The Failure and Success of Great American Transit | Amshacks bigmoodenergy 2024-09-29 | Patreon: patreon.com/bigmoodenergy ($2 tier for the bonus video)Twitter: twitter.com/bigmoodenergyLearn about Amshacks, the stations of the 70's and 80's built under Amtrak's Standard Stations Program. We'll discuss the origin of Amshacks, their design, and where they are now.Along the way, our Cities Skylines parallel universe city, Washburn, will receive its own Amshack. Through Washburn we'll see the story of the rise, fall, and resurrection of American passenger rail stations.-- Assets --"Citylink" Standard Station and Amtrak Phase I rolling stock - bsquiklehausen (steamcommunity.com/id/bsquiklehausen/myworkshopfiles)-- Music --Video music by pooldad (twitter.com/pooldad)The Planets, Op. 32 - IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, composed by Gustav Holst, performed by the Skidmore College Orchestra
Cities: Skylines - Washburn Airport Rebuild bigmoodenergy 2022-01-28 | Rebuilding Washburn's airport with the Cities Skylines: Airports DLC
Last Train in America - Georgia Railroad bigmoodenergy 2021-12-17 | * Route diagrams: patreon.com/posts/60152502* Patreon: http://patreon.com/bigmoodenergy* Twitter: twitter.com/bigmoodenergy-- Chapters --00:00 - Introduction01:15 - Early history03:14 - 1960's06:16 - 1970's10:32 - 1980's12:14 - Epilogue-- Music --Solace, composed by Scott JoplinSonata no. 3 in C major, Op. 2 no. 3, composed by Ludwig van BeethovenAlso sprach Zarathustra, composed by Richard Strauss-- Other credits --Photos from Roger Puta, Jim Owens, Bryan Smith, Digital Library of Georgia
Last Train in America - Rio Grande Zephyr bigmoodenergy 2021-11-12 | * Route diagrams: patreon.com/posts/60152363* Patreon: http://patreon.com/bigmoodenergy* Twitter: twitter.com/bigmoodenergy-- Chapters --00:00 - Introduction00:41 - Pre-1970 History02:08 - Wreck of the Zephyr03:40 - Intermission04:26 - Amtrak era-- Music --Solace, composed by Scott JoplinGnossienne no. 2, composed by Erik Satie-- Other credits --Photos from Roger Puta, Marty Bernard, and Steve Brown
Last Train in America - Southern Crescent bigmoodenergy 2021-11-05 | * Route diagrams: patreon.com/posts/58352780* Patreon: http://patreon.com/bigmoodenergy* Twitter: twitter.com/bigmoodenergy-- Chapters --00:00 - Introduction02:08 - Pre-1971 History05:39 - Southern Still Serves The South08:01 - Amtrak Serves The South-- Music --Solace, composed by Scott JoplinNocturne in B flat minor, no.1, composed by Frédéric Chopin, performed by Olga Gurevich-- Other credits --Photos from Roger Puta, Hunter Desportes, and Marty Bernard
Cities Skylines: Busway Ride bigmoodenergy 2021-08-13 | A first person ride on the busway from episode 5 of Failure & Success of Great American Transit.* Episode 5: Busways - youtu.be/IZtPxiK0z4o* Patreon: http://patreon.com/bigmoodenergy* Twitter: twitter.com/bigmoodenergy-- Chapters --00:00 - Local route01:40 - Busway07:24 - Exit busway-- Music --Impromptu no. 3 in B flat major composed by Franz Schubert, performed by Vadim Chaimovich
Cities Skylines: Light Rail Ride | Pink & Green Lines bigmoodenergy 2021-05-24 | A first person ride on the Pink and Green Line of the WARTLink light rail system from episode 6 of Failure & Success of Great American Transit.System Map - shared-assets.adobe.com/link/38cdec9b-4bca-4257-555e-6e37b89b75a3System Map (alternate link) - https://i.imgur.com/78O4ptg.png* Episode 6: Light Rail - youtu.be/yXHfKDqBiQ4* Patreon: http://patreon.com/bigmoodenergy* Twitter: twitter.com/bigmoodenergy-- Chapters --00:00 - Pink Line04:22 - Green Line-- Music --Bassoon Sonata, Op. 168 composed by Camille Saint-Saëns
