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WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative | Could a regional "transport association" be on the horizon, or just a transit bailout?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Also see, " A thought about an intra-district transit network for Tysons ," (2020). Hamburg's transport association is the model. Another related concept is intra-district versus inter-district transit (" Making the case for intra-city (vs. inter-city) transit planning ," 2011). It's about speed versus access.

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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

They started planning in 2012, construction in 2014, and opened the first stations in South Florida in 2018. To ride is expensive compared to the regional commuter rail in South Florida and Brightline has had serious problems with crashes with vehicles and pedestrians. Lots of deaths. But it's quite impressive in two ways.