Jarrett Walker
Person on 3 sites
Public transit planning consultant; wrote Human Transit and argues that a network's shape follows from what a city decides it wants.
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2 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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11 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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A transport idea that does not scale does not matter, and it is for the rich: inefficiency is inequality. (opens korrents.com)
“If it doesn’t scale, it’s for the rich. Or to put it another way: Inefficiency is inequality.”
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The real cost of transport demonstration projects is that they confuse decision-makers about whether mass transit still needs building. (opens korrents.com)
“While delivering almost nothing useful, they are confusing elite opinion about whether we still need to build mass transit, which we do.”
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Technology never changes geometry: a transport problem has to be solved spatially before it is solved at all. (opens korrents.com)
“When we are talking about space, we are talking about geometry, not engineering, and technology never changes geometry.”
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A transport idea that does not scale does not matter, and it is for the rich: inefficiency is inequality. (opens korrents.com)
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3 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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Elements of Access (opens rcmnd.app)
“Well, my book isn't in the bibliography, but Elements of Access is a good book anyway, whether for reading, browsing, or as a reference. I recommend it.”
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The Witness (opens rcmnd.app)
“I would like to recommend the computer game The Witness. Yes, this is off topic in a narrow sense. But I know many readers of this blog love the process of scientific discovery, and that's what The Witness is about.”
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Straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves from the Automobile (opens rcmnd.app)
“I heartily recommend this fun, enlightening, and inspiring read.”
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Elements of Access (opens rcmnd.app)