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"01a0da76-987a-7045-995f-113b29559e91", "title": "Mineta Shows How not to Reduce Construction Costs", "url": "https://pedestrianobservations.com/2023/08/30/mineta-shows-how-not-to-reduce-construction-costs/", "published_at": "2023-08-31T04:59:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da76-987a-7045-995f-113b2a51c4ef", "title": "Britain Remade’s Report on Construction Costs", "url": "https://pedestrianobservations.com/2023/08/27/britain-remades-report-on-construction-costs/", "published_at": "2023-08-28T04:59:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da76-987a-7045-995f-113b2a69a274", "title": "The Importance of Tangibles", "url": "https://pedestrianobservations.com/2023/08/21/the-importance-of-tangibles/", "published_at": "2023-08-21T19:26:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da76-987a-7045-995f-113b2a9edb03", "title": "Quick Note on Ecotourism and Climate", "url": "https://pedestrianobservations.com/2023/08/14/quick-note-on-ecotourism-and-climate/", "published_at": "2023-08-15T03:33:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da76-987a-7045-995f-113b2b5990fd", "title": "Connecticut Pays Double for Substandard Trains", "url": "https://pedestrianobservations.com/2023/08/12/connecticut-pays-double-for-substandard-trains/", "published_at": "2023-08-12T11:24:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da76-987a-7045-995f-113b2c571d15", "title": "Pete Buttigieg, Bent Flyvbjerg, and My Pessimism About American Costs", "url": "https://pedestrianobservations.com/2023/08/05/pete-buttigieg-bent-flyvbjerg-and-my-pessimism-about-american-costs/", "published_at": "2023-08-06T04:59:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da76-987a-7045-995f-113b2d1f3a86", "title": "Urbanism for non-Tourists", "url": "https://pedestrianobservations.com/2023/07/30/urbanism-for-non-tourists/", "published_at": "2023-07-31T04:57:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da78-2967-7333-86d3-638eaff5c1a4", "title": "Quick Note: Andy Byford and Through-Running", "url": "https://pedestrianobservations.com/2023/07/28/quick-note-andy-byford-and-through-running/", "published_at": "2023-07-29T04:55:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da78-2967-7333-86d3-638eb07eae0e", "title": "How to Ensure You Won’t Have Public Transportation", "url": "https://pedestrianobservations.com/2023/07/23/how-to-ensure-you-wont-have-public-transportation/", "published_at": "2023-07-24T04:59:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da78-2967-7333-86d3-638eb1662374", "title": "Deutsche Bahn’s Europabahn Study", "url": "https://pedestrianobservations.com/2023/07/10/deutsche-bahns-europabahn-study/", "published_at": "2023-07-11T01:29:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da78-2967-7333-86d3-638eb2548dc8", "title": "The Hudson Tunnel Project is Funded!", "url": "https://pedestrianobservations.com/2023/07/08/the-hudson-tunnel-project-is-funded/", "published_at": "2023-07-09T04:46:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da78-2967-7333-86d3-638eb2b53337", "title": "The LIRR and East Side Access", "url": "https://pedestrianobservations.com/2023/07/03/the-lirr-and-east-side-access/", "published_at": "2023-07-03T16:58:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da78-2967-7333-86d3-638eb3b0e980", "title": "Urban NIMBYism and Climate Apartheid", "url": "https://pedestrianobservations.com/2023/07/01/urban-nimbyism-and-climate-apartheid/", "published_at": "2023-07-01T22:31:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da78-2967-7333-86d3-638eb43e2217", "title": "Why Commuters Prefer Origin to Destination Transfers", "url": "https://pedestrianobservations.com/2023/06/30/why-commuters-prefer-origin-to-destination-transfers/", "published_at": "2023-07-01T01:35:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da78-2967-7333-86d3-638eb46549ec", "title": "Build Paris-Frankfurt High-Speed Rail", "url": "https://pedestrianobservations.com/2023/06/25/build-paris-frankfurt-high-speed-rail/", "published_at": "2023-06-26T01:49:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da78-2967-7333-86d3-638eb55ad7d9", "title": "Why Does TGV Ridership Overperform Models?", "url": "https://pedestrianobservations.com/2023/06/21/why-does-tgv-ridership-overperform-models/", "published_at": "2023-06-22T02:28:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da78-2967-7333-86d3-638eb5668be9", "title": "The Regional Connector and Network Coherence", "url": "https://pedestrianobservations.com/2023/06/19/the-regional-connector-and-network-coherence/", "published_at": "2023-06-20T04:59:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da79-9495-731f-b083-3e2459579545", "title": "Assume Normal Costs: An Update", "url": "https://pedestrianobservations.com/2023/06/18/assume-normal-costs-an-update/", "published_at": "2023-06-19T03:51:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da79-9496-7222-9467-02ee27d158a8", "title": "How Fast is Necessary?", "url": "https://pedestrianobservations.com/2023/06/15/how-fast-is-necessary/", "published_at": "2023-06-16T00:00:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da79-9496-7222-9467-02ee286f28f4", "title": "Large Urban Terminals are Unnecessary", "url": "https://pedestrianobservations.com/2023/06/09/large-urban-terminals-are-unnecessary/", "published_at": "2023-06-09T21:30:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0da79-9496-7222-9467-02ee290d13e8", "title": "Can Intercity Trains 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22 Jul 2024

