Transit Hubs Part 2 - Neighborhood Mobility: Episode 14

Everyone (including us) loves to talk about the big, network-defining hubs that are center city stations. In the background, though, are the unsung heroes that are local transit hubs; the places that make a transit network, well, work. These hubs not only provide convenient and pleasant multimodal mobility: they also foster placemaking and development in their surrounding neighborhoods. Graphic we look at (36:15): (PDF) Links and stuffs Merch:https://shop.trlpod.com/ Twitter:@TheRedLine_pod YouTube channel:The Red Line Podcast Spotify:The Red Line Podcast Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/theredlinepodcasters Email:[email protected] Website:https://www.trlpod.com/ Timestamps 00:00 Intro: neighborhood hubs 00:41 The News 00:41 MBTA incompetence[1] 03:44 CT Transit bus caught fire[2] 04:40 Subway wireless service[3] 05:15 UTA opens 600 South station 06:19 S-Line ridership 07:43 Last week, we focused on large transit hubs 08:08 Greyhound no longer operates out of Salt Lake Central 08:55 Intro: neighborhood mobility hubs 10:14 Lower-density centers 11:01 9th & 9th in SLC 12:36 Placemaking is key 13:20 Mobility hubs usually form around rapid transit stations 15:20 Benefits 15:20 Nodes of connectivity 15:48 Safer transfer points 16:33 Convenience: a conspicuous place 17:28 Centralized parking for e-scooters 18:03 Development & character of a neighborhood 20:15 Property taxes 21:10 Urbanism 21:40 What makes a good mobility hub? 21:48 Connectivity & enabling freedom from cars 23:13 Connect to surrounding neighborhoods 25:13 As many modes as possible 26:28 Connect to nearby neighborhoods 26:55 Proximity: centers of everything 28:00 Getting home safe, multimodally 31:28 Typologies of how people move around 33:22 WiFi 34:15 Public art 35:27 Libraries 36:15 We look atthis graphic 38:25 Alex rides the 209 38:45 Noticing a lot more while on transit 40:03 Self-reinforcing placemaking 40:45 Neighborhood identity 44:17 Salt Lake development 45:46 Growth & water use 47:30 Pioneer Park development 48:39 Accessibility 50:30 Road diets: design for people 51:39 Mobility hub good 52:04 Outro References & notes [1]Mass Transit: MA: 'Frightening' Orange Line fire was sparked by metal siding coming into contact with electrified rail, MBTA says [2]Mass Transit: CT: CTtransit takes electric bus fleet off road after bus catches fire [3]Mass Transit: MTA announces universal subway wireless connectivity plan [4]Transportation Solutions: Mobility Hubs [5]Actionfigure: How mobility hubs are changing city transit [6]Metro: Mass Transit Hubs Made More Adaptable, Efficient by Top-Quality Digital Signage [7]Wikipedia: Transport hub [8]Reimagining Transit Hubs and Transfer Points [9]Transit Forward RI: Mobility Hubs [10]Urban Design Studio: Mobility Hubs [11]Urbanism Next: Mobility Hubs