tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974845.post3739957062536151860..comments2024-03-28T03:16:23.997-04:00Comments on Baltimore InnerSpace: Hogan's "Transformative Transitway"Gerald Neilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03765375014163120449noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974845.post-81162725715064152362015-11-05T21:58:01.617-05:002015-11-05T21:58:01.617-05:00Gerald, you have some very good ideas about the go...Gerald, you have some very good ideas about the governor's proposal. I hope you take the time to make official comments to the proposal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974845.post-1626760003271488612015-10-24T16:28:52.926-04:002015-10-24T16:28:52.926-04:00Excellent questions! And exactly what I've bee...Excellent questions! And exactly what I've been asking myself, except for Howard Street, about which I've become sort of numb.<br /><br />The problem with second-guessing the MTA's system reorganization is that their BNIP study was so secret that Jim and Robert Smith should be in line to be President O'Malley's CIA and NSA Directors! (Are their names both really Smith? Hmmmm...) And the MTA supposedly collected such a huge mound of data that we would need Edward Snowden to come home from Moscow to figure it all out!<br /><br />Seriously, the MTA got the basic premise right, which is that the system needs to be set up as a HIERARCHY. However, the top of the hierarchy needs to be the Metro, which is by far the best and highest capacity link in the system. And I see little recognition of that. Then the bottom of the hierarchy - the Circulator system - needs at least some degree of detail to figure out how it fits - and they haven't done that. I discussed the Circulator in more detail in a BaltimoreBrew.com article a while ago, and I need to revisit and revise that.<br /><br />As I've said about signal pre-emption, it can be more effective in corridors than downtown. Also with shorter cycle lengths, it would be less crucial, if not more effective. Someone with more expertise than me needs to weigh-in (as long as it's not someone associated with the CIA).Gerald Neilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03765375014163120449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974845.post-39751394031558557612015-10-24T11:54:13.720-04:002015-10-24T11:54:13.720-04:00Curious as to your thoughts on the overall system ...Curious as to your thoughts on the overall system reorganization and Howard Street Improvement Plan. Also, do you know if shorter traffic light cycles would make signal preemption more effective / less disruptive?Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930517036431482477noreply@blogger.com