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Here's the ALFA-X, #Japan 's fastest bullet train. It tops out at 400 km/h (249 mph).
The 72-foot-long nose cone prevents sonic booms when it enters tunnels.
Let me slow that down...
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The 72-foot-long nose cone prevents sonic booms when it enters tunnels.
Let me slow that down...
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Not good for transit. $100 million cut over 3 years.
I didn't expect this...and it's great news!
#Montreal budget keeps former Mayor Val Plante's promises for the city's bike paths
Includes an investment of $564.6 million, 1,000 km network to be doubled.
montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
#Montreal budget keeps former Mayor Val Plante's promises for the city's bike paths
Includes an investment of $564.6 million, 1,000 km network to be doubled.
montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
January 13, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Not good for transit. $100 million cut over 3 years.
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You know that bike lanes work when even the anti-bike lane party decides to ramp up investment.
I didn't expect this...and it's great news!
#Montreal budget keeps former Mayor Val Plante's promises for the city's bike paths
Includes an investment of $564.6 million, 1,000 km network to be doubled.
montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
#Montreal budget keeps former Mayor Val Plante's promises for the city's bike paths
Includes an investment of $564.6 million, 1,000 km network to be doubled.
montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
January 13, 2026 at 12:27 AM
You know that bike lanes work when even the anti-bike lane party decides to ramp up investment.
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In Japan, Silicon Valley is also promoting robotaxis, but a strong failsafe mentality prevails: only near-perfect systems have any chance of approval. Unlike elsewhere, there is a clear use case, as demographic decline has created a serious shortage of professional drivers.
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Hitching a ride with a driverless taxi in Tokyo
YouTube video by Associated Press
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 9:12 AM
In Japan, Silicon Valley is also promoting robotaxis, but a strong failsafe mentality prevails: only near-perfect systems have any chance of approval. Unlike elsewhere, there is a clear use case, as demographic decline has created a serious shortage of professional drivers.
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Hmmm. Devil is in the detailsβ¦
January 12, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Hmmm. Devil is in the detailsβ¦
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Not that great
New Bixi bikes and stations cut in half, maybe projects postpones to 2027+
New Bixi bikes and stations cut in half, maybe projects postpones to 2027+
January 12, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Not that great
New Bixi bikes and stations cut in half, maybe projects postpones to 2027+
New Bixi bikes and stations cut in half, maybe projects postpones to 2027+
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Here's my take on the ups and downs of being a winter cyclist in a city where temperatures routinely reach -25 C, and 210 cm (83 inches) of snow fall in a typical year.
Now I gotta goβI'm riding home in a snowstorm...
www.highspeed.blog/im-a-winter-...
Now I gotta goβI'm riding home in a snowstorm...
www.highspeed.blog/im-a-winter-...
January 12, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Here's my take on the ups and downs of being a winter cyclist in a city where temperatures routinely reach -25 C, and 210 cm (83 inches) of snow fall in a typical year.
Now I gotta goβI'm riding home in a snowstorm...
www.highspeed.blog/im-a-winter-...
Now I gotta goβI'm riding home in a snowstorm...
www.highspeed.blog/im-a-winter-...
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I didn't expect this...and it's great news!
#Montreal budget keeps former Mayor Val Plante's promises for the city's bike paths
Includes an investment of $564.6 million, 1,000 km network to be doubled.
montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
#Montreal budget keeps former Mayor Val Plante's promises for the city's bike paths
Includes an investment of $564.6 million, 1,000 km network to be doubled.
montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
January 12, 2026 at 7:34 PM
I didn't expect this...and it's great news!
#Montreal budget keeps former Mayor Val Plante's promises for the city's bike paths
Includes an investment of $564.6 million, 1,000 km network to be doubled.
montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
#Montreal budget keeps former Mayor Val Plante's promises for the city's bike paths
Includes an investment of $564.6 million, 1,000 km network to be doubled.
montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
Here's my take on the ups and downs of being a winter cyclist in a city where temperatures routinely reach -25 C, and 210 cm (83 inches) of snow fall in a typical year.
