…one-by-one fare transactions, getting stuck in turnouts or behind parallel-parking cars — is the closest thing to “earth-crawling” that modern technology can offer at scale. The most complete and authentic…
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On the US Downtown Bus Plaza
…in Boulder, a bus station under a parking garage on the edge of downtown. The result is a functional station, and often these are the least-bad sites given a city’s…
Walkscore.com and the Lure of the Single “Score”
…which streets have sidewalks but where the usable off-road paths are, possibly including parking lots and vacant lots that you can safely cut across. It should probably also show not…
Los Angeles: Some Thoughts on the Challenge for “The Source”
…runs faster? Do you want parking in front of this strip of businesses, or is it more important to have a transit lane there? The questions are hard, but any…
information requests: the copyedit edition
…to mean “delay in a traffic lane adjacent to a curb or parking lane caused by events such as delivery trucks and taxis stopping for customers, cars engaged in parallel…
outtake: on endearing-but-useless transit
…2). It can easily be faster than driving (demand 3), and is certainly cheaper given the high cost of big-city parking (demand 4). It is probably weakest in demand 5…
san francisco: winning speed and reliability battles
Posted on April 3, 2012 in Branding, Frequent Networks, On-Time Performance, Rail Transit, San Francisco, Seattle, Stop Spacing, Streetcars (Trams)
…of on-street parking, you’re more likely to break through the “big agency attacks struggling small business” frame if you’re defending the entire city’s transit system. Remember: a line is…
jane jacobs on transportation: my take
…effects. Each needed but compromised revolution – market-based parking, congestion pricing, major transit, complete streets, road diets – will take due credit for this attrition, but it will really happen…
cycling the last mile: an exchange with kyle “one red paper clip” mcdonald
…where bikeshare and bike-parking styles of access are needed most is in lower-density development. This is where transit agencies that are focused on maximum ridership and sustainability benefits for the…
email of the week: transit to business parks
…many transit issues, the real answers start by understanding the geometry and math problem that business parks present. Disincentives to driving are very low, due to abundant parking and site…