Public transit planning consultant and commentator. Author of the book “Human Transit” and the blog HumanTransit.org. The consulting firm is jarrettwalker.com. Also obsessed with literature and plants.
Always such fun to talk with Chuck Marohn of @strongtowns.org. Chuck and I discuss my revised book HUMAN TRANSIT and where US public transit is right now. Pls share. humantransit.org/2026/07/new-...
New Interview of Me on Strong Towns Podcast — Human TransitChuck Marohn, founder of Strong Towns, just released a new podcast interview of me, where we talk about how to have clearer conversations about public transit. The invitation was triggered by our rec...humantransit.orgAll over the transit industry, zero-emission bus mandates, like those of California, are colliding with Buy America requirements that deny US transit agencies access to a competitive bus market. The result is a wave of lousy buses that are impacting service. 1/ nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/07/27/b...
Battery Drain: MTA Trims New Flyer Electric Bus Order Amid Tech Growing Pains - Streetsblog New York CityThe MTA will buy 85 fewer electric buses as its manufacturer tries to sort out a way to keep them in service without breaking down.nyc.streetsblog.orgThe Vancouver skyline will soon look a lot shorter. dailyhive.com/vancouver/ho...
Western Canada's tallest tower approved by Vancouver City Council | Daily Hive | UrbanizedVancouver City Council has approved Holborn Group's project to redevelop the Hudson's Bay parkade into Western Canada's tallest tower.dailyhive.comPortland! We have just a few spaces left in our "inexcusably fun" two-day intensive course in public transit network design, this Thursday and Friday 7/30-31 at PSU. (Also coming to Chicago 10/1-2!) Details here: humantransit.org/2026/05/new-... Please share!
New Sessions of our Intensive Transit Network Design Course: Portland and Chicago — Human TransitWe’re delighted to announce two 2026 sessions of our “inexcusably fun” two-day intensive course in public transit network design. This course, which we at Jarrett Walker + Associates have been teachi...humantransit.orgThis year our firm is working on several transit plans that involve cutting service. So I know we’ll again get framed as service cut advocates. That’s not how it works. We work with the client’s financial situation. Advocate transit funding, so we don’t have to do this. We want more transit too
Peter NortonCar dependency was not a choice. It was and is the deprivation of choice. Facing the loss of her bus service, Mildred Cooper looked for others in Long Beach whose mobility was also at risk. She collected 7,231 signatures.
Yes, I’ve ridden Elon Musk’s Las Vegas Loop. Here’s why you shouldn’t bother, and shouldn’t build this in your city. humantransit.org/2025/01/las-...
Las Vegas: A Ride on Elon's "Vegas Loop" Did Not Change My Mind — Human TransitEight years ago, I experienced 10 seconds of Elon Musk’s attention. The occasion was my criticism of his idea, now being implemented by his Boring Company, that the future of urban transportation was...humantransit.orgSpokane's transit agency is going to the voters on Aug 4 to renew (not increase) their tax funding. Here's a good article explaining who's on which side of the debate. www.rangemedia.co/the-regions-...
The region’s transit authority is asking voters to renew 2/10ths of 1% sales taxMeanwhile, some of Spokane’s biggest conservative political donors are pouring funds into a PAC to oppose the transit tax renewal.www.rangemedia.coRequiring developments to have offstreet parking is suicidal in large cities, but it can be pretty harmful in small towns too. Quit using policy to dictate how people live their lives. Instead, watch what they actually do.
Patrick SiegmanPort Townsend, Washington, was the first city in the state to remove minimum parking mandates. The sky did not fall. Port Townsend’s success should reassure leaders in timid places, like Boston and New York, that they can follow suit.
Hang out with me drawing colored lines on maps! Our "inexcusably fun" two-day course in public transit network design is coming up in Portland (7/30-31) and Chicago (10/1-2). Please share! humantransit.org/2026/05/new-...
New Sessions of our Intensive Transit Network Design Course: Portland and Chicago — Human TransitWe’re delighted to announce two 2026 sessions of our “inexcusably fun” two-day intensive course in public transit network design. This course, which we at Jarrett Walker + Associates have been teachi...humantransit.orgOne of the most authentically medieval experiences you can still have in Europe is a modern hotel room that is scarcely bigger than the bed. Words like "snug" and "intimate" have been selling compactness for centuries and still do. Celebrate the efficient use of space!
Philip OldfieldRenovation of an 11th Century tower in Nyon, by Bunq Architectes Beautiful work, but those bedrooms are a little snug…