Incremental transit expansion should be Nashville’s new path forward.
Read MoreTransit is an essential part of a Strong Towns approach. So is financial solvency. It’s time for public transit advocacy to move past build-it-and-they-will-come.
Read MoreGreat places need a train less than a train needs a great place.
Read MoreAutomated vehicles are coming whether we like it or not. In the realm of public transit, they could save us money and offer greater service options.
Read MoreWhy would this city invest in such an unnecessary transit project? Because it is not a transit investment at all.
Read MoreDon't let your town be lured in by the big, shiny project. Focus on practical investments you can make to improve your community for the long haul.
Read MoreThe nationwide decrease in transit ridership should be a wake-up call about how not to build public transportation in our cities.
Read MoreTransit is not a prerequisite for making a decent people-oriented neighborhood.
Read MoreI tested one out to see.
Read MoreBetter transit is badly needed in the Anaheim region but rather than provide that, the regional government spent millions on a shiny, new auto-oriented facility.
Read MoreThe Purple Line corridor truly merits a rail investment, not a bus rapid transit route.
Read MoreInstead of building competing transit systems that are not compatible; why not work on utilizing existing systems to accomplish our goals while remaining economically sustainable?
Read MoreIf we approached transit from an incremental perspective instead of an all-at-once megaproject perspective, we wouldn’t base our standard of success on ridership numbers.
Read MoreOur job as Strong Towns advocates is to share our message, to keep bringing the conversation back to the persistent fact that our current approach is not working financially. We’re broke and so we must start thinking differently.
Read MoreA fetish with density is spiking the rising tide of housing demand in cities like Portland. To make housing affordable, we have to deal with the cause of the spike.
Read MoreIs it possible to design a city street where no one is ever harassed?
Read More"What is the problem for which transit is the solution?" "What does it mean for transit to work well?" Transit planning consultant Jarrett Walker shares his answers to some of the biggest transit questions.
Read MoreA Strong Towns member heads off on a 31 day train journey across the United States.
Read MoreIn Washington, DC, a former trolley line lies neglected by the transit system that owns it, the park service whose land surrounds it, a major Catholic university that abuts it, and the city it runs through.
Read MoreA big piece of the infrastructure puzzle is not about the level of government making the investment, it's about the scale of the investment. Here are 5 "small bets" to build better transportation systems in our towns.
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