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@ttcriders.bsky.social campaign manager. outcomes-driven transit policy builds better cities. posts are my own 😊
go jays, go raptors, leafs suck 💙❤️
✍️ auguststreet.ca
bathurst streetcar whizzing by sunday evening traffic on dedicated lanes!
January 12, 2026 at 11:05 PM
bathurst streetcar whizzing by sunday evening traffic on dedicated lanes!
love welcoming my best friends to toronto by making them suffer on our worst transit line 💜
January 11, 2026 at 2:55 AM
love welcoming my best friends to toronto by making them suffer on our worst transit line 💜
line 1 (the only heavy rail line) is well over twice the ridership of the next busiest line.
extending line 3 further down mission street has made it more popular.
and that's all the money for today!
extending line 3 further down mission street has made it more popular.
and that's all the money for today!
January 10, 2026 at 6:08 AM
line 1 (the only heavy rail line) is well over twice the ridership of the next busiest line.
extending line 3 further down mission street has made it more popular.
and that's all the money for today!
extending line 3 further down mission street has made it more popular.
and that's all the money for today!
day 2 of playing subway builder in the bay:
temporary, stubby N line shuttle (line 4) was added, and a line 5 along san pablo+international in oakland
line 1 extended to downtown berkeley/ucb, so now it's bookended by two major schools and 3 downtowns. ridership is amazing.
temporary, stubby N line shuttle (line 4) was added, and a line 5 along san pablo+international in oakland
line 1 extended to downtown berkeley/ucb, so now it's bookended by two major schools and 3 downtowns. ridership is amazing.
January 10, 2026 at 6:08 AM
day 2 of playing subway builder in the bay:
temporary, stubby N line shuttle (line 4) was added, and a line 5 along san pablo+international in oakland
line 1 extended to downtown berkeley/ucb, so now it's bookended by two major schools and 3 downtowns. ridership is amazing.
temporary, stubby N line shuttle (line 4) was added, and a line 5 along san pablo+international in oakland
line 1 extended to downtown berkeley/ucb, so now it's bookended by two major schools and 3 downtowns. ridership is amazing.
this game is very fun. subway builder in the bay area, day 1:
a starter system of the busiest muni lines (geary, van ness, mission, market).
the core of the bart tube morphed into muni's M, so that van ness+mission is a single corridor
and now i ran out of money, see you next time
a starter system of the busiest muni lines (geary, van ness, mission, market).
the core of the bart tube morphed into muni's M, so that van ness+mission is a single corridor
and now i ran out of money, see you next time
January 9, 2026 at 8:00 AM
this game is very fun. subway builder in the bay area, day 1:
a starter system of the busiest muni lines (geary, van ness, mission, market).
the core of the bart tube morphed into muni's M, so that van ness+mission is a single corridor
and now i ran out of money, see you next time
a starter system of the busiest muni lines (geary, van ness, mission, market).
the core of the bart tube morphed into muni's M, so that van ness+mission is a single corridor
and now i ran out of money, see you next time
look at those streetcars go on the brand new dedicated transit lanes on bathurst! can't wait to see these extended up to bloor in the spring, and more of these across the city.
hopefully this is just the start.
proud of @ttcriders.bsky.social advocates who fought all summer for this ☺️
hopefully this is just the start.
proud of @ttcriders.bsky.social advocates who fought all summer for this ☺️
January 7, 2026 at 8:53 PM
look at those streetcars go on the brand new dedicated transit lanes on bathurst! can't wait to see these extended up to bloor in the spring, and more of these across the city.
hopefully this is just the start.
proud of @ttcriders.bsky.social advocates who fought all summer for this ☺️
hopefully this is just the start.
proud of @ttcriders.bsky.social advocates who fought all summer for this ☺️
and yet still that was not the worst thing i had to ride today 💔✌️😭
January 7, 2026 at 2:26 AM
and yet still that was not the worst thing i had to ride today 💔✌️😭
great, i have to take the transphobia bahn to work
January 7, 2026 at 2:26 AM
great, i have to take the transphobia bahn to work
if transit signal phase insertion were real, this train would've gotten a green light at minimum by the ~20 second mark in this video.
instead it sat here for 2+ min.
instead it sat here for 2+ min.
