{"id":1003,"date":"2009-11-18T18:43:50","date_gmt":"2009-11-19T00:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/?p=1003"},"modified":"2009-11-18T18:43:50","modified_gmt":"2009-11-19T00:43:50","slug":"links-all-the-pieces-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/2009\/11\/18\/links-all-the-pieces-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Links &#8211; All the pieces matter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Brands matter<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>JD Hammond <a href=\"http:\/\/strassgefuhl.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/18\/livery-branding-integration\/\">looks at<\/a> the importance of rail liveries in the transit brand.<\/li>\n<li>GGW looks at Metro&#8217;s proposed <a href=\"http:\/\/greatergreaterwashington.org\/post.cgi?id=4101\">redesign and unification<\/a> of bus stop signage.<\/li>\n<li>Multiple sources (<a href=\"http:\/\/greatergreaterwashington.org\/post.cgi?id=4092\">GGW<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/beyonddc.com\/log\/?p=1347\">BDC<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/dcist.com\/2009\/11\/dcs_streetcars_being_finally_shippe.php\">DCist<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.princeofpetworth.com\/2009\/11\/first-dc-street-cars-begin-journey-from-the-czech-republic\/\">PoP<\/a>) noted the shipping of DC&#8217;s first streetcars from the Czech Republic to DC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A common theme amongst the streetcar commentariat &#8211; Hey!\u00a0 That thing looks like the Circulator!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/album.php?aid=339363&amp;id=175133555022&amp;ref=mf#\/photo.php?pid=9644496&amp;id=175133555022\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dcist.com\/attachments\/dcist_sommer\/2009_1118_streetcar1.jpg?resize=599%2C451\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"451\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dcmetroblogger\/3629250733\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3315\/3629250733_06bbaa8478_b.jpg?resize=600%2C449\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No doubt.\u00a0 Obviously, this spurred JD Hammond&#8217;s post.\u00a0 One commenter on one of those sites (I can&#8217;t keep track) noted that the stripped down base paint job for the livery, missing the graphics and text, looks awfully similar to a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ichthys\">Jesus fish<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commute flows matter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Matt Johnson (at <a href=\"http:\/\/greatergreaterwashington.org\/post.cgi?id=4079\">GGW<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/tracktwentynine.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/whats-most-crowded-part-of-metro.html\">Track Twenty-Nine<\/a>) has a fascinating graphic looking at <a href=\"http:\/\/tracktwentynine.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/metro-ridership-patterns-expanded.html\">Metro&#8217;s commute flows<\/a>, also determing which segments of the system are the busiest during the AM rush hour.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/39017545@N02\/4107486196\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2575\/4107486196_1bd4db87dd_b.jpg?resize=620%2C687\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"687\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Very interesting to look at.\u00a0 Well done.\u00a0 Also, an excellent case for more investment in the core.\u00a0 Discussions in GGW&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/greatergreaterwashington.org\/post.cgi?id=4079#comments\">comments thread<\/a> hints at the impacts of the Silver Line on current Orange Line crowds &#8211; and the inescapable conclusion is that more core capacity will be needed &#8211; sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All in the game, yo. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Apropos of nothing in particular, this video of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Wire\">The Wire<\/a>&#8216;s 100 greatest quotes is fantastic.\u00a0 Those with virgin eyes\/ears or those that haven&#8217;t seen all 5 seasons (there are spoilers) might not want to watch.<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"640\" height=\"505\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/-Sgj78QG9Bg&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Lester Freamon&#8217;s last quote is the one that hits home for me when thinking about cities and the series &#8211;<em> &#8220;all the pieces matter.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brands matter JD Hammond looks at the importance of rail liveries in the transit brand. 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