Posts Tagged ‘bus’
China’s idea of the future
China is dreaming up some pretty radically innovative ideas for the future of it’s cities. The latest idea is this “bridge bus,” which I’m not even sure exactly how to describe. Here’s an attempt: Basically you take a bus and make it 15′ high or so – just a hair shorter than whatever the standard [...]
Multiways in Houston
A lot of the recent discussion about transportation in Houston has been focused on light-rail and streetcars. These have been great conversations, and I think they are rightly front-and-center considering where we are with METRO and their current LRT expansion plans to date. There have been a few other pieces of the transportation discussion that [...]
The best documentary I’ve ever watched
Everyone in America needs to watch this report and think about it. PBS put together a program outlining the connection between energy prices, transportation systems, the mortgage crisis (which has created the financial meltdown), and US History. It’s fantastic, and you owe it to yourself to watch. The key feature, the absolute home run they [...]
Reasons 1, 2 and 3 why we need transit!
This article in the LA Times got me thinking… I generally enjoy reading about transportation related issues, it’s fun seeing all the different perspectives, people who have ‘evidence’ that transit saves money smash their heads against people who have ‘evidence’ that it costs money. Everything costs money, get over it. All transportation is subsidized, congratulations. [...]
Commuters instead of circulators? Bad idea.
Houston Strategies today suggests abandoning three of the planned light-rail lines in order to free up funds for other projects. In place of those lines, he suggests improved bus service, and investment in the commuter rail and improvements to the commuter bus system. His suggestion is that we cannot afford the investment in the north [...]