tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10083622089265815432024-03-05T02:09:25.535-05:00Fare-Free DC-BaltimoreUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-60839375528112966462021-02-14T02:56:00.001-05:002021-02-14T02:56:26.326-05:00<p><br /></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Retweet if you think buses should remain free after the pandemic <a href="https://t.co/JL6Uxykrbk">https://t.co/JL6Uxykrbk</a></p>— Evan Glass (@EvanMGlass) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanMGlass/status/1357677608629133325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-45575314638668336132020-03-02T02:47:00.000-05:002020-03-02T02:47:04.166-05:00#freepublictransit plus investment to improve service<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">✅$100/month WMATA subsidy for every DC resident.<br>✅Millions to improve bus service, starting in communities that need it most.<br>✅Great for DC businesses & employees.<br><br>Let’s get this started! Join me tomorrow in front of the Wilson Building at 11:30am to kick off! <a href="https://t.co/KM1PLf19gK">https://t.co/KM1PLf19gK</a></p>— Charles Allen (@charlesallen) <a href="https://twitter.com/charlesallen/status/1234289405969432578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-22109076370786340062020-03-01T18:16:00.002-05:002020-03-02T03:39:07.728-05:00Washington, DC - Plan introduced to District Council for #freepublictransit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The District could become the next U.S. city to make transit free under a proposal by a D.C. Council member that would give each resident $100 a month to use for public transportation.<br />
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Council member Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) said the plan would boost the region’s economy by helping businesses retain employees and recruit new customers who have been turned away by the city’s parking costs and traffic congestion.</blockquote>
<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/dc-council-member-proposes-free-public-transit-for-residents/2020/03/01/62a5a2ca-5a8f-11ea-9000-f3cffee23036_story.html">https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/dc-council-member-proposes-free-public-transit-for-residents/2020/03/01/62a5a2ca-5a8f-11ea-9000-f3cffee23036_story.html?</a> </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-10447426653703627322020-02-16T00:12:00.001-05:002020-02-16T00:12:49.051-05:00Trolls still asking "who will pay for #freepublictransit." Meanwhile, for highways - the sky's the limit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The state’s cost estimate for toll lanes to be built by a public-private partnership on Interstate 270 and the Capital Beltway has jumped from $7 billion three years ago to as much as $11 billion now. And previous, more detailed, state studies of parts of the plan point to costs far higher than $11 billion. </blockquote>
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<a href="https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/02/13/opinion-highway-p3-process-has-lacked-transparency/">https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/02/13/opinion-highway-p3-process-has-lacked-transparency/</a></blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-68076544184014867422020-01-27T07:45:00.003-05:002020-01-27T07:45:33.432-05:00How to fix Baltimore's transportation problems via @ElectRyanDorsey<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Plan for public transit in Baltimore<br /><ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Adopt a transportation demand management (TDM) policy and reduce single- occupant vehicle (SOV) trips from 60% to 45% by 2030.</li>
<li>More staff for BCDOT</li>
<li>Implement a transportation equity framework through the City’s Equity Assessment Program and Complete Streets law</li>
<li>Design and build a Baltimore BRT and Bus Priority Network</li>
<li>Add 15 miles of dedicated bus lanes by 2022</li>
<li>Complete the Separated Bike Lane Plan and the Baltimore Greenway Trail Network</li>
<li>Plan for B&P Tunnel replacement and removal of I-83 and US-40 viaduct</li>
<li>Implement fare-free transit and decriminalize fare evasion</li>
<li>Income-based fine/fare payment</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-13333106268443980592020-01-27T07:05:00.001-05:002020-03-02T03:40:51.549-05:00Baltimore - Give city employees #freetransit, not free parking via @ElectRyanDorsey<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Besides the cost of providing these parking spaces, there are several other problems with Baltimore’s free parking program for certain employees. First, providing this free parking increases the use of single occupancy vehicles (SOVs). Since many of the employees provided free parking are located in the downtown core, SOV commuters contribute to significant downtown gridlock each day. While Baltimore’s transit and biking networks are weak overall, downtown is very well served by light rail, metro, and bus service operating in dedicated lanes, as well as the city’s main protected or separated bike routes. If a significant number of Baltimore City employees used alternative modes to reach work each day, traffic for every downtown commuter would improve, and transit service, often stuck in traffic, would improve as well (thus attracting more riders.)</blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-90813163077813212952020-01-26T08:52:00.001-05:002020-01-26T08:52:02.579-05:00Candidate for US Congress calls for #freepublictransit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-64092188083556256832020-01-24T17:12:00.004-05:002020-03-02T03:41:34.328-05:00Ridership up sharply in Montgomery County with youth fare-free idea<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Since the expansion, officials say there’s been a 57% increase in students using the county’s Ride On buses and a 51% increase in students on Metrobuses. And Kids Ride Free has seen a 37% uptick in afternoon usage, too — so it’s attracted students beyond those who were already taking the original free bus service after school. That’s data from July through December 2019.</blockquote>
<a href="https://wamu.org/story/20/01/23/in-montgomery-county-students-are-taking-advantage-of-free-public-buses/">https://wamu.org/story/20/01/23/in-montgomery-county-students-are-taking-advantage-of-free-public-buses/</a> </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-21391870546199541752020-01-11T21:11:00.002-05:002020-01-11T21:11:22.547-05:00New Year Resolution: #freepublictransit for young people<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Provide free public transportation for Baltimore’s youth. Provide it 100% of the time, even when young people aren’t traveling between home, school, and work. They have writing workshops to attend. Friends to visit. Museums to explore. As City Councilman Ryan Dorsey said at a City Council hearing on December 12, 2016, the “American Dream is built on freedom to move. When we restrict transit, it is nothing less than a restriction of that dream.” As is, Baltimore City Public School high school students can use their school-issued S-Pass for transit home from school until 8 PM on weeknights. They have no access on weekends. In 2016, I surveyed 61 Baltimore City youth about how these limited hours affect their lives. When asked, “Has the lack of post 8 P.M. S-Pass access affected your ability to work or engage in extracurricular activities?”, 95% of students responded in the affirmative.</blockquote>
<a href="http://baltimorebeat.com/2020/01/11/new-year-new-city-the-people-of-baltimore-offer-resolutions-for-the-city-in-2020/">http://baltimorebeat.com/2020/01/11/new-year-new-city-the-people-of-baltimore-offer-resolutions-for-the-city-in-2020/</a> </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-29736284362325457172019-12-27T20:36:00.000-05:002019-12-27T20:36:00.333-05:00Candidate for Baltimore City Council calls for fare-free #publictransit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-58322210048746289872019-12-27T20:22:00.001-05:002019-12-27T20:22:26.287-05:00Fare-enforcement targets poor, non-white, disabled riders<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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But the MTA system is not perfect. The ticketing machines frequently malfunction. And from my vantage point riding the light rail several times a week, MTA police seem to target the poor, African Americans and disabled with fines they are unable to pay.</blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-47109629001633838992019-10-29T23:18:00.003-04:002019-12-27T20:25:06.512-05:00Fare-evasion enforcement is about racism, not revenue <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The controversy has focused on penalties for those who do not pay for their transit trip, thereby committing “fare evasion.” Punishment can be stiff: in the District of Columbia fare evaders on the local transit system, Metro, could get a <a href="https://usa.streetsblog.org/2018/02/22/the-case-for-decriminalizing-fare-evasion/">$300 fine and 10 days in jail</a>. That’s hard to square that with a comparably light<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2017/03/28/didnt-pay-your-parking-ticket-late-penalties-could-go-away-for-d-c-residents/?utm_term=.5a447ff4c64a"> $30 fine for an expired parking meter</a> in the District of Columbia—especially since transit riders are <a href="https://www.apta.com/resources/reportsandpublications/Documents/APTA-Who-Rides-Public-Transportation-2017.pdf">more likely to be minorities or have incomes below $15,000</a> than the general population. According to the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, <a href="https://www.washlaw.org/pdf/2018_09_13_unfair_disparity_fair_evasion_enforcement_report.PDF">91 percent of summons for fare evasion</a> in the District between January 2016 and February 2018 were issued to African-Americans.</blockquote>
