I received the following book for Christmas:
Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of US Transit by Christof Spieler.
https://islandpress.org/book/trains-buses-people
In 251 pages, the author profiles 47 metro areas that have invested in rail, streetcars, or BRT. The city in which I live, Phoenix, is covered in fair terms -- not as a glowing example of ubiquitous and frequent transit, but not as an urbanist whipping boy either. He writes "Phoenix is not fundamentally transit-friendly -- it is a car-oriented city with a relatively small downtown. But its light-rail line (and the planned expansions) does an excellent job of putting transit where it can do the most good."
I'm looking forward to reading the other 46 chapters in the weeks to come, and I'm interested in hearing from other readers. Do you feel Spieler is fair and accurate in his critiques of your cities?