13 Facts About Jarrett Walker

Jarrett Walker was born on 1962 and is an American transit consultant and author.

Jarrett Walker has a consulting firm based in Portland, Oregon, that has worked on projects across North America, Europe, and Oceania.

Jarrett Walker later worked as a planning intern at TriMet.

Jarrett Walker has been published in the peer-reviewed Shakespeare Quarterly.

Jarrett Walker has written for Bloomberg CityLab and The Atlantic.

In December 2017, Jarrett Walker attracted media attention after publicly feuding with billionaire Elon Musk.

Jarrett Walker argued that an area's physical features significantly impact a transit network's ideal design and potential ridership.

Jarrett Walker has argued that transit agencies' focus on predictions and new technologies distracts from necessary improvements to existing transportation systems.

Jarrett Walker has criticized claims that modern ride-share services like Lyft and Uber are equivalent to or a potential replacement for public transit, arguing that rideshare services are much less efficient than even a relatively low-density bus service.

Jarrett Walker's proposed redesigns have sometimes faced criticism from city residents, advocacy groups, or news agencies.

In Dublin, Jarrett Walker proposed consolidating the complex bus network into central "spines" with more frequent bus service.

Jarrett Walker, who is gay, was raised in Portland, Oregon in the 1970s.

Jarrett Walker graduated with a bachelor's degree from Pomona College in 1980 and received his PhD in theater arts and humanities from Stanford University in 1996.