January 19, 2022 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET
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.
Christof Spieler, PE, AICP, LEED AP, and author of Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of US and Canadian Transit, ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A book talk with Steven Higashide on how to plan, run and win the fight for effective transit.
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...
Why fight for a better bus system? Steven Higashide explores this question in this chapter excerpt from Better Buses, Better Cities.
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