WMATA's latest bus improvement program
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
MAY 13, 2024
WRT bus service improvement see: -- " Making bus service sexy and more equitable ," 2012 -- " Will buses ever be cool?
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What should the program for a Transportation Management District look like?
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
APRIL 18, 2024
I hadn't thought about it, but maybe SLC is ripe for the double deck bus approach (" Making bus service sexy and more equitable ," 2012) for rebranding and repositioning of bus service as sexy, even though the ridership numbers wouldn't justify it otherwise. Besides the general TDM approach, utilize other methods to promote transit.
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