Here's how to make green #transit even greener. Put the tram tracks on a carpet of grass or sedum. 2 kms of track creates 1.5 football fields' worth of green space, reducing air pollution and urban heat island effect.
Is there a passenger loading zone or good pick up spot at the 16th & Mission BART station? I plan to pick up a friend there. #bart#transit#SanFrancisco
Interesting analysis coming from Lexington, Mass.: by slashing the price of a year-round bus pass to $20 from as much as $260, the City gained ridership while retaining roughly the same revenue
PARATRANSIT: If you have a disability which prevents you from riding fixed-route buses, take advantage of Contra Costa's extensive #paratransit network. It offers no-transfer rides on trips spanning mutiple cities, service to San Francisco, and free rides for qualifying applicants. Learn more at https://511cc.org/paratransit.
If you’ve attended a public meeting in Detroit, you’ve likely met Marguerite Maddox.
The mobility and public transit advocate has been a decades-long fixture at city meetings, making public comments on topics ranging from sidewalk conditions to bus accessibility.
“Trying to make this city more accessible for everyone, it’s everybody’s responsibility.”
#Seattle folks! If you're in the #EdmondsWA area they are asking for feedback for their #urban plan! They're doing what we want, more medium housing, more transit, more walking and biking. But NIMBY-ers are quickly filling in the comments and calls, literally with phrases like "anti cars" and saying they need MORE parking lots, less housing. PLEASE boost and share with your other friends, let's encourage #cycling and #transithttps://edmonds2044.infocommunity.org/
Edmonds is asking for feedback for their #urban plan! They're doing what we want, more medium housing, more transit, more walking and biking. But NIMBY-ers are quickly filling in the comments and calls, literally with phrases like "anti cars" and saying they need MORE parking lots, less housing. PLEASE boost and share with your other friends, let's encourage #cycling and #transit
What Indianapolis’ BRT Mess Reveals About the Troubling Power of ‘State Preemption’ in Transportation
"While Republican-led state legislatures are vying (and succeeding) at preempting transit projects across the country, “Indiana has been the most aggressive in this regard,"...Perhaps Hoosier hostility toward transit stands out because of how broadly popular the state’s transit projects are with voters"
Got a legit chortle out of this gem: "Cmmr Osborne asked how many tickets the TTC actually issues today, and management answered about 100 per week. That number provoked debate considering that there are about 100 Fare Inspectors."
Fare increases bring in new $ but also push away some riders who can't afford the service as a result.
CodeRedTO told CBC: “Public transit is part of our cities' blood system, delivering residents to schools and jobs and daycares and shopping. We want it frequent and reliable. But Mississauga transit riders may not feel they're seeing a reasonable return on that increased cost."
Hollywood Blvd. is getting an overhaul, including one mile of bus lanes and over two miles of protected bike lanes. I can't wait. Buses from every direction start and finish their routes on Hollywood Blvd.
L.A. City Announces Hollywood Boulevard Bus/Walk/Bike Upgrades
i have an aunt in NYC. Most of the time whenever I’ve visited I’ve stayed with her in Brooklyn, which is easy. She moved to staten island and while the ferry is easy, I found it hard to ‘wake up a family member at 2am to pick me from the ferry’ so I would like, get into random people’s cars from the ferry terminal.
She never understood my appetite for that ‘risk’ and I never understood ‘having to wake up someone to pick me up’. Anyway, I get a hotel / stay in Brooklyn on my own now
Can cities be made more livable ?
Exhibit A: Utrecht
It is being viewed as the correction of a historic mistake.More than 40 years after parts of the canal that encircled Utrecht’s old town were concreted over to accommodate a 12-lane motorway, the Dutch city celebrates restoration of its 900-year-old moat. #urban#transit#cities#cityplanning
I would say that interchange is smoother with the Wynyard Walk providing a covered connection most of the way, although Barangaroo Central is still very much under construction so maybe that's an unfair comparison.
Ferry aside, Wynyard Station Bus stand V on Kent Street is a 400m walk from the Wynyard light rail stop, although that is entirely underground should you so desire through Wynyard Walk and the station.
The equivalent Parramatta Station map also shows the Ferry Wharf, although at 800m I don't think anyone is suggesting that interchange.
The station list drop down found here (https://transportnsw.info/stops#/) might be the best indicator. Next to each station name are the circles indicating available modes.
Wynyard is T, B, L. Barangaroo Wharf is listed separately as an F.
Circular Quay on the other hand is T, B, F, L.
Parramatta Station is T, B only.
Even Milsons Point, just 500m from its wharf, is listed as T, B only.
It seems like there isn't a precedent for including a ferry interchange so far from the station, I guess they just wanted to bulk out the list of connections.
I pity any tourist that decides to attempt this one, particularly on a rainy day...