Evan
@jessie101gaming.bsky.social
I like trains. Former NoVA boy in Chicago. DC correspondent at TheHouseOfTransit.
The limited ability of Walkability to get people out of cars.
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The Limit of Walkability
This misunderstood relation between walkability and transit
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December 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The limited ability of Walkability to get people out of cars.
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This is incredible. Montgomery County just passed a plan that will up zone SFH areas along University Blvd. I don't think I've ever seen anything like this before in an established post-war suburban area. This should be done along any major bus routes within and around the beltway!
December 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This is incredible. Montgomery County just passed a plan that will up zone SFH areas along University Blvd. I don't think I've ever seen anything like this before in an established post-war suburban area. This should be done along any major bus routes within and around the beltway!
how has it taken us more than *10*... TEN years to plan, not even build, PLAN BART on Route 7?!?!?
December 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
how has it taken us more than *10*... TEN years to plan, not even build, PLAN BART on Route 7?!?!?
Just learned that Suica & Pasmo are managed by JR east and Tokyo metro, respectively. Thinking about something similar could've happened if Metra say adopted the farecards from ME system wide. Both the Chicago Card and Metra electric tickets could be in use simultaneously. Fun alternative history...
December 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Just learned that Suica & Pasmo are managed by JR east and Tokyo metro, respectively. Thinking about something similar could've happened if Metra say adopted the farecards from ME system wide. Both the Chicago Card and Metra electric tickets could be in use simultaneously. Fun alternative history...
A rant about abundance and how I think it lost its way
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What Happened to Abundance?
My personal relation and thoughts on the movement
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December 4, 2025 at 2:16 AM
A rant about abundance and how I think it lost its way
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There's a full sized dataset for WMATA station ridership from the system opening to 2017. (unfortunately the ridership portal is down so I couldn't get to 2025. Two graphs showing the ridership and yoy percent change
December 1, 2025 at 3:09 AM
There's a full sized dataset for WMATA station ridership from the system opening to 2017. (unfortunately the ridership portal is down so I couldn't get to 2025. Two graphs showing the ridership and yoy percent change
While the discussions of new revenues continues in Springfield, the CTA is still unreliable, and dropping trips. I thought our headcount for operators was finally back to 2019 levels as well?
October 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
While the discussions of new revenues continues in Springfield, the CTA is still unreliable, and dropping trips. I thought our headcount for operators was finally back to 2019 levels as well?
If the 1964 general plan for Montgomery & PG counties had been fully followed, we'd have the beautiful suburban communities of Danville & Thrift to live in (and potentially the Rosecroft Raceway alignment of the Metro)
October 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
If the 1964 general plan for Montgomery & PG counties had been fully followed, we'd have the beautiful suburban communities of Danville & Thrift to live in (and potentially the Rosecroft Raceway alignment of the Metro)
Cool to see that some of their thinking also involved potential for Joint Developments, which WMATA had been heavily pursuing at the time.
October 12, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Cool to see that some of their thinking also involved potential for Joint Developments, which WMATA had been heavily pursuing at the time.
Riding a Nova bus on a route that runs every 10 minutes, makes me feel like I’m in Canada. It’s the little things y’know
October 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Riding a Nova bus on a route that runs every 10 minutes, makes me feel like I’m in Canada. It’s the little things y’know
Need bus signal priority on the Belmont/Kedzie intersection, sooooooooo bad. Holy shit this is awful.
September 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Need bus signal priority on the Belmont/Kedzie intersection, sooooooooo bad. Holy shit this is awful.
Gone out to Wheaton, Prarie Path style
September 29, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Gone out to Wheaton, Prarie Path style
PACE, the suburban operator of buses in Chicago, has a budget of ~$333 million. Compared to Brampton, ON (A suburban municipality of the GTHA) has a budget of ~$233 million. But the operating subsidy for PACE is $293 million, Brampton's is only $91 million.
September 24, 2025 at 2:19 AM
PACE, the suburban operator of buses in Chicago, has a budget of ~$333 million. Compared to Brampton, ON (A suburban municipality of the GTHA) has a budget of ~$233 million. But the operating subsidy for PACE is $293 million, Brampton's is only $91 million.
New Divvy dock at Sheffield & Addison
September 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
New Divvy dock at Sheffield & Addison
Woaw, Valley Metro
September 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Woaw, Valley Metro
I just want better trains maannn
September 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I just want better trains maannn
This beautiful city is apparently a crime ridden hell hole according to our president. Never been more wrong muchacho.
September 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This beautiful city is apparently a crime ridden hell hole according to our president. Never been more wrong muchacho.
I helped birth a video about the interagency issues between agencies.
#RevenuesandReform
youtu.be/JiENsFts2G4?...
#RevenuesandReform
youtu.be/JiENsFts2G4?...
The Walls Between Chicago's Transit Agencies
YouTube video by The House of Transit
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September 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I helped birth a video about the interagency issues between agencies.
#RevenuesandReform
youtu.be/JiENsFts2G4?...
#RevenuesandReform
youtu.be/JiENsFts2G4?...
I just saw two guys picking trash off the CTA lines. Does the agency not have any Vacuum trains? Those would be so much better and more efficient than guys walking the tracks picking up waste.
August 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I just saw two guys picking trash off the CTA lines. Does the agency not have any Vacuum trains? Those would be so much better and more efficient than guys walking the tracks picking up waste.
Probably the most lowkey entrance on the CTA
August 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Probably the most lowkey entrance on the CTA
Need this to be permanent
August 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Need this to be permanent
The land is leveled for the new apartments going next to Belmont (R/B/P)
August 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The land is leveled for the new apartments going next to Belmont (R/B/P)