Category Archives: Transit

Plan C

Posted on April 9, 2020 by JGA

Getting back to the future on Austin’s transformative mode shift investment.

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ASMP 2020

Posted on August 8, 2019 by JGA

The Austin Strategic Mobility Plan should be the focus of next year’s City transportation bond, not (necessarily) Project Connect. Existing and envisioned mode share from the adopted Austin Strategic Mobility Plan

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Money Shift

Posted on April 9, 2019 by JGA

Achieving a 50% sustainable commute mode share requires a boost in local transit operating funding sources and a focus on productivity-enhancing transit capital projects. A system-wide route productivity summary, courtesy of the Connections 2025 plan.

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Regrets, we’ve seen a few

Posted on March 18, 2019 by JGA

In the wake of an obvious mapping error, the CapMetro CEO dodges requests for data transparency and a public version control system. An overview of the East Riverside corridor, according to the latest Project Connect “flipbook”

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Paint Job

Posted on March 12, 2019 by JGA

A zany map highlights Project Connect’s transparency problems.

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Joint Pain

Posted on March 4, 2019 by JGA

We aspire to solve mobility challenges. We do not actually plan to do so.

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ART review

Posted on October 1, 2018 by JGA

Early electric Autonomous Bus Rapid Transit (ART) models have exhibited progress on self-driving. There are no demonstrations of urban ART “platooning” or dynamic, real-time route-changing. Theoretically, vehicle-to-vehicle communication enables ART proximity at light-rail speeds, boosting the capacity ceiling for the … Continue reading →

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Effective Transit Investment

Posted on September 27, 2018 by JGA

Transit capital projects should prioritize winning mode share. Reducing the system’s per-rider subsidy should be the main prioritization metric. METRO’s Red Line in Houston, Texas.  A definitive example of an effective Sun Belt transit investment.

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ART Audit Request at A&FC

Posted on September 26, 2018 by JGA

Citizen Comment delivered to Austin City Council’s Audit & Finance Committee on September 26, 2018.

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Tovo Connection

Posted on September 12, 2016 by JGA

A letter to Council Member Kathie Tovo about Connections 2025. The subsidy per passenger for current CapMetro services.

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