In this video, I discuss recent ridership trends and how RTC has failed to design Virginia Street in a way that encourages people to traverse the built environment outside of a car.

0:00 Introduction
1:14 Reasons for Declining Ridership
5:03 Why Virginia Street Has Two Buses
9:48 The Problem with Meadowood Mall
10:58 Virginia Street is Really a Stroad
15:59 Importance of Walkability and Density
21:00 Conclusion

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Sources:

RTC Service Changes
https://www.rtcwashoe.com/public-tran...

RTC Transit Fixed Route Bus Operating Statistics
https://www.rtcwashoe.com/wp-content/...

RAPID Virginia Line Plan
https://www.downtownmakeover.com/10-6...

Strong Towns - The Stroad
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2...

Strong Town - How to Turn a Stroad into a Street (or a Road)
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2...

Confessions of a Recovering Engineer
https://www.confessions.engineer/

How Far By Which Route and Why?
https://transweb.sjsu.edu/sites/defau...

Access Walking Distance, Transit Use, and Transit-Oriented Development in North York City Center, Toronto, Canada
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...