January 19, 2022 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET

Christof Spieler has recently released the second edition of his wildly popular book Trains, Buses, People. Christof’s new book now covers eight Canadian cities and two new US cities (Indianapolis and Puerto Rico). His original book was dubbed “a transit wonk’s bible” that has guided “a smarter conversation about urban transit”. Christof will discuss the evolving conversation around transit in the past three years since the book originally published. He’ll also briefly cover updates around fare policies, wayfinding, transit governance structures, customer experience, how to create inclusive transit systems that work for all riders.

Speakers:
Christof Spieler, PE, LEED AP, Vice President and Director of Planning, Huitt-Zollars and Senior Lecturer, Rice University
Robert Puentes, President and CEO of the Eno Center for Transportation 

https://www.enotrans.org/event/webinar-trains-buses-people-an-opinionated-atlas-of-us-and-canadian-transit/

Join 5th Square, South Street Head House District and Transit Forward Philadelphia in welcoming Christof Spieler author of Trains, Buses, People. The revised edition features updated information on fares, governance, funding, and stations, plus a new section on inclusivity to help all readers understand how to welcome riders regardless of race, gender, income, or disability. Eight metropolitan Canadian areas have been added and all the U.S. regions have been updated.

This book is intended for non-experts. Anyone with a vested interest in making a more effective transit system can use the tools provided in this book. The maps and data for the 57 metro areas make it easy to compare each region to its peers, see which area is doing well, and highlight the gaps in transit service.

Light food and drinks will be provided. This is a Vax only event for ages 12+ and children under 12 will be expected to wear a mask.

October 04, 2021 at 6:00pm – 7:30pm

• South Street Head House District
  523 S 4th St
  Philadelphia, PA 19147
  United States
  Google map and directions

Join Capital Bike and the Better Transit Alliance in welcoming Christof Spieler for a webinar, "Having the Right Conversation About Transit". Christof Spieler is the author of one of Island Press' best-selling transit books, “Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of US and Canadian Transit”. This second edition of the book was published on August 24th. Updated features in this revised edition include information on fares, governance, funding, and stations, plus a new section on inclusivity to help all readers understand how to welcome riders regardless of race, gender, income, or disability. Eight metropolitan Canadian areas have been added and all the U.S. regions have been updated. Spieler asserts that "we need to have the right conversations about transit. We need to talk about what matters—to focus on the quality of service, not the technology that delivers it." This webinar will focus on having productive conversations about public transit, walking and cycling. This book is intended for non-experts. Anyone with a vested interest in making a more effective transit system can use the tools provided in this book. The maps and data for the 57 metro areas make it easy to compare each region to its peers, see which area is doing well, and highlight the gaps in transit service. That said, Capital Bike, Better Transit Alliance, and their supporters will find the book particularly useful, given the local context it provides.

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6969356025274434059

CodeRedTO welcomes back Christof Spieler, author of “Trains, Buses, People, Second Edition: An Opinionated Atlas of US and Canadian Transit“, to speak with our community September 27th about lessons Toronto and the GTHA could learn from other cities’ experiences. If we want to learn, that is.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcudO2rrTsqHtH3_cIDFu7Nx7o76gG5RayG

To celebrate the second edition of “Trains Buses People”, Via is hosting a highly interactive session with the author that includes:
1. A Q+A with Christof Spieler and Tiffany Chu, co-founder of Remix and SVP at Via,
2. An interactive mapping game for all audience members to participate - the game will put Christof Spieler’s tenets of good transit into action,
3. A follow-up discussion: Christof will assess the maps submitted by game participants and pick the winning team.

Please note: This event has limited capacity. Please only sign up if you intend to join. Thank you!

https://ridewithvia.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0oc-ugqz0uHdTNWfYr1VHfahBRLRiGShNu

https://actionnetwork.org/events/how-does-bay-area-transit-stack-up-a-conversation-with-christof-spieler?source=direct_link&

How does Bay Area transit compare with the systems of other North American regions? On September 21 at 5:00 p.m. PT, join Seamless Bay Area for a conversation with transit and urban planning expert Christof Spieler where we’ll explore this question and more. 

During the discussion, we’ll get Spieler’s insights on a range of issues covered in the newly-issued second edition of his book Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of US and Canadian Transit -- like fare policies, wayfinding, transit governance structures, customer experience, how to create inclusive transit systems that work for all riders. We’ll also highlight opportunities for Bay Area transit riders to get engaged in these issues over the coming months.

Trains, Buses, People has been dubbed “a transit wonk’s bible” that has guided “a smarter conversation about urban transit” in the U.S. The second edition of the book, released in August 2021 by Island Press, is fully updated and expanded to include eight Canadian cities and two new US cities (Indianapolis and San Juan, Puerto Rico). The second edition also includes new sections on inclusivity in transit, as well as all-new maps and additional content focused on network typologies, guideway types, station types, and fares.

This virtual event is free and open to all, presented as part of Bay Area Transit Month.  See full list of Transit Month events here. A Zoom link will be provided to all who register for the event at least 24 hours prior to the event date.

