Eric Dannewitz @ericdano

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**Donna R** @Donnerr@jawns.club · 1d

Interesting comparisons here:
Last fall SEPTA consistently had a daily ridership of 790,000 and its operations budget for 2024 was $4,647,000 a day, for an average rider cost of about $5.90 per ride -- significantly better than other agencies of similar sizes.
New York’s MTA has a rider cost of about $8.71, Boston’s MBTA is $9.03, and Chicago’s RTA is about $10.04.m, and San Jose’s VTA a whopping $17.86 per rider cost.

https://share.inquirer.com/FuiZD9

The Philadelphia Inquirer · 2dDespite the ways we grouse about SEPTA, it’s efficient. In fact, really efficient.By Alan Fisher

#MassTransit #PublicTransit #transit

**Kyle Montanio** @FantasticalEconomics@mas.to · 3d

Kyle Montanio @FantasticalEconomics@mas.to

Love to see #PublicTransit getting involved in the #TeslaTakedown movement!

"Tesla on ‘self-driving’ gets stuck on train track and hit by train"

"According to the fire alerts in Berks County, a Tesla Model 3 drove around a train track barrier near South Hull Street and Columbia Avenue and got stuck in the tracks."

So, maybe it's really just Tesla doing an AI self-own, but I'm still here for it.

https://electrek.co/2025/06/16/tesla-on-self-driving-stuck-train-track-hit-train/

Electrek · 3dTesla on ‘self-driving’ gets stuck on train track and hit by trainBy Fred Lambert

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**Bob Jonkman** @bobjonkman@mastodon.sdf.org · 6d

Bob Jonkman @bobjonkman@mastodon.sdf.org

@scott

I hope you don't mind if I add #ZeroFareTransit and #FareFreeTransit hashtags to gather a few more eyeballs from fellow #PublicTransit advocates...

(and if you do mind then I'll delete this post)

**The North Star** @northstarmedia@mastodon.social · Jun 11

Jun 11

The North Star @northstarmedia@mastodon.social

**Maintenance workers on strike against dismantling of Montreal public transit**

Since yesterday, STM maintenance workers have gone on strike, opposing cuts and privatization threatening public transit services. Union president Bruno Jeannotte emphasizes their commitment to fight back against these changes. This strike highlights a growing concern for the future of Montreal's public transport system.

Read more: https://ift.tt/0ekIV8L
#MontrealTransit #PublicTransit #UnionStrike

The North Star · Jun 11Maintenance workers on strike against dismantling of Montreal public transit10 June 2025 — On strike since yesterday morning, Société de transport de Montréal (STM) maintenance workers are refusing to watch the service they provide to

**AI6YR Ben** @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org · Jun 6

Jun 6

AI6YR Ben @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org

Los Angeles Times: A trip to LAX without a car? Metro opens long-awaited LAX station

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-06-06/metro-opens-lax-station-offers-free-weekend-rides-across-system

LOS ANGELES, CA -AUGUST 22, 2022:A metro train, traveling on the new K Line, goes past a mural of the late rapper Nipsey Hussle, located on Crenshaw Blvd.at Slauson Ave. in Los Angeles, during a test run. Metro's K Line (Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project) will extend light rail from the existing Metro E Line (Expo) at Crenshaw and Exposition Boulevards to the Metro C Line. While the rail line includes 8 new stations, only 7 will be open in the fall of 2022. The train will travel 8.5 miles and will serve the cities of Los Angeles, Inglewood, and El Segundo and portions of unincorporated Los Angeles County. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times · Jun 6A trip to LAX without a car? Metro opens long-awaited LAX stationBy Colleen Shalby

#lax #aviation #LosAngeles

**ChasMusic (he/him)** @ChasMusic@ohai.social · Jun 1 *

Jun 1 *

ChasMusic (he/him) @ChasMusic@ohai.social

When I was a kid my mother would take me on the bus. The bus had a sign "For a faster ride, move to the back of the bus."

My kid mind wondered if this meant the back of the bus moved faster than the front of the bus. I quickly realized that wasn't possible, so I guessed that it meant that it would feel faster if you sat in the back than the front.

It took me years to realize this was an efficiency matter, not one of physics or perception.

#transit #PublicTransit

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**Katrina Katrinka** @katrinakatrinka@infosec.exchange · May 28

May 28

Katrina Katrinka @katrinakatrinka@infosec.exchange

@timesandseasons
If you like podcasts, #SaltLake has a good one about public transit.
@sltrib #utpol #PublicTransit

#TheRedLine podcast
https://www.trlpod.com/

www.trlpod.comThe Red Line PodcastThe Red Line Public Transit Podcast discusses transit topics near, far, small, and big. Listen in as we dig deep into common transit issues as well as ones that may have never crossed your mind.

**Solarpunk Presents Podcast** @solarpunkpresents@climatejustice.social · May 28

May 28

Solarpunk Presents Podcast @solarpunkpresents@climatejustice.social

DATE CHANGE for solarpunk hangout! Instead of Thursday May 29, it will be Friday May 30 at 8pm EST / 5pm PST / 2am in Berlin (sorry Christina...) My apologies for the eleventh-hour switch; I hope this doesn't put anyone out.

