On March 21 is my next webinar about the new book, sponsored by the Smart Growth Network and the Maryland Dept of Planning.  This one is a little longer than some recent ones: 90 minutes, of which about half is me speaking and half is Q&A.  Hope to see you there!  Register here! The post Webinar Tomorrow March 21! appeared first on Human Transit ..read more

The next webinar on the Revised Edition of my book Human Transit is coming up next Thursday, March 21 at 1 PM US Eastern (UTC-5), sponsored by the Maryland Department of Planning.  Learn more and register here!   The post Webinar coming up! appeared first on Human Transit ..read more

We used to give a two-day course in public transit planning, designed for professionals in both transit and adjacent fields, and we’re trying to get back into the practice.  This April 10-11 in Los Angeles, Access LA will sponsor one of these course, taught by me.  This one is free, for professionals in all of the city building professions, including transportation or land use. That’s a bargain, because usually the course costs about $500/person.  The course location is a short walk from El Monte busway station. The course is listed on this page.  It shows zero registration ..read more

On February 21 at 12:00 Eastern (UTC-5), join me and Steven Higashide (Better Buses, Better Cities) for a discussion of the new edition of my book Human Transit.  It’s sponsored by the great journalists at NextCity.org, who will ask for a small donation.  Register here!  Registrants will get 30% off the book! The post Webinar Coming Up! appeared first on Human Transit ..read more

Here are three great free reads regarding the new edition of Human Transit! David Zipper interviews me in CityLab, Kea Watson interviews me in Streetsblog Next City has an excerpt from the book, containing some (but not all) of what I have to say about Elon Musk. Buy the book!   The post Media Roundup: Comments and Excerpts on the New “Human Transit” appeared first on Human Transit ..read more

The new edition of Human Transit has expanded sections that will be interesting to architects, urban designers, and others who hang out under the banner of the Congress for the New Urbanism.  There’s a very important chapter on the consequences of development choices, and I also fill in more detail about why, 20 years ago, I was never able to join many New Urbanists in their enthusiasm for new streetcars in the US. Tuesday, February 6, at 9 AM US Pacific Time, I’ll hang out on a virtual park bench with Rob Steuteville, who edits the Congress for the New Urbanism’s Public Square.&nbs ..read more

The new edition of Human Transit goes on sale February 6.  You can buy direct from Island Press or through your favorite bookstore.  Below is the preface, which explains what’s new in this edition.  (If you don’t know the book, you can also read the introduction to the first edition online, but alas, I’m not authorized to release the introduction to the new edition, which is recognizably similar but does have a lot of updates.) Tell your friends!  Buy the book! Preface to the Revised Edition of Human Transit This book, aimed at a nontechnical reader, explores the chall ..read more

  Una rebanada de la nueva red.  Consulte el enlace abajo para ver todo el mapa.   [Read in English here.] El 13 de noviembre, Miami-Dade tuvo la transformación más grande desde que Metrorail empezó hace casi 40 años. No fue una nueva línea de tren, sino un rediseño enorme del sistema de autobús que hace que el servicio sea más útil para más personas y más viajes en todo el condado. Los autobuses de Miami-Dade operaban en patrones que se habían mantenido iguales por décadas, incluso con el crecimiento del condado y más destinos importantes construidos. Es difícil cambiar el se ..read more

  A slice of Miami-Dade’s Better Bus Network. See the link below for the full map. On November 13, the greater Miami area will see the biggest transformation in where you can go on public transit since Metrorail opened almost 40 years ago.  Not a new rail line, but a huge redesign of the bus network that will make it useful to more people for more trips, all over the County.  A complete map of the new network is here. Miami-Dade County’s buses run in patterns that have often been the same for decades, even as the county has grown and many new destinations have appeared.  ..read more

Photo: Adobe Stock by Scudder Wagg Suffolk County is a vast and variegated place covering the eastern two-thirds of Long Island, New York. It includes a range of historic towns like Babylon, Huntington, and Port Jefferson, many of which grew up around the Long Island Rail Road. The western two-thirds of the county is largely developed in an car-oriented suburban pattern.  That area includes about 90% of the county’s 1.5 million people and 520,000 jobs. The eastern third of the county is much more rural and includes the famous Hamptons, summertime retreat for many elite New Yorkers, the ..read more