Human Transit

I’ve just signed The Planner’s Pledge, a statement assembled by a team of leading US urban designers including my friend Jeff Speck, author of the Walkable City books.

My new (October 2026) article on this question is here!

It is a difficult year for transit agencies all over the US, as a range of converging problems is pushing budgets out of balance.

In the US and Canada we are seeing ever more explicit messaging that advocates letting public transit wither into irrelevance.

I’m in Portland’s Oregonian today on the topic of the budget crisis affecting TriMet, the region’s transit agency.

Downtown Spokane is really spectacular, by the way.

“War on Cars” is certainly a provocative name for a group, since it’s something that pro-car advocates often accuse urbanists of waging.

Chuck Marohn, founder of Strong Towns, just released a new podcast interview of me, where we talk about how to have clearer conversations about public transit.

The history of transit ridership in the US is what it is: But it matters enormously how we talk about it.

Downtown Des Moines viewed from the Robert D Ray Asian garden, which celebrates the contributions of Asian immigrant groups to the region.