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Edward Russell

@byerussell.com

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Fascinated by things that go and the infrastructure around them. Words: The Washington Post, The Points Guy, CNN Travel, and more. Runner, cyclist, hiker, swimmer. Email, socials, and Substack: https://linktr.ee/mrerussell Signal: byerussell.84

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Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 40m

The new Pittsburgh Airport terminal IS gorgeous though.

Airport Architecture @airportarchitecture.byerussell.com · 1h

Gorgeous.

Pittsburgh, new landside terminal (opening 2025), by Gensler, HDR, and Luis Vidal + Architects. #airportarchitecture

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Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 45m

I wouldn’t call the Pittsburgh Airport walkable — it’s a solid 20 mile ride from downtown — but you gotta love an airport that has a marked bike trail (trail spur in PIT’s case) to the terminal.

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Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 47m

Heh, yeah.

Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 52m

Event at Pittsburgh Airport? Yup, I biked 🚴‍♂️

(Note: I underestimated how far it was so I didn’t take a ton of pics)

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Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 15h

Welcome to Pittsburgh 🏃‍♂️

#running

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Jake Blumgart @jblumgart.bsky.social · 22h

"At the end of 2024, some 100,000 people were employed in the motion picture industry in Los Angeles County, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Two years earlier, there were 142,000." www.wsj.com/business/med...

L.A.’s Entertainment Economy Is Looking Like a Disaster Movie

Work is evaporating, businesses are closing, longtime residents are leaving, and Los Angeles’s creative middle class is hanging on by a thread.

www.wsj.com

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Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 23h

Nice to see some Purple Line tracks on the ground! 🚊

@purplelinemd.bsky.social

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 1d

"Though robotaxis have notched up impressive growth, they look ploddingly pedestrian compared with far zippier pedal-powered rivals. [Waymo] proudly proclaims that its cars do around 250k trips a week. Yet in NYC alone that number of trips is made every three days using the city’s bikeshare scheme."

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

www.economist.com

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 1d

Caltrain’s new electric trains are designed to recuperate energy when breaking. The agency made a deal to sell that energy back to the local power supplier, which will net the agency millions of dollars in annual revenues.

Caltrain electrified trains return power to grid, offsetting energy costs

For decades, Caltrain has been known for what it takes off the roads. Now, it's being rewarded for what it puts back into the power grid.

www.cbsnews.com

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Airport Architecture @airportarchitecture.byerussell.com · 1d

Pittsburgh (opened 1992), by Tasso Katselas. 📷 Pittsburgh International Airport. #airportarchitecture

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Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 1d

DC’s Army 10-Miler to proceed, keep OG course despite the shutdown.

#running #washingtondc

Army Ten-Miler to proceed, organizers say, after cancellation concerns

Organizers had weighed whether to cancel the race, which starts at the Pentagon, amid the government shutdown but ultimately decided to continue the event.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 1d

In the 70s, engineers warned that merging 5 unprotected streetcars into a single subway was a bad idea. So glad today's Muni team has plan to rationalize SF's main subway and prepare for ridership growth storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8c45...

Muni Metro Capacity Study

Draft recommendations

storymaps.arcgis.com

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Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 1d

Everytime I see the Tenley/Friendship Library across the street from the Tenleytown-AU Metro, I imagine several stories of housing atop.

(Reposting b/c I forgot the pic) #washingtondc

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Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 1d

The head of Vancouver’s transit agency can sum its ridership recovery in one word: Frequency.

“Running the bus every 30 minutes isn’t going to cut it if you want to grow ridership.“

Many Vancouver 🚌 run every 5min or less, and the SkyTrain runs every 3-4min, via @davidzipper.bsky.social

The Secret to Vancouver’s Public Transit Ridership Recovery

The Canadian city’s transit agency, TransLink, bounced back from Covid even as other North American systems have struggled. Its leader explains why riders returned.

www.bloomberg.com

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Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 1d

New from me: Duffy's message to controllers is shifting. Its gone from buying pizza for them to "Show up for work. You’ve got a job to do."

Watch this space as the shutdown develops.

Duffy to air traffic controllers: ‘Show up for work’ (via
@theaircurrent.com) theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...

Duffy to air traffic controllers: ‘Show up for work’

Frustrated with staffing-induced delays, the secretary mixes his support with a stern warning

theaircurrent.com

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Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 1d

Lovely!

Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 1d

I’d think Alaska, with their growth at PDX, would want to lock those gates down.

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Second Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as · 1d

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Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 1d

Curious why Alaska doesn’t use: B4 and B5, C3-6, C8, C13, C15, C18, C20 and C23?

cc @jonk.org

Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 1d

Like I know they’re partners, but maybe kick AA over to D?

Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 1d

Alaska needing more gates is a good thing for PDX

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Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 1d

I was just standing still, eating potato chips, and my Garmin congratulated me on hitting my stair climb goal for the day 🤔

I think what Garmin meant to say is “go climb some stairs bitch!” 😂

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Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 1d

Ah, ok, it’s just AS, HA, AA and B6 in C now?

Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 1d

Interesting, surprised they aren't bumping airlines from C over to D, and then giving Alaska more of C.