January 7, 2026 at 1:56 AM
if transit signal phase insertion were real, this train would've gotten a green light at minimum by the ~20 second mark in this video.
instead it sat here for 2+ min.
instead it sat here for 2+ min.
the good: they turned on the next train signs on line 6
the bad: 15 minute gap between trains? (it became 17 when my train arrived)
the bad: 15 minute gap between trains? (it became 17 when my train arrived)
January 7, 2026 at 1:46 AM
the good: they turned on the next train signs on line 6
the bad: 15 minute gap between trains? (it became 17 when my train arrived)
the bad: 15 minute gap between trains? (it became 17 when my train arrived)
if you're wondering why the statements from carney & the canadian government are weak and bootlicky to the united states, it's because of this
in my home country, global north oil companies been extracting a huge share of profits and very little is going back into the country. canada supports this
in my home country, global north oil companies been extracting a huge share of profits and very little is going back into the country. canada supports this
January 4, 2026 at 11:21 PM
if you're wondering why the statements from carney & the canadian government are weak and bootlicky to the united states, it's because of this
in my home country, global north oil companies been extracting a huge share of profits and very little is going back into the country. canada supports this
in my home country, global north oil companies been extracting a huge share of profits and very little is going back into the country. canada supports this
happy to see dedicated lanes but this city loves to half-ass things. the dufferin bus is going to benefit a lot more from the red lanes because right turn queues clear faster + bus maneuverability
more left turn bans, and normalizing signalized "hook turns" solves this for the streetcar.
more left turn bans, and normalizing signalized "hook turns" solves this for the streetcar.
January 4, 2026 at 9:09 PM
happy to see dedicated lanes but this city loves to half-ass things. the dufferin bus is going to benefit a lot more from the red lanes because right turn queues clear faster + bus maneuverability
more left turn bans, and normalizing signalized "hook turns" solves this for the streetcar.
more left turn bans, and normalizing signalized "hook turns" solves this for the streetcar.
on the issues with how we view the role of tramways in canada (US, too), i am reminded of a very recent paper showing how modal shifts vary by transit mode in european cities, and how much higher they are for cities with metro systems than tram-only systems in larger, sprawling cities
January 2, 2026 at 9:57 PM
on the issues with how we view the role of tramways in canada (US, too), i am reminded of a very recent paper showing how modal shifts vary by transit mode in european cities, and how much higher they are for cities with metro systems than tram-only systems in larger, sprawling cities
vancouver has been running human-operated mini buses every 30-60min on low volume routes for decades.
like this one i took that circulated a mountainside residential area that, in any equivalent US jurisdiction, there would be no transit service, or only peak-hour service with a full sized bus.
like this one i took that circulated a mountainside residential area that, in any equivalent US jurisdiction, there would be no transit service, or only peak-hour service with a full sized bus.
January 2, 2026 at 3:37 AM
vancouver has been running human-operated mini buses every 30-60min on low volume routes for decades.
like this one i took that circulated a mountainside residential area that, in any equivalent US jurisdiction, there would be no transit service, or only peak-hour service with a full sized bus.
like this one i took that circulated a mountainside residential area that, in any equivalent US jurisdiction, there would be no transit service, or only peak-hour service with a full sized bus.
shoutout to the city that still runs the trains every few minutes on christmas day 🥰
December 26, 2025 at 4:59 AM
shoutout to the city that still runs the trains every few minutes on christmas day 🥰
as you eat dinner this evening, remember to tell your conservative christian family members that all the elves are nonbinary.
you can present this photo of me as proof. they don't call it "xmas" these days for nothing 😌
you can present this photo of me as proof. they don't call it "xmas" these days for nothing 😌
December 25, 2025 at 2:07 AM
as you eat dinner this evening, remember to tell your conservative christian family members that all the elves are nonbinary.
you can present this photo of me as proof. they don't call it "xmas" these days for nothing 😌
you can present this photo of me as proof. they don't call it "xmas" these days for nothing 😌
not me finding out for the first time from floptropica news that nicki minaj is a transphobe 😭
December 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
not me finding out for the first time from floptropica news that nicki minaj is a transphobe 😭
they could've gotten away with making a combined single vertical access point per platform (see REM), with a set of 1 stair+1 escalator that moves in the peak direction, move washrooms, reduce station footprint.
no one ever really needs to circulate around the space outside the blue boundary
2/3
no one ever really needs to circulate around the space outside the blue boundary
2/3
December 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
they could've gotten away with making a combined single vertical access point per platform (see REM), with a set of 1 stair+1 escalator that moves in the peak direction, move washrooms, reduce station footprint.
no one ever really needs to circulate around the space outside the blue boundary
2/3
no one ever really needs to circulate around the space outside the blue boundary
2/3
line 5 isn't open yet but a taste of anglosphere transit overbuilding is visible at cedarvale station.
large, cavernous mezzanines with a lot of dead, useless space around the back of staircases/escalator banks.
also, 2 esclators and 1 staircase (2 separate access points) per platform.
