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)
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Timestamps
- 00:00 Intro: neighborhood hubs
- 00:41 The News
- 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 at this 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