Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The transit network concept I worked out is based on how Arlington County, Virginia, in their 2005 Trasnportation Plan, defined a Primary and a Secondary Transit Network. The solution is shuttle/jitney service to and from stations, rather than building more parking. Tertiary Network concept. I extended the concept to multiple scales.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It's an old rail corridor that was acquired by the Utah Transit Authority (" From rails to trails ," Deseret News , 2005) and is a joint project with the communities it passes through. MPOs and "active transportation." And yes, they have an Active Transportation Committee focused on developing sustainable mobility options.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

I was surprised to see that Andy Byford has stepped down as CEO of Transport for London, as it was his dream job (" Ex-NYC subways chief Andy Byford quits London gig, plans return to US ," New York Post ). Andy Byford.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In 2005, I served on the advisory committee for the International Public Markets Conference which covered both DC and Baltimore that year, led a tour, etc. I suggested many things over the years including: -- creating a transportation management district for the Capitol Hill area, serving Eastern Market. They still haven't.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

But the failures in planning extend beyond DC (" Silver Line Metro expansion a classic example of the need to have true regional transportation planning ," 2011). Create the DMV Transport Association (" The answer is: Create a single multi-state/regional multi-modal transit planning, management, and operations authority association ") 2.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 24, 2023

Admittedly, many transportation agencies are investing a lot in urban design, livable streets, sustainable mobility, etc. A big issue is that transportation agencies (and government agencies more generally), even very good ones like NYCDOT, aren't always that proactive, and tend to not have "a sense of urgency" when it comes to action.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 3, 2024

One of my earliest pieces " Town-City branding or "We are all destination managers now" " (2005) was later expanded into the concept of a city's elected officials and stakeholders are its brand managers in commercial district revitalization framework plans I wrote in 2008 for Cambridge, Maryland, and Brunswick, Georgia. “We

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