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.‎ * Combines academic research with real‎-world project experience * Focuses on issues encountered in practice * Provides unique coverage of the field Public Transit Planning and Operation‎:‎ Modeling‎,‎ Practice and Behavior‎,‎ Second Edition incorporates a series of themes and new ways of thinking about planning and operation‎.‎ Bridging the gap between theory and application‎,‎ this text outlines the factors affecting public‎-transport services‎,‎ addresses common problems‎,‎ and offers practical solutions for improvement‎.‎