The Failure and Success of Great American Transit | Light rail bigmoodenergy 2021-04-16 | * Patreon: http://patreon.com/bigmoodenergy* Twitter: twitter.com/bigmoodenergyLight RailAmerica's favorite train to build, light as a feather, heavy as a rail, something like that. With all the light rail development in the last decades, how has it panned out for cities?-- Chapters --00:00 - Introduction00:39 - Defining light rail05:54 - WARTLink06:30 - History15:32 - Construction19:22 - Vehicles23:30 - Expansion29:36 - Frequency33:30 - Closing & credits-- Credits --Script editing by Ari Drennen - youtube.com/c/AriadnesThreads-- Music --Broke for Free, Night OwlGymnopédie No. 3, Erik SatieLachrimae, or Seven Tears - 11. The King of Denmark's Galliard, John Dowland
Downtown Americas One-way Streets bigmoodenergy 2020-12-30 | * Patreon: http://patreon.com/bigmoodenergy* Twitter: twitter.com/bigmoodenergyDowntown America's One-way StreetsOur cities are filled with high speed, high capacity, one-way streets. When did we decide that downtowns need to also be highways? Why are some cities reverting back to slower two-way streets?-- Chapters --00:00 - Introduction00:37 - History03:05 - Practices05:42 - Level of service09:10 - Impact15:39 - Undoing one-way streets17:41 - Wrapup-- Music --- Violin Concerto in F minor, RV 297 'Winter', composed by Antonio Vivaldi.- String Quartet no. 12 in F major 'American', Op. 96 - IV, composed by Antonin Dvorak- Lachrimae, or Seven Tears, Mistress Nichols Almand (Ulrich Alpers), composed by John Dowland
Cities: Skylines - Winter Break Magic Village bigmoodenergy 2020-12-27 | Magic winter village build sesh. I'll take requests and suggestions for building stuff, hang out, chat, answer questions, etc.
The Failure and Success of Great American Transit | Busways bigmoodenergy 2020-09-30 | * Patreon: http://patreon.com/bigmoodenergy* Twitter: twitter.com/bigmoodenergyStrongtowns "Yes, this is transit" strongtowns.org/journal/2015/2/10/yes-this-is-transitBuswaysIn transit, there is an eternal question. One that is posed time and time again.What if we made buses just as good as trains?Busways are the answer to that question. Learn about the origins of busways in the late 1960's and how they have developed since then. Hear about when busways work, and when it's better to just go ahead and build the train.-- Chapters --00:00 - Introduction00:49 - Defining busways03:03 - History06:36 - Excellence in Car Exclusion AWard09:04 - Washburn North Busway design11:57 - Best Bus Stops Award14:07 - Washburn North Busway service17:10 - Best Service Award18:33 - Washburn North Busway future20:21 - Incrementalism in Transit Award24:20 - Best Busway City Award28:24 - Closing & credits-- Music --Episode soundtrack by pooldad - twitter.com/pooldad-- Credits --Nominations announcement by Carly ❤️Footage: Prelinger Archives, Houston METROPhotos:
Building Washburn: Ep. 1 - Local freight bigmoodenergy 2020-08-17 | * Patreon: http://patreon.com/bigmoodenergy* Twitter: twitter.com/bigmoodenergyFirst episode in a side series showing the builds that go into the map for Failure and Success of Great American Transit.In this first episode, we're going to put together a new rail line through a neighborhood to help with some of the train traffic flow and improving Washburn's industry.Patrons get access to Building Washburn videos 1 week early.
