High Capacity Public Transit

Arrivals and Departures

Congestion Tipping Point: Uber and Lyft Banned from LAX

Automobile traffic to LAX has increased by half in the last decade, and congestion has passed a tipping point.

October 7, 2019 - Los Angeles Times

Train station

Jacksonville To Start Construction On Intermodal Transit Hub

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) is set to begin construction on a centralized transit hub combining BRT, intercity bus service and fixed guideway public transit modes.

January 18, 2017 - Modern Cities

Straphangers

Ads Matter: What Uber's Marketing Says About High-Capacity Public Transit

Transit consultant Jarrett Walker argues that Uber's ads betray dark aspirations for the future of transit.

October 7, 2016 - Human Transit

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

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