<a href="https://www.citylab.com/perspective/2019/02/washington-fare-evasion-free-public-transport-train-ticket/582160/">https://www.citylab.com/perspective/2019/02/washington-fare-evasion-free-public-transport-train-ticket/582160/</a> </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-68482787645141594602019-06-24T15:51:00.002-04:002019-06-24T15:51:04.957-04:00Washington DC mayor fights for fare-free public transit<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">With Only 99 Days of Free Circulator Left, <a href="https://twitter.com/MayorBowser?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MayorBowser</a> Urges Council to Make Washington, DC a Leader in Free Public Transportation by Permanently Eliminating Fares <a href="https://t.co/CQptCXfKjX">pic.twitter.com/CQptCXfKjX</a></p>— Mayor's Office of Community Affairs (@DCMOCA) <a href="https://twitter.com/DCMOCA/status/1143242936383131650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-49291342968213180082018-08-05T21:50:00.002-04:002018-08-05T21:50:27.655-04:00Majority of Americans want their taxes to pay for better #publictransit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/survey-americans-want-more-federal-public-transportation-funding/528454/">smartcities </a> 74% of Americans want Congress to slightly or significantly increase spending for public transportation, <a href="http://www.apta.com/resources/reportsandpublications/Documents/APTA-Mineta-Survey-Results.pdf">according to a survey</a> conducted by the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) for the American Public Transportation Association (APTA).</blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-20204531169738079272018-03-24T20:10:00.001-04:002018-03-24T20:10:48.651-04:00US putting all its eggs in the oil basket, planning to kill #publictransit<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/03/19/public-transit-officials-are-struggling-to-understand-trumps-proposed-cuts/?utm_term=.db7de8fec5e3">Public transit officials are ‘struggling to understand’ Trump’s proposed cuts - The Washington Post</a>: "Trump’s budget — which will almost certainly be altered by Congress — proposes cuts as high as nearly $52 billion to transit-oriented grant programs like Capital Investment Grants and the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program, as well as funding for Amtrak and Washington’s Metro system."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-12656081169656614622018-03-10T01:46:00.001-05:002018-03-10T01:46:48.673-05:00United States as energy exporter: Is it "fake news"?<a href="http://resourceinsights.blogspot.tw/2018/03/united-states-as-energy-exporter-is-it.html">Resource Insights: </a>: "For example, the claim that the United States is an exporter of crude oil is true. But that claim is entirely misleading. While the United States exports about 1.5 million barrels a day (mbpd) of crude oil, it also imports 7.5 mbpd. That puts the net imports of crude oil at about 6 mbpd. (All numbers are four-week averages as of February 23.) This reality is simply not conveyed by the unqualified statement that the United States is an oil exporter. Those making such a claim either haven't done their research, are sloppy writers or intend to mislead.<br />
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"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-7242797815416713062018-03-01T00:33:00.000-05:002018-03-01T00:33:31.237-05:00How to boil a frog<iframe width="440" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NLspq5HDF9Y?rel=0" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-170491704054611032018-02-15T03:45:00.000-05:002018-02-15T03:45:06.893-05:00Stop the beatings, make #publictransit fare-free<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">At what point <a href="https://twitter.com/wmata?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@wmata</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ATULocal689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ATULocal689</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/JackEvansWard2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JackEvansWard2</a> does this have to escalate to for the three of you to sit down and realize this broken windows policing ain't working and is hurting? I'm waiting...🙄🤔 This woman had a one card. SHE HAD FARE! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DoBetterWMATA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DoBetterWMATA</a> <a href="https://t.co/gk0FzREt81">pic.twitter.com/gk0FzREt81</a></p>— Save Our System (@Save_metro) <a href="https://twitter.com/Save_metro/status/962686335982202880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/02/14/germany-to-fight-pollution-with-free-public-transportation/?utm_term=.bdb522e6e8e7">The Washington Post </a>: "“We are considering public transport free of charge in order to reduce the number of private cars,” three German government ministers wrote in their recent letter to the E.U., according to AFP. “Effectively fighting air pollution without any further unnecessary delays is of the highest priority for Germany.”"