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Tag Archives: buses
Combating the bus transit snobs
In the years preceding our move from Greater Lansing to Traverse City, there were lengthy discussions on developing some form of enhanced transit along the primary corridor in the region – Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA) Route 1 which extends … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Bus transportation, civics, demographics, environment, geography, health, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, social equity, spatial design, transit, transportation, urban planning
Tagged bus transit, buses, mass transit, public transit
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Canada is charting the course in “commuter commerce”
“Commuter commerce” may be a term you have never heard before, but if predictions are correct, it could be the next big growth area in digital shopping. Basically, commuter commerce means the purchasing of goods and services while one is … Continue reading
Posted in Bus transportation, business, Canada, Cars, commerce, Communications, digital payment systems, futurism, infrastructure, marketing, Passenger rail, planning, rail, Railroads, shopping, Statistics, technology, Trade, transit, transportation, Transportation
Tagged buses, Canada, cars, digital payment systems, e-commerce, futurism, PayPal, rail, streetcars, transit, transportation
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The DUMB reality of opting-out
In an ironic twist of fate, Southeast Michigan’s regional bus system is nicknamed SMART (Southeast Michigan Regional Transit). Given the ability of communities in the region to opt-out of participation, the name certainly is an oxymoron to the DUMB (Detroit Unworkable Metro Bus) … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, bicycling, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, economic development, geography, government, health, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, Labor, land use, logistics, Maps, placemaking, planning, pollution, poverty, social equity, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, traffic, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, writing
Tagged buses, cities, connectivity, Detroit, economy, fairness, land use, planning, poverty, SMART, social equity, social justice, traffic, transit, transportation
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Michigan needs a Car Czar like a hole in the head
It was recently announced that Michigan’s Governor has appointed a new Car Czar. Really? In a state that is already far too over-dependent on the automobile, we need a Car Czar to tip the scales even further towards one industry? … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, bicycling, Bus transportation, Cars, climate change, culture, economic development, economic gardening, Economy, entrepreneurship, environment, government, health, history, planning, product design, Railroads, Renewable Energy, Small business, sustainability, transit, transportation, walking
Tagged autos, aviation, bicycling, buses, car culture, Car Czar, cars, cycling, economics, environment, health, mass transit, Michigan, obesity, planes, rail, walking
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When the node breaks…put logic back into logistics
I am writing everyone from a hotel room near the Denver and from my gate Denver International Airport. In case you didn’t see the update to the last post, my dream ride on the California Zephyr ended before it ever … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, air travel, airport planning, airports, aviation, Bus transportation, Canada, Cars, cities, commerce, Communications, Economy, environment, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, nature, North America, Passenger rail, planning, product design, rail, seasons, spatial design, tourism, transportation, Travel, weather
Tagged air travel, airlines, AMTRAK, auto, buses, cities, freight, geography, hub and spoke, hubs, logistics, maps, nodes, railroads, seasons, tourism, trains, transportation, travel, weather
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The mega-commuting states
Below is a list of those states/territories with the highest percentage of 60 minute plus commuters (one-way). Having done that myself for two years in the mid-1990s, I can personally attest to how much time, effort, energy, and dollars such … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, bicycling, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, energy, environment, geography, infrastructure, land use, North America, planning, rail, spatial design, sprawl, States, Statistics, sustainability, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged buses, cars, Census Bureau, cities, commuting, data, geography, mega-commuting, planning, rail, spatial design, sprawl, states, statistics, trains, transportation, travel, work
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Leave the driving to “bus”
The title of this post is a pun variation of the famous advertising slogan used by Greyhound Bus Lines for many years – “Leave the driving to us.” Below is a list of the Top 10 busiest bus (or coach … Continue reading
Posted in Bus transportation, Canada, cities, geography, North America, planning, Statistics, tourism, transportation, Travel
Tagged bus terminals, buses, cities, Greyhound, intercity bus service, transportation, travel
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Guest post – Biking at Grand Canyon National Park
Many thanks to my friend Bob Lovell for providing this terrific summary of biking options at Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim. All photos are by the author. Biking at Grand Canyon National Park (South Rim) by Bob Lovell No, … Continue reading
Posted in bicycling, culture, diversity, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, nature, placemaking, planning, sustainability, tourism, trails, transit, transportation
Tagged bicycling, buses, cycling, environment, fun, Grand Canyon, National Parks, nature, tourism, transit, travel, vacations
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Explaining the “WOW” factor!
Recently, I noted in a post about mass transit rail versus buses on rustwire.com, that bus rapid transit (BRT) does not have the “WOW” factor of a light rail transit (LRT), commuter rail, subways, or a modern streetcar system. At … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, cities, culture, economic development, entertainment, history, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, skylines, spatial design, tourism, transit, transportation, urban planning
Tagged buses, cities, environment, mass transit, placemaking, planning, rail, scenery, transportation, vistas
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