Jarrett WalkerVerified account

@humantransit

Public transit policy consultant, author of and the book Human Transit (Island Press, '11). Humanities PhD.

Portland when not traveling
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Joined May 2010
Born in 1962
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  1. 9 hours ago

    This is what mayoral election looks like in a livable, dense US city.

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    13 hours ago

    Someone has finally produced a smash music video about transit signal priority: of

    2 replies 22 retweets 34 likes
  3. 16 hours ago

    Burlington, Ontario city manager: We will never build another single family home, or another road.

    8 replies 31 retweets 84 likes
  4. Jul 23

    Philadelphia: So I guess it's public that we're doing some work on network design for ...

    3 replies 14 retweets 47 likes
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    Jul 23

    - don't make "policy based on the current performance of Uber, because it’s not sustainable.”

    2 replies 16 retweets 35 likes
  6. Jul 23

    Is "innovation" happy-talk destroying our infrastructure? Great piece. Read the whole thing.

    6 replies 138 retweets 211 likes
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    Jul 21

    North American cities are wildly effective in creating affordable parking. Imagine that focus on affordable housing…

    and
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    Jul 21

    Being able to board at any door of a bus means dwell times at stops is very short. Your transit agency could speed up too!

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    Jul 21

    Big Transit Plans Approved for Richmond, Virginia

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    Jul 21

    : Jarrett Walker To Help In Process For Multi-Modal Center is not to be missed

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    Jul 21

    Have 5 minutes? Please support bus-only lanes in the State's plan & RT (Goal #1 is a great place to give feedback)

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  12. Jul 21

    There should be no conflict between transit as TOD and as moving people. It does each of those things best if it also does the other.

    Replying to @rmchase @emilycastor and 4 others
    Remember that transit is potentially more important as TOD than it is for moving people... also don't need concession if get rid of autos
    4 replies 8 retweets 44 likes
  13. Jul 20

    Yes, and smart cities must also match urban form to active and public transport.

    Smart cities match transport to urban form (rather than letting vehicles determine size of streets) Right sizing in
    1 reply 21 retweets 46 likes
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    Jul 20

    Huh: 55 Percent of Americans Back Raising Gas Tax, Including Majority of Democrats and Republicans

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    Jul 20
    Replying to

    Good transit isn't about the type of vehicle (ie: rail vs. buses). It's about getting people where they need to go. /2

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    Jul 17

    Jarrett Walker: Planning : Can We Live Without ?

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    Jul 11

    "Sprawl is probably the clearest proof that the market alone is not a good urban planner"

    "The problem is not architecture. The problem is urban design."
    6 replies 11 retweets 38 likes
  18. Jul 17

    Self driving cars need hyper local maps. But self driving fixed route buses don't!

    10 replies 34 retweets 69 likes
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    Jul 16

    Transit should be uncluttered onboard and in its advertising via

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    Jul 17

    In Seattle, for the first time, > 50% of commuters don’t drive alone to work. Incredible shift happening there.

    1 reply 45 retweets 52 likes

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