Car-Free Mobility: Creating Seamless Public Transport Networksfeatures the latest principles in urban and suburban transport network design, assisting transportation researchers and planners with understanding and designing the most effective and technologically advanced networks to serve modern societies. The book provides practical examples of the principles of public transport planning and design from different parts of the world, through case studies and the latest transportation research and theoretical analysis. Transportation researchers, planners, policymakers and administrators will find advice on the required investments for quality public transport network implementation in a variety of geographic settings.
Topics discussed include demand-responsive public transport, paratransit and flexible transport services, impacts from technology, smart phones, and new information on business models.

• Reviews the latest academic research, helping bridge the gap between research and urban and suburban transport network practical applications around the world
• Discusses solutions for a wide variety of community sizes, from large cities, to suburbs and rural districts
• Features universal design principles, such as mathematics, geometry, technology, logistics, and economics, as learned from the UK’s HITRANS project and similar projects, with expanded discussions on heavy metro, suburban, and regional rail and bus services