Pedestrian Observations

Bret Devereaux writes about the origin of cities.

This post is to explain why comparative policy analysis must start with sovereign states, rather than their subnational entities.

A presentation by the Bavarian Ministry of Housing, Construction, and Transport (StMB) about expansion plans for the Nuremberg S-Bahn includes several branches to be electrified.

Bus grids in North American cities are easy for planners and riders to understand, and help avoid excessive detours.

The Federal Railroad Administration just released phase 1 of its own study on Penn Station capacity.

Corridor zoning is a style of development, in which major arterial streets are zoned for high residential and commercial density, while side streets remain zoned for low density, sometimes even for single-family housing.

New England rail activist Kenny Uong talked about some New England rail lines that should be built.

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has a model for ridership estimation for public transit lines, called STOPS.

Two weeks ago, the Institute for Progress published a playbook called Transit Abundance, comprising 15 policy briefs about reducing construction costs.

Intercity trains usually only call at the main cities, and only at their main stations.

Trains and big cities are more efficient on a typical cost basis than cars.