Jarrett Walker
@humantransit.bsky.social
Public transit planning consultant and commentator. Author of the book “Human Transit” and the blog HumanTransit.org. The consulting firm is jarrettwalker.com. Also obsessed with literature and plants.
Una traducción española de me libro popular sobre el transporte público saldrá de @Sextopiso_mx este año!
A Spanish translation of my popular book Human Transit is coming out later this year!
A Spanish translation of my popular book Human Transit is coming out later this year!
February 5, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Una traducción española de me libro popular sobre el transporte público saldrá de @Sextopiso_mx este año!
A Spanish translation of my popular book Human Transit is coming out later this year!
A Spanish translation of my popular book Human Transit is coming out later this year!
Reposted by Jarrett Walker
"A FIFA spokesperson, when asked to justify the prices, told The Athletic that 'parking prices are determined based on local market conditions'..."
Good answer. I wish reporters would ask cities to justify below-cost prices that lead to overcrowded curbs & drivers circling in search of free parking
Good answer. I wish reporters would ask cities to justify below-cost prices that lead to overcrowded curbs & drivers circling in search of free parking
World Cup parking for $300? FIFA selling spots at L.A. games for more than tickets
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:35 AM
"A FIFA spokesperson, when asked to justify the prices, told The Athletic that 'parking prices are determined based on local market conditions'..."
Good answer. I wish reporters would ask cities to justify below-cost prices that lead to overcrowded curbs & drivers circling in search of free parking
Good answer. I wish reporters would ask cities to justify below-cost prices that lead to overcrowded curbs & drivers circling in search of free parking
A bus stop in Bogotá. Wherever I travel, I wonder whether the buses could be less complicated.
February 4, 2026 at 9:09 PM
A bus stop in Bogotá. Wherever I travel, I wonder whether the buses could be less complicated.
Hello, Colombia! I'll be in Bogotá all this week and then Medellín. First impressions:
¡Hola, Colombia! Estaré en Bogotá toda la semana y luego en Medellín. Primeras impresiones, en inglés y español.
humantransit.org/2026/02/hola...
¡Hola, Colombia! Estaré en Bogotá toda la semana y luego en Medellín. Primeras impresiones, en inglés y español.
humantransit.org/2026/02/hola...
¡Holá, Colombia! — Human Transit
(Español abajo.) It’s ridiculous that I’ve had a 34 year career encouraging good bus service in many parts of the world and yet had never been to Colombia. Finally, I have my chance. I’ll be in Bogot...
humantransit.org
February 2, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Hello, Colombia! I'll be in Bogotá all this week and then Medellín. First impressions:
¡Hola, Colombia! Estaré en Bogotá toda la semana y luego en Medellín. Primeras impresiones, en inglés y español.
humantransit.org/2026/02/hola...
¡Hola, Colombia! Estaré en Bogotá toda la semana y luego en Medellín. Primeras impresiones, en inglés y español.
humantransit.org/2026/02/hola...
The whole vision would've collapsed instantly in the face of a transport analysis. It says a great deal about the architecture profession that the vision was able to be so influential before anyone thought about this.
February 1, 2026 at 7:11 PM
The whole vision would've collapsed instantly in the face of a transport analysis. It says a great deal about the architecture profession that the vision was able to be so influential before anyone thought about this.
Sorry, no, nothing scheduled.
February 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Sorry, no, nothing scheduled.
Some of it is underground, and many people do not own cars.
February 1, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Some of it is underground, and many people do not own cars.
La visión de Corbusier de "Torres en un parque" es totalmente realista, si no se dedica todo el suelo al estacionamiento. Calle 88, cerca de la carrera 12, Bogotá.
Corbusier's vision of "towers in a park" is entirely workable if you don't devote all the land to parking. Calle 88 near Carrera 12, Bogotá, Colombia.
February 1, 2026 at 4:23 PM
La visión de Corbusier de "Torres en un parque" es totalmente realista, si no se dedica todo el suelo al estacionamiento. Calle 88, cerca de la carrera 12, Bogotá.
Corbusier's vision of "towers in a park" is entirely workable if you don't devote all the land to parking. Calle 88 near Carrera 12, Bogotá, Colombia.
February 1, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Corbusier's vision of "towers in a park" is entirely workable if you don't devote all the land to parking. Calle 88 near Carrera 12, Bogotá, Colombia.
Mayors get blamed for everything.
January 31, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Mayors get blamed for everything.
Some people will doubtless become homeless because of this. That will, of course, be blamed on big city mayors.
For Some Americans, the End of Obamacare Subsidies Means Falling Off a Financial Cliff www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
For Some Americans, the End of Obamacare Subsidies Means Falling Off a Financial Cliff www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
For Some Americans, the End of Obamacare Subsidies Means Falling Off a Financial Cliff
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Some people will doubtless become homeless because of this. That will, of course, be blamed on big city mayors.
For Some Americans, the End of Obamacare Subsidies Means Falling Off a Financial Cliff www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
For Some Americans, the End of Obamacare Subsidies Means Falling Off a Financial Cliff www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Things you don't have to worry about when using public transit.
January 31, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Things you don't have to worry about when using public transit.
"Just"? The 20 is very busy and that would be a very time-consuming deviation.
January 30, 2026 at 5:38 PM
"Just"? The 20 is very busy and that would be a very time-consuming deviation.
Portland's transit crisis is getting bad. They're even talking about cutting all transit to a major hospital, @providence.
Yes, I know we have other crises. Leaders will have to multitask here.
My moderately deep dive:
humantransit.org/2026/01/port...
Yes, I know we have other crises. Leaders will have to multitask here.
