F**k. He signed it. New Jersey now has the harshest regulations on e-bikes in the nation. www.insidernj.com/press-releas...

If transportation systems in American cities could be laid out so as to provide an opportunity for poor people to get meaningful employment, then they could begin to move into the mainstream of American life...” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2/3)

Rabb doesn't deserve any consideration after a shameful vacillation on support transit funding on its own merits

Philly is getting with the times (thank you OTIS and Streets)

Not to sound like kind of an angry person at the moment, but all of the Philly folks being like we would do this differently. What exactly are we Minnesotans supposed to be doing differently? People are putting their bodies on the line against the full force of the federal government.

a lot of american politics fails because politicians want to pretend their job isn't political, its fucking bizarre and inane

Plow driver for the City of St Paul — with legal status and valid commercial drivers license — taken by ICE and sent to El Paso, TX. youtu.be/tQ3l4OvriBw?...

Something to be said about how Subway Builder is the transit analogue to Streetmix in terms of advocacy (crayon of routes or street config). Of course Remix offers both design tools for enterprise, but the transit could probably be replicated as a free tool like Streetmix!

one example of this I like to talk about: as part of the fx2 stop consolidation, trimet removed the bus stop across the street from my apartment on 41st. I had to walk an extra block to get to the new stop on 43rd, but I haven't had my stop ignored by a bus driver once since fx2 service started

The 34 ft standard was derived from Sound Transit's use of "passenger level of service", which was derived from highway LOS. At least highway engineering is based off of quantitative speed/throughout; passenger LOS seems to be entirely subjective and ignores flow issues due to poor egress, not width

A wrinkle in the Great Railroad Merger of our day... www.stb.gov/news-communi...

Demand that the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) cut its ties to ICE

Gotta love a system where the rich, housed, and almost dead decide whether anyone else gets to have housing

The "transit-dependent riders" line says it all: Metro fashions themselves as saviors doing politically unsavory work that could only face stiff opposition

For some reason, LA Metro is pushing a proposal to repeal SB79, the new law that legalized apartment buildings near transit.

Penn has refused to comply with an EEOC subpoena seeking a list of Jewish students and faculty at Penn. The EEOC is now suing the university over its refusal to cooperate.

"The only thing Philadelphia would lose by eliminating councilmanic prerogative is the opportunity for Council members to grandstand and feed their egos."

700 block of Market, Philadelphia, 1897 catalog.archives.gov/id/513362

The Saucer is not attractive for any F&B tenant because of the basement bathrooms and staircase/ramp entry. It's almost like you need a necessary magnet for people to willingly enter...some sort of "visitor center" perhaps www.phillyvoice.com/love-park-fl...

Do you want to take action for better transit in Philly in 2026? www.transitforwardphilly.org/january_day_...

I appreciate that when the NYT front page shit all over the newfangled "telephone" in 1877, they took the time to absolutely cook people from Philadelphia

I switched things up a bit and took over our On The Record interview this month so I could chat with @mayorjoi.bsky.social about all the important things, like being a Black woman in politics, zoning, and ... Spider-Man. www.phillymag.com/news/2026/01...

Always fun to explore all of those new station layouts in the U2xU5 3D app: apps.apple.com/il/app/u2xu5...

Bye Wawa, you won't be missed

I can’t disagree any harder with this headline. You don’t get to transform your city because you know in your guts that it’s the right thing to do. You get to do it if you can convince leaders — over and over and over — that their constituents believe it’s the right thing to do.

As promised, here is a great SEPTA Airport Line map and logo when the service first opened in 1985, and a poster from the 90's advertising the half-hourly service!

This is the same group that planned the Dedicated Freight Corridor doublestacks under wire! Hopefully AAR is earnest about seeing this here

The Ganshowe-hánne (Schuylkill) my beloved

Bad news: It looks like Democrats in the NJ State Senate have passed S4834, which requires insurance and registration for all e-bikes. Vote was Yes: 28 No: 10 Not Voting: 2. Companion bill likely to get vote in state assembly today. www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/...

Liked this a lot. You can broaden the dictate beyond occupying the bureaucracy to building our own or even just earnestly engaging with it. The "bullshit jobs" analysis has the special privilege of explaining nothing (relative to cost disease or TRPF) and relieving you of any responsibility to build

From food security to emissions, disappearing data is making it harder to understand what’s really happening in the US.

This weekend, the Oonee team gained access to the future home of NYC’s first Dutch-style secure bike parking hub. The space will support up to 100 bikes with secure parking, charging, and basic repairs, located above the 25th St (R) station in Sunset Park. More updates soon...🚲🔒🔧👷🏾‍♂️🔋

unherd.com/2026/01/josh... Crazy considering its suburbs are booming.

What to do with unwanted office buildings? These Pa. developers used Ori beds, credit-union cash, and China supply connections to turn an unwanted office building near failed Exton Mall into a high-end SRO for neighbors like Vanguard and QVC www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...

I used to live in a building near Temple that was arranged tus: 2 bed basement apartment 4 bed 2 bilevel apartment 2 bed (IIRC) 3rd floor apartment All with a single stair It was built around 2010 so that makes me wonder whether the UCC's stair requirements are recent

Rochelle Bilal definitely has extensive experience with fake wannabe law enforcement!!

you gotta remember that people are pretty consistently like this. TUS was 40 years old, basically the bottom of the new-old-retro-vintage cycle of architecture

Today's random page is Artist: Lindsay Daen www.philart.net/artist/Linds... #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art (pictured: "The Journeyer", 1975)

1) Amtrak/mainline rail might need to invest in CAD/AVL-style solutions in the cab to enforce schedule discipline, sadly 2) Unreliability of the NEC due to subpar dispatching and flat junctions incentivizes engineers to steal station dwell time beyond already-generous padding

Beautifying along highways aside, the proposed mural is just so trite and lacks any original thought or highlights lesser-known institutions. @streetsdept.bsky.social we need a full criticism!

Volvo launches new, 30,000 lb. electric semi truck designed for urban deliveries

I for one think that Jeff Yass should spend 100% of his waking hours playing mini-mayor in his backyard

Local Philly urban reform advocates spent years trying to tell anyone who'd listen that Rochelle Bilal was the most corrupt do-nothing elected official in the city...and that all went up in dust today. I guarantee this press conference was thought up by a comms staffer who got the job by patronage

You do not, under any circumstances, have to hand it to the Philly Machine™️

I've seen lots of people sharing this and none of them are from Philly, which should probably give others pause! (Bilal is wildly, historically corrupt and her office isn't actually responsible for any kind of meaningful law enforcement. She's a cosplay sheriff.)

Suda may have had missteps; the rebranding was a distraction at best. But this piece brings into full and clear light the perilous state of Philadelphia's cultural nonprofits, governed by its boomer elite class more interested in petty squabbles and power brokering than governance and expansion

This APTA webinar on transit data governance standards among agencies should be very interesting learning.aptagateway.com/products/dat...