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The transformational nature of IBX is completely understated right now. It will open up travel patterns in NYC that simply do not exist in any efficient manner right now.
Transit BlueSky gets deep into the weeds of IBX* in the replies to this:
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the fact that there is free parking at all in manhattan is wild to me
“Pairing free buses with paid parking says we value people in motion more than cars at rest,” writes Nicolas Rohatyn.
Opinion | The Way to Pay for Free Buses Is to End Free Parking
Free buses would be transformative not only for riders, but for the ecosystem of the city as a whole.
nyti.ms
December 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
the fact that there is free parking at all in manhattan is wild to me
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We used to have nice things. Ferry from SF to Sausalito, then frequent electric trains to every city in Marin. 14 daily trains or train + bus btn SF and Pt Reyes. Daily to Eureka. 1939
More: thegreatermarin.wordpress.com/2012/10/08/m...
More: thegreatermarin.wordpress.com/2012/10/08/m...
December 29, 2025 at 6:10 AM
We used to have nice things. Ferry from SF to Sausalito, then frequent electric trains to every city in Marin. 14 daily trains or train + bus btn SF and Pt Reyes. Daily to Eureka. 1939
More: thegreatermarin.wordpress.com/2012/10/08/m...
More: thegreatermarin.wordpress.com/2012/10/08/m...
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Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
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See also: debates about speed cameras.
There's a problematic reflex among some progressive reformers to move from "conventional criminal legal responses are bad" to something too close to "accountability in general is bad."
I think (as Jamelle argues here) it's rooted in not thinking abt victims.
There's a problematic reflex among some progressive reformers to move from "conventional criminal legal responses are bad" to something too close to "accountability in general is bad."
I think (as Jamelle argues here) it's rooted in not thinking abt victims.
someone tell the California ACLU who is disproportionately more likely to be killed in traffic accidents including those involving people under the influence
The California ACLU is staunchly opposed to the ignition interlock device program and is a big reason that it has not been expanded. Despite the fact that California heavily subsidizes the cost for low-income drunk drivers, the ACLU says that the program is a form of "racialized wealth extraction."
December 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
See also: debates about speed cameras.
There's a problematic reflex among some progressive reformers to move from "conventional criminal legal responses are bad" to something too close to "accountability in general is bad."
I think (as Jamelle argues here) it's rooted in not thinking abt victims.
There's a problematic reflex among some progressive reformers to move from "conventional criminal legal responses are bad" to something too close to "accountability in general is bad."
I think (as Jamelle argues here) it's rooted in not thinking abt victims.
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But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?
December 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?
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TIL that the 'Transitway', NJ Transit's plan to boost transit capacity to MetLife Stadium during the FIFA World Cup, which they are calling "light rail without the tracks", is actually just "running some shuttle buses on local roads". The original plan for dedicated busways was not implemented.
December 12, 2025 at 4:43 AM
TIL that the 'Transitway', NJ Transit's plan to boost transit capacity to MetLife Stadium during the FIFA World Cup, which they are calling "light rail without the tracks", is actually just "running some shuttle buses on local roads". The original plan for dedicated busways was not implemented.
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Everything the experts and people knowledgeable about congestion pricing said would happen has happened, and nothing the ignorant doomers whined about for years on X and in community meetings has happened.
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Good data alert coming through! NYCEDC reports that business activity in the congestion relief zone is outpacing the rest of NYC: 4.8% foot-traffic growth in the zone vs. 1% citywide.
www.eenews.net/articles/bus...
www.eenews.net/articles/bus...
Business may have picked up in NY tolling area, economic development report says
According to the study, despite job and business growth in the city, there are still affordability challenges facing city residents.
www.eenews.net
December 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Everything the experts and people knowledgeable about congestion pricing said would happen has happened, and nothing the ignorant doomers whined about for years on X and in community meetings has happened.
