In the right place.

Books I recently checked out from the library for research:

Informal Transport in the Developing World
Paratransit in America
Urban travel and sustainable development
Transit Oriented Development
Sustainability and Cities
Rural Transport Policy

I am so totally in the right place. I actually want to read these books.

Why Transportation Engineers (and Civil Engineers) Suck.

It's scientifically demonstrated: highway expansions do not relieve congestion, they just reduce our quality of life. The study was done 12 years ago. This is why civil engineering -- and particularly infrastructure and transportation -- can enrage me so much. For a field that claims to be scientifically based, it sure is adept at ignoring the obvious fact that our current solution to transportation is wrong and unsustainable. This industry is almost glacial in its response to adopting new design philosophies, principles, and methods.

Hope for Caltrain

Not all is lost for Caltrain. Faced with a $30M shortfall, the agency considered shuttering almost half of its stations.

Fortunately, other transit agencies have mobilized to support Caltrain. Read here.

Gives me hope. Really.