Monday's Most Read # 1 - Transit-Oriented Development Can Help Cities Grow. Which Urban Areas Are Doing Best? link.theoverheadwire.com/j8nrc Urban Institute @yonahfreemark.com
In total transit ridership per capita, the highest ranked large urban areas are:
1—NYC
2—SF
3—DC
4—Boston
5—Seattle
6—Chicago
7—Philly
8—LA
9—Portland
10—Salt Lake
www.urban.org/urban-wire/t...
Thanks to an expansion to Bellevue that opened in late March, the Seattle region's light rail system is now the most-used in the US.
@mclindblom.bsky.social confirms: Sound Transit is reporting about 155,000 daily trips on its Link light rail services www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
New York City just reported its lowest murder rate in recorded history www.amny.com/news/may-202...
New York City needs more homes.
The city & its agencies have a big opportunity: Leveraging redevelopment of aging libraries, police stations, fire stations, & schools to create new public facilities… & apartments on top!
In @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social, I explore: www.vitalcitynyc.org/nyc-joint-de...
DUSP alumni representing!
TIL there is a brand new $4.5 billion bridge between Detroit and Windsor sitting unused because it has gotten caught up in Trump's petulant trade fight with Canada prospect.org/2026/06/08/g...
Most large urban areas throughout the US have increased their housing supply near transit over the past four decades, encouraging more residents to live in n…
Interesting read (as usual from @yonahfreemark.com): transit service levels, ridership & housing unit growth in large metros. Some surprises among ranking of transit service miles provided per capita by metro but less surprising a strong (not absolute) relationship between service levels & frequency
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Seattle's light rail & streetcar lines carried 4.8 million riders in April—a 44% increase above March, after Link Line 2 was extended to connect Seattle & Bellevue across Lake Washington.
Seattle's light rail & streetcar lines are now the most-ridden in the nation, above LA, Boston, or San Diego.
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I'm catching plenty of reader comments that say "What about New York?" "What about Chicago and Washington, D.C.?" A little known subtlety, found in the National Transit Database, tells us that metro Seattle transit use is slightly more per capita than Chicago, and similar totals to Philly.
