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Adding to what alexjonlin said...
I just returned from Seattle. I took the Link light rail train from downtown Westlake to Seatac airport (SEA). I noticed at one of the stations (I think SODO) they had *covered* bike parking AND bike lockers. The station is also along a trail that was built parallel to the line that connects to another trail (multi-use path).
Commented Apr 21, 2010 on should we plan transit for "bikeability"? at Human Transit
should we plan transit for "bikeability"?
As cycling becomes more and more popular, how should transit planning respond? I've suggested before that better integration of cycling can be crucial to expanding the reach of rapid transit, and possibly eliminating some of the need for less efficient local-stop transit. That post also attrac...
"Human iceberg simulation took a turn for the worse and got lost in a sea of yachts."
Commented Mar 24, 2010 on No title at Life Scoop Community
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Jarrett, the automated train in Singapore (MRT) has almost double the track length as SkyTrain and 5 times as many daily riders.
Commented Feb 18, 2010 on frequency and freedom on driverless rapid transit at Human Transit
frequency and freedom on driverless rapid transit
If you've seen much of Vancouver on television the last few days, you've probably seen a shot of a small train gliding along an elevated guideway. It's SkyTrain, the world's largest system of fully automated (driverless) metros. Perhaps you've ridden driverless trains that shuttle between air...
I think the larger concern is not that Illinois or the Midwest didn't get the full amount requested, but will Chicago and the States use it wisely and without corruption.
Commented Jan 28, 2010 on Thanks For Nothing at The Midwesterner: Blogging the Global Midwest
Thanks For Nothing
President Obama, it seems, has just stiffed Illinois and the Midwest on high-speed rail. A lot of people hereabouts will be crying over this let-down. The rest of us -- people who really care about the long-term future of the region -- should send the president a big thank-you card. Obama, comi...
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