"For cities aiming to increase transit ridership, expanding transit to reach more people is only half the task. The other half is to encourage people who value transit to locate where high-quality transit is possible." https://t.co/EZ15vBWJDu
ICYMI: We are going green! Join us along with @JimDonchess on Feb. 9th at 9 a.m. as we officially flip the switch and become the first soup kitchen in the Northeast to be powered by solar power
It's crazy that this isn't standard practice, but giving people a few seconds head start in crossing before allowing cars to enter the intersection is a really simple change that makes a huge difference. https://t.co/Bl9nTfViIz
Would you go to a Winter Farmers Market in Nashua? NRPC and Nashua’s Great American Downtown (GAD) conducted a Winter Farmers Market expansion study to identify and evaluate the feasibility of a winter market. Read the study at https://t.co/WSXNcMSGmk
@TransitCenter "Complaints about transit will usually include a riff on “empty” buses. A bus that carries ten riders per service hour is generally qualified as poor performing. But in comparison, standard Uber and Lyfts max out at six riders per hour."
ICYMI: This week's e-news! This issue: Mayor's book club in NC, solar solutions in Mich., 3-D crosswalks in Iceland, bicycle safety plans, APA/AARP livability survey, engaging citizens & more: https://t.co/xzLjvjllYX
Since 1990 a total of 186 people have been killed on #NYC's "Boulevard of Death." 138 were #pedestrians.
But in past 3 years NOT A SINGLE DEATH , thanks to improvements such as reduced (25mph) speed limits, longer walk signals & protected bikelanes.
https://t.co/LCnc7EyQvW