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Jiafei
@chanface.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Have added 70 new accounts to the Diverse Urbanism Voices starterpack since I first created it!
So make sure to check it out again even if you've clicked follow all last week! Thank you everybody for all the suggestions, it is now full at 150 accounts.
go.bsky.app/LYKueU7
So make sure to check it out again even if you've clicked follow all last week! Thank you everybody for all the suggestions, it is now full at 150 accounts.
go.bsky.app/LYKueU7
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Recording episode 2 with our very first guest!
Stay tuned 👀👀
Stay tuned 👀👀
January 22, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Recording episode 2 with our very first guest!
Stay tuned 👀👀
Stay tuned 👀👀
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Not mentioned in this CTV Ottawa story (for some unfathomable reason) is the make and model of the vehicles in question: The Alstom Citadis Spirit light-rail vehicles were also Metrolinx's choice for Toronto's troubled Finch West line.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
‘Some customers may have to wait for a second train’: OC Transpo reducing O-Train Line 1 service after identifying new issue with trains
OC Transpo will be temporarily reducing the number of train cars running on the O-Train Line 1 after an issue was identified with the vehicles, and the organization’s general manager says this may cau...
www.ctvnews.ca
January 22, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Not mentioned in this CTV Ottawa story (for some unfathomable reason) is the make and model of the vehicles in question: The Alstom Citadis Spirit light-rail vehicles were also Metrolinx's choice for Toronto's troubled Finch West line.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Reduced speed zones on Spanish high speed rail was not on my 2026 bingo card
“Adif has reduced the speed limit for the AVE along a 150km stretch between Madrid and Barcelona, due to concerns about the state of the line. The new limit along that section is 160km/h, nearly half the previous limit”
“Adif has reduced the speed limit for the AVE along a 150km stretch between Madrid and Barcelona, due to concerns about the state of the line. The new limit along that section is 160km/h, nearly half the previous limit”
January 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Reduced speed zones on Spanish high speed rail was not on my 2026 bingo card
“Adif has reduced the speed limit for the AVE along a 150km stretch between Madrid and Barcelona, due to concerns about the state of the line. The new limit along that section is 160km/h, nearly half the previous limit”
“Adif has reduced the speed limit for the AVE along a 150km stretch between Madrid and Barcelona, due to concerns about the state of the line. The new limit along that section is 160km/h, nearly half the previous limit”
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While our neighbors on the street sleep outside in -30° C weather, it's a good time to remember that the city of Toronto spends more on policing than it does on community housing, public libraries, fire services, and EMS combined. We can have cops or we can have real safety.
January 20, 2026 at 3:04 PM
While our neighbors on the street sleep outside in -30° C weather, it's a good time to remember that the city of Toronto spends more on policing than it does on community housing, public libraries, fire services, and EMS combined. We can have cops or we can have real safety.
South Korea being 2nd after the US:
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January 20, 2026 at 2:36 PM
South Korea being 2nd after the US:
💧👁️👄👁️💧
💧👁️👄👁️💧
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Fun little app my friend sent to me this morning. Live TTC streetcar average speed by route.
ttcleaderboard.vercel.app
ttcleaderboard.vercel.app
TTC Leaderboard
ttcleaderboard.vercel.app
January 20, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Fun little app my friend sent to me this morning. Live TTC streetcar average speed by route.
ttcleaderboard.vercel.app
ttcleaderboard.vercel.app
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Under no circumstances should we pay this much money to refurbish a parking lot.
January 20, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Under no circumstances should we pay this much money to refurbish a parking lot.
thank godddd we need regulation on this across the country.
Are there other countries which have effectively regulated excessively bright headlights?
Are there other countries which have effectively regulated excessively bright headlights?
Have you noticed headlights getting brighter? It's not just in your head. We're excited to see @seanorr.bsky.social's motion at Council this week to take action on this issue.
LED and HID headlights are increasingly popular, not to mention oversized vehicles with high nose heights...
LED and HID headlights are increasingly popular, not to mention oversized vehicles with high nose heights...
January 19, 2026 at 11:18 PM
thank godddd we need regulation on this across the country.
Are there other countries which have effectively regulated excessively bright headlights?
Are there other countries which have effectively regulated excessively bright headlights?
White Girl Music Playlist for African Dictators
YouTube video by Maloney
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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January 19, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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Ion: An Ontario LRT that somehow works
With proper signal priority, reliable service, and a flexible route, Waterloo Region's LRT is a good example of a successful transit service and planning tool. Though it has a few issues - including some slow sections and a restrictive operating contract -…
With proper signal priority, reliable service, and a flexible route, Waterloo Region's LRT is a good example of a successful transit service and planning tool. Though it has a few issues - including some slow sections and a restrictive operating contract -…
Ion: An Ontario LRT that somehow works
With proper signal priority, reliable service, and a flexible route, Waterloo Region's LRT is a good example of a successful transit service and planning tool. Though it has a few issues - including some slow sections and a restrictive operating contract - Ion works well.
seanmarshall.ca
January 19, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Ion: An Ontario LRT that somehow works
With proper signal priority, reliable service, and a flexible route, Waterloo Region's LRT is a good example of a successful transit service and planning tool. Though it has a few issues - including some slow sections and a restrictive operating contract -…
With proper signal priority, reliable service, and a flexible route, Waterloo Region's LRT is a good example of a successful transit service and planning tool. Though it has a few issues - including some slow sections and a restrictive operating contract -…
January 19, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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As you talk about Greenland, please make sure you are talking about the >56,000 Inuit who have called the Island their home for thousands of years. Here are 2 stories that include their voices, concerns, and hopes.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
canadiangeographic.ca/articles/buy...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
canadiangeographic.ca/articles/buy...
