Transit & Traffic: A Primer

"Transit & Traffic: A Primer" is a film by UCLA public transit researchers that looks at what it would take to build a "picture-perfect" transit system.

0:00 Intro
0:20 What transit is
0:54 Mobility versus access
1:55 What matters to transit riders (the “perfect” transit system)
2:30 The problem of cars
2:51 What (not) to do about cars and traffic
3:12 The dynamic pricing solution
4:12 Operational improvements to transit
5:04 Planning improvements to transit
5:43 The virtuous cycle of access and ridership
6:00 What you can do

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