Faster. Safer. Fairer.
Author: Robin Budish
Baltimore’s Red Line connects more than you may think
Baltimore’s Red Line will be much more than a new transit mode for a single city:
www.comebackcity.us/2015/02/05/baltimores-red-line-connects-more-than-you-may-think/
www.greatergreaterwashington.org/post/25532/baltimores-red-line-connects-more-than-you-may-think/
Transit map article:
Germany Less Car-Reliant Than the U.S.
All the Ways Germany Is Less Car-Reliant Than the U.S., in 1 Chart:
More Women Ride Mass Transit Than Men
Marketers of many, many consumer products focus on women – imagine if more transit systems in the U.S. started doing the same:
Why Can’t Public Transit Be Free?
Coax commuters out of their cars and onto mass transit:
www.m.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/01/why-cant-public-transit-be-free/384929/
January 8, 2015
Time: 8:00 – 9:30 AM
Location: Enoch Pratt Free Library (400 Cathedral Street)
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better bike lanes for baltimore
City officials will help to pay for the Downtown Bicycle Network:
www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-bike-plan-20150114-story.html#page=1
electric bus test drive
Country’s first electric articulated bus goes for a test ride:
www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-electric-bus-20141227-story.html
Battery-Powered Trains
The Train of the future might be Battery-Powered:
www.citylab.com/commute/2015/01/the-train-of-the-future-might-be-battery-powered/384522/
Living ‘Close’ to Transit
What does it really mean?
www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2015/01/what-does-living-close-to-transit-really-mean/384421/