In the United States and Canada, voters are sometimes asked to decide whether to raise taxes to fund transit improvements.  I’m often asked whether I support these things.  I don’t like telling people...

Explore nine books Jarrett Walker will never forget. Which books would you choose?

In the United States and Canada, voters are sometimes asked to decide whether to raise taxes to fund transit improvements.  I’m often asked whether I support these things.  I don’t like telling people...

In a move that could permanently reshape urban transit in one of Asia’s most densely populated metropolises, Seoul city officials announced an ambi...

If you are involved in debates about Bus Rapid Transit, you need to think about whether the project will be closed or open, because this will have a big effect on how useful the service is.  I’m alway...

It is a difficult year for transit agencies all over the US, as a range of converging problems is pushing budgets out of balance.  I discussed the problems in more detail in this post on Portland, but...

In the essay that follows, Walker studies Coriolanus as a play focused on the battle between 'body and speech.' Walker observes that in Coriolanus's derision fo

Putting a route near every community sounds fair until the buses only arrive once an hour. Jarrett Walker, author of Human Transit and principal of the firm helping Des Moines rethink its bus network,...

Putting a route near every community sounds fair until the buses only arrive once an hour. Jarrett Walker, author of Human Transit and principal of the firm helping Des Moines rethink its bus network,...

MCTS Forward is a collaborative effort to think about the future of public transit in Milwaukee County.

Join internationally recognized public transit expert and author Jarrett Walker at the California Transit Association’s 61st Annual Fall Conference & Expo, October 28–30 in Monterey.    Walker will le...

NOTE: New material appears below this post. We’re delighted to announce a 2026 Chicago session of our “inexcusably fun” two-day intensive course in public transit network design.  This course, which w...

Do you like trains more than buses, or vice versa?  Debates about whether to build rail lines instead of bus lines are heated and often confused.  This post is designed to help you think through what ...

Jarrett Walker is frequently asked to speak to urbanist, development and transit professional groups. He also often grants interviews to media on aspects of ongoing or completed projects. If you are i...

Auckland has settled on how congestion charging could work. But overseas experience shows the alternatives to driving are just as important.

Podcast Episode · The War on Cars · 4 August · 57min