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The Metro E Line is shaping up to be the #1 transit route for cinephiles. You can go from The Main Cinema in Marcy-Holmes to the Lagoon in Uptown to the Mann Theatre at 50th & France to the AMC Southdale 16. That's pure magic right there.
The Twin Cities' newest bus rapid transit line launches this weekend, with the E Line running between Southdale Center in Edina and the University of Minnesota.
It's the third BRT line Metro Transit has launched this year.
It's the third BRT line Metro Transit has launched this year.
So long, Metro Transit Route 6; Hello, E Line, Metro Transit's new rapid bus line
The E Line will be the agency’s third such line to open this year.
bit.ly
December 5, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The Metro E Line is shaping up to be the #1 transit route for cinephiles. You can go from The Main Cinema in Marcy-Holmes to the Lagoon in Uptown to the Mann Theatre at 50th & France to the AMC Southdale 16. That's pure magic right there.
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Essentially three of these additions happened: Blue Line to O’Hare, Red Line down the South Side, and Orange Line. But each of them were built in highway medians or industrial corridors, drastically reducing their usefulness and ridership
Check out this 1923 transit plan commissioned by the Chicago City Council. We use to be insanely ambitious. A network like this would've supported Paris-level population densities.
It's never too late!
It's never too late!
November 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Essentially three of these additions happened: Blue Line to O’Hare, Red Line down the South Side, and Orange Line. But each of them were built in highway medians or industrial corridors, drastically reducing their usefulness and ridership
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Do you want to learn more about through-running, and why it's the clear solution to improve service at Penn Station?
There are few better places to start than with this short documentary from the @jointtransit.bsky.social, featuring two of ETA's own!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0xR...
There are few better places to start than with this short documentary from the @jointtransit.bsky.social, featuring two of ETA's own!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0xR...
The Century Old Idea that Can Revolutionize NYC Commuter Rail
YouTube video by Joint Transit Association
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Do you want to learn more about through-running, and why it's the clear solution to improve service at Penn Station?
There are few better places to start than with this short documentary from the @jointtransit.bsky.social, featuring two of ETA's own!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0xR...
There are few better places to start than with this short documentary from the @jointtransit.bsky.social, featuring two of ETA's own!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0xR...
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You can’t just point to Brooklyn and call it all Park Slope.
November 12, 2025 at 3:42 AM
You can’t just point to Brooklyn and call it all Park Slope.
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Kathy Hochul says no free buses (which I agree with…but…what about the faster part? I would prefer to redirect to that!) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/n...
Hochul Raises Doubts About Mamdani’s Free Bus Proposal
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Kathy Hochul says no free buses (which I agree with…but…what about the faster part? I would prefer to redirect to that!) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/n...
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Recent subway ridership records:
Busiest post-COVID day, Wednesday, 10/29: 4,589,477
Busiest post-COVID Friday, 10/31: 4,428,750
Busiest post-COVID Sunday, 11/2: 2,825,658
2nd busiest post-COVD Saturday, 11/1: 3,093,309
This is how people get around NYC.
Busiest post-COVID day, Wednesday, 10/29: 4,589,477
Busiest post-COVID Friday, 10/31: 4,428,750
Busiest post-COVID Sunday, 11/2: 2,825,658
2nd busiest post-COVD Saturday, 11/1: 3,093,309
This is how people get around NYC.
November 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Recent subway ridership records:
Busiest post-COVID day, Wednesday, 10/29: 4,589,477
Busiest post-COVID Friday, 10/31: 4,428,750
Busiest post-COVID Sunday, 11/2: 2,825,658
2nd busiest post-COVD Saturday, 11/1: 3,093,309
This is how people get around NYC.
Busiest post-COVID day, Wednesday, 10/29: 4,589,477
Busiest post-COVID Friday, 10/31: 4,428,750
Busiest post-COVID Sunday, 11/2: 2,825,658
2nd busiest post-COVD Saturday, 11/1: 3,093,309
This is how people get around NYC.
