WMATA's latest bus improvement program
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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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Florida's Brightline passenger rail as an opportunity to rearticulate and extend transit service in cities like Orlando
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
MARCH 20, 2023
The first proposes a "transport association" based on the German VV model, where all the local transit providers commit to integrated service, and a common schedule and fare system. Cool train branding designs though for Tri-Rail. I have five foundational pieces on organizing transit at the regional and multi-state scales.
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DC's 11th Street Bridge Park project
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AUGUST 4, 2022
I have discussed undergrounding/decking for North Capitol Street, the Southeast-Southwest Freeway, and parts of Connecticut Avenue in the core. -- " DC and "city repair" of the urban grid ," 2020 Freeway undergrounding and removal is a trendy move in urban planning these days (" Can Removing Highways Fix America's Cities? ," New York Times ).
Master planning for solid waste | Creating a VV equivalent for solid waste management and service operating at the metropolitan scale
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AUGUST 11, 2022
One of my points about master planning is that for functional areas: transportation; parks and recreation; culture; etc., But they aren't organized into an overarching association, in a manner comparable to how Germany organizes regional transport associations to coordinate the planning and delivery of transit services.
The unintended consequences of converting office buildings to housing: the need for public safety; schools; amenities
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OCTOBER 7, 2022
But these kinds of efforts are often criticized as inequitable ( Marketing Schools, Marketing Cities: Who Wins and Who Loses When Schools Become Urban Amenities , Maia Bloomfield Cucchiara, 2013).
Revisiting the 11th Street Bridge Park project as an opportunity rather than a folly: a new revitalization agenda for East of the River, DC
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MARCH 1, 2024
Out of region visitors spend on lodging, food, and transportation. Also see " A National Mall-focused heritage (replica) streetcar service to serve visitors is a way bigger idea than a parking garage under the Mall ," 2013. An important distinction they make is between in region and out of region visitation. That's not a lot of money.
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