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In “Trains, Buses, People, I note how the Austin Red Line, as a result of political compromise, misses both the highest concentrations of population (red/orange) and jobs (the purple outlines.)

After flowing 31 miles, Brays Bayou meets the Houston Ship Channel at the old site of the town of Harrisburg. It’s one of the most dramatic contrasts on Houston’s bayous.

Caltrain, the commuter rail line between San Francisco and San Jose, is running out of money and a plan for a new sales tax to support it may have fallen

As we talk transportation, urbanism, cities, and racism, Transit agencies, and the transit industry, should not assume we are the good guys, or, as @Jay_Pitter put it, “bringers of solution.”

Two lessons for transit agencies in the past several days:(1) Make a plan to never strand riders(2) Think about an agency’s relationship with the police First: It is never OK

The new @METROHouston Bus Rapid Transit line (the Silver Line, AKA Uptown BRT) is almost complete. It has 100% dedicated lanes, off board fare collection, level boarding, and service every

My latest transit mapping: how Ottawa operates the most frequent commuter rail service in North America on a single track line. This is O-Train line 2, the Trillium Line. Here’s