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FURTHER DOWN THE TRACK: WHAT’S NEXT?

Cities will continue to grow, and civilizations will always look for ways to improve the way people move about them. In response, cities continue to plan for various forms of public transit throughout their urban regions in the hopes that with the improved movement of people, comes the improved movement of goods and services to benefit an area’s economic and social pursuits.

According to Fargnoli, “As we continue to depart from the use of automobiles, we must plan and design for transit-oriented landscapes where people are the focus. We need to educate each other and advance past an automobile-centric mentality. Once built, we need to detach from the stigma that has long been associated with public transit. Part of getting people to use public transit is properly planned, pedestrian friendly, safe, and aesthetically-pleasing stations. Partnering with landscape architects and urban designers that believe in progressive streetscapes, low-impact design, and who truly understand the pedestrian experience will prove to be invaluable. Lastly, we need to be advocates for this forward-looking design. Whenever we explore new places, we need to bring back and share our experiences, positive and negative, so that the culmination of ideas circulates back to the people, for whom all of this will truly benefit.”

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