Why do buses board at the front? bigmoodenergy 2020-07-28 | * Patreon: http://patreon.com/bigmoodenergy* Twitter: twitter.com/bigmoodenergyWhy do buses board at the front?Front door boarding is as ubiquitous in North America as it is inefficient. The practice is present in almost city in the United States, but why is it so widespread? Trace the history of boarding and fare payment and how it shaped transit vehicles for the last century.-- Chapters --00:00 - Introduction03:15 - Early history07:00 - Labor10:21 - Standardization & bustitution13:29 - Modern boarding17:34 - Credits-- Music --- Concerto for Two Mandolins in G major, composed by Antonio Vivaldi.- Transport, composed by pooldad (twitter.com/pooldad) for the Failure and Success of Great American Transit-- Credits --Photos: Roger Puta, Seattle Municipal Archives, LA Metro, New York City MTA
The Failure and Success of Great American Transit | Inclines bigmoodenergy 2020-06-30 | * Bonus episode trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=CDpMr_7YPzE* Patreon: http://patreon.com/bigmoodenergy* Twitter: twitter.com/bigmoodenergyInclinesHalf train, half elevator, half beast, what is an incline? Why are so few left?Washburn's own Hilltop Inclined Railway will explore these purposes. Built for a forgotten forge it transcends time and space to carry ascendants to the hilltop neighborhood of Hilltop.Sorry that there are ads now, I thought I was using a public domain recording of Funiculi Funicula.-- Chapters --00:00 - Title sequence01:03 - Defining inclines05:58 - Liftomania09:00 - Incline, decline of the Hilltop Inclined Railway17:08 - Inclines in the modern world20:41 - Social media & credits-- Music --- Funiculi Funicula. Performed by Carmen Cavallaro- Menuet, composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. From freesound.org.- Totentaz, Paraphrase über Dies Irae composed by Franz Liszt. Performed by Jeff Manookian- Mephisto Polka composed by Franz Liszt. Performed by Sofja Gülbadamova-- Credits --Footage:Jack Boorse archives (Johnstown Inclined Plane footage)Photos: Pittsburgh University Archives (Pittsburgh and Johnstown historic photos), USGS EarthExplorer (aerial imagery)
Bonus Episode Trailer: Amshacks bigmoodenergy 2020-05-27 | This video is now public: youtu.be/veHOOR3SBsA?si=lPSy9dcltz_3y8WzPatreon: patreon.com/bigmoodenergy ($2 tier for the bonus video)Twitter: twitter.com/bigmoodenergyLearn about Amshacks, the stations of the 70's and 80's built under Amtrak's Standard Stations Program. We'll discuss the origin of Amshacks, their design, and where they are now.Along the way, our Cities Skylines parallel universe city, Washburn, will receive its own Amshack. Through Washburn we'll see the story of the rise, fall, and resurrection of American passenger rail stations.
The Failure and Success of Great American Transit | Metros bigmoodenergy 2020-05-03 | * Patreon: http://patreon.com/bigmoodenergy* Twitter: twitter.com/bigmoodenergyMetrosWhat sparked a new era of urban transit in the 1960's and 1970's across the United States? Learn about five metro systems, their origins, and their futures.We'll learn about Washburn's own metro system built in the 1970's. Where it came from, the struggles in building it, and its success in re-shaping urban transit.Research for this video came from a variety of sources, including: - The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro by Zachary M. Schrag - Atlanta: Race, Class, and Urban Expansion by Larry Keating - Urban Mass Transit: The Life Story of a Technology by Robert C. Post-- Chapters --00:00 - Title sequence00:44 - Defining metros03:29 - History08:43 - Washburn introduction09:53 - Rapid transit study11:40 - Technology13:32 - Route & land use18:13 - Phase I & budget cuts22:22 - Construction25:54 - Accessibility28:32 - Opening & operations31:16 - Future expansions & connections33:00 - Equity41:09 - Closing44:54 - Social media & credits-- Music -- - Missa Papae Marcelli - Kyrie, Gloria, Agnus Dei composed by Giovanni Palestrina. Performed by the Regensburger Domspatzen, conducted by Theobald Schrems, 1962. - Title card music by pooldad (twitter.com/pooldad) - Schubert Symphony no. 8 in C major 'the Great', D. 944 - II. Andante con moto, composed by Franz Schubert. From the European Archive Foundation. -- Credits --Footage:Jack Boorse archives (MARTA and Baltimore Metro footage), Prelinger Archives (highway footage, early BART footage)Photos: Eric Fischer (BART Fremont Flyer), Adam E. Moreira (Baltimore Metro map), Arild Vågen (Radhuset Metro Station), Steve Morgan (Seattle TDH-5105 bus), Sue Poole (Rohr Industries photo), Daniel Schwen (New York City subway), Dennis Fraevich (Yonkers, NY)
