Category Archives: Cities
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Transit Trouble Is Brewing In Tacoma
6November 20, 2022 by seradt
How We Can Fix It: A Mapped Review 1. Introduction By virtually all metrics, the 15-minute walkshed out from 11th …
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A Comment to the Tacoma Transportation Commission
1August 18, 2022 by seradt
Tacoma is experiencing a period of growth that challenges this committee on all fronts, down to the granular details of …
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Tacoma Needs Better High-Capacity Transit Planning: Developing the BRT System
1June 26, 2022 by seradt
The many opportunities presented by an expanded Stream BRT system are those that Tacoma should formally evaluate and invest in. …
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The First BRT Line for Tacoma Shows There Are Lessons To Be Learned
3May 13, 2022 by seradt
Tacoma and the Puget Sound have for decades grappled with the consequences of a society built on heavily subsidized auto …
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There’s No Path Forward for Ultra High-Speed Rail in Washington State; We Are Better Off For It.
7January 20, 2022 by seradt
Note: See the ArcGIS map of the Central Washington High-Speed Line, which supports a routine design speed of 125 mph …
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Alternative Link Alignments Into Downtown Tacoma: A Mapped Review
7November 20, 2021 by seradt
Critical Note: New research for a Central Tacoma Link Extension has resulted in a preferred alternative that has been formally …
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Fast Trains to Olympia: A Mapped, Annotated Extension Proposal.
Leave a commentOctober 9, 2015 by seradt
COMPLETELY UPDATED: The February 19, 2017, technical updates to the SPIRE plan, linked here, which were further revised in official ArcGIS …
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Thoughts on the Modernized Seattle-Tacoma Rail Plan.
1September 14, 2015 by seradt
NOTE: For those looking for a broader, annotated overview of the corridor, please review my previous blog post, here. —————> …
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Improving Rail Mobility in the Puget Sound: A Mapped, Annotated Plan.
16August 26, 2015 by seradt
COMPLETELY UPDATED: The February 19, 2017, technical updates to the SPIRE plan, linked here, which were further revised in official ArcGIS …
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The City of Lakewood and the Politics of “No!”
Leave a commentNovember 15, 2012 by seradt
WSDOT has been ambitious with its long-term goals for a world-class intercity rail service between Portland and Seattle, while also …
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