I created this blog to two reasons; 1) to chronicle my masters capstone project from the start to finish and 2) to educate and comment on the prospect of a light rail system in Memphis. For those who do not know a capstone is similar to a masters thesis. The capstone is supposed to incorporate all that you have learned during the program. I will post updates as I make progress on my capstone.
A little bit about me: I am a grad student in the Masters of City and Regional Planning Program at the University of Memphis. I first became interested in this topic when I heard about the old CSX rail line and the non-profit, Greater Memphis Greenline, that wanted to creat a rails to trails path in its old right of way.
A little bit about my capstone: it proposes a new light rail corridor not yet planned for in the mass transportation master plan. I am still working on defining the study area but plan on using the old CSX line for as the backbone for the corridor. It is my hope that this blog will provide much needed feedback as I test my ideas and make progress on my capstone. Please post your comments as they will only make my work better. I am looking forward to hearing from you in the future.
Monday, July 31, 2006
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You are creating a nice service with your blog. I often google to inform myself of the new developments with the light rail for MEM. I saw the article in the bz journal today and somehow found my way to your site. Keep up the good public service.
Thanks Virginia. I'm glad you are enjoying my blog.
I've been away from the blog for a while now, grad school keeping me busy, but I'm back. I hope to keep the blog more up to date on light rail developments in Memphis and my capstone project on a light rail on the abandoned CSX rail line.
what a fantastic blog! i'm increasingly convinced that transportation is the central issue in dealing with poverty and its related problems in memphis. there's no good reason why memphis can't have effective, reliable and inexpensive public transportation akin to dc, nyc, chicago and san fran. it's just a function of public will...
Thanks for the encouragement. I just found your blog a couple days ago. I really liked your post about the importance of taking a systems approach to urban problems in Memphis.
It seems like urban problems, like poverty, can not be tackled in isolation but require collaboration with other revitalization efforts. Its all connected. You can't solve poverty without addressing transportation, schools, and health care.
It's been over two years since you updated the blog ...
Did you finish you capstone? Is it posted anywhere?
04 Nov 09
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