Special Discount for Multiple Book Orders
As a thank you to our participants, we are offering a special discount for those who would like to order one or two books. A link to the discounted rate to purchase the book will be emailed to course registrants when the special rate is in effect.
Public Transit Planning and Operation: Modeling, Practice, and Behavior.
Avishai (Avi) Ceder
Publication date: July 20, 2015 by CRC Press | ISBN: 9781466563919 | Extent: 742 Pages 297 B/W Illustrations
Addresses the Challenges Facing Public Transport Policy Makers and Operators
Public Transit Planning and Operation: Modeling, Practice and Behavior, Second Edition offers new solutions for delivering both better services and greater efficiency, solutions which have been developed and tested by the author in over thirty years of research work with mass transit policy makers and operators all over the world. It bridges the worlds of practice and research and academia, provides an overview and a critique of currently used operational planning methods, and furnishes innovative practical techniques and modeling.
Improve Service Performance and Successfully Manage the Costs of Operation
This new edition brings in new material on timetabling and vehicle scheduling with different vehicle sizes, new methods of designing transit route networks, analysis of transit coordination and connectivity, behavioral aspects of passengers including when making transfers, and innovative methods related to automation and optimization which can be used in real time to significantly improve service reliability.
As part of the PPTS 2025 course, the discounted prices for the paperback or eBook edition are: £29.89 / €35.63 / $37.21 USD / $59.50 AUD; the discounted prices for the hardback edition are: £55.24 /€65.86 / $68.77 / $109.96 AUD.


Comprehensive Overview of Public Transport Research
Edited by Graham Currie, Professor of Public Transport, Public Transport Research Group, Institute of Transport Studies, Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Australia
Publication Date: 2021 ISBN: 978 1 78897 865 1 Extent: 496 pp
PPTS 2025 Registrants will be offered a 50% in the Handbook of Public Transport Research. A link to the discounted rate to purchase the book will be emailed to course registrants when the special rate is in effect.
The handbook provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of the latest research in the growing field of public transport studies, this Handbook looks at the impact of urbanisation and the growth of mega-cities on public transport. Chapters examine the significant challenges facing the field that require new and original solutions, including congestion and environmental relief, and the social equity objectives that justify public transport in cities.
The 50% discount is worth between Euro 25 to Euro 128 to PPTS 2025 registrants depending on how you want to receive the book; e-book, paperback or hardback.