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Harassment is a universal problem on transit. Addressing it could boost ridership.
If we want people to use Metro, we first need to make sure the service is useful—that means frequent headways, accessible stations, affordable fares, etc. But beyond that, it's important to demonstrate that riders will be safe, both on the train and in the areas around stations.Keep reading…
44 photos of tramways around the world, for your nerdery pleasure
Tramways are like protected bikeways but for streetcars. Enjoy this nerdtastic collection of photos.Keep reading…
Breakfast links: Homeless, again
Fire at DC General ; Another delay for FBI HQ; Gridlock begets gridlock; Congestion will only get worse; Don’t regulate me, says Airbnb; How do you solve a problem like sprawl?; And….Keep reading…
Breakfast links: Smoke pot in the snow
Marijuana is legal; Confusion; Necessary bike lanes; Break up with Bikeshare?; A new kind of bus; Cold never bothered them anyway; Girls, become transportation engineers!; Too little housing; And….Keep reading…
Breakfast links: Purple Line lawsuits
没有从Chevy Chase诉讼;土地征用权的聚氨酯rple Line?; Fannie Mae selling headquarters; A new Ward 5; Stop blocking the streetcar; Howze outlines streetcar improvements; Bike lanes over car dependence; Massive sprawl in Belgium; And….Keep reading…
Breakfast links: Welcome back
Purple Line may impact endangered species; Food trucks receive lotteried spots; Fatal derailment in New York; Bike trains help novices; Finer street grids improve walkability; Germany plans deep emissions cuts; Kolkata cyclists protest ban; And….Keep reading…
Christmas Eve links: Coal
Boathouse suddenly kicked out; MoCo competing for FBI; No CaBi at the Pentagon; More express; No curbs for Alexandria street; Parking garages go mobile; Emissions kill; A few cars have big impact.Keep reading…
Breakfast links: Rethink transit
Rock around the bus; Streetcar gets panel; Crowded on VRE? Take Amtrak; Long shot for 70; Bike bits; A Mark of success; Indian court upholds transit; And….Keep reading…
Weekend links: Let the games begin
The mixed bag of the Olympics; What’s up with Uber; Parking worries in AdMo; Silver Line could get cheaper money; We need infrastructure; See the data; Think your commute is bad?; When chains arrive; And….Keep reading…
BRT might be cheap to build, but it’s cheaper to destroy
Planners often promote Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) as cheap to build and more flexible than rail transit. But that flexibility also makes it even cheaper to dismantle. A stroke of the pen can completely destroy a BRT line. Even the highest quality BRT systems run in lanes that could just as easily serve regular drivers. All it takes is one government decision to allow private cars on…Keep reading…
