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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

Boston versus the Raleigh-Durham's GoTransit Model ," 2017 -- " Route 7 BRT proposal communicates the reality that the DC area doesn't adequately conduct transportation planning at the metropolitan-scale ," 2016 -- " Reviving DC area bus service: and a counterpoint to the recent Washington City Paper article ," 2019 7.

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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

Boston versus the Raleigh-Durham's GoTransit Model ," 2017 -- " What Richmond can't teach DC about bus services ," 2019 Brightline is a new railroad passenger service that started in South Florida, is expanding to Orlando and intends to expand to Tampa. Photo: Ryan Lynch, Orlando Business Journal.

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Brightline West should also be used to transform public transit service in Las Vegas

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The first element is an integrated public transportation system. In Las Vegas it would mean bringing together the RTC, Las Vegas Monorail, and private services including taxi and shuttle services, Brightline West, the Nevada DOT, and probably the Airport and Convention Center in an overarching German style transportation association.