Solarpunk topic this time is public transit - what's it like where you are? what do you wish it was like? do you have any fave places for public transit and what makes them so great? what would it take to make it great in your neck of the woods, do you think?

Again, no pressure to answer any of the above q's; they're there for topics of convo if you'd like to use them or not.

I'll be posting a link a bit before the hangout on our Patreon, which you can join for as little as $1USD per month at https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkpresents. The hangout is available to all supporters Hope to see some of you there!

PatreonSolarpunk Presents | PatreonPodcasts about people creating the future we'd like to live in

#solarpunk #hangout #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast

**PabloMtnezCalleja** @PabloMtnezCalleja@mastodon.social · May 25

**Ms. Que Banh** @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · May 24

May 24

Ms. Que Banh @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party

#Cowichan Valley residents adapt to life without #PublicTransit as strike enters 4th month.
#PeopleWithDisabilities , #students & #seniors struggle with the lack of options for #transportation in the Cowichan Valley.

#UniforLocal114 & #UniforLocal333BC the union representing 44 drivers, mechanics& cleaners, have been on strike since Feb. 8. They are advocating for wages similar to their counterparts in Victoria, better access to washroom facilities & more consistent breaks. #Workers have since voted against a new contract with their employer, #TransDev & the strike reaches 105 days, there is still no end in sight. As a result of the strike, #transit in the Cowichan Valley has been on hold, interfering with where and how people move through the community. #HandyDart services are still available but only for medical appointments related to renal dialysis, cancer treatment & multiple sclerosis.

https://thediscourse.ca/cowichan-valley/cowichan-valley-residents-adapt-to-life-without-public-transit-as-strike-enters-fourth-month

The Discourse. · May 23Cowichan transit strike drags on, forcing residents to adapt – The Discourse.People with disabilities, students and seniors struggle with the lack of options for transportation in the Cowichan Valley.

#BusStrike #Unions #WorkerRights

**Ygor** @ygor@floss.social · May 23

May 23

Ygor @ygor@floss.social

This xkcd comic looks like it was written by @notjustbikes

https://xkcd.com/2832

xkcdUrban Planning Opinion Progression

#xkcd #comic #Netherlands

**Sami Kelsh is a tired bear** @samikelsh@mastodonapp.uk · May 21

May 21

Sami Kelsh is a tired bear @samikelsh@mastodonapp.uk

Day 21 of Hollow Knight Art Month is Tram Day, and this artwork is for me and maybe 4 other people specifically, but I hope you like it anyway

Watercolour of Hornet from Hollow Knight riding the TTC 501 Queen Street tram (or streetcar as they’re known locally). The tram is mostly empty with red upholstery on the seats. Hornet is standing near the doors, as the next stop is Shaw Street. She is listening to music on her headphones.

#hkam25 #hollowknight #toronto

**Kaito** @kai@ajin.la · May 21 *

May 21 *

Kaito @kai@ajin.la

"To build that perfect map, all of us would be dead by the time it's complete, so what's the point?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcm5nsc1XvU

YouTubeWhy L.A.’s Trains Can Take 4x Longer Than Driving | WSJ Pro PerfectedBy The Wall Street Journal

#LosAngeles #Metro #PublicTransit

**UC Access Now** @ucaccessnow@sfba.social · May 20

May 20

UC Access Now @ucaccessnow@sfba.social

"LA Metro wants to hear from you! The Draft 2025–2028 Coordinated Plan serves as a framework to address mobility for seniors and people with disabilities. Don’t miss the virtual meeting on Wednesday, May 21 at 10:30am to learn more and share your thoughts! The draft plan is available online and at several locations across LA County. Submit your comments on the draft plan by email, phone, or mail before June 2, 2025. For more information, visit

https://www.metro.net/projects/coordinated-plan-development/ " #LosAngeles #Accessibility #Transportation #PublicTransit @disability

**CodeRedTO** @CodeRedTO@mstdn.ca · May 19

May 19

CodeRedTO @CodeRedTO@mstdn.ca

TTC streetcar detour timeline:

Jan 2025: detour, but parking/ stopping/ loading restrictions + dedicated transit lanes.

March: transit lanes removed from plan

April: restrictions removed from plan

May: detour begins poorly

@GraphicMatt in the Toronto Star: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/matt-elliott-there-was-a-better-way-transit-hell-from-streetcar-detour-is-a-cautionary/article_d14f7d73-6789-4820-abf8-5ba7d7530075.html?gift=1&gift_token=a0d1e508-9bb3-42b0-839b-1dc65ebd2197

Screenshot of linked article with headline, photo of streetcar, and caption as follows:

Opinion | Matt Elliott:
There was a better way — 'transit hell' from streetcar detour is a cautionary tale

Photo

And along Richmond and Adelaide, where King streetcars are now sharing track with Queen streetcars that are also on a construction-related detour, the jam-packed street full of streetcars and other vehicles resulted in very slow movement, Matt Elliott writes.

