I came upon a great Web site yesterday that deals entirely with mass transit. It's the Transport Politic and it's run by Yonah Freemark. Freemark does research on comparative urban development and writes about transportation and land use issues for The Infrastructurist.
There are couple of places on the blog curious about mass transit (high-speed rail, light rail, express bus lines, etc) in the United States and Canada. In particular, the page that lists all mass transits projects seriously being considered, and better yet, those that are under construction. Not surprisingly, the wish list is longer than the reality list.
Since this week, we're talking high speed rail, I want to draw you attention to a couple of important posts Freemark has up.- Proposed national rail network, part 1 and part 2. An excellent overview along with great maps.
- A great opinion piece that asks whether a nationwide high speed rail system should be operated privately or publicly.
- Analysis of the price passengers should pay for a ticket on such a train. Basically it needs to be competitive with air fare (as it is in Europe and Asia) otherwise why would people pay for it?
There's tons of information here. Go and poke around. Tell 'em Tracy sent you.
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Tags: Public Transportation, Transportation, Transportation Infrastructure, Urban Planning
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