Project 2025 and Public Transportation original ↗

18 Jul 2024

Quick Preliminary Notes on Rolling Stock Costs original ↗

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Reports on High-Speed Rail and the Northeast Corridor original ↗

10 Jul 2024

Germany and Summer Maintenance original ↗

7 Jul 2024

Why is Kathy Hochul Against Masks on the Subway?original ↗

30 Jun 2024

Anglosphere Costs and Inequality original ↗

27 Jun 2024

Meme Weeding: High Wages and Baumol’s Cost Disease original ↗

22 Jun 2024

Standardizing the Right Way original ↗

15 Jun 2024

Quick Note on Respecting the Civil Service original ↗

9 Jun 2024

Hochul Suspends Congestion Pricing original ↗

5 Jun 2024

Red Hook-Manhattan Buses original ↗

3 Jun 2024

Scheduling Trains in New Jersey with the Gateway Project original ↗

30 May 2024

Stop Spacing on Crosstown Routes original ↗

27 May 2024

Militarized and Other New Capital Cities original ↗

25 May 2024

Bus Stop Consolidation and Blocks original ↗

23 May 2024

Fares on High-Speed Trains original ↗

17 May 2024

American Myths of European Poverty original ↗

9 May 2024

The Politics of QueensLink original ↗

8 May 2024

The Future of Congestion Pricing in New York original ↗

3 May 2024

Quick Note: What the Hell is Going on in San Jose?original ↗

1 May 2024

Subway Expansion and Bus Redesign original ↗

29 Apr 2024

Frequency in Units of Distance original ↗

23 Apr 2024

Frequency is Relative original ↗

19 Apr 2024

What is Incrementalism, Anyway?original ↗

14 Apr 2024

Trucking and Grocery Prices original ↗

10 Apr 2024

Venture Capital Firms Shift to Green Infrastructure original ↗

1 Apr 2024

Local and Intercity Rail are Complements original ↗

1 Apr 2024

The United States Has Too Few Road Tunnels original ↗

30 Mar 2024

Subway-Intercity Rail Connections original ↗

27 Mar 2024

Intercity Trains and Long Island original ↗

25 Mar 2024

Trains on the Moon original ↗

20 Mar 2024

How Residential is a Residential Neighborhood?original ↗

17 Mar 2024

Land Use Around the Interborough Express original ↗

7 Mar 2024

Is There Room for Optimism About New York Construction Costs?original ↗

5 Mar 2024

Northeast Corridor Travel Markets and Fares original ↗

1 Mar 2024

Serving Metro-North Fordham Station original ↗

28 Feb 2024

New York-New Haven Trains in an Hour original ↗

20 Feb 2024

On Worshiping Foreign Systems original ↗

17 Feb 2024

Costs Per Rider and Willingness to Build original ↗

12 Feb 2024

Public Transit Subsidies and Efficiency original ↗

10 Feb 2024

Security Theater on Metros original ↗

30 Jan 2024

Worthless Canadian Initiative original ↗

29 Jan 2024

The Need for Ample Zoning Capacity original ↗

25 Jan 2024

Quick Note: Different Anti-Growth Green Advocacies original ↗

23 Jan 2024

Eurostar Security Theater and French Station Size original ↗

18 Jan 2024

Small Metros Aren’t Lean, They’re Underbuilt original ↗

7 Jan 2024

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Cost-Plus Contracting is Good original ↗

