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WMATA is pathetic: of course it belongs to "the public"

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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 ). In fact, I mention that as an issue a lot in terms of funding. Andy Byford.

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Denver and Rio Grande Rail Trail in Davis County, Utah: a great foundation, full of (missed) opportunity

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That's because with the way we've designed the transportation system for automobility, you can get away with minimal pre-planning, unless you're going to an out of the way place. MPOs and "active transportation." And yes, they have an Active Transportation Committee focused on developing sustainable mobility options.

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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

The COG is the union of local governments and designated by the USDOT as the region's metropolitan planning organization for regional transportation planning and coordination. Hamburg's transport association is the model. 15 years ago I first wrote that WMATA needed to rebuild the regional consensus about the value of transit: -- " St.

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Revisiting New Carrollton and the opportunity of transit oriented development: New train hall to be built at transit hub

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

On an e-list there's been a discussion of suburban TOD and someone mentioned this journal article, " Seven American TODs: Good practices for urban design in Transit-Oriented Development projects ," Journal of Transport and Land Use , 2008.)

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DC's 11th Street Bridge Park project

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

And these days the US Secretary of Transportation is pushing this as an environmental justice measure (" Pete Buttigieg launches $1B pilot to build racial equity in America's roads ," NPR). Then I was invited to serve as a Ward 6 representative on the Design Advisory Committee when they were picking a design for the project.

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Big data/Machine Learning/AI as a policy savior

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TPAPs should be implemented at multiple scales: (1) neighborhood/district/city/county wide as part of a master plan; (2) within functional elements of a master plan such as transportation, housing, or economic development; and (3) within a specific project (e.g.,

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The Primacy of Social Capital for Community Resilience

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Transportation accidents. Aldrich and Meyer argued for greater attention to the role of social capital in a seminal 2015 article by in the American Behavioral Scientist. Earthquakes. Ice storms. Infectious disease outbreaks. Industrial accidents. Chemical spills. Structural collapse. Grid failure. Water contamination. Factory closures.

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