Good Transit Needs More Than Frequent Buses

In this video, I discuss recent ridership trends and how RTC has failed to design Virginia Street in a way that encourages people to traverse the built environment outside of a car.

0:00 Introduction
1:14 Reasons for Declining Ridership
5:03 Why Virginia Street Has Two Buses
9:48 The Problem with Meadowood Mall
10:58 Virginia Street is Really a Stroad
15:59 Importance of Walkability and Density
21:00 Conclusion

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Sources:

RTC Service Changes
https://www.rtcwashoe.com/public-transportation/bus-book/

RTC Transit Fixed Route Bus Operating Statistics
https://www.rtcwashoe.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TOS_22.07.pdf

RAPID Virginia Line Plan
https://www.downtownmakeover.com/10-6-09-Reno-Bus-Rapid-Transit.asp

Strong Towns - The Stroad
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/10/30/the-stroad

Strong Town - How to Turn a Stroad into a Street (or a Road)
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/2/15/how-to-turn-a-stroad-into-a-street-or-a-road

Confessions of a Recovering Engineer
https://www.confessions.engineer/

How Far By Which Route and Why?
https://transweb.sjsu.edu/sites/default/files/MTI-06-06.pdf

Access Walking Distance, Transit Use, and Transit-Oriented Development in North York City Center, Toronto, Canada
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/245563687_Access_Walking_Distance_Transit_Use_and_Transit-Oriented_Development_in_North_York_City_Center_Toronto_Canada

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