#GiftArticle #GiftLink #TTC

**Ted Johnson** @HalfHeartedFanatic@mas.to · May 18

May 18

Ted Johnson @HalfHeartedFanatic@mas.to

A kid in my neighborhood has a relationship with public transportation.

Trara = Late. Was this kid late for the bus, or was the bus late?

A rust-colored metal gate in Antananarivo, Madagascar, featuring white chalk drawings of two minibuses, commonly used as public transport known as "taxi-be." The minibuses are labeled "TRARA" with stylized motion lines and a hand giving a thumbs-up between them.

#Africa #Madagascar #Antananarivo

**CodeRedTO** @CodeRedTO@mstdn.ca · May 18

May 18

CodeRedTO @CodeRedTO@mstdn.ca

"Removing subsidized street parking to speed up the trip for tens of thousands of bus riders is so self-evidently logical it shouldn’t require debate."

Globe editorial supports transit improvements on Dufferin and Bathurst: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-how-to-end-the-free-ride-of-street-parkers/

Sometimes weighing the greater public good isn’t complicated. Removing subsidized street parking to speed up the trip for tens of thousands of bus riders is so self-evidently logical it shouldn’t require debate. Unfortunately, as Toronto is finding, the status quo is stubborn.

Some residents are pushing back on a plan to create transit priority lanes on a few of the city’s busiest surface routes – including Dufferin Street, where Toronto Transit Commission buses carry as many as 40,000 riders daily. It’s a version of NIMBY (not-in-my-backyard) that might be dubbed NIMPS: not in my parking spot.

What these residents forget is that these parking spots are not actually theirs.

As similar debates play out across the country, it’s worth remembering two things. One, public roads are public resources, to be used in the way that offers the greatest benefit. And, two, the current use is not necessarily the best one, no matter how entrenched it may be.

Canadian cities are growing and struggling with congestion. Subways are expensive and can take many years to build. Transit priority lanes in Toronto could help make the case that there is, in the short term, a cost-effective way to speed up traffic in a major way.

However, the controversy in Toronto also illustrates the difficulty of these debates, as residents fight hard to protect street parking. Their zeal is understandable. They’ve become accustomed to using public land as cheap storage for their personal vehicles.

Of course, the fact that parking is underpriced leads to demand outstripping supply.

North Vancouver voted last month to tackle that by adding a charge to some streets while boosting the cost of a permit fourfold, to $8.33 per month, to park on others.

That’s not nearly enough, but it’s a start.

One of the greatest resources for cities is the vast swaths of public land, including curb lane parking spots that residents tend to see as their own. Cities reclaim that land by using a price to manage demand – or decide there’s a better use for curb lane.

In Toronto, the best use of those lanes on Dufferin is turning two of them into spaces primarily for transit buses. Also allowed access under the plan would be emergency vehicles, transit for disabled people, school buses and bicycles. This change would save transit riders up to 10 minutes for those going the full route, according to a TTC report, while improving on-time reliability for buses by 17 per cent.

For comparison, Toronto politics was convulsed early last decade with debate over whether to build a light rail line in Scarborough or extend a subway, the latter approach costing a premium then pegged at $1.1-billion. Coincidentally, that subway extension was projected to save downtown-bound transit riders 10 minutes.

While the capital costs to put bus-only lanes on Dufferin are not yet public, it’s safe to say that it would cost an awful lot less than that subway extension.

Not having the Dufferin bus stuck as much in traffic would also save the TTC money, the report says, while the improved service is expected to attract nearly 3,000 new daily transit riders to the route. Net annual benefit to the agency: more than $3-million.

A counterargument, from a group Protect Dufferin that speaks for some homeowners on the route, is that their parking needs are being ignored. One way to assess the competing needs is to look at the relative benefit of better transit versus convenient parking.

The value of the bus improvement is reasonably easy to quantify. It is projected to go faster, be more reliable, carry more people and boost revenues.

The true value of the parking spaces is harder to determine, because Toronto has long underpriced its public land. As in much of the central city, parking spaces along Dufferin are a mix of free, metered and permit parking. Permits in Toronto are priced below market rates and work out to less than $1 a day, if the homeowner has nowhere to park on their own property, or about $3.50 if they do.

Urban curb lanes are valuable real estate. If they were priced accordingly Toronto would quickly find out how much NIMPS really want those spaces. And that should demonstrate that city hall has the latitude to roll out bus-only lanes much more broadly. The public good demands it.

#TOPoli #TTC #Transit

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Al @mral@mastodon.sdf.org · May 17

May 17

Al @mral@mastodon.sdf.org

@davidho
I'm always amazed that the folks in cars complain about a #bikeLane but never realize that more bikes means fewer cars in front of them slowing down traffic.

Just like urban buses and trains should be paid for by folks in #SUV, its the #car drivers that get the benefit of more folks taking public transit not the poor person trying to find exact change.

We don't need better ways to collect the fare, we need a more fair way to fund the #publicTransit; system; #bus, #train and #bike.

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