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I wonder if it is actually a result of declining density across the contiguous states.
December 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I wonder if it is actually a result of declining density across the contiguous states.
Taken over by Elon Musk.
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Taken over by Elon Musk.
I tried messaging you on Mastodon but you apparently did not get it.
October 6, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I tried messaging you on Mastodon but you apparently did not get it.
I was not asking if any stops should be removed, just if that should be done after priority is improved.
Stop spacing is contextual - this is explained by Reece Martin in a video called Stop Spacing and the power of density.
Stop spacing is contextual - this is explained by Reece Martin in a video called Stop Spacing and the power of density.
September 30, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I was not asking if any stops should be removed, just if that should be done after priority is improved.
Stop spacing is contextual - this is explained by Reece Martin in a video called Stop Spacing and the power of density.
Stop spacing is contextual - this is explained by Reece Martin in a video called Stop Spacing and the power of density.
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Forgive me for repeating this but it is relevant: Putting traffic light at all intersections would speed up the service more than removing or merging only some stops.
Forgive me for repeating this but it is relevant: Putting traffic light at all intersections would speed up the service more than removing or merging only some stops.
September 30, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Forgive me for repeating this but it is relevant: Putting traffic light at all intersections would speed up the service more than removing or merging only some stops.
Forgive me for repeating this but it is relevant: Putting traffic light at all intersections would speed up the service more than removing or merging only some stops.
I have not had a comment on this for a while. But there are often at least as many signalised intersections as there are stops. All of these intersections could have transit advance lights, but not all stops could be removed. To be continued...
September 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I have not had a comment on this for a while. But there are often at least as many signalised intersections as there are stops. All of these intersections could have transit advance lights, but not all stops could be removed. To be continued...
Should they improve priority before thinking about removing or merging stops?
September 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Should they improve priority before thinking about removing or merging stops?
Should they be given priority before thinking about removing or merging stops?
September 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Should they be given priority before thinking about removing or merging stops?
What about battery electric light rail vehicles, these being lighter and slower than trains? Not to do without wires, but not always have wires throughout a network.
September 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
What about battery electric light rail vehicles, these being lighter and slower than trains? Not to do without wires, but not always have wires throughout a network.
There were plenty of electric railways before the environmental impact of emissions was even a consideration!
September 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM
There were plenty of electric railways before the environmental impact of emissions was even a consideration!
Also how rare, given how busy they are, and with appropriate stop spacing, is it to actually skip a stop on those systems?
But are you admitting that the stop skipping that is done is part of the reason they do not bunch much?
But are you admitting that the stop skipping that is done is part of the reason they do not bunch much?
September 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Also how rare, given how busy they are, and with appropriate stop spacing, is it to actually skip a stop on those systems?
But are you admitting that the stop skipping that is done is part of the reason they do not bunch much?
But are you admitting that the stop skipping that is done is part of the reason they do not bunch much?
If they are early, they are going to need to wait longer at timing points.
Also, since you make videos on your channel relating to the Netherlands, I should note that even the Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam systems do actually have request stopping, do you see much bunching there?
Also, since you make videos on your channel relating to the Netherlands, I should note that even the Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam systems do actually have request stopping, do you see much bunching there?
September 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
If they are early, they are going to need to wait longer at timing points.
Also, since you make videos on your channel relating to the Netherlands, I should note that even the Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam systems do actually have request stopping, do you see much bunching there?
Also, since you make videos on your channel relating to the Netherlands, I should note that even the Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam systems do actually have request stopping, do you see much bunching there?
I have a little trouble following this comment.
However, I have heard of people missing stops they did not expect to have to request. That is where a stop is not requested and then someone complains to the driver about not stopping.
However, I have heard of people missing stops they did not expect to have to request. That is where a stop is not requested and then someone complains to the driver about not stopping.
September 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I have a little trouble following this comment.
However, I have heard of people missing stops they did not expect to have to request. That is where a stop is not requested and then someone complains to the driver about not stopping.
However, I have heard of people missing stops they did not expect to have to request. That is where a stop is not requested and then someone complains to the driver about not stopping.
Does the use of request stopping help make up for delays? That is where a vehicle going past a stop (because it is not requested and no one is waiting at it) needs to wait longer at another stop for potential passenger to arrive or catch up to the schedule?
September 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Does the use of request stopping help make up for delays? That is where a vehicle going past a stop (because it is not requested and no one is waiting at it) needs to wait longer at another stop for potential passenger to arrive or catch up to the schedule?
I did not say they are alternatives to each other, I just said that adding good priority along a whole route would save more time than removing one stop or merging two of them.
I also said that it would be easier for the public to cope with better priority than with stop reduction.
I also said that it would be easier for the public to cope with better priority than with stop reduction.
September 20, 2025 at 5:22 AM
I did not say they are alternatives to each other, I just said that adding good priority along a whole route would save more time than removing one stop or merging two of them.
I also said that it would be easier for the public to cope with better priority than with stop reduction.
I also said that it would be easier for the public to cope with better priority than with stop reduction.
In any case, it would be easier for the public to cope with better priority than with longer stop spacing.
September 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
In any case, it would be easier for the public to cope with better priority than with longer stop spacing.
But adding good priority along a whole route would save more time than removing one stop or merging two of them. Perhaps the same could be said for improving the switching at junctions.
September 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
But adding good priority along a whole route would save more time than removing one stop or merging two of them. Perhaps the same could be said for improving the switching at junctions.
It *is* done in Zuerich, which has one of the most reliable urban transport systems in the world. It is possible done in other European cities too. Surely if they can do it, it *can* be done quite successfully.
September 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
It *is* done in Zuerich, which has one of the most reliable urban transport systems in the world. It is possible done in other European cities too. Surely if they can do it, it *can* be done quite successfully.
I have been told that better priority is more effective at speeding up a service than stop consolidation. In any case, it is possible to speed up the service without stop reduction, and it is easier for the public to cope with those than with stop reduction.
September 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I have been told that better priority is more effective at speeding up a service than stop consolidation. In any case, it is possible to speed up the service without stop reduction, and it is easier for the public to cope with those than with stop reduction.
If a stop is immediately before an intersection, the solution is for the driver to insert the priority phase when the doors are closed.
September 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
If a stop is immediately before an intersection, the solution is for the driver to insert the priority phase when the doors are closed.
While there most certainly is, should signal priority be improved before thinking about removing or merging stops?
September 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
While there most certainly is, should signal priority be improved before thinking about removing or merging stops?
I missed this stream.☹️
July 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I missed this stream.☹️
The Eglington crosstown line is an all-stopper, just like the subway. But the legacy system is not, if a stop is not requested and no one is waiting at it, the driver will not stop. But that video does not mention that, note that Amsterdam also has request stopping.
July 26, 2025 at 6:57 AM
The Eglington crosstown line is an all-stopper, just like the subway. But the legacy system is not, if a stop is not requested and no one is waiting at it, the driver will not stop. But that video does not mention that, note that Amsterdam also has request stopping.
Why? Because it is a never-ending pandemic?
July 9, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Why? Because it is a never-ending pandemic?
Canada is under attack
March 21, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Canada is under attack