For example, I'm trying to take a bus to another town over but google maps makes me take another train in the last leg of the journey, for a single stop. Not only is it wildly inefficient it would make me spend double than what I would otherwise.
I've looked on wsu's site and city of pullman's transit site and can't find it. Anybody know where it's located?
Also, how has it been to use the bus this past semester? I was thinking about moving from the dorms out to apartmentland and was wondering if I'm just signing up for a pain in the ass when it comes to getting to class.
I want to see what yall like. I love listening to what this amazing community likes to say
PLEASE NOTE: I am not affiliated with ATP, COA, CapMetro, etc. I am just an Austin resident that supports transit.
HERE'S THE MAP
Hi everyone! With the design process of Project Connect progressing and Austinites getting more detailed glimpses of what the new services could look like, I began thinking more about what the future of Austin transit could be beyond the completion of Project Connect. In that spirit, I created an interactive map containing my proposals. Before I explain the map, I should mention a few things for clarity:
First, what does Project Connect “Phase III” mean? This is referring to the transit expansion plans I created that could be built in addition to a full buildout of Project Connect (which I will refer to as PC). Phase I refers to the “initial investment” phase of PC and phase II would be a full buildout of PC including the “potential future extensions.” Refer to this official PC map for guidance.
Second, the proposed expansion map was designed to be useful and effective but also at least somewhat practical. Sure, things like fully elevating all of the light rail lines or building a South Lamar subway might be nice, but those things would be exorbitantly expensive. Each expansion was deliberately chosen for both utility and cost effectiveness.
Third, please note that I am not an engineer, urban planner, transit expert, etc. I’m just an Austin resident that supports better transit and sometimes gets carried away thinking about thinks. Feel free to correct me on design technicalities or challenges. I am also not fully aware of every issue pertaining to every possible transit project, such as why TXDOT does XYZ.
Fourth, when pondering the expansions I have created, keep timeframes in mind. Large transit projects take a long time. PC phase I isn’t even expected to be complete until 2029. The Austin area will look much different in the coming decades. IMO, it is better to establish transit plans first, before irreversible development (often suburban sprawl) takes over. Just having transit plans established can change development patterns years before the plan is ever built. Also, while we don’t know exactly what future development in Austin will look like, there are some things we do know:
- As I just stat
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