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Thanks to the Illinois’ massive investment in transit, Chicago has a bright transit future, with the dawn coming next year:
—50% increase in every-10-min bus routes to 30 citywide
—8-minute midday headways on rail lines
—24-hour Orange Line service (Red & Blue already have it)
—50% increase in every-10-min bus routes to 30 citywide
—8-minute midday headways on rail lines
—24-hour Orange Line service (Red & Blue already have it)
Acting CTA President Nora Leerhsen’s ambitious plan would also expand — from 20 to 30 routes — the so-called “Frequent Bus Network” that provides service “every ten minutes or better” between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m.
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CTA plans 24-hour service on Orange Line to Midway, thanks to mass transit bailout
Acting CTA President Nora Leerhsen’s ambitious plan would also expand — from 20 to 30 routes — the so-called “Frequent Bus Network” that provides service “every ten minutes or better” between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m.
trib.al
November 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Thanks to the Illinois’ massive investment in transit, Chicago has a bright transit future, with the dawn coming next year:
—50% increase in every-10-min bus routes to 30 citywide
—8-minute midday headways on rail lines
—24-hour Orange Line service (Red & Blue already have it)
—50% increase in every-10-min bus routes to 30 citywide
—8-minute midday headways on rail lines
—24-hour Orange Line service (Red & Blue already have it)
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I will say what’s interesting about these buildings is that they are aping prewar industrial architecture more than residential—there actually really aren’t many multifamily buildings that look like this from the early 20th century in Chicago
Imo Chicago infill architects are getting pretty good at these historicist brick facades
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I will say what’s interesting about these buildings is that they are aping prewar industrial architecture more than residential—there actually really aren’t many multifamily buildings that look like this from the early 20th century in Chicago
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Read the entire thread.
I'm too lazy/out of practice/don't have a license at home to do this properly but close enough for posting work: I overlaid The City's new general election map over their primary map, and turned the general to 70% opacity. This produces four colors.
November 6, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Read the entire thread.
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This one is better than most but living in Ithaca has made me conclude that there is a distinct Great Lakes vibe that unites upstate New York and parts of the upper Midwest and separates them from the rest of their regions
This is the most accurate depiction of the Midwest to date. Wichita has always felt like the last Midwest city while also being the first plains city.
October 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This one is better than most but living in Ithaca has made me conclude that there is a distinct Great Lakes vibe that unites upstate New York and parts of the upper Midwest and separates them from the rest of their regions
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"One Battle After Another" was so good. I keep thinking about it. The perfect combination of satire, tragedy, and hope.
October 7, 2025 at 3:11 AM
"One Battle After Another" was so good. I keep thinking about it. The perfect combination of satire, tragedy, and hope.
Gothamist's @stephennessen.bsky.social reporting on @ridersalliance.org BRT plan for NYC:
gothamist.com/news/nyc-tra...
gothamist.com/news/nyc-tra...
NYC transit group says free buses would be nice, but what about faster ones?
The Riders Alliance wants the next mayor to focus on street design for bus rapid transit.
gothamist.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Gothamist's @stephennessen.bsky.social reporting on @ridersalliance.org BRT plan for NYC:
gothamist.com/news/nyc-tra...
gothamist.com/news/nyc-tra...
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my life is that I record a podcast episode all about tariffs and leave the booth just to find out there are more tariffs
October 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
my life is that I record a podcast episode all about tariffs and leave the booth just to find out there are more tariffs
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After announcing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, the White House now says it's pausing $18 billion in funding for NYC infrastructure projects
Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs
Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs
October 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
After announcing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, the White House now says it's pausing $18 billion in funding for NYC infrastructure projects
Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs
Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs
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we are successfully shitposting our way to the most significant statewide housing legislation of all time
October 4, 2025 at 4:27 AM
we are successfully shitposting our way to the most significant statewide housing legislation of all time