Lagos Bus Rapid Transit Handles 25 Percent of All Commuters
Six years after Lagos, Nigeria, launched the first Bus Rapid Transit program in all of Africa, the system handles a whopping 25 percent of all commutes and plays a key role in the city's ongoing effort to reduce stifling vehicle congestion.
September 11, 2014
Two Visions for a Closed DC Freeway, But Only One Shows Any Vision
David Alpert at Greater Greater Washington reports that city traffic engineers and city planners have very different ideas on what to do with a closed freeway segment in southeast DC.
September 10, 2014
It’s OK to Build Transit-Oriented Development Before Transit
Which should come first: transit or transit-oriented development?
September 9, 2014
Streetfilms: Talking Traffic Safety at the Home of Vision Zero
Clarence Eckerson shot this great interview with Mary Beth Kelly of Families for Safe Streets and Claes Tingvall, director of traffic safety for the Swedish Transport Administration.
August 11, 2014
Nissan to Millennials: If You Really Want to Get Around, Don’t Drive
This Nissan ad, in heavy rotation during the NFL playoffs, smacks of 21st century carmaker desperation.
January 6, 2014
LeBron and Friends Reclaim Miami’s Streets in New Ad
Looks like the new LeBron James Nike ad that debuted during "Sunday Night Football" was at least in part the star's idea.
October 29, 2013
The Squandered Potential of Train Station Parking Lots
Yesterday we noted how MTR Corp. in Hong Kong rakes in cash from commercial properties along its rail lines. Meanwhile, the land right next to many American rail stations -- especially commuter rail -- is consumed by oceans of parking.
September 25, 2013
In Hong Kong, Making a Mint With Transit-Oriented Malls
Here's what's happening on the Network today.
September 24, 2013
Businesses in Groningen, the Netherlands: More Bike Traffic, Please
What happens when transportation planners try to accommodate cyclist traffic? If you're in Groningen, the Netherlands, where over half of all trips are made by bike, you get complaints from business owners -- who don't want cyclists diverted from their street.
September 23, 2013
Stand Clear of the Doors — It’s Time for a Big Mac!
How much exposure to advertising should fare-paying transit users be expected to tolerate? Is a relatively minor fiscal benefit worth slapping ads on every bus, bus stop, subway platform and train car? Where does it end?
September 6, 2013