Jarrett Walker — Jarrett Walker and Assoc. Part 2

Welcome to part two of Paul's interview with Jarrett Walker of Jarret Walker & Associates. In this part of the interview, Paul and Jarrett talk about two of the hottest topics in public transport: equity and the demise of rush hour.

Jarrett discusses the tension and balance between focusing on ridership versus coverage when looking at transit equality. As he talked about in part one, too far to one side or another leads to very different transit systems. He gives an example from his homebase of Portland, OR where there is a proposal to cut routes from some areas of the city to give disadvantaged areas of the city better coverage. Listen to his perspective on the topic.

Then Jarrett goes into how if agencies are freed from needing to offer peak rush hour service--which is both inefficient and expensive--they can use those funds to offer better all-day coverage for routes in the system. This is something we've heard a lot about before, but Jarrett brings in the perspective of riders who think it's great to have rapid rush hour service, not realizing it's a cost to the whole system.

You can also read more about Jarrett's work and check out his book at HumanTransit.org.

Also on this week's show:

In transit news of the week, Paul talks about the successful ballot measures in the U.S. that will support better transit in many cities and states.

Elea Carey--while fighting a cold--talks about how to make sure health and safety messaging gets across to your riders. Feel better Elea!

Mike Bismeyer talks about World Kindness day

Paul wraps up the show talking about the Intelligent Transport conference he attended in London, CoMotion in LA this week, and a few of the people who will be on upcoming shows and Transit Unplugged TV.

Next week we have Dave Reage of Halifax Transit on the show and back to our usual programming. Until our end of the year specials, of course.

If you have a question, comment, or want to be a guest on the show, email us at info@transitunplugged.com.

Show notes timeline. Enriched by Vizzy

(00:00) Introduction and Transit News Transit news of the week. 80% of transit ballot measures passed in U.S. elections this week. Showing continued support for transit! (08:02) Interview with Jarrett Walker, Part 2 The interview with Jarrett Walker continues with discussions on equity and rush hour service https://vzyfm.co/3EAoUkl (18:52) Watch Transit Unplugged TV on YouTube! Part 2 of Paul's visit to Denver with a special chat with Phil Washington, CEO of the Denver Airport. https://vzyfm.co/3g6dtY8 (19:38) Messaging Minute with Elea Carey Elea has a cold, so she's thinking about how to keep health messages fresh for riders. https://vzyfm.co/3EhVMyh (21:23) Mike's Minute with Mike Bismeyer It was World Kindness Day this past Sunday. What did you do to be kind in the world? https://vzyfm.co/3tAj8Zy (23:00) Future of Public Transit Paul wraps things up with where he'll be speaking over the next several months.

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