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What VIA Should Have Done
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Insane that Paige Saunders predicted the whole Montreal Ottawa HSR thing YEARS ago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O….
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If you look at the countries that have really improved road safety, there isn’t a choice here: they do both.
Radley Balko@radleybalko.bsky.social
Didn’t realize your post was the source of all the discussion I’m seeing. But I think engineering/easement is a much better approach than ubiquitous camera enforcement — and without the moral hazard of generating revenue for local gov. But I agree that DWIs are a much more difficult problem.
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It was a mistake to make our society so car dependent, but now that we’re here, we can’t change anything!
Radley Balko@radleybalko.bsky.social
I think it was a huge mistake to make our society so car-dependent. But man. The Discourse today is a good reminder that when it comes to roadways policy, otherwise progressive anti-car people quickly become some of the most pro-carceral, anti-civil liberties people on the planet.
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Maybe I’m radical but I don’t think the head of @pbotinfo.bsky.social should be accepting gifts from petrostates!
I also don’t think she should’ve lied about the SW Broadway bike lane in 2023 but I understand that’s a hot take.
BikePortland@bikeportland.org
Williams participated in a panel at CoMotion Global '25, an event held in the city of Riyadh that, "connects the brightest minds, cities, and companies shaping the next chapter of transportation — globally." bikeportland.org/2025/12/11/p...
bikeportland.org
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Having the sage of ‘Multisolving’ call out bike lanes in this thread as one among the many practical things we can envision as part of achievable better future system just made my Friday afternoon.
Dr. Elizabeth Sawin@bethsawin.bsky.social
We can imagine the solar roofs and the bike lanes and the worker cooperative farms that are both at scale and humane. There's neighborhood composting and phones that are ethically made and will last a long time and can be repaired when needed.
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"Canadians are closer than ever to having high-speed rail, but questions remain: Will it be accessible like Spain’s network, or will the cost of private financing price it out of reach for many?"
w/ Alto's CEO Martin Imbleau, @rmtransit.bsky.social @chittimarco.bsky.social
#alto #hsr
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So easy to catch drivers who would have speed limiters if @agounardes.bsky.social @emilyassembly.bsky.social bill ever moved through Albany: Just look for the jerks who fail to yield to kids in the crosswalk. Our streets could be safer but for a speck o’ political will.
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Gas stations and drive thrus should be nowhere near homes, schools, daycares, hospitals, parks. Let's ensure our zoning code treats them as the public health and safety threat that they are.
#zoneforpeoplestl
#carsruincities
www.zoup-stl.com/_files/ugd/7...
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Wish we could fix this the correct way to fix problems (regulate companies not individuals, speed governors on cars) but I bet the cameras and the no cameras people hate that.
pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky”@pixelatedboat.bsky.social
This is why the correct way to enforce speed laws is mass deployment of automated speed cameras
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@bishopcharles.bsky.social
14 minutes agoAs U.S. transit takes a dive, MTA enjoys a rarity: more service and stable cash flow - THE CITY apple.news/AUZaQBiJqSnK...
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As U.S. Transit Takes a Dive, MTA Enjoys a Rarity: More Service and Stable Cash Flow — THE CITY
In the San Francisco Bay area, commuters face a series of grim possibilities in 2026: Bay Area Rapid Transit trains that run once an hour, shutdowns of entire lines, no service on weekends.
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A group of residents says city officials have ignored them in moving forward to build duplexes on a green space in town. Meanwhile, home prices in the little city have increased 76% since 2017.
#RichlandCenter #RichlandCounty #YIMBY #NIMBY #housing
thebadgerproject.org
Amid rising home prices, Richland Center residents decry building housing on park
A group of residents says city officials have ignored them in moving forward to build duplexes on a green space in town. Meanwhile, home prices in the little city have increased 76% since 2017.
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It's rational to start with a smaller project, especially one where VIA already owns a bunch of the tracks. I am highly skeptical that if we actually get HSR done from MTL to OTW we won't then get it to Toronto from public pressure.
Oliver Moore@oliver-moore.bsky.social
That sound you hear is three million Torontonians saying WTF? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca
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"It’s currently unclear what further action the board will take on fare gates, given staff have been given the authority to make a determination about moving forward under the existing budget."
The Urbanist@theurbanist.org
A Sound Transit board motion advanced this week asks for one final look at where fare gates would make sense in the light rail system before implementing a potential pilot program by the end of 2026. Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/12/s...
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Decent growth seen on another Southeastern Metro line
www.fromthemurkydepths.co….
www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk
Southeastern rail growth: A look at the Sidcup line - Murky Depths
Rail usage saw solid growth along the Sidcup line with plenty more expected in years to come due to redevelopment
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The economics of redeveloping existing residential sites are tough- the biggest opportunity for building housing in California in the next decade is repurposing retail sites. State laws are in our favor, read more on the @openscopestudio.bsky.social blog: openscopestudio.com/repur…. #housing
openscopestudio.com
Repurposing Chain Stores in California: How State Housing Laws and Zoning Reforms Are Rewriting Commercial Land Use - OpenScope Studio
A new wave of California housing laws is turning big-box retail sites into test cases for infill housing and mixed-use redevelopment.
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Just about every ambulance and fire truck these days has a speed governor on it.
An awful lot of ‘quick response’ cars and SUVs do too.
Law enforcement excepted because reasons.
ceej@ceej.online
one of my longstanding takes is that car manufacturers should be forced to install mandatory speed limiters in every new vehicle and people react to that like I'm advocating to strip them of their right to free speech
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Ok, so I really like my bike, but this guy, he's got it goin on. This is the slickest looking cargo bike I've seen. What do you think?
#morecargobike #cargobike #cargobikefamily #cargobikelove #cargobikes #cargobikesofinstagram #cargo #cargobikemonkeys #cargobikecollective #cargobikecommunity
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A new video from Paige Saunders on Canadian High Speed Rail landing on the day we announce the first phase from Ottawa to Montreal? This is amazing.
www.youtube.com/watch?si=….
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What Canada can learn from Spain about high-speed rail | CBC Creator Network
YouTube video by CBC
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I find the ignition interlock debate to be silly. No one goes to jail with an interlock. Indeed, it keeps people out of jail. Sure, it sucks in a car dependent society to not be able to drive. But if you have behaved recklessly in a manner likely to kill, you bear some responsibility in the matter.
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