The National Association of City Transportation Officials has released a
new design guide to help cities prioritize transit on their streets. “The kinds of problems that the guide seeks to solve are exactly the kinds of design problems and questions that cities are trying to solve,” said Roe. “How do you get transit to get where it’s going quicker, without degrading the pedestrian environment? Some of that has to do with the details of design.” For example, the guide lays out how to design boarding areas where buses can pick up passengers without pulling over to the curb and then waiting to reenter traffic — which can slow service considerably. Read more:
A New Blueprint for Streets That Put Transit Front and Center.
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