Trains, Buses, People An Opinionated Atlas of US and Canadian Transit
January 19, 2022 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET
transit
Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving
Recorded December 9, 2021
The vision of a future with driverless cars has caught the public’s attention but may be distracting us from investing in better ways to get around that we can implement now.
Trains, Buses, People: An Atlas of U.S. and Canadian Transit
Christof Spieler, PE, AICP, LEED AP, and author of Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of US and Canadian Transit, has examined more than 50 metropolitan areas in the United States and Canada with rail or bus rapid transit to explore why the systems were built, how well they are working and what makes transit successful.
Better Buses, Better Cities
Often dismissed by the general public, the humble bus is the underdog workhorse of public transit. Here in the U.S., buses have long been an afterthought in budgeting and planning, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Across the world, buses serve as the foundation of fast, reliable and inclusive transportation networks.
Webinar: Road to Recovery -- DIY City: How Small Actions Can Solve Big Problems
Cities and metropolitan areas around the world face immense challenges today. In a new posthumous book, DIY City, The Collective Power of Small Actions, renowned urban planner Hank Dittmar makes the case for individual initiatives and interventions rather than grand plans, which he contends are often the problem.
Webinar: Advocating For and Creating Effective Public Transit
Having greater access to transit is vital for the functioning of safe, equitable, and environmentally friendly cities. But what makes for effective transit? How do you advocate for it? And how can cities utilize buses to create fast, frequent and reliable service?
Webinar: Designing the Megaregion and Healing the Divided City
Much of the economic and population growth in the U.S. is happening within 12 urban megaregions. Investment in these megaregions can add stress to the environment, increase gridlock and air traffic delays, and make inequality worse, or it can help stabilize the environment, balance transportation systems, and create walkable neighborhoods with diverse housing choices.
Book Talk: Better Buses, Better Cities
A book talk with Steven Higashide on how to plan, run and win the fight for effective transit.
Webinar: Saving Local Transit in the Bay Area and Beyond
Transportation is one of the biggest challenges facing the Bay Area today. To build good transit, the discussion needs to focus on what matters—quality of service, a range of transit riders, the role of buildings, streets and sidewalks, and, above all, getting transit in the right places.
#ForewordFriday: Unleash the Bus
By Erica Sánchez Vázquez / On October 11th, 2019
Why fight for a better bus system? Steven Higashide explores this question in this chapter excerpt from Better Buses, Better Cities.