‘Buying countries is Stone Age mentality:’ Inuit speak up on Greenland
Indigenous Greenlanders, who endured centuries of colonialism from Denmark, now face a new threat from Donald Trump’s United States
canadiangeographic.ca
January 16, 2026 at 11:22 AM
As you talk about Greenland, please make sure you are talking about the >56,000 Inuit who have called the Island their home for thousands of years. Here are 2 stories that include their voices, concerns, and hopes.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
canadiangeographic.ca/articles/buy...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
canadiangeographic.ca/articles/buy...
Average Canadian discourse:
January 19, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Average Canadian discourse:
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New video out now! It’s got a good mix of history, subway engineering, transit planning, etc. Give it a watch!
youtu.be/rxeopHHLbWA?...
youtu.be/rxeopHHLbWA?...
How Chicago Almost Buried its Elevated Trains
YouTube video by Car Free Keith
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 4:10 PM
New video out now! It’s got a good mix of history, subway engineering, transit planning, etc. Give it a watch!
youtu.be/rxeopHHLbWA?...
youtu.be/rxeopHHLbWA?...
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My Streetcar Stop Consolidation Concept:
- Remove stops without an opposing stop and/or closer than 300m
- Maintain a general maximum spacing of 500m on streets and 600m along ROWs
- Move stops where turns occur to farside for TSP effectiveness
- Consolidate stops for services in the same direction
- Remove stops without an opposing stop and/or closer than 300m
- Maintain a general maximum spacing of 500m on streets and 600m along ROWs
- Move stops where turns occur to farside for TSP effectiveness
- Consolidate stops for services in the same direction
January 18, 2026 at 6:44 AM
My Streetcar Stop Consolidation Concept:
- Remove stops without an opposing stop and/or closer than 300m
- Maintain a general maximum spacing of 500m on streets and 600m along ROWs
- Move stops where turns occur to farside for TSP effectiveness
- Consolidate stops for services in the same direction
- Remove stops without an opposing stop and/or closer than 300m
- Maintain a general maximum spacing of 500m on streets and 600m along ROWs
- Move stops where turns occur to farside for TSP effectiveness
- Consolidate stops for services in the same direction
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Wish I'd taken the "before" photo for this one. It takes less than 10 minutes to dig through a snowbank, but it's a huge benefit to your community and neighbours to help clear a bus stop or the snowbanks that collect at street corners.
Adopt your local bus stop today to keep it cleared and happy!
Adopt your local bus stop today to keep it cleared and happy!
January 17, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Wish I'd taken the "before" photo for this one. It takes less than 10 minutes to dig through a snowbank, but it's a huge benefit to your community and neighbours to help clear a bus stop or the snowbanks that collect at street corners.
Adopt your local bus stop today to keep it cleared and happy!
Adopt your local bus stop today to keep it cleared and happy!
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the year is 2045. you live in a maisonette condo in peterborough, ON and can drive your BYD electric car to a high speed rail station where a CR450AF high speed EMU train to toronto arrives every half hour. you wonder why you waited so long to leave the US
The Canada-China relationship has been distant and uncertain for nearly a decade.
We’re changing that, with a new strategic partnership that benefits the people of both our nations.
We’re changing that, with a new strategic partnership that benefits the people of both our nations.
January 17, 2026 at 6:29 PM
the year is 2045. you live in a maisonette condo in peterborough, ON and can drive your BYD electric car to a high speed rail station where a CR450AF high speed EMU train to toronto arrives every half hour. you wonder why you waited so long to leave the US
Do you think Trudeau watched #HeatedRivalry with Katy Perry?
January 17, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Do you think Trudeau watched #HeatedRivalry with Katy Perry?
January 17, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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Do you want to share your ideas about Canada’s newest high-speed rail project?
In February, connect in-person with project experts from the ALTO team, ask questions, and learn about all aspects of the project. No registration required. Learn more at altotrain.ca!
In February, connect in-person with project experts from the ALTO team, ask questions, and learn about all aspects of the project. No registration required. Learn more at altotrain.ca!
January 17, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Do you want to share your ideas about Canada’s newest high-speed rail project?
In February, connect in-person with project experts from the ALTO team, ask questions, and learn about all aspects of the project. No registration required. Learn more at altotrain.ca!
In February, connect in-person with project experts from the ALTO team, ask questions, and learn about all aspects of the project. No registration required. Learn more at altotrain.ca!