1/3
large, cavernous mezzanines with a lot of dead, useless space around the back of staircases/escalator banks.
also, 2 esclators and 1 staircase (2 separate access points) per platform.
1/3
December 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
line 5 isn't open yet but a taste of anglosphere transit overbuilding is visible at cedarvale station.
large, cavernous mezzanines with a lot of dead, useless space around the back of staircases/escalator banks.
also, 2 esclators and 1 staircase (2 separate access points) per platform.
1/3
large, cavernous mezzanines with a lot of dead, useless space around the back of staircases/escalator banks.
also, 2 esclators and 1 staircase (2 separate access points) per platform.
1/3
just took line 6 this evening, two weeks since opening. a smooth 8 min to jane, and then an 8 min ride back (faster than scheduled).
-dwell times average 20s per stop
-in both directions, my train never hit a red light except at jane st
-green transit phase insertion/rotation being tested
1/2
-dwell times average 20s per stop
-in both directions, my train never hit a red light except at jane st
-green transit phase insertion/rotation being tested
1/2
December 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
just took line 6 this evening, two weeks since opening. a smooth 8 min to jane, and then an 8 min ride back (faster than scheduled).
-dwell times average 20s per stop
-in both directions, my train never hit a red light except at jane st
-green transit phase insertion/rotation being tested
1/2
-dwell times average 20s per stop
-in both directions, my train never hit a red light except at jane st
-green transit phase insertion/rotation being tested
1/2
mount dennis is quiet rn, but I'm excited to see a fresh, new, integrated hub between multiple buses, future rapid transit, and ~10-min frequent regional rail in suburban toronto
can't wait to see this place packed with riders early next year 🤞
can't wait to see this place packed with riders early next year 🤞
December 21, 2025 at 6:05 AM
mount dennis is quiet rn, but I'm excited to see a fresh, new, integrated hub between multiple buses, future rapid transit, and ~10-min frequent regional rail in suburban toronto
can't wait to see this place packed with riders early next year 🤞
can't wait to see this place packed with riders early next year 🤞
finch west unironically uses a newer version of wayfinding, and does away with the unnecessary clutter (i think?)
funny, because the service that line 6 offers riders couldn't be more different than the service of line 1, but they are signed as being the same type of transit service
funny, because the service that line 6 offers riders couldn't be more different than the service of line 1, but they are signed as being the same type of transit service
December 21, 2025 at 1:44 AM
finch west unironically uses a newer version of wayfinding, and does away with the unnecessary clutter (i think?)
funny, because the service that line 6 offers riders couldn't be more different than the service of line 1, but they are signed as being the same type of transit service
funny, because the service that line 6 offers riders couldn't be more different than the service of line 1, but they are signed as being the same type of transit service
TTC wayfinding gets a lot of flack, but metrolinx's brand new wayfinding can't get off scot-free with its bloated design.
line bullets should be sufficient enough to identify rapid transit, no need for funky train icons!
1/2
line bullets should be sufficient enough to identify rapid transit, no need for funky train icons!
1/2
December 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
TTC wayfinding gets a lot of flack, but metrolinx's brand new wayfinding can't get off scot-free with its bloated design.
line bullets should be sufficient enough to identify rapid transit, no need for funky train icons!
1/2
line bullets should be sufficient enough to identify rapid transit, no need for funky train icons!
1/2
bus-only queue jump doing its job on eglinton, letting buses glide past long lines of left turning cars to enter cedarvale station.
sometimes its short, focused transit priority treatments like this that make all the difference!
sometimes its short, focused transit priority treatments like this that make all the difference!
December 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
bus-only queue jump doing its job on eglinton, letting buses glide past long lines of left turning cars to enter cedarvale station.
sometimes its short, focused transit priority treatments like this that make all the difference!
sometimes its short, focused transit priority treatments like this that make all the difference!