Excuse my timing on this, as this doesn’t leave much weekend to play with – but here are some items worth noting from the previous week or so:
Streetcars bridge the gaps: Yonah Freemark has an excellent post on DC’s evolving streetcar network and its ability to fill the gaps in Metro’s network. Yonah’s excellent visuals (as usual) help frame the discussion.
New maps: New York gets a new map – Second Ave Sagas has the breakdown. The map decreases clutter, though nothing compared to the more schematic designs for other systems.
Metro too cluttered: Speaking of clutter, Massimo Vignelli thinks Metro’s gotten too cluttered since he and Harry Weese came up with the signage scheme for the system decades ago.
Congestion pricing:
- Wired profiles the data-driven Charles Komanoff and his search for economically efficient pricing
- Ryan Avent argues for simplicity in pricing
- Avent also on benefits of congestion, and who benefits from pricing
- The Overhead Wire: don’t forget the benefits of reduced congestion for buses and bikes.
Grid vs. Sac: David Alpert notes a (perhaps the only) redeeming quality of the cul de sac; Jarret Walker notes the many advantages of gridded street networks.
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