Includes bibliographical references and index.

Predesign / Paul Diez, Howard Gregson -- Urban Planning and Station Area Development / Diana Mendez, Sheldon Fialkoff -- Station Types and Configurations -- Design Concerns and Process -- Life Safety, Codes, and ADA -- Engineering Considerations / James Francomacaro, Wally DelaBarre, Bruce Dandie -- Special Equipment / Matthew Pollack -- Materials and Finishes -- Acoustics and Vibration / Richard A. Carman -- Lighting / Domingo Gonzales -- Wayfinding / Joseph Erhart -- Safety and Security -- Transit Stations at Airports: A Case Study / Robert Davidson -- Cruise Terminals / Richard Heidrich -- Modernization and Retrofit Issues -- Station Operation and Maintenance.

Building Type Basics books provide architects, engineers, and facility planners with the essentials they need to jump-start the design of a variety of specialized facilities. In each volume, leading national figures in the field address the key questions that shape the early phases of a project commission. The answers to these questions provide instant information in a convenient, easy-to-follow format. The result is an excellent, hands-on reference that puts critical information at your fingertips. Building Type Basics for Transit Facilities is a nuts-and-bolts guide to all the design considerations for a diverse variety of transit facilities -- from predesign research to operations and maintenance. Complete with descriptive illustrations, this useful resource offers essential information, guidelines, and cautionary advice on building projects serving heavy- and light-rail trains (including subways), airports, buses, and ships.

Building Type Basics for Transit Facilities presents nuts-and-bolts guidelines and inspirational, real-world advice to jump-start superlative design projects for a variety of transit facilities. Award-winning architect Kenneth Griffin, AIA, provides guidelines, cautionary advice, and lessons learned from a variety of actual transit design projects -- such as facilities serving heavy- and light-rail trains (including subways), airports, buses, and ships -- to steer everyone on a project toward making sound decisions early in the planning cycle. Descriptive illustrations and need-to-know information offer valuable coverage on such essential topics as ridership analysis, station-area development, vertical circulation, and safety and security issues.