Designing City Transport

Traveling within and between modern cities involves using buses, trains, bicycles, and other forms of transportation. Designing City Transport examines examples of how city planners have used these systems to make life easier for citizens while cutting back on pollution in their communities. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO. Activities for further learning Glossary of key words Index Primary-source text Reviewed Table of contents Making a city work is an enormous challenge of planning and engineering. Modern cities are using technology to improve transportation, waste solutions, and many other parts of their infrastructure. Inside Modern Cities examines examples of how architects, scientists, and engineers are working to help cities across the globe thrive. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.