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You must watch this video
A look at How San Francisco is letting the Free-Market solve it’s parking problems. From SFpark on Vimeo.
Reality Check for High-Speed Rail
A recent edition of the Economist had an interesting article on America’s railway system and the possible negative consequences of introducing real high-speed passenger rail transport in the United States. While I am not in total agreement with the article, it raises a few key points I think are important. On the Cheap The “go [...]
METRO removes seats in light rail cars
METRO just posted that they’re performing a 30-day trial on 11 light rail cars that removes two benches (4 seats) to create an open area that increases accessibility. Â This is a boon for bicyclists who can use the open space for their bike while holding on to the new overhead straps. Â The open area can [...]
U.S. 90A Commuter Rail
Proceed to the present when we have a Presidential administration willing to fund rail projects at many levels and a local Representative working to obtain federal funding to assist local transit projects. The U.S. 90A project is back on the radar, here’s the scoop.
Paris to Introduce All Electric Car Sharing Program
As a follow up to my previous post on new bicycle sharing programs, news today that Paris plans to introduce an all electric car sharing program within the city. As the article notes, the system has the potential to provide many benefits but also many pitfalls. It will be interesting to see how the system [...]
Roads: Taxes, Tolls, Other?
I believe that raising the gas tax needs to be part of the solution. But I also believe there are cost-cutting measures to discuss.
Mexico City Initiates Bike Share Program
Mexico City has initiated a new bike sharing program called “Ecobici.” The program, based on similar systems in many European cities, allows users to access bicycles after paying an annual membership fee. The intent of the program is to encourage the use alternative forms of transportation. The hope is that getting more cars off the [...]
Dear Amtrak . . .
Amtrak recently announced bicycle service between Washington, D.C. and Chicago. This service, if made standard on more routes, would provide valuable service to the commuter and the touring cyclist.
Critical Vote for Harris County Tomorrow
From Citizens’ Transportation Coalition: US-290 commuters who want relief must head downtown Tuesday morning to demand alternatives to increased congestion. Harris County Commissioners’ agenda includes a public hearing on the 2010/11 – 2014/15 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP): 9:00 am Consideration of capital improvements for Harris County, Harris County Flood Control District, Port of Houston Authority of Harris [...]
Flexible Flow Lanes
In this case study, a flexible-flow lane saved a quiet neighborhood road from being turned into a four-lane thoroughfare while still allowing two lanes of rush-hour traffic. This technique of increasing the traffic load by time-sharing a lane is not suitable in all locations, but should be considered in some cases as an alternative to road-widening.
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