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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

NYC_SKP

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5. The "first mile - last mile" challenge for implementing inter-urbans...

Reply to happyslug (Original post)

Thu Dec 29, 2011, 12:47 PM

Dec 2011

Any thoughts?

We are trying to promote ridership on our existing system, and hoping to expand services to include what might be the nation's first high speed rail (Altamont).

The first mile last mile problem is to provide simple cheap ways to get from home to station and from station to final destination.

Studies have been done and practices are in place now for bike rentals, zip cars, Trikkes, and Segways.

It's an interesting problem, especially in the suburban sprawl of Northern California, and specifically the SF Bay Area and Central Valley.

Any thoughts?

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Here is a paper I have been working on in regards to the Growth and decline of Streetcars in the USA [View all] happyslug Dec 2011 OP

We're also discussing smart growth, so you're right on KamaAina Dec 2011 #1

To understand where we are going, you must understand where we came from happyslug Dec 2011 #3

studying dumb growth is an important part of studying smart growth phantom power Dec 2011 #2

I had a manager who used to say ... Kennah Dec 2011 #4

The "first mile - last mile" challenge for implementing inter-urbans... NYC_SKP Dec 2011 #5

Some thoughts happyslug Dec 2011 #6

Thank you. NYC_SKP Dec 2011 #7

Some states (Pennsylvania for example) require such vehicles to be LICENSED. happyslug Jan 2012 #12

See bicycle lockers at the park and rides in Seattle Saving Hawaii Jan 2012 #15

You are describing what is happening in LA when you talk about the move JDPriestly Jan 2012 #8

The Great GM Conspiracy was not a "claim". It happened. wtmusic Jan 2012 #9

My point was to put the Conspiracy at its proper level happyslug Jan 2012 #10

I'm not sure how you can say that wtmusic Jan 2012 #11

One aspect you are missing is who was buying cars in the 1920s and the hatred of Streetcars happyslug Jan 2012 #13

Where on earth are you getting this imagined "hatred" of streetcars? wtmusic Jan 2012 #14

As I commented in my paper, the hatred was from the Powers the be NOT the people happyslug Jan 2012 #16

Found a Paper that attacks the idea that Streetcars were superior to buses happyslug Feb 2013 #17