Now I gotta goβI'm riding home in a snowstorm...
www.highspeed.blog/im-a-winter-...
Now I gotta goβI'm riding home in a snowstorm...
www.highspeed.blog/im-a-winter-...
January 12, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Here's my take on the ups and downs of being a winter cyclist in a city where temperatures routinely reach -25 C, and 210 cm (83 inches) of snow fall in a typical year.
Now I gotta goβI'm riding home in a snowstorm...
www.highspeed.blog/im-a-winter-...
Now I gotta goβI'm riding home in a snowstorm...
www.highspeed.blog/im-a-winter-...
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January 12, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Triumphalist stories of robotaxis spread in Asia are exaggerated. In #Japan (unlike #China) they are moving very slowly.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZxM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZxM...
Hitching a ride with a driverless taxi in Tokyo
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Triumphalist stories of robotaxis spread in Asia are exaggerated. In #Japan (unlike #China) they are moving very slowly.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZxM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZxM...
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This happens on a daily basis in San Francisco, where a private company, Alphabet, is beta-testing its robotaxis on public streets.
On Dec. 20 a power outage caused Waymos to stop altogether, often in intersections, causing gridlock throughout the city.
On Dec. 20 a power outage caused Waymos to stop altogether, often in intersections, causing gridlock throughout the city.
January 12, 2026 at 9:30 PM
This happens on a daily basis in San Francisco, where a private company, Alphabet, is beta-testing its robotaxis on public streets.
On Dec. 20 a power outage caused Waymos to stop altogether, often in intersections, causing gridlock throughout the city.
On Dec. 20 a power outage caused Waymos to stop altogether, often in intersections, causing gridlock throughout the city.
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A Waymo stops in the middle of an intersection in San Francisco, preventing a trolley βpublic transitβfrom moving. Its software reports that the intersection is blocked.
The Waymo is whatβs blocking it.
The city comes to a standstill thanks to this idiocy.
www.youtube.com/shorts/8ltYK...
The Waymo is whatβs blocking it.
The city comes to a standstill thanks to this idiocy.
www.youtube.com/shorts/8ltYK...
Welcome to San Francisco! #waymo #selfdrive #techgadgets
YouTube video by Mia McCarthy
www.youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:56 PM
A Waymo stops in the middle of an intersection in San Francisco, preventing a trolley βpublic transitβfrom moving. Its software reports that the intersection is blocked.
The Waymo is whatβs blocking it.
The city comes to a standstill thanks to this idiocy.
www.youtube.com/shorts/8ltYK...
The Waymo is whatβs blocking it.
The city comes to a standstill thanks to this idiocy.
www.youtube.com/shorts/8ltYK...
January 12, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Triumphalist stories of robotaxis spread in Asia are exaggerated. In #Japan (unlike #China) they are moving very slowly.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZxM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZxM...
Hitching a ride with a driverless taxi in Tokyo
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Triumphalist stories of robotaxis spread in Asia are exaggerated. In #Japan (unlike #China) they are moving very slowly.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZxM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZxM...
This happens on a daily basis in San Francisco, where a private company, Alphabet, is beta-testing its robotaxis on public streets.
On Dec. 20 a power outage caused Waymos to stop altogether, often in intersections, causing gridlock throughout the city.
On Dec. 20 a power outage caused Waymos to stop altogether, often in intersections, causing gridlock throughout the city.
January 12, 2026 at 9:30 PM
This happens on a daily basis in San Francisco, where a private company, Alphabet, is beta-testing its robotaxis on public streets.
On Dec. 20 a power outage caused Waymos to stop altogether, often in intersections, causing gridlock throughout the city.
On Dec. 20 a power outage caused Waymos to stop altogether, often in intersections, causing gridlock throughout the city.
I didn't expect this...and it's great news!
