#Transit

The Urbanist

UrbanistOrg

5 Myths of Road Widening1. Car idling is bad for the environment so wider roads with free-flowing traffic is eco-friendly.Fact: Idling causes only 2% of car emissions; wider roads tend

Jarred is "rooting for everybody black"

jarjoh

I couldn't imagine being the Secretary who presides over the permanent decline of the MBTA. The T is not just an iconic part of the region, but it helps address

SFBART

SFBART

Let's talk air flow in BART cars: BART cars filter & replace inside air about every 70 seconds. This was the case before COVID-19 and is still now. Air is

Sir Dickson

Wizarab10

IS THE PENNY SAVED WORTH THE STRESS?There is a popular saying within the finance community – “save for the rainy day.” This advice is important in our everyday lives because

Toronto Railway Museum

TORailwayMuseum

Dec 9, 1911: City controller Horatio Hocken gives a speech at the Board of Trade, calling for a subway line to be built under Bay and Yonge Streets as soon

Dan McDonough

TheUrbanWhip

I’m gonna go off on anti-maskers and car culture a bit. Because I think they’re the same phenomenon. Car culture is, at its core, about never having to experience discomfort.

Doug Sartori

doug_sartori

This Jarvis piece does a good job of outlining the benefits to all of new hospital infrastructure. What she glosses over in one brief sentence is the key to resolving

Transit Drives Indy

Transit4Indy

During last week's hearing on SB 141 -- a bill which would risk essential transit service, federal funds for infrastructure, free/reduced fares for para-transit, vets & students -- we heard

Derek Bauman

derekbauman

1)Per @narprail: "The House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure released a transportation funding proposal for the next round of COVID-19 funding that includes $1.5 billion for Amtrak and $30 billion

Common Sense SF

CommonSense415_

1/Wondering why @DeanPreston is reexamining the @UCSF Parnassus expansion after years of community input? Look no further than @HANCSF, a Preston booster & opponent of the project.Here's a 2019 article

Costa Samaras

CostaSamaras

I want to tell a story about climate change, cars, & how much we drive. We published a new paper on this, led by @CMU_CEE PhD student @AbArfaj & co-authored

Alan

akgerber

the key urban planning tradeoffs:—everybody wants to live a 15 to 30-minute commute away from a ton of great jobs—everybody wants a big home—everybody wants a fast private climate-controlled vehicle

Dmitry Grozoubinski

DmitryOpines

Thought exercise:You're a UK Diplomat.Asylum seekers currently in France, where their presence has at times been just as politicised, are trying to leave France to head to the UK.Your job

James Medlock

jdcmedlock

Some tax-and-spend victories this cycle: Measure W in Alameda county- sales tax to fund homelessness services Prop A in Austin - a property tax increase to fund public rail transit

Nafnlaus

enn_nafnlaus

1/Recently, there's been another surge of "Elon Musk is Trying to Kill Public Transit" on Twitter (thanks, @doctorow!). Pointing out that Musk *literally runs a public transit company* (@boringcompany) just

Dustin

EngineerDustin

It isn’t hard to find a restaurant owner or shopkeeper claiming that bike lanes, bus lanes, and plazas cause local recessions. Data day otherwise. A 2011 study found that while

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