Recent Posts
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Proposed Metro expansion in 2001
In 2001, WMATA proposed a set of expansions for the overburdened system. Keep reading…
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Richardson supports light rail
New Mexico governor and Presidential candidate Bill Richardson is a strong supporter of light rail, according to the AP. In a speech made in Los Angeles, Richardson promised to “make it a major effort to refocus transportation construction of roads into light rail and more energy efficient transportation,” and to “make light rail at least an equal partner”… Keep reading…
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Conservatives for congestion pricing
“I can’t believe I’m saying these words,” wrote Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, “but I applaud the Bush Administration for their forward thinking on the issue of congestion and thank them for their willingness to work with local governments to address their unique problems.”… Keep reading…
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Soho shoppers seek sidewalk space
I’ve written before that SoHo streets could be enormously improved if we simply took away some parking (accommodating about 6 people per block) in favor of larger sidewalks (accommodating hundreds of people per hour per block). Keep reading…
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“Improvement”
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Even Beverly Hills wants a subway
That’s a headline you were very unlikely to see twenty, ten, or even five years ago, but things have changed. The LA Times is reporting that city officials are working to make sure that a subway through the Westside includes stops in Beverly Hills. “‘There is an incredible sea change of attitude from resistance to support for the subway,’ said… Keep reading…
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Three Bay Area transit plans
As the car-dependent San Francisco Bay Area continues to gradually make itself more transit-friendly, the idea of building less car-dependent housing, even in less central areas, continues to attract at least some adherents. Here are three plans in varying stages of realism. Keep reading…
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The comments keep rolling in
My post on Westwood Station is now number two on a Google search for “Westwood Station”, above even the project’s own home page. And it continues to be the most commented post, with comments coming in on a regular basis - eleven months after the original post! Keep reading…
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T is for Transit-Oriented or Towers in the Park?
From Le Corbusier to today, architects of the automobile era designed buildings that look good from an automobile vantage point: serene and beautiful at high distance or while passing at high speed, but become imposing and dehumanizingly out-of-scale at human distance. Large windswept grassy areas or concrete plazas provide pleasing visual separation at car scale but… Keep reading…
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America’s melting pot
New York City was once the world’s melting pot; today that lives on primarily in Brooklyn, once of the most multicultural cities in America. Many neighborhoods still represent a microcosm of the planet, with many ethnic groups living side by side, working, practicing their traditions, and sharing a neighborhood, usually peacefully. Keep reading…