Jerome Alexander Horne
@jahorne.bsky.social
🏙️🚶🏾♂️🚍🚏🚇🚲💪🏾🏳️🌈 (He/Him) Queer Urbanist - Transit Professional - Transit Nerd - Community Connector
Interests: Cities, Cycling, Walking, Architecture, Museums, Performing Arts, Trains, Buses, People
All views are mine.
https://www.instagram.com/jahorne
Interests: Cities, Cycling, Walking, Architecture, Museums, Performing Arts, Trains, Buses, People
All views are mine.
https://www.instagram.com/jahorne
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My personal ministry is to take America from car required to car optional. I want to give people the freedom to choose how they move. Mobility with dignity regardless of your ability.
Afternoon walk with dad!
November 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Afternoon walk with dad!
Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends and family! I'm thankful to have so many wonderful people in my life. 🦃🍁🍂
November 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends and family! I'm thankful to have so many wonderful people in my life. 🦃🍁🍂
The word of the year... Affordability.
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The word of the year... Affordability.
If only there was another way...
Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars https://theonion.com/report-it-pretty-incredible-that-americans-entrusted-w-1819574734/
November 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
If only there was another way...
There is a better way to travel between major US cities. It's not that we can't build high speed rail here... It's been a deliberate choice of political will, car industry lobbying and regulatory hurdles designed to make it seem impossible... But it is indeed a choice.
www.cnn.com/interactive/...
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What if the United States had high-speed rail?
High-speed rail is a proven alternative to gridlocked highways and overcrowded airports. CNN has reimagined a faster, more connected future for US commuters.
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
There is a better way to travel between major US cities. It's not that we can't build high speed rail here... It's been a deliberate choice of political will, car industry lobbying and regulatory hurdles designed to make it seem impossible... But it is indeed a choice.
www.cnn.com/interactive/...
www.cnn.com/interactive/...
ICYMI
You can now use contactless payments on Metrobus 💳
Here’s some quick tips:
✅ Every customer needs their own form of payment
✅ Don’t tap a wallet with multiple cards, tap with one single card
✅ Use the same card to transfer between bus and rail
Here’s some quick tips:
✅ Every customer needs their own form of payment
✅ Don’t tap a wallet with multiple cards, tap with one single card
✅ Use the same card to transfer between bus and rail
November 26, 2025 at 4:40 AM
ICYMI
I simultaneously feel like I'm thriving and somehow not fulfilling my potential. There's this inner drive to be not just good, but great.
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I simultaneously feel like I'm thriving and somehow not fulfilling my potential. There's this inner drive to be not just good, but great.
What grants people more "freedom?" A car or abundant public transportation? Is this a false dichotomy?
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/11/20/o...
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/11/20/o...
Op-Ed: Is There Really More 'Freedom' in a City That Depends on Cars? — Streetsblog USA
Or is that question a false dichotomy?
usa.streetsblog.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:16 AM
What grants people more "freedom?" A car or abundant public transportation? Is this a false dichotomy?
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/11/20/o...
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/11/20/o...
Pic 1: Hello from Amtrak Crescent to ATL!
Pic 2: Hello from the dark of waiting to switch from an electric to diesel locomotive in DC.
Pic 2: Hello from the dark of waiting to switch from an electric to diesel locomotive in DC.
November 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Pic 1: Hello from Amtrak Crescent to ATL!
Pic 2: Hello from the dark of waiting to switch from an electric to diesel locomotive in DC.
Pic 2: Hello from the dark of waiting to switch from an electric to diesel locomotive in DC.
You never know who you could inspire. I wish every child had someone in their life to ignite the spark for what they are passionate about.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/23/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/23/u...
She was a bus driver who answered questions from a curious 5th grader. A decade later, they reconnected — as colleagues | CNN
Though Sam Mencimer didn’t know it at the time, all those moments with his favorite bus driver, Joy Kenley – the never-ending questions, the bus depot tour – would have a lasting impact on his life.
www.cnn.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:33 AM
You never know who you could inspire. I wish every child had someone in their life to ignite the spark for what they are passionate about.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/23/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/23/u...
What's left of the original RFK Stadium in DC.
November 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
What's left of the original RFK Stadium in DC.
Believe it or not, this is my first time taking my bike on @mta.maryland.gov MARC Train! Trains with the Bike Car make it so easy.
November 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Believe it or not, this is my first time taking my bike on @mta.maryland.gov MARC Train! Trains with the Bike Car make it so easy.
Morning bike ride with Rochelle!
November 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Morning bike ride with Rochelle!
The people want trains!
