Podcast
99% Invisible
It was described as a manual for how to improve bus systems, drawing on examples of design decisions that made bus travel better in different US cities. It discussed the importance of frequent bus routes and bus-only lanes to improve bus travel experience.
Stephen Higashide is a transit expert, bus champion, and author of a new book called Better Buses, Better Cities.
— Episode: Missing the Bus
Episode: Missing the Bus
It was described as a manual for how to improve bus systems, drawing on examples of design decisions that made bus travel better in different US cities. It discussed the importance of frequent bus routes and bus-only lanes to improve bus travel experience.
Stephen Higashide is a transit expert, bus champion, and author of a new book called Better Buses, Better Cities.
If the way to get more people to ride the bus is to make the bus service better, then city planners would do well to read Stephen's book.
It's basically a manual for how to improve bus systems, drawing from examples from cities around the country where design decisions made riding the bus better for everyone.
Stephen says that one of the most fundamental things you can do to improve bus service is just to make the bus run more frequently.
Stephen Higashide's book is called Better Buses, Better Cities.