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Type of government agency
A transit district or transit authority is a government agency or a public-benefit corporation created for the purpose of providing public transportation within a specific region. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Transit districtA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Role of sustainable heat sources in transition towards fourth generation district heating – A reviewInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The BART experienceThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Parking, Transit, and Employment in a Central Business DistrictCited 28 times
- Go sideways: Public transportation in the United StatesA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Transit policeA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Parking, Transit, and Employment in a Central Business District
Transit-oriented development in West Bay, Business District of Doha, State of Qatar
A planning method for transit villages in Qatar: Souq Waqif historical district in Doha
Bus Rapid Transit Plans in New York’s Capital District
Circle Line Optimization of Shuttle Bus in Central Business District without Transit Hub
Transit District Customers in San Mateo County, California: Who, Why, Where, and How
West Bay Business District in Doha, State of Qatar: Envisioning a Vibrant Transit-Oriented Development
Individuals’ Attitudes Toward Public Transit in a Rural Transit District
🆕 Influential since 2022
Role of sustainable heat sources in transition towards fourth generation district heating – A review
Collaboration on Urban Regeneration: Perspectives Towards Transit-Oriented Development Between Local Entrepreneurs and Key Stakeholders in Salaya Sub-District, Thailand
A qualitative exploration of actors’ power resources and relations in Swiss transit station district planning
Two qualitative case studies on network governance in Swiss transit station district development
Transit-oriented development (TOD) in a scattered city: applied study in Brasília, Federal District
📚 Books worth reading
The BART experienceMelvin M. Webber · 1976- 📕A history of the key decisions in the development of Bay Area Rapid TransitRichard Grefe · 1975
- 📕Impacts of BART on Bay area institutions and lifestylesDavid Minkus · 1979
- 📕A performance audit of the Utah Transit AuthorityUtah. Legislature. Office of the Legislative Auditor General. · 1981
The environmental impacts of BARTGruen Associates · 1976- 📕Environmental impacts of BARTDonald Louis Graff · 1980
BARTMichael C. Healy · 2013- 📕Who pays and who rides BART?E. Gareth Hoachlander · 1979
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