The Failure and Success of Great American Transit | History of Streetcars, Part 1 bigmoodenergy 2020-03-18 | * Patreon: http://patreon.com/bigmoodenergy* Twitter: twitter.com/bigmoodenergyHistory of Streetcars, Part 1: AscendanceThe first of two parts on the rise and fall of streetcars in the 19th and early 20th centuries. In this episode Javier and I are going to explore the history behind streetcars along with their land use and development.This episode will feature a trip back in time to the Washburn of the early 1900's, at the height of streetcars. Understand how development of an American city's first suburbs played in integral role in transit and the links between dense development and transit ridership.Most research for this video came from the book Urban Mass Transit: The Life Story of a Technology by Robert C. Post. Also Wikipedia because this is a YouTube video.-- Additional reading --Housing covenants | https://www.bostonfairhousing.org/tim...H&T Index Map, interactive maps showing intersection density, avg block size and also affordability. Put in your zip code and see how your neighborhood compares. | htaindex.cnt.org/mapPaul Knight, Streets | youtube.com/watch?v=NA2jpARqS7ADoug Allen | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QigggmU1ME-- Music --Gymnopedie No. 1, composed by Erik Satie. Licensed from AudioJungle.String Quartet no. 12 in F major 'American', Op. 96 - I & III, composed by Antonín Dvořák. Performed by the Musopen String Quartet.Concerto for Mandolin and Strings in D, RV425, composed by Antonio Vivaldi.
The Failure and Success of Great American Transit | Modern streetcars bigmoodenergy 2020-02-17 | Patreon: http://patreon.com/bigmoodenergyTwitter: twitter.com/bigmoodenergyWhy does it feel like every other American city has built a new streetcar recently? Are streetcars heralding a new era of transit, forming the backbone of revitalized transit systems? Or are they catering to tourists and wealthy new residents in a bid to boost property values.The city of Washburn is building out a shiny new streetcar to shuttle residents, workers, and visitors alike around destinations downtown. See what the route looks like, who's riding, and how well the federal grant money for the project was spent. Along the way we'll look at the new streetcar systems of cities around the country and pick apart what failed and what succeeded.-- Additional reading --CityLab | Behind the Science Center Boom of the 1980s: citylab.com/design/2020/01/science-center-downtown-museum-city-history-architecture/602974Jarrett Walker, Human Transit | Transit loop archives: humantransit.org/category/loops-- Chapters --00:00 - Introduction & title01:16 - Early modern streetcars03:14 - Obama era06:53 - Washburn streetcar introduction08:40 - Washburn streetcar route14:25 - Streetcar service frequency15:23 - Fares16:46 - Transit connections19:36 - Accessibility21:14 - Safety22:26 - Real estate development & gentrification27:37 - Wrap-up & social media-- Music --Concerto in G minor Op.12, No.2, composed by Antonio VivaldiThe Planets, Op. 32 - IV Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, composed by Gustav HolstRagtime Melody by Joe "Fingers" Carr
The Failure and Success of Great American Transit | Introduction bigmoodenergy 2020-02-05 | Welcome to The Failure and Success of Great American Transit. This series is going to explore different types of transit in the United States. I am going to show why they exist, how they work, and how well they work.For the series I have built a city named Washburn in Cities Skylines. Each episode the city is going to receive a new transit system so we can examine the implementation and impacts.I started making this video a few months ago and learned a lot of video editing along the way, it's kinda rough but the next ones are better!Patreon: http://patreon.com/bigmoodenergyTwitter: twitter.com/bigmoodenergy-- Chapters --00:00 - Title sequence01:58 - City introduction04:34 - Transit system06:24 - Series plans08:00 - Closing-- Music --Symphony no. 8 in C major 'the Great', D. 944 - II. Andante con moto, composed by Franz SchubertClarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 - II. Adagio, composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by William McColl
