Metro Transit Planning Workshop

@ Design your own transit system: A hands-on adventure on how routes become reality Think designing a transit system is as simple as drawing lines on a map? Come find out for yourself. This workshop will give you the chance to design your own transit system for a fictional city with real world circumstances. Will you prioritize getting students to school? Will your highest frequency route extend to the suburbs? What happens when elected leaders want you to focus on a large, attention-getting event for tourists? This workshop covers topics transit planners have to think through every day: network design, frequency, land use, right-of-way, operations costs, equity, and access. Come experience for yourself how routes become reality. Evan Schweitz is Metro Transit’s Sr. Manager of Planning and Scheduling. He grew up in Nebraska and attended UNL, where he spent a semester studying Portuguese and Urbanism in Fortaleza, Brazil. Seeing the efficiency of their bus system and its ability to… View Source