Photo from Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Worcester, Mass. has opened their new bus hub at the city’s Union Station. The hub connects local WRTA buses to intercity buses, Amtrak, and MBTA commuter rail and features real time electronic bus information, covered bike parking, and charging stations for the agency’s new electric buses.
See more information on the USDOT Fast Lane blog and in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette (includes video).
Rare colour video of London in 1927.
Do we have an innordinate amount of surface parking around our State House. Let’s see what our neighbors and peers look like.
Seen in South Beach during my recent trip to South Florida.
The Chicago Transit Authority’s Holiday Train started its month-long tour of that city yesterday.
Photo (cc) CTA
“A completed riverwalk not only adds to the livability of the city, but will enhance our economy by expanding our recreational offerings for tourists,” said Lou Raizin, president of Broadway in Chicago.
The Seattle Transit Blog reports that Amazon.com, which is building a shiny new headquarters complex in Downtown Seattle, plans to buy that city a new streetcar vehicle for service on an existing line and provide funding for shorter headway service.
The overall proposal includes $5.5 million of support for the Seattle Streetcar. This funding will allow the City to purchase an additional streetcar vehicle and increase operational support for 10 years as a part of the Planned Community Development benefit package. In total, these benefits will increase street car service to every ten minutes during the workday.
They will also be building other pedestrian and cycling enhancements in the area. Apparently all this is in exchange for the taking of a number of public alleys the company needs to construct it’s headquarters.
Imagine if we called on developers to give concessions to receive zoning variances and street abandonments.
More information at:
ArlingtonVA.tv
arlingtonva.us/streetcar
We should probably take notes for when sea level rise overwhelms our Hurricane Barrier’s capacity to hold back the sea.
I recommend taking advantage of the “Full Screen” option.
For many who have heard of Medellín, Colombia, the name brings to mind the drug-related violence of the 1980s and 1990s, when it was often described as the most dangerous city in the world.
Over the last decade, Medellín has worked hard to change its image. The local government is investing in education and social programs, and the city recognizes the importance of providing an integrated public transportation system as the backbone of these projects.
Read more at Streetfilms.
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