A very Public Solution

Transport in the Dispersed City

By: Paul Mees

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The first serious work on public transport planning ever published in Australia

Why is public transport so poor in Australian cities? Why can't it be more like the fast, convenient systems in Europe?

Unlike Europeans, most urban Australians live on far-flung suburban blocks rather than in high-density apartments. Most urban travel is to widespread suburban locations rather than to the city centre. It is often argued that fast, efficient public transport is impossible in our 'dispersed' cities.

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.

This debate is particularly important now, as 'economic rationalists' move to privatise public transport in Australian cities. We can have European-style public transport, Mees argues, if our different forms of public transport stop competing with each other and start competing with the car.

A Very Public Solution is the first serious work on public transport planning ever published in Australia. It is essential reading for everyone concerned with urban sustainability and our growing traffic problems.

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Figures and Tables
Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction	p. 1
The Debate Over Public Transport
The Car-Dominated City and Its Discontents	p. 11
The Traditional Response; or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Car	p. 46
Can Public Transport Fight Back? From New Technology to the Compact City	p. 77
The 'Bangkok Model': Free Enterprise Public Transport	p. 95
The 'Zurich Model': Planning and Integration as an Alternative to the Market	p. 120
A Tale of Two Cities
New York Run by the Swiss? The 'Toronto Model'	p. 155
The Urban Landscape in Melbourne and Toronto	p. 184
Waiting for a Bus Called Godot: Public Transport Service Quality	p. 226
Where Have All the Jitneys Gone? A Short History of Public Transport Planning in Melbourne and Toronto	p. 257
Conclusion: All Happy Families are Alike	p. 281
Notes	p. 291
Select Bibliography	p. 307
Index	p. 323
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