Love the framing around zoning density near transit nodes. The idea that cities should prioritize TOD afer already investing billions in rail infrastructure is just practical economics. I've seen too many systems where stations get surrounded by surface parking lots or low-density developement, which basically caps the ROI of the entire line. The disconnect between land use policy and transit planning is probaly the biggest missed opportunity in most metro regions.
On the topic of safety, there seems to be big disconnect between what people say and how they vote. In one of last year's DART budget meetings, representatives appointed by Plano, Irving, Farmers Branch, and Carrollton voted to remove open positions for public safety officers they were trying to recruit.
The money was in the budget but they decided to not spend it on security so it could instead go into the General Mobility Program funds that some cities are asking for. I hope in the upcoming budget they can correct that priority.
I just checked your profile and of course you're a cop bootlicker. Maybe even a cop yourself. Conflict of interest much? “Tough on crime” radicals like you can give as many emotional arguments and scary personal anecdotes as you want, but car accidents kill many more people every day and we don't hear nearly as much about them in our car-worshipping society.
Safety on public transportation absolutely should be top priority. People won't use it, & especially won't let their kids use it, if they thibk it's unsafe.
Love the framing around zoning density near transit nodes. The idea that cities should prioritize TOD afer already investing billions in rail infrastructure is just practical economics. I've seen too many systems where stations get surrounded by surface parking lots or low-density developement, which basically caps the ROI of the entire line. The disconnect between land use policy and transit planning is probaly the biggest missed opportunity in most metro regions.
How about putting a police officer in EVERY DART station while the station is open.
We’ve had three murders in last three
months. Not getting customers killed or assaulted is a helluva higher priority than ALL your resolutions combined
Safety is extremely important, here's an article focusing on safety that we wrote last year: https://ridewithdata.substack.com/p/be-safe-do-better-for-every-transport
On the topic of safety, there seems to be big disconnect between what people say and how they vote. In one of last year's DART budget meetings, representatives appointed by Plano, Irving, Farmers Branch, and Carrollton voted to remove open positions for public safety officers they were trying to recruit.
The money was in the budget but they decided to not spend it on security so it could instead go into the General Mobility Program funds that some cities are asking for. I hope in the upcoming budget they can correct that priority.
Thank you, Curtis for detailed reporting on the security vote.
The real problem is sensationalist news media fear-mongering about a made-up crime problem. Statistically, transit is much much safer than driving.
DART refuses to place even one officer on duty at all train stations.
Three murders in last 3 months. Last one a guy was shot in front of his wife and young child.
Don’t tell these statistics to the widow. It won’t comfort her.
Murdertrains are bad for business
Let’s focus on productive solutions, language like “MurderTrains” and “car-worshipping” don’t get us anywhere
I just checked your profile and of course you're a cop bootlicker. Maybe even a cop yourself. Conflict of interest much? “Tough on crime” radicals like you can give as many emotional arguments and scary personal anecdotes as you want, but car accidents kill many more people every day and we don't hear nearly as much about them in our car-worshipping society.
Let’s focus on productive solutions, language like “MurderTrains” and “car-worshipping” don’t get us anywhere
Safety on public transportation absolutely should be top priority. People won't use it, & especially won't let their kids use it, if they thibk it's unsafe.
It's important but shouldn't be viewed as somehow in conflict with the above resolutions. All priorities can coexist and are not mutually exclusive.
Never said they did.