Potential Raleigh
@potentialral
Ideas and opinions on Raleigh urban issues from @davidlbrown4 while living in London, UK
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By providing residents convenient access to a private (but shared), car-free yard where children can safely play, courtyard blocks are ideal housing for families, who can enjoy both the “big yard” of the suburbs and the walkability, density, and convenience of the city.
What if BRT just became the standard, where most (all?) bus routes had frequent service, dedicated lanes, and good stop/station facilities et al?
"Every time you improve a street, you can improve it for everyone."
Minimum lot sizes are the most underrated element of the exclusionary zoning triangle. Parking mandates and apartment bans are bad, but in most cities, you'll get mass-produced affordable housing via oneplexes on small lots before you get it via zero-parking midrise or duplexes.
I keep not believing my own math but one out of every 8,250 Americans is killed by a car every year and one in 165 is permanently injured. Go get your damn vaccine.
Walking is 24-hour, ultra-fast, ultra-reliable, always-available rapid transportation for any destination near home. We must never forget that the best transportation technology we have is proximity. @StrongTowns @thehappycity @CityLab
Y’all. Sprawl is crazy expensive. Sprawl is why your library’s hours are cut, your bus service sucks, and your pool is running ten years behind on maintenance.
Suburban #Sprawl costs 38% more in upfront public costs & 10% more in ongoing costs than compact development, PLUS has only 1/10th the tax revenue per acre, confirms report summarizing 17 studies. Important #citymakingmath via @CityLab & @SmartGrowthUSA: citylab.com/equity/2013/05…
The city, state, and RR should relocate the rail line out of Dix Park. Including this in the Downtown South project may be the only possible way to get this done. google.com/maps/d/u/0/emb…
Hey @RaleighMoves - Is there any mechanism to allow a private entity (a not-for-profit, let's say) to contribute funds directly to build bike lanes or other pedestrian safety projects?
I've been saying for years: the first thing any transit provider should try if they want to boost ridership is simply to increase frequency to 12 minutes or better. No free fares, no modeling, no redesign. Just increase frequency for three months! capntransit.blogspot.com/2012/12/tactic…
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Back in 2010 I wrote a list of things I wanted from transit advocacy organizations, but wasn't getting. Well, there's a new organiz...
Suburban #Sprawl costs 38% more in upfront public costs & 10% more in ongoing costs than compact development, PLUS has only 1/10th the tax revenue per acre, confirms report summarizing 17 studies. Important #citymakingmath via @CityLab & @SmartGrowthUSA: citylab.com/equity/2013/05…
Bus line > frequent bus line > frequent bus line with dedicated lane > frequent bus line with dedicated lane and stations (BRT) > BRT line with long electric buses > BRT line with long electric buses and a fully segregated lane > Connected network of BRT lines
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