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In this book, the authors propose the" transit village" as an organizing principle for creating places--built environments, social environments, and economic environments--that embrace and evolve around mass transit systems. The book is organized in five parts. Part One presents the transit village as a paradigm for creating attractive and sustainable communities, both in the city and the suburbs, where rail transit systems are or will be in place. The most important physical elements of the transit village--civic plazas near train entrances, pleasant walking environs, diversity in housing, compactness--are identified as are the purposes and hopes of the transit village movement. Part Two presents the case for transit villages. The discussion covers transit villages' contributions to the attainment of important public policy objectives, such as improving air quality, relieving traffic congestion, and rejuvenating inner-city …