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Tag Archives: light rail
BRT #2: “rail is only part of the equation”
Article from Zocalo Public Square via Human Transit: quote of the week: “rail is only part of the equation”.
I haven’t read all the pieces on the Zocalo page but Jarrett Walker highlights one of the key points.
Pay Attention OKC! “Rethinking How To Assess Public Transit Needs”
Podcast: Rethinking How To Assess Public Transit Needs | KCUR.
As is often the case, Jarrett Walker talks sense about transit and has some thoughts on streetcar-before-bus systems. OKC, pay attention!
Tracks are not enough: “A Call for Minimum Service Standards”
Article: A Call for Minimum Service Standards « The Transport Politic.
Lately, I’ve been in a mode where I can’t seem to read anything that is “too long”, which means I haven’t been keeping up with http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/. This is unfortunate because Yonah usually has smart things to say. Like the article above. It may also explain the time of day this entry was posted. :-/
The feds don’t subsidize transit operations, but they are happy to cut you a check for transit infrastructure. Not that there’s anything wrong with building more transit infrastructure, but the thing is that once it’s built, really, you should use it.
He picks on recent streetcar systems, and rightfully so, and notes that many have been built for non-trivial sums of money and then the number of cars per hours is abysmal. Two cars per hour, Little Rock? Really?
If you’re going to spend 8 or 9 digits on a system (LR’s was $16M), my dog, run it more than 2-3 times per hour!