Posts by Ralph Buehler — Guest Contributor

Ralph Buehler, PhD is Associate Professor in Urban Affairs & Planning at Virginia Tech in Arlington, Virginia.  HIs research has contrasted transport and land-use in Western Europe and North America. He is the author or coauthor of over 65 refereed articles, the book City Cycling (MIT Press), as and reports to governments, NGOs, and companies in the US and abroad. Between 2012 and 2018 he served as chair of the TRB committee on Bicycle Transportation.

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  Coordinated transit systems make travel a breeze. Here’s how our region could do it.

  TransitBy Joe McAndrew (Guest Contributor), Sarah Kline (Guest Contributor), Ralph Buehler (Guest Contributor) May 30, 2019 14

  The Washington area needs first-class transit to meet the needs of current and future workers and businesses. To achieve that goal, the Washington area must break out of its current organizational and jurisdictional siloes and create a new body empowered to coordinate its separate transit services into a seamless, effective network.  Keep reading…

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  How Germany, Austria, and Switzerland metro areas coordinate their transit

  GovernmentBy Ralph Buehler (Guest Contributor), Joe McAndrew (Guest Contributor), Sarah Kline (Guest Contributor) May 28, 2019 7

  The Washington metro area has robust transit options, but fragmentation of its operators and the lack of a central coordinating body diminish their effectiveness and make them collectively less competitive. Ridership has declined 15% from 2010 to 2017. Years ago, public transportation in peer regions in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria faced similar challenges.  Keep reading…

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  Seamless or stressful: Which future will we choose for our region’s transit network?

  TransitBy Joe McAndrew (Guest Contributor), Sarah Kline (Guest Contributor), Ralph Buehler (Guest Contributor) May 23, 2019 10

  Transit operations across the Washington metro area are fragmented and don’t adequately match the region’s transport demands. The Washington area has 15 bus providers, two commuter rail operators, a regional subway system, streetcar service, commuter buses, paratransit, and a soon-to-be-delivered independent light rail service.  Keep reading…