A growing number of Americans are rolling into the holidays by train with Amtrak reporting an increase in riders after federally mandated flight reductions led to thousands of delays and cancellations at major airports nationwide. NBC News' Emilie Ikeda reports.
November 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The people want trains!
Despite challenges Amtrak closes FY 25 with record ridership and revenue. People want to ride trains! Give the people more trains!
www.masstransitmag.com/rail/news/55...
www.masstransitmag.com/rail/news/55...
Amtrak closes FY25 with record ridership, revenue
The company spent the past fiscal year launching new services and improving the customer experience with new trains and upgraded safety policies.
www.masstransitmag.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Despite challenges Amtrak closes FY 25 with record ridership and revenue. People want to ride trains! Give the people more trains!
www.masstransitmag.com/rail/news/55...
www.masstransitmag.com/rail/news/55...
I'm the New York Transit Museum Holiday Sweater Model again this year! Buy it here: www.nytransitmuseumstore.com/collections/...
November 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I'm the New York Transit Museum Holiday Sweater Model again this year! Buy it here: www.nytransitmuseumstore.com/collections/...
TxDOT finally admits everything can't be a highway and everyone can't drive everywhere at all times. The newly released Statewide Multimodal Transit Plan acknowledges the need for a comprehensive multifaceted approach moving forward.
youtu.be/jVyy8K3DYYY?...
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TxDOT unveils plan to expand transit statewide by 2050
YouTube video by FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth
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November 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
TxDOT finally admits everything can't be a highway and everyone can't drive everywhere at all times. The newly released Statewide Multimodal Transit Plan acknowledges the need for a comprehensive multifaceted approach moving forward.
youtu.be/jVyy8K3DYYY?...
youtu.be/jVyy8K3DYYY?...
The best idea is 🚄🚆
Less Planes - More Trains!
Less Lanes - More Trains!
Less Planes - More Trains!
Less Lanes - More Trains!
November 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The best idea is 🚄🚆
Less Planes - More Trains!
Less Lanes - More Trains!
Less Planes - More Trains!
Less Lanes - More Trains!
Who isn't into bus stuff? 🚍
November 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Who isn't into bus stuff? 🚍
The next Baltimore Transit Friends Happy Hour is this Thursday 11/20/25!
🚍Where: Mick O'Shea's, 328 N Charles St
🚇When: 5 - 7 pm
🚊Partiful Link: partiful.com/e/Kr9IOjjOZj...
🚍Where: Mick O'Shea's, 328 N Charles St
🚇When: 5 - 7 pm
🚊Partiful Link: partiful.com/e/Kr9IOjjOZj...
RSVP to Baltimore Transit Friends Happy Hour | Partiful
Come join fellow urbanists and city lovers for fun and fellowship. We'd love to have you if you are a fan of or curious about trains, buses, bikes, more housing, better density, safer streets, and gen...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The next Baltimore Transit Friends Happy Hour is this Thursday 11/20/25!
🚍Where: Mick O'Shea's, 328 N Charles St
🚇When: 5 - 7 pm
🚊Partiful Link: partiful.com/e/Kr9IOjjOZj...
🚍Where: Mick O'Shea's, 328 N Charles St
🚇When: 5 - 7 pm
🚊Partiful Link: partiful.com/e/Kr9IOjjOZj...
More REM! 🚇🚇🚇
Montreal’s Biggest REM Expansion Yet! (with Reece Martin)
Montreal’s Biggest REM Expansion Yet! (with Reece Martin)
YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!
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November 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM
More REM! 🚇🚇🚇
Bands of America Grand National Finals Awards Ceremony!
November 16, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Bands of America Grand National Finals Awards Ceremony!
Flower Mound HS Band, Flower Mound, TX at Bands of America Grand National Championships Finals!
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Flower Mound HS Band, Flower Mound, TX at Bands of America Grand National Championships Finals!
Brings me such great joy to reconnect with this guy! Keiron Miles go way back to our freshman year of college together in 2006 at Valdosta State University. We have always shared such a passion for the marching arts and I'm glad we are still great friends till this day!
November 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Brings me such great joy to reconnect with this guy! Keiron Miles go way back to our freshman year of college together in 2006 at Valdosta State University. We have always shared such a passion for the marching arts and I'm glad we are still great friends till this day!
Thanks to all my fellow Bands of America/ Music for All staffers who contributed to 50 years of positively life changing experiences! So wonderful to reunite with amazing folks and be on the field again!
November 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Thanks to all my fellow Bands of America/ Music for All staffers who contributed to 50 years of positively life changing experiences! So wonderful to reunite with amazing folks and be on the field again!