30 Dec 2023

Janno Lieber Lies to New York About Costs and Regulations original ↗

13 Dec 2023

The United States Learned Little from Obama-Era Rail Investment original ↗

11 Dec 2023

The MTA Sticks to Its Oversize Stations original ↗

10 Dec 2023

Quick Note: New Neighborhoods are Residential original ↗

4 Dec 2023

Quick Note: Anti-Green Identity Politics original ↗

30 Nov 2023

Curves in Fast Zones original ↗

24 Nov 2023

Reverse- and Through-Commute Trends original ↗

14 Nov 2023

Commuter Suburbs and Express and Local Trains original ↗

11 Nov 2023

The Northeast Corridor Rail Grants original ↗

7 Nov 2023

We Gave a Talk About New York Commuter Rail Modernization original ↗

2 Nov 2023

I’m Giving a Talk in New York About Commuter Rail original ↗

30 Oct 2023

Conspiracies and 15-Minute Cities original ↗

29 Oct 2023

Setting Speed Zones original ↗

28 Oct 2023

Boston Meetup and Consultants Supervising Consultants original ↗

26 Oct 2023

I’m Giving a Talk About Regional Rail in Boston original ↗

24 Oct 2023

The MTA 20 Year Needs Assessment Reminds Us They Can’t Build original ↗

7 Oct 2023

High Speed 2 is (Partly) Canceled Due to High Costs original ↗

3 Oct 2023

On Hierarchy and the Civil Service original ↗

1 Oct 2023

Our Webinar, and Penn Reconstruction original ↗

30 Sept 2023

Different Models of Partial Through-Running original ↗

29 Sept 2023

I’m Giving a Webinar Talk About Penn Station original ↗

26 Sept 2023

Penn Station Followup with Blueprints original ↗

23 Sept 2023

Rail Reactivation in Suburbs vs. Rural Areas original ↗

21 Sept 2023

Penn Station 3D Model original ↗

19 Sept 2023

Don’t Romanticize Traditional Cities that Never Existed original ↗

13 Sept 2023

Mineta Shows How not to Reduce Construction Costs original ↗

31 Aug 2023

Britain Remade’s Report on Construction Costs original ↗

28 Aug 2023

The Importance of Tangibles original ↗

21 Aug 2023

Quick Note on Ecotourism and Climate original ↗

15 Aug 2023

Connecticut Pays Double for Substandard Trains original ↗

12 Aug 2023

Pete Buttigieg, Bent Flyvbjerg, and My Pessimism About American Costs original ↗

6 Aug 2023

Urbanism for non-Tourists original ↗

31 Jul 2023

Quick Note: Andy Byford and Through-Running original ↗

29 Jul 2023

How to Ensure You Won’t Have Public Transportation original ↗

24 Jul 2023

Deutsche Bahn’s Europabahn Study original ↗

11 Jul 2023

The Hudson Tunnel Project is Funded!original ↗

9 Jul 2023

The LIRR and East Side Access original ↗

3 Jul 2023

Urban NIMBYism and Climate Apartheid original ↗

1 Jul 2023

Why Commuters Prefer Origin to Destination Transfers original ↗

1 Jul 2023

Build Paris-Frankfurt High-Speed Rail original ↗

26 Jun 2023

Why Does TGV Ridership Overperform Models?original ↗

22 Jun 2023

The Regional Connector and Network Coherence original ↗

20 Jun 2023

Assume Normal Costs: An Update original ↗

19 Jun 2023

How Fast is Necessary?original ↗

16 Jun 2023

Large Urban Terminals are Unnecessary original ↗

9 Jun 2023

Can Intercity Trains into Boston Enter from Springfield?original ↗

31 May 2023

Through-Running and American Rail Activism original ↗

30 May 2023

Quick Note: Heavy Touch and Control original ↗

29 May 2023

The Origins of Los Angeles’s Car Culture and Weak Center original ↗

21 May 2023

Quick Note: Los Angeles Spends $50,000 Per Bus Shelter original ↗

20 May 2023

CNBC Video on Construction Costs original ↗

15 May 2023

Local Elected Representation is Bad original ↗

10 May 2023