Here's some of what we're reading this week:
- Rapid bus isn’t as rapid as everyone hoped: Cutting costs with BRT in San Diego led to poor performance, both in speed and ridership.
- 6 principles of digital design for civic innovation: This article looks at best practices for designing online and mobile interfaces for municipal services.
- The Herald-Sun and Durham-Orange light rail: If you're analyzing its challenges, look beyond a single backyard: Bull City Rising's analysis of the Durham-Orange light rail and the media coverage of it is a must-read this week
- How car-centric cities like Phoenix learned to love light rail: Phoenix's light rail, now in 2015, is currently exceeding ridership estimates for 2020 – and this article explains why it's been so successful
- Sprawl repair is essential, unavoidable: Should we try to retrofit suburbia to be walkable, urban spaces?
- NIMBY obstruction and the density paradox: This commentary tries to hone in on what exactly causes NIMBY obtruction and opposition to density
