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Transit Agencies Need to Invest in Marketing: A Lesson from Los Angeles
December 8, 2009 – 1:29 am | 33 Comments

Transit Agencies Need to Invest in Marketing: A Lesson from Los Angeles

Los Angeles’ Metro is doing something that no transit agency in the country has ever done: it’s marketing its products and services as if it were a private company bent on turning a profit. But for Metro marketing isn’t about increasing the bottom line. It’s about reducing traffic, cleaning the air and making people’s commutes in this auto-clogged city a bit less stressful.

Towards a More Sustainable Jakarta
November 7, 2009 – 4:24 am | 2 Comments

Towards a More Sustainable Jakarta

Jakarta is the world’s sixth most populous metropolitan area. At 18.9 million people, the Indonesian capital’s total population falls just short of metropolitan Mumbai and New York and its built environment covers some 5,100 square …

Dubai Launches New Metro, But Will It Work?
September 17, 2009 – 8:57 am | One Comment

Dubai Launches New Metro, But Will It Work?

Average temperatures in Dubai reach well over 100 degrees in the summer. But riders of Dubai’s newest metro need not worry. High-tech stations and rail cars boast air conditioning to protect residents from …

Hyderabad Metro: Back to Square One
July 14, 2009 – 5:55 pm | 2 Comments

Hyderabad Metro: Back to Square One

Photo by gautam.
When the deal to build the Hyderabad Metro was announced a year ago, the transport community in India (and beyond) was very excited by the innovative financial arrangement: a Rs 12,132 crores (USD …

Don’t Sell Subway Station Naming Rights
July 9, 2009 – 10:19 am | 2 Comments

Don’t Sell Subway Station Naming Rights

The news is a few days old, but I think it’s really fascinating that New York is considering selling partial naming rights to the Atlantic/Pacific station, the second busiest station in Brooklyn. The Times article …

Highlights from TheCityFix DC
July 8, 2009 – 4:36 pm | No Comment

Highlights from TheCityFix DC

A few highlights from our TheCityFix DC site-if you’re not reading it regularly, you’re missing out:
LEED Neighborhood Development Wants You to Build More More More: Why doesn’t LEED-ND certify already existing neighborhoods? It’s one more …

Montgomery County Moves to Urbanize
June 19, 2009 – 12:28 pm | No Comment

Montgomery County Moves to Urbanize

The BeyondDC newsfeed yesterday just blew my mind. Of yesterday’s five headlines, each and every one is about some part of Montgomery County embracing a more sustainable, more urban land use pattern. Let’s go through …

Purple Line Update: Planning Board Passes Unanimously
June 17, 2009 – 5:06 pm | 3 Comments

Purple Line Update: Planning Board Passes Unanimously

Map via PurpleLineMD.com.
Great news today: The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board, the region’s federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), unanimously approved the inclusion of the full Purple Line project in the region’s long-term plan.
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Key Purple Line Vote Today
June 17, 2009 – 1:15 pm | No Comment

Key Purple Line Vote Today

Boston’s commuter rail is informally known as the “Purple Line.” Maryland still hasn’t decided whether its Purple Line will be light rail or bus rapid transit. Photo by Pylon757.
Today’s a big day for the Purple …

Metro Ridership Up in First Quarter
June 17, 2009 – 1:04 pm | No Comment

Metro Ridership Up in First Quarter

Metro ridership is up. Bus ridership is down. What gives? Photo by Teo.
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) released their ridership numbers for the first quarter on Monday, and there’s some very interesting news for …