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Viewpoint: Community action must clean up public agencies’ transportation...
Traffic congestion on North Lamar on morning of Jan. 27th, first day of full MetroRapid service. MetroRapid “rapid transit” bus can be seen in far distance at rear of traffic queue. Photo: Steve Knapp....
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Project Connect’s “interactive workshop” event was tiny gesture toward...
Structured around issue-oriented tables, Project Connect’s Feb. 8th “interactive workshop” finally managed to get dozens of community participants engaged in lively discussion. Project Connect’s Feb....
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Science seems missing from Project Connect’s “scientific” transit planning
Project Connect’s proposed “high-capacity transit” alternative alignments for “Highland” sector. By Lyndon Henry This past Saturday, Feb, 8th, I attended Project Connect’s “interactive workshop” event...
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Project Connect data in 2012 showed urban rail beats “BRT” in cost-effectiveness
Left: Urban rail simulation (Graphic: COA rev. ARN). Right: MetroRapid bus on the Drag (Photo: L. Henry). As this blog has noted, it’s curious how, in recent months, Project Connect — at least in...
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SXSW transit — MetroRail trains attracted crowds, excitement! MetroRapid...
Commuting passengers deboard a MetroRail train. During SXSW, passengers have jammed onto trains, setting new ridership records. Photo: L. Henry. For at least most of the past year, as this blog has...
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West Campus is where the students are!
Rendition of urban rail on Drag from 2000. From the late 1980s until the mid-2000s, Guadalupe-Lamar was recognized as the primary major corridor for an urban rail starter line. Graphic: Capital Metro,...
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Project Connect’s $500 million plan for bus infrastructure — The Elephant in...
Graphic: Panoramio.com As this blog has been warning, there’s substantial evidence that the Project Connect consortium has plans in mind for major investments in bus infrastructure for the MetroRapid...
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Project Connect’s urban rail plan is “worse than nothing”
Project Connect’s “urban rail” plan would not only absorb vast local financial resources, but would install “dedicated bus lanes” as an obstacle to urban rail where it’s actually most needed — in...
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Stealth plans for “forced busing” in heavy local travel corridors may be...
Consequences of investing in bus-based “rapid transit” (BRT) can be seen in Ottawa, where bus bunching and huge bus jams like this one reveal massive size of fleet necessary to support “rapid transit”...
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Why “Super BRT” in I-35 would betray Capital Metro’s member cities
Project Connect rendition illustrates how “SuperBRT” might use high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes alongside a highway such as I-35. But where are the stations? Graphic: CMTA online. Commentary by Dave...
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