Albuquerque · BRT · bus · bus rapid transit · cost · network · rail · Tucson

Understanding Bus Rapid Transit

Conversations about mass transit frequently dissolve into a debate about “bus vs. train.” Jared Walker from Human Transit talks extensively about this problem here. He also talks about specific differences between bus and rail transit and provides easy to read charts here. To give a very brief summary of his posts, the perception of rail… Continue reading Understanding Bus Rapid Transit

cars · network · road diet · Streetfilms · Streetsblog · Transportation Alternatives · video

Road Diets + Streetfilms and the Streetsblog Network

When I am having conversations with people about “complete streets” or “road diets”, I sometimes wish I had Streetfilms videos on me at all times. Streetfilms is a part of the massive national alternative transportation blog network, Streetsblog. This giant blogging network had humble beginnings in New York City in 2006. It was created by… Continue reading Road Diets + Streetfilms and the Streetsblog Network