Police: Man Stole Miami-Dade Buses, Drove Them On Routes

2008-07-25 | David Levinson

Via Boing-Boing: From News4Jax: Police: Man Stole Miami-Dade Buses, Drove Them On Routes
No reason was given why.

I-35W Bridge Collapse Transportation Effects

2008-07-25 | David Levinson

We have posted some preliminary results from the traffic analysis of the I-35W Bridge collapse here: Evaluation of the Transportation Effects of the I-35W Collapse. The reports are near the bottom of the page. These are currently under review and comments are welcome.

Buses can increase property values

2008-07-252019-03-14 | David Levinson

A Political Economy of Access: Infrastructure, Networks, Cities, and Institutions by David M. Levinson and David A. King

Buses can increase property values, so says this article in SFGate The Google Effect: How the company’s shuttle line affects San Francisco real estate
Apparently Googlers will pay a premium to live in San Francisco and elsewhere near the Google Transit system. Will these rent price increases be capitalized in land is an outstanding question. (Anyone with Bay Area data want to run a Hedonic model?)