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So much cool stuff in the @IFP/@mattyglesias Transit Abundance Playbook -- lots of low cost or free policy changes that could start to cut into our insanely bloated transit costs, written by a collection of rockstars (including my colleague @aarmlovi!)
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Operation Warp Speed was a miracle.
Wild to remember how long we expected the vaccine testing process to take in 2020 - IFP reposted
Very pleased to share that the @IFP Transit Playbook includes a recommendation premised on @CirculateSD's report "The Powerless Brokers: Why California Can't Build Transit."
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The Transit Abundance Playbooks is a great menu of ways to spend smarter. Some highlights: Let American subways follow the Euro safety code and stop building extraneous cross-tunnels. ifp.org/eliminate-redu…
Very proud that Slow Boring was able to play a small role in bringing together the ideas that became the TRANSIT ABUNDANCE PLAYBOOK a comprehensive agenda getting more actual transportation for our transportation dollars. slowboring.com/p/how-to-fix-t… - IFP reposted
One-off grants are terrible for internal capacity building. As @jmooreotto shows, loan programs can provide reliable, low-cost funding — unlocking savings as agencies gain experience.
See my colleague @jmooreotto among this esteemed set. The over-reliance on discretionary grants is shredding state capacity and agency planning horizons. We should instead use federal loans for priority projects, much like we do for energy projects via DOE! - IFP repostedReject transit overcustomization. Retvrn to standardization.
Delighted to join @rohanaras on reforming bus customization! Needless component customization cuts scale & hikes costs while squeezing OEMs Despite the world's most expensive buses, US bus manufacturing is unprofitable. Most manufacturers have exited the market altogether😬 - IFP reposted
“This is the first time I can remember @SenTomCotton joining a Democrat to put out an energy-related proposal.” - @robinsonmeyer in Heatmap on yesterday’s introduction of the FREEDOM Act w/ @SenCortezMasto - IFP repostedI'm a-okay with how much we spend on transit. The problem is that we should get more transit per dollar than we do.New York spent 18x what Madrid spends, per mile, on the Second Ave Subway. Over the same period that California failed to build 150 miles of high-speed rail from Bakersfield to Merced, China built 30,000 miles of high-speed rail. We've known for years that America was paying
- IFP repostedMany thanks to @mattyglesias for publishing the initial call for proposals and the intro for the Transit Abundance Playbook!New York spent 18x what Madrid spends, per mile, on the Second Ave Subway. Over the same period that California failed to build 150 miles of high-speed rail from Bakersfield to Merced, China built 30,000 miles of high-speed rail. We've known for years that America was paying
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IFP + Slow Boring = better American transitNew York spent 18x what Madrid spends, per mile, on the Second Ave Subway. Over the same period that California failed to build 150 miles of high-speed rail from Bakersfield to Merced, China built 30,000 miles of high-speed rail. We've known for years that America was paying
