Mark L. Stout

Transportation consultant and smart growth evangelist. Delivering daily doses of smart transportation solutions.

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@NewUrbanism Important report which helps point the way to a better, less car-oriented future. My thoughts at https://t.co/Rah399ZaF3

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Happy Veterans Day! Hope our service and that of our fathers who fought against fascism wasn't for nought.

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I LOVE this new sign on @wmata L'Enfant Plaza Metro station platform! This sign gives clear, user-friendly information to the traveler at a potentially confusing decision point. More, please @wmataGM.

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Love that Baltimore Red Line will be light rail...now we need tunnels! https://t.co/PsZ7SelNbC

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What does the new Labor government in the UK mean for transportation, environment, urbanism? Good intentions but limited resources. My thoughts at https://t.co/kGhxdNSd3k

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Seen recently near Trenton NJ: @Fritolay all-electric delivery truck. Want to see more of these!

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Congrats to Randy Clarke @wmataGM for Coalition for Smarter Growth @betterDCregion Leadership Award! Frequency + reliability + safety making huge Metro ridership rebound! See also https://t.co/uBlIbkjKXP

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Memorial Day 2024. Now, more than ever, lest we forget.

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#nopontesullostretto

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Congrats to @megankimble on City Limits book: great addition to "freeway fighting" literature. More at https://t.co/W0wmA5w5RL

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Had a chance to visit @MBTA Green Line extension and had a good ride! My thoughts at https://t.co/vNcCdAGwTc

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Great @voxcom story on how GM Randy Clarke @wmatagm and DC’s transit agency (WMATA) went all in on frequency on Metro and got a great post-pandemic rebound on ridership. Got to love frequency! Per Jarrett Walker @humantransit “frequency is freedom!” https://t.co/H6fA8Xaduq

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Kudos to Disney for planning to electrify Autopia! Having recently taken the ride - with a 5yo grandson at the wheel - I can confirm that the cars are smelly, sluggish and lots of fun. But definitely not Tomorrowland! https://t.co/isDV0ff2Bx #ElectricVehicles

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Why are we still widening highways? Thanks to Amy Lee @_amy1ee for shedding some light on this perplexing problem in her awarding-winning dissertation! https://t.co/aYMMXsSKa2

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State DOTs often ignore or minimize the phenomenon of induced traffic. But 11 red states just said the quiet part out loud: expanding highway capacity increases traffic and GHG emissions! https://t.co/UFgziZCJuU

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@Nerd4Cities
And finally...
10. King Street at night during the holiday season!

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8. A new Zoning for Housing initiative, unanimously passed by city council, to encourage more housing.
9. A tamed (at least in part) US Route 1, with dedicated bus lanes, reduced general purpose lanes, landscaping, and lined with mid-rise residential over retail.

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6. A new infill Metro station (Potomac Yard), surrounded by mixed-use TOD, with no dedicated parking.
7. Ranked #9 in Travel and Leisure’s Favorite Cities in the US list in 2023.

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5. King Street, one of America’s great urban streets: vibrant, walkable (partly pedestrianized), lined with historic buildings and quality retail and restaurants, served by the fare-free King Street Trolley.