#Montreal budget keeps former Mayor Val Plante's promises for the city's bike paths
Includes an investment of $564.6 million, 1,000 km network to be doubled.
montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
#Montreal budget keeps former Mayor Val Plante's promises for the city's bike paths
Includes an investment of $564.6 million, 1,000 km network to be doubled.
montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
January 12, 2026 at 7:34 PM
I didn't expect this...and it's great news!
#Montreal budget keeps former Mayor Val Plante's promises for the city's bike paths
Includes an investment of $564.6 million, 1,000 km network to be doubled.
montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
#Montreal budget keeps former Mayor Val Plante's promises for the city's bike paths
Includes an investment of $564.6 million, 1,000 km network to be doubled.
montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
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Waymo just failed in a big way in San Francisco. I take a closer look at the robotaxi hypeβeach ride costs Alphabet moneyβin the latest HIGH SPEED dispatch:
www.highspeed.blog/waymo-trouble/
www.highspeed.blog/waymo-trouble/
January 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Waymo just failed in a big way in San Francisco. I take a closer look at the robotaxi hypeβeach ride costs Alphabet moneyβin the latest HIGH SPEED dispatch:
www.highspeed.blog/waymo-trouble/
www.highspeed.blog/waymo-trouble/
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...you have to limit car access to cities, not add hundreds of dead-heading AVs to the streets.
#Oslo also achieved the Vision Zero goal of no deaths, without AVs on its streets.
Both cities offer excellent public transit as an alternative to cars.
#Oslo also achieved the Vision Zero goal of no deaths, without AVs on its streets.
Both cities offer excellent public transit as an alternative to cars.
January 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM
...you have to limit car access to cities, not add hundreds of dead-heading AVs to the streets.
#Oslo also achieved the Vision Zero goal of no deaths, without AVs on its streets.
Both cities offer excellent public transit as an alternative to cars.
#Oslo also achieved the Vision Zero goal of no deaths, without AVs on its streets.
Both cities offer excellent public transit as an alternative to cars.
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More on the REM here: www.highspeed.blog/automatic-fo...
Automatic for the People
A Ride on the First Fully-Functioning Line of the REM, Montreal's New Light Metro
www.highspeed.blog
January 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
More on the REM here: www.highspeed.blog/automatic-fo...
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Train-to-the-plane...coming down the line!
Today, #Montrealβs light-metro system, the RΓ©seau express mΓ©tropolitain (REM), reached a key construction milestone with the first successful run on the future airport branch
Today, #Montrealβs light-metro system, the RΓ©seau express mΓ©tropolitain (REM), reached a key construction milestone with the first successful run on the future airport branch
January 9, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Train-to-the-plane...coming down the line!
Today, #Montrealβs light-metro system, the RΓ©seau express mΓ©tropolitain (REM), reached a key construction milestone with the first successful run on the future airport branch
Today, #Montrealβs light-metro system, the RΓ©seau express mΓ©tropolitain (REM), reached a key construction milestone with the first successful run on the future airport branch
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Updated cities/transport Starter Pack!
New: @freewheeling.info
@remmid.bsky.social @longbranchmike.bsky.social @transportaction.ca @emmbadger.bsky.social @busdriverlife.bsky.social @dutchcycling.nl @capntransit.bsky.social @commutedeparis.bsky.social @dhidalgo65.bsky.social @emmanuelspv.bsky.social
New: @freewheeling.info
@remmid.bsky.social @longbranchmike.bsky.social @transportaction.ca @emmbadger.bsky.social @busdriverlife.bsky.social @dutchcycling.nl @capntransit.bsky.social @commutedeparis.bsky.social @dhidalgo65.bsky.social @emmanuelspv.bsky.social
January 11, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Welcome to all! If youβre looking for people to follow, here are some great voices on transit, active transport, citiesβ¦
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go.bsky.app/U4hN8P9
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go.bsky.app/U4hN8P9
January 10, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Welcome to all! If youβre looking for people to follow, here are some great voices on transit, active transport, citiesβ¦
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go.bsky.app/U4hN8P9
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go.bsky.app/U4hN8P9
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