This is an update and expansion on a site design proposal for redeveloping the area around the North Berkeley BART station, building upon a project from the UC Berkeley [IN]CITY program. Introduction Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) stations are distributed throughout the San Francisco Bay Area in a typical commuter rail configuration. These stations are … Continue reading Transit-Oriented Development at North Berkeley BART
Urbanism
Wonky writings about urban planning
How to Grow Transit Ridership
A definitive guide to attracting transit ridership in the post-pandemic era. Introduction As the COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread city lockdowns and shelter-in-place mandates throughout 2020, many knowledge workers quickly found themselves needing to adopt the practice of teleworking or telecommuting full-time. Subsequently, work trips made for commuting purposes were drastically reduced across the globe. … Continue reading How to Grow Transit Ridership
Tech Remote Work Study
If you work in tech (whether you're in the Bay Area or have moved on elsewhere!), please take this brief and anonymous survey about your new travel habits in the remote work era: https://sjsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bkOb4L4LLfoAjVY Once you're finished, it would be greatly appreciated if you could also share the survey link with your coworkers! For reference, … Continue reading Tech Remote Work Study
Planning Muni’s 2022 Service Network with SFMTA
Background & Context Every Fall, service planners at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) draft proposed modifications to the Muni (public transit) network for the upcoming year based on the city’s needs and resource availability. This annual exercise is typically uneventful, with minor changes to routes or service frequencies and limited public engagement. However, … Continue reading Planning Muni’s 2022 Service Network with SFMTA
Signs of Local Culture in the Built Environment
What makes a place unique or interesting? One might argue that local culture is the primary reason why people enjoy living in or visiting the neighborhoods they do, which suggests that uncovering what defines or exposes that culture is a valuable exercise. Hints of this can be found all over the built environment in cities. … Continue reading Signs of Local Culture in the Built Environment
Memo: Regional Transport 6
What can we learn from transportation planning in the Global South? That investments need to support both mobility and place-making. This is part of a series of "reading memos" that offer a brief summary of interesting academic content along with my personal reflections. This one covers Chapter 9 (The Global South) of Cervero, Guerra, and … Continue reading Memo: Regional Transport 6
Memo: Regional Transport 5
Part of a series of "reading memos" that offer a brief summary of interesting academic content along with my personal reflections. This one covers Chapter 6 & 10 (Regional Transportation & Urban Transportation Finance) of Giuliano & Hanson's The Geography of Urban Transportation. Regional Transportation Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) in the United States were established … Continue reading Memo: Regional Transport 5
Road to a Master’s Thesis: Final Research Proposal
After extensive discussions with my faculty advisor and colleagues, this reflects my commitment to a research project as part of the requirements of a Masters in Urban Planning degree. Your feedback, thoughts, and potential assistance (if you work in tech!) would be greatly appreciated. Post-Pandemic Travel Patterns of Remote-Eligible Workers Audience Transportation planners looking to … Continue reading Road to a Master’s Thesis: Final Research Proposal
Memo: Regional Transport 4
Part of a series of "reading memos" that offer a brief summary of interesting academic content along with my personal reflections. This one covers Chapter 9 (Land Use Impacts of Transportation Investments) of Giuliano & Hanson's The Geography of Urban Transportation. Summary Transportation and land use have interdependent dynamics: transportation investments influence accessibility (the ease … Continue reading Memo: Regional Transport 4
A Tale of Two Streets
An analysis of the urban design qualities of two streets, based on the works of Allan B. Jacobs, Jan Gehl, Edmund Bacon, and Kevin Lynch. Collins Street, Melbourne Collins Street is a major commercial thoroughfare in the heart of Melbourne’s Central Business District (CBD). This street incorporates all of Allan Jacobs’ “requirements for great streets” … Continue reading A Tale of Two Streets