Pt. I. The Debate Over Public Transport -- 1. The Car-Dominated City and Its Discontents -- 2. The Traditional Response; or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Car -- 3. Can Public Transport Fight Back? From New Technology to the Compact City -- 4. The 'Bangkok Model': Free Enterprise Public Transport -- 5. The 'Zurich Model': Planning and Integration as an Alternative to the Market -- Pt. II. A Tale of Two Cities -- 6. New York Run by the Swiss? The 'Toronto Model' -- 7. The Urban Landscape in Melbourne and Toronto -- 8. Waiting for a Bus Called Godot: Public Transport Service Quality -- 9. Where Have All the Jitneys Gone? A Short History of Public Transport Planning in Melbourne and Toronto -- Conclusion: All Happy Families are Alike
Summary
"In A Very Public Solution, Paul Mees compares Melbourne's public transport system with the highly successful system in Toronto - a 'dispersed' city very like Melbourne with its suburban sprawl - and sheds new light on a century-old debate." "A Very Public Solution is for everyone concerned with urban sustainability and our growing traffic problems."--BOOK JACKET
Analysis
Australia overseas comparisons
Canada
Melbourne
Motor vehicles
Public transport
Toronto (Canada)
Town planning
Urban sprawl
Notes
Includes index
Bibliography
Bibliography: pages 307-322
Notes
Donation. ANU COOP 20120212 Brissenden collection, ANU Library
