Posts tagged Jarrett Walker
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Why the streetcar from Union Station to Georgetown died (mostly)
“DC Streetcar to Georgetown is dead,” read the headline. But the once-proposed DC Streetcar extension, likely in dedicated lanes, from Union Station to Georgetown didn’t just die. It died a long time ago. It’s just that reporters saw the death certificate, and that lent a certain finality to what many suspected and others already knew. Keep reading…
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For DASH bus, will Alexandrians choose more frequency or more coverage?
Alexandria is redrawing its DASH bus lines from the ground up. In so doing, the community must choose between competing priorities: Will buses come as often as possible but on only a few streets, or cover more land with routes that come much less often? Keep reading…
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Richmond wants an 80-mile BRT network. Here’s where it would go.
Officials in Richmond envision 80 miles of BRT on five lines, fanning out in all directions from downtown Richmond. For now, only the first is under construction. Keep reading…
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How to tell the difference between streetcars and light rail
There is much confusion over what separates streetcars from light rail. That’s because there’s no single easy way to tell, and many systems are hybrids. To tell the difference, one has to simultaneously look at the tracks, train vehicles, and stations. It’s hard to tell the difference because streetcars and light rail are really the same technology,… Keep reading…
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Learn about transit networks and network around TRB
The massive Transportation Research Board annual conference is coming up in January, which means tens of thousands of transportation professionals descend on DC. Even if you’re not going, there are a number of worthwhile events at or around TRB that are open to the public. Jarrett Walker is giving a 2-day course in transit network design that will teach a lot to professionals… Keep reading…
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Sometimes, less is more from trip planning tools
Matt Johnson argues that transit trip planning tools should show riders a wider range of options, illustrating how the schedules of connecting services (like bus and rail) mesh. That’s often true, but for for a transit system with high-frequency routes, the best way to improve the usability of transit may be to show fewer times, not more. If a person is traveling between… Keep reading…
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Jarrett Walker: Transit’s job is to create freedom
Transportation guru Jarrett Walker had some criticism for the Metrobus map, and cautionary words for planners of the DC Circulator, streetcar, and similar circulators in Tysons Corner, when speaking to audiences last week in DC and Silver Spring. Walker, a native of transit mecca Portland, Oregon, was here to sell his new book, Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public… Keep reading…
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Hear Human Transit’s Jarrett Walker in DC or Silver Spring
Building a successful and attractive transit system takes more than drawing lines on a map and buying snazzy vehicles. In addition to the many technical issues, one of the most important factors is values. Who is the system for, and why will they use it? International transportation consultant Jarrett Walker, who writes the blog Human Transit, has a new book by the same title about… Keep reading…