My moderately deep dive:
humantransit.org/2026/01/port...
Portland: Dire Transit Service Cuts Planned — Human Transit
Very bad transit service cuts are coming to Portland. Just a couple of years ago, we worked with Portland’s TriMet to develop an ambitious service expansion plan called Forward Together. Now, the age...
humantransit.org
January 30, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Portland's transit crisis is getting bad. They're even talking about cutting all transit to a major hospital, @providence.
Yes, I know we have other crises. Leaders will have to multitask here.
My moderately deep dive:
humantransit.org/2026/01/port...
Yes, I know we have other crises. Leaders will have to multitask here.
My moderately deep dive:
humantransit.org/2026/01/port...
Free buses in New York? The NYU Marron Institute's Transit Costs Project suggests expanding the subway instead. (Federal funding also required!) transitcosts.com/a-better-bil...
A Better Billion
transitcosts.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Free buses in New York? The NYU Marron Institute's Transit Costs Project suggests expanding the subway instead. (Federal funding also required!) transitcosts.com/a-better-bil...
Portland has no transportation leadership at the moment, partly because too many other things are perceived to be more urgent.
But the notion that cyclists aren't visible here is ridiculous.
But the notion that cyclists aren't visible here is ridiculous.
January 30, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Portland has no transportation leadership at the moment, partly because too many other things are perceived to be more urgent.
But the notion that cyclists aren't visible here is ridiculous.
But the notion that cyclists aren't visible here is ridiculous.
I passed this on to my TriMet contact and they agreed it's an interesting idea! Feel free to suggest yourself at trimet.org/servicecuts before Saturday.
Plan and track your trip on TriMet
Get arrival times, plan trips, see route maps and check service alerts, all in one place.
trimet.org
January 30, 2026 at 6:35 AM
I passed this on to my TriMet contact and they agreed it's an interesting idea! Feel free to suggest yourself at trimet.org/servicecuts before Saturday.
Interesting idea. I will pass that on.
January 30, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Interesting idea. I will pass that on.
I think rigid walk distance standards are obsolete. What matters is access to opportunity. humantransit.org/basics-acces...
Basics: Access, or the Wall Around Your Life — Human Transit
What if we planned public transit with the goal of freedom? Well, it’s hard to improve things that you can’t measure, but now it’s becoming possible to measure freedom, or as we call it in transport ...
humantransit.org
January 29, 2026 at 6:23 PM
I think rigid walk distance standards are obsolete. What matters is access to opportunity. humantransit.org/basics-acces...
It depends on the land use pattern. In suburban business and industrial parks it's often physically impossible to get close.
Anyway, read the new edition of my book.
Anyway, read the new edition of my book.
January 29, 2026 at 5:55 PM
It depends on the land use pattern. In suburban business and industrial parks it's often physically impossible to get close.
Anyway, read the new edition of my book.
Anyway, read the new edition of my book.
You have never heard me defend Austin's Red Line.
January 29, 2026 at 5:44 PM
You have never heard me defend Austin's Red Line.
The top execs get paid what you'd expect to do a difficult job, and their pay is a drop in the ocean compared to what running the service costs.
Please read my piece. They're not picking on the vulnerable. The point is that they have terrible options, and regional leadership is needed.
Please read my piece. They're not picking on the vulnerable. The point is that they have terrible options, and regional leadership is needed.
January 29, 2026 at 5:43 PM
The top execs get paid what you'd expect to do a difficult job, and their pay is a drop in the ocean compared to what running the service costs.
Please read my piece. They're not picking on the vulnerable. The point is that they have terrible options, and regional leadership is needed.
Please read my piece. They're not picking on the vulnerable. The point is that they have terrible options, and regional leadership is needed.
I'm talking about a major medical center, not somebody's house. Transit planners always try to get service close to major destinations when the street network permits it.
January 29, 2026 at 5:42 PM
I'm talking about a major medical center, not somebody's house. Transit planners always try to get service close to major destinations when the street network permits it.
Portland's transit agency @trimet.org is proposing to delete all service within 1/4 mile of a major medical center!
They appear to be so broke that this, and many other dramatic cuts, are the least-bad option. My deep dive:
humantransit.org/2026/01/port...
Comment by this Sat 1/31! (Link in post)
They appear to be so broke that this, and many other dramatic cuts, are the least-bad option. My deep dive:
humantransit.org/2026/01/port...
Comment by this Sat 1/31! (Link in post)
Portland: Dire Transit Service Cuts Planned — Human Transit
Very bad transit service cuts are coming to Portland. Just a couple of years ago, we worked with Portland’s TriMet to develop an ambitious service expansion plan called Forward Together. Now, the age...
humantransit.org
January 29, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Portland's transit agency @trimet.org is proposing to delete all service within 1/4 mile of a major medical center!
They appear to be so broke that this, and many other dramatic cuts, are the least-bad option. My deep dive:
humantransit.org/2026/01/port...
Comment by this Sat 1/31! (Link in post)
They appear to be so broke that this, and many other dramatic cuts, are the least-bad option. My deep dive:
humantransit.org/2026/01/port...
Comment by this Sat 1/31! (Link in post)
Trimet is already a frequent grid across much of Portland, but this is now threatened by their stated need to make service cuts. Comment before Saturday. trimet.org/servicecuts/
Proposed 2026 Transit Service Changes
Weigh in on proposed service efficiencies and cuts for Aug. 23, 2026, as TriMet reduces spending.
trimet.org
January 28, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Trimet is already a frequent grid across much of Portland, but this is now threatened by their stated need to make service cuts. Comment before Saturday. trimet.org/servicecuts/