I’m loving this new Metra Rock Island schedule… for the weekday lol— why are we still consigned to every two hour service for the weekend? Weekday off-peak and weekend demand is not that drastically different! I’d rather more thru-trains if it meant hourly or better service than this

PATH can move more people, faster and is better integrated with the transit networks on each side. $6 is such a nominal difference that this argument is basically why don’t we prop up this failing service (the ferry) vs improve the mediocre one with good bones (PATH)

Multiple times a week, I think about how much worse DC would be if councilmembers had prerogative lol

This somewhat reinforces my personal opinion that bus electrification is not really working out for any medium-to-large scale transit agencies, and unless we’re going to put money and effort towards ETBs, we’re better off leaving it alone until the technology improves (at least for America)

Discuss electric buses and how they may not pay-off in the long term. Check it out substack.com/@brickandwhe...

Return what you took from us, CTA 😭

Check out this map I was commissioned to make for a realistic idea of Milwaukee’s transit future!

I commissioned my friend @pyzc773.bsky.social to make a transit diagram of my realistic idea for what rapid transit could and should look like for Milwaukee and this is the final result. I’m very happy with the way it turned out and I hope it can be a model for future plans for the region.

My current controversial bus idea for the CTA is what all our north-south crosstown routes would look if we Torontofied them and split them in half at Congress or created an overlap zone btwn Cermak for north side routes and Lake for south side routes

Oh, you can finally save drafts!

NTSB is going to own DC for like half a year after this week lol

Despite having lived here for 9-11 (no pun intended) months so far, I am only loosely engrossed with NYC politics lol. I think keeping up with Chicago & DC from afar + loose tabs on Baltimore & Philly have put me at political capacity 😭

Kimball Yard dispatcher returning from taking their lunch and realizing they forgot to send the trains downtown lol

One step closer towards being able to build the intrastate bus system Illinois needs

🎉 BIG NEWS: the Community Development Commission just unanimously voted to recommend that City Council purchase Chicago's intercity bus terminal! This is a HUGE step forward in our years of advocacy to save intercity bus travel in Chicago.

I think my first Medium article is going to be on how to fix this unfortunate coincidence occurring at Montrose/Cicero

Hi all— I've recently decided to start selling prints! This is all transit photography, from around the US (main focus on Chicago, DC & New York). Take a look here! pyzc.darkroom.com

I agree with this in principle, but in reality, too many of these communities are hypocritical, engage in “othering” & are very willing to pull the ladder up behind them. What sense is there in cherishing & embracing mem. of a 42-sty condo community that don’t want a 36-sty one going up next door?

Like so, SO many things in our greedy, selfish, stupid, pretentious, entitled society, this is case of something meant for the disabled being so grossly abused by everyone for personal convenience that the inevitable backlash will ultimately result in life being harder for disabled people

Lowkey it’s kind of annoying that the NICTD/SSL station and the Amtrak station aren’t in the same place. And with the Amtrak station so far outside Dyer anyhow, they should move the Amtrak station back

Should I start a substack? Or a medium?

New video. It’s like when I upload a YouTube short, except this one’s long. I think you’ll be pretty shocked at just how absurd this truly law is 👀

It’s 8:37a and while it’s my fault for not checking before I tapped in, it’s still insane that my would-be walk (11 mins) is shorter than the wait times for 1 of 6 (!!!) westbound services

Hell, I would be happy if most people understood the difference between capital funds and operating funds.

Still in awe that Stratton’s race ended up being JB Khan vs the CBC in the background lol

Yeah, after thinking about it for an another day, I think the MFL might be my worse heavy rail experience in North America, and I’ve been on 17/22 of the total systems! If I count only America, I’ve been on all 14 and the MFL would still rank bottom

Monon corridor starts 3/31 and I will be in town and riding on Friday 4/3! Let me know if you want to join along www.nictdwestlake.com

The Day After Bud Billiken Day

Seeing pets on transit outside of dedicated/secured carrier devices is rapidly becoming one of my top 5 pet peeves

24-hr transit is important— Read how Montgomery County, MD can implement it for their residents, workers and visitors. Thanks to @ggwash.org for publishing! ggwash.org/view/102496/...

It seems counterintuitive, but the bigger an agency is, the harder it can be to implement operational and technological change.

Pace: “we’re extending a bus route to Midway Airport!” Everyone: “the 330?!” Pace: “the 315!” Everyone: ???

We could be great!

It’s a shame that we don’t all collectively know not to give this individual any airtime

With the proposal of a 24-hr CTA Orange line, this is a good opportunity to revisit CTA’s OWL Network. The N55 ends at 55/St Louis. A 1-mi ext to Pulaski Orange provides both a xfer to the train & the newly-extended N53. It’s also worth exploring extending the N53 to Kedzie/63rd, for a xfer to N63

I’m very skeptical that more than 3 people would be using a hypothetical 35/Archer Metra stop as a way to get to Midway from the Heritage Corridor line (and this is also assuming said line doesn’t remain complete dogwater)

Everyone should read this post from @nikhunder.com! An excellent deep dive on how we can improve bus service in Chicago chi.streetsblog.org/2026/01/02/a...

Don’t Toronto my Chicago! - Beverly resident, probably

Looking at the proposed schedule for the Monon corridor on the SSL and the equipment moves that they’re putting in as revenue service are hilarious Side note: SSL is so close to being great— if only they could maintain consistent headways throughout the day

Just got back from the Bay Area, and while I have mostly positive things to say about the transit in the region, no weekend and stunted off-peak service across the bridges in the southern bay is astounding

Did someone let CTA know that Racine/63rd and Central/Congress were legally required to be reopened? Lol

Currently at a crossroads thinking about long-term plans and I’d love to shadow a transit service planner sometime. I’ve been fascinated by service planning since I was a kid and learning more about their day-to-day work would be really helpful! 🚌🗺️

I was just thinking that it would be cool for there to be a "Transit Planning 101" workshop for advocates and interested folks, so get the basic understanding if what planners do and what they need to consider when making schedules, routes, etc. I think it would help transit advocacy immensely!

Train to the Plane 🤩 (also first 7000 series ride)

I know. I’m just salty bcs I was like “maybe Metra should run more than one train per hour on this quad track line” and a bunch of people were rushing to comment on how it’s actually not technically possible to do so.

Subway Builder is so funny, because there’s no reason my 26th/31st St crosstown line from King Dr to Cicero should be as successful as it is lol

24 HOUR CTA ORANGE LINE!!!!!!!!

Should I start a medium or substack or something like that? Not entirely sure what exactly I’d talk about, but definitely transit related

I was proud to join @mayorbmscott.bsky.social this morning to unveil the Naloxone OneBoxes installed at @mta.maryland.gov Penn North Metro. We're partnering with Baltimore City to provide access to lifesaving resources across our system & providing training for employees. #SeriousAboutSafety

Fare-free can be good for small to medium transit agencies (especially not great ones like GRTC) that weren’t bringing in much in farebox revenue in the first place. Curious to know if the increase in ridership is from former/would-be car trips vs trips that would’ve been walked/biked otherwise.