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Looking at the Future
Today on 19 December, 2020 ORBT member Steve Strauss and I talked on the phone about the future of our growing organization. I told him I looked at becoming a 503c a couple of years ago. I also looked at becoming a chapter of Rail Passengers Association. We discussed the pros and cons of becoming…
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Video Meeting on 12/13/2020
It seems like a lot has changed in the last couple of months. The new Biden Administration wants to build out a national rail network, and build high speed rail. There are other efforts like this promoted in Congress. NWA is not an island and we need a national effort so we can build our…
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Do the Loco-Motion
We addressed the need for mass transit to help us with the issues created by population growth (density). Make no mistake, NWA population is growing fast. We talked about how to create density by concentrating people into a walkable neighborhood. Now let’s look at a way to create density through a unique economic opportunity brought…
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The Smart Neighborhood Initiative
When we invest in mass transportation what are we getting for our money? What is the return on investment on the purchase of a bus? In creating density? Is the only consideration in hard dollars? Or there other things, stuff, we get that we can’t put a price on? Since density predicts the market for…
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Action Update
Great news everybody, at the NWA Regional Planning Commission Policy Meeting on October 28th 2020 the Policy Committee voted unanimously to adopt Connect NWA with no revisions. Representatives from the four towns; Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, and Bentonville; as well as Washington and Benton Counties were there and voted. Now it is up to each local…
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Letters
Here is the blank letter to local elected officials that you may use. The cities of Fayetteville, Bentonville, Rogers, and Springdale are going to vote soon on whether to adopt the Connect NWA Plan for building up public transportation over the next 10 years. It is very important that we members of ORBT write to…
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Connect NWA Summary
Here is the summary of Connect NWA. Please read it and give your feedback. This will guide us in crafting a letter to our local officials to support this plan. Here we go: Connect Northwest Arkansas: 10 Year Development Plan is a 278 page report on a through study of existing and potential transit needs in…
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Connect NWA a 10 year development plan
Here is the link to the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission’s plan for mass transit in NWA for the next 10 years. I’m posting this for reference. I will post a a summary for those of us who don’t have time to read 278 densely packed pages. I will say that the information is good.…
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The greatness of any civilization
“A civilization is great when their elders plant trees under whose shade they will not sit.” Anonymous Greek philosopher 500 BCE I will not live to enjoy all the benefits of what I propose for transit here in Northwest Arkansas. I may see some of it. But in the end, it won’t matter to me.…
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