates the myriad of ways in which they have solved some of today’s most complex transportation challenges. Depicted are their latest and most exciting projects and state-of-the-art vehicles. These include new bus and rail services; underground and surface rapid transit systems; intermodal facilities; subway, train, and bus stations; rail vehicles and buses; the entire landscape of today’s successful transportation network.

AUTHOR PROFILE

The editor, Marc Wortman, PhD was formerly on the staff of Cesar Pelli & Associates. He has written extensively on architecture, urban planning and related issues for many publications including Architectural Record and Progressive Architecture.