</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-61362913921334666562018-02-11T09:48:00.001-05:002018-02-11T09:48:51.574-05:00Oil trolls running federal government, hope to destroy public transportation<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/top-federal-rail-official-resigns-over-questions-about-outside-work-department-of-transportation-says/2018/02/10/e4aab002-0ea7-11e8-8890-372e2047c935_story.html?utm_term=.52e12654f630">Senior federal rail official resigns over questions about ‘outside work,’ Transportation Department says - The Washington Post</a>: "The Federal Railroad Administration has been helping investigate several high-profile crashes in recent months, including the Jan. 31 collision in Crozet, Va., of a truck and an Amtrak train carrying members of Congress. The agency has been without a permanent leader as the Trump administration and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) have sparred over the funding and the future of a major rail improvement initiative known as the Gateway Program."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-25625207478045492722018-02-02T07:10:00.001-05:002018-02-02T07:10:43.239-05:00What went wrong in US MENA policy.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The US in 2014 underestimated ISIS. US people have no appetite for ground war. So the US turned to KRG. The KRG could not handle ISIS either, so US turned to Iran for help.<br />
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Then in 2016 the US underestimated Turkey and the US-backed coup in Turkey failed.<br />
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Now the US is caught in no-man's land as Turkey. Russia, Iran, and even China fight for control over the last major reserve of conventional crude in Kirkuk.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-24639901841801997492017-08-03T22:42:00.001-04:002017-08-03T22:42:43.937-04:00Why we should not build rail on top of #autosprawlAn article about the Purple Line shows why rail is a bad idea now. This article shows the confusion and division created by rail projects. What we should do is make urban buses fare-free and respond to demand. Buses first.<br /><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq"><a href="http://www.govtech.com/fs/perspectives/How-Wild-Guesses-About-Transportations-Future-Can-Lead-to-Dubious-Public-Policy-Choices.html">govtech </a>: "It could be that by 2040 Metro and the Purple Line system will have combined to spark thriving new development all along the new route. It’s also possible that by 2040 Metro will have fallen into disuse. But why stop there? Maybe by 2040 driverless cars will have pushed all forms of public transportation off the road. Maybe everyone will be teleporting to work. Maybe anything.<br />
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The point is that these things are not just uncertain, but unknowable. Predicting traffic patterns in Maryland in 2040 is about as valid as projecting the increase in horse manure in Manhattan between 1894 and 1930. Anybody who pretends to have precise information is either a fool or a self-interested charlatan."</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-7033266416471459362017-07-24T00:33:00.001-04:002017-07-24T00:33:50.849-04:00APTA Strongly Opposes Public Transportation Cuts in House Budget Resolution<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://www.masstransitmag.com/press_release/12352645/apta-strongly-opposes-public-transportation-cuts-in-house-budget-resolution">masstransitmag </a>: "APTA Acting President and CEO Richard A White, expressed strong opposition to proposals to cut funding for key public transportation programs in the House Budget Committee's Budget Resolution for FY 2018. At risk is the Capital Investment Grant (CIG) program for new capacity and expansion public transit projects, the multimodal TIGER grant program, reduced support for Amtrak, and a prohibition of high-speed rail federal funding."</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-84554765441061079602017-05-30T16:14:00.001-04:002017-05-30T16:14:53.532-04:00Baltimore Offering Free Transit Rides During 2 Weeks In June<a href="http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2017/05/30/free-transit-rides/">CBS Baltimore</a>: "BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore is getting two weeks of free bus, light rail and subway rides in June.<br />
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The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration is offering the rides from June 18 through June 30."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008362208926581543.post-31634838780859449202017-05-10T02:07:00.001-04:002017-05-10T02:07:12.902-04:00Baltimore had 440 miles of fixed rail in the past<a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-baltimore-streetcar-20170509-story.html">Baltimore Sun</a>: "During the last century, Baltimore had one of the nation's leading trolley systems, with over 440 miles of fixed rail serving us in the city and suburbs, going in all directions. Along Baltimore City's hundreds of miles of streets today, we have only about 20 miles of Metro and light rail within city limits to serve us as fixed rail public transit. These two lines generally go from north to south across the city."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0