OD01: Designing Integrated Transit for Sustainable Cities

Christof Spieler, PE, AICP, LEED AP – Vice President and Director of Planning, Huitt-Zollars

Jaime McKay, MA – Deputy Director, Transit Services Division, Frederick County, Maryland

Brandie Lockett, LEED AP ND – City Designer, City of Houston, Public Works

Christof Spieler, PE, AICP, LEED AP – Vice President and Director of Planning, Huitt-Zollars

Session Description: Planners, developers, and civic leaders understand the value of good transit in sustainability, equality, and building more livable cities. In this session, practitioners with backgrounds in engineering, planning, architecture, and urban design, and experience in transit agencies, cities, consulting, and advocacy, will present the integrated design methods it actually takes to turn those ideas into reality. Transit planners understand that land use and transit are intrinsically linked; to be useful, transit alignments must allow fast, reliable service, and stops must be surrounded by activity. Christof Spieler, author of “Trains, Buses, People: an opinionated atlas of US Transit” will outline the principles of how to do that, relate it to LEED criteria, and give examples from across the US and Canada of where development and transit has been integrated well, and where it hasn’t. A transit trip is door to door, not stop-to-stop, and origins and destinations are only one piece of the transit puzzle. Useful transit connects people to places with safe and comfortable paths for people on foot, on bikes, and in wheelchairs. Jaime McKay, Deputy Director, at Frederick, Maryland TransIT, will talk about how to create these connections, with examples of easily implementable retrofits and advanced planning and construction efforts, alongside how to effectively engage the communities these connections serve. Great transit becomes an integral part of the neighborhood it serves. Urban design can solve safety and accessibility challenges while creating great places people want to spend time in. Brandie Lockett, urban designer at the City of Houston, will talk about how cities, transit, agencies and developers can work together to integrate transit stops into sidewalks and plazas while incorporating stormwater, heat island effects, and other sustainability features. Integrating transit with neighborhoods requires an interdisciplinary approach that’s centered on the people who will live, work, plan, and use transit.

Come join us for an immersive discussion on the state of transportation in the US with the author of “Trains, Buses, People”, Mr. Christof Spieler!

(RSVP required; free members / $10 non-members)

https://my.yptransportation.org/civicrm/event/info?id=530&reset=1&fbclid=IwAR2m-kIuPeVfVifJJiJ6HIeV-ELS1FIDOmusf4dKeAcpq-wH-gPmn2u0nLw

Austin transit advocates and grassroots organizations welcome Christof Spieler, author of Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of US Transit, to Austin on January 29, to speak about lessons Austin could learn from other cities' experiences.

Austin Mayor Steve Adler will introduce Christof and provide opening remarks.

Christof will take question after his presentation.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2522187358021543/

Lecture, followed by Q&A and book signing.

$5; tickets available online.

https://aiahouston.org/v/event-detail/Gulf-Coast-Green-2019-Symposium-and-EXPOnential/1dk/

On March 19 at the Dallas Museum of Art, the Coalition for a New Dallas will host an “Agenda for a New Dallas” summit, this time focusing on transit. We’ll talk about the destructive impact freeways had on neighborhoods. We’ll discuss public transit and how changing bus routes can change efficiency. (Rice University professor Christof Spieler, whom we interviewed about his public transit almanac late last year, will give a keynote speech about this topic.) We’ll also discuss rethinking the design of our streets, to make them safer for pedestrian use.

(paid event)

more information: https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2019/02/announcing-a-new-symposium-on-transforming-into-a-residential-city/

more information: https://www.trainsbusespeople.org/austin

“Who's On Board?” session with TransitCenter and Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority

for conference attendees only.

More information: https://www.swta.org/news_events/details/2019-swta-tta-annual-conference-expo-and-roadeo

Sponsored by RideNOLA and Foundation for Louisiana

Former Houston Metro Board member Christof Spieler – one of today’s most creative thinkers on how to make transit work better for the people who use it – is coming to New Orleans on Thursday, February 21 to discuss his latest book and applicable lessons for the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) and Jefferson Transit (JeT). Copies of the book will be available for sale and there will be a book signing following the event. 

Space may be limited – so RSVP today to hold your spot!

WHEN

February 21, 2019 at 6pm - 8pm

WHERE

Tulane University Small Center
1725 Baronne St
New Orleans , LA 70113
United States
Google map and directions

Tuesday, February 05, 2019 6:30 PM -  9:00 PM ET

Smith Public Trust, 3514 12th St NE, Washington, DC 20017

Join the Coalition for Smarter Growth and Island Press for a talk with Houston-based community leader, urban planner, and transit enthusiast Christof Spieler, whose book "Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of U.S. Transit" profiles 47 metropolitan rail and bus systems. Spieler takes an honest look at what makes good and bad transit and is not afraid to look at what went wrong. On Feb. 5, he'll give a brief presentation and answer questions. Cash bar available.

Free and open to the public. RSVP here: https://secure.everyaction.com/y7e9CDO33Ey_IUS8rXHb2w2

Thursday, December 6th, 6-8pm
Doors open at 6:00pm; Program begins at 6:30pm
TransitCenter, One Whitehall Street, 17th Floor

Books will be available for purchase and Christof will be signing copies after the program.

More info and RSVP: https://transitcenter.org/events/trains-buses-people-a-book-event-with-christof-spieler/

A special talk focusing on what Houston can learn from the cities in the book. Free.

More info.

Talk and book signing. Free with registration.

https://kinder.rice.edu/events/urban-reads-christof-spieler

Book signing at Rail~Volution exhibitor reception. Conference registration required.

Panel discussion at the Rail~Volution conference, Pittsburg, PA.

Conference registration required.