Instead of forcing people to improvise, Congress should generously fund alternatives to driving: www.msn.com/en-ca/news/u...

Simple question for those who oppose passenger rail:

Plane vs. Train (Virgin Trains ad): m.youtube.com/watch?v=nYEF...

It's time for a moratorium on building new highway capacity. We can't afford to maintain what we have. usa.streetsblog.org/2026/05/11/c...

People who don't drive or drive less are subsidizing those who do, and it's not sustainable.

Good to see the city of Elyria, Ohio working with Amtrak to move the Elyria Amtrak station to a better location. Our proposed Great Lakes Limited gets a mention too: chroniclet.com/news/465676/...

Jet fuel costs are pushing JetBlue over the edge. Looks like all the "crazy people" calling for high-speed rail have a point.

I'm a fan of Doug Gordon's War on Cars work. His response to my re-posting this with comments was to block me. It's his right to do so, but god forbid we bring science into subject as important as climate change. Again, I suggest that folks read the science compendium at soil4climate.org

Meat is not the problem we've been told. The whole idea that it is goes back to a 2006 UNFAO report that was retracted due to very faulty calculations and comparisons. It's not the cow, it's the how. Read Soil4Climate's science compendium: soil4climate.org

Is it time for the federal gov't to get out of the business of funding new lane miles? Considering we have been in diminishing returns with highway expansions for at least 3 decades, the answer is becoming obvious. When you can't maintain what you have, and people (cont'd...)

Anyone old enough to remember 9/11 knows many thousands of Americans got stranded when the aviation system shut down and we ran out of rental cars. "Whaddya mean there is no train to Columbus?!?!?" was overheard at Chicago Union Station. A robust rail system would've kept America moving.

Flights are being cut due to jet fuel shortages. Ticket prices on remaining flights are spiking. Millions of Americans are underwater on their car loans. Car loan debt surpassed student loan debt in 2023. We need high-speed rail. Here's why:

Transportation and land use are closely linked. This is part of Silicon Valley (I took this pic a few days ago). Designing everything around the car + all that exclusive R1 zoning is why there is a housing shortage here. It's also why virtually all of the cities (cont'd)

Happy Earth Day. "Wondrous is our great blue ship that sails around the mighty sun and joy to everyone that rides along" www.youtube.com/watch?v=H75i...

The $48M cost to run NJTransit during the World Cup represents 0.44% of the estimated $11B that FIFA will bank this summer. https://twp.ai/E5AWgM

Whether you are curious about or early in your journey learning about how car dependency ruins our economy, health, and quality of life, or like me, long in the trenches fighting for better and just need a reminder, this book lays it all out plainly and simply. Do yourself a favor and read it.

‪Negative effects of more highway noise and pollution notwithstanding, we hope @governor.ny.gov familiarizes herself with the studies demonstrating that highway projects have been producing diminishing returns for ~4 decades and investments in alternatives to driving produce positive economic return

Real books don't have this problem.

Diminishing Returns of Highway Investments Part II: "There is a persistent narrative that... highway expansion, is a good investment. ... but now ... investments in other parts of the transportation system are yielding greater economic benefits" rpa.org/news/lab/eco...

Diminishing Returns From Highway Investments Part I: We knew 20 years ago that highway investments weren't providing sensible economic returns. Brookings Institution 2006 report: every dollar spent on new lane miles only returns 11 cents in congestion benefits: www.brookings.edu/articles/the...

We have enough car infrastructure. Time to focus transportation investments on modes that are more efficient at moving people.

It's apparent the Conservatives in Canada are being advised by the GOP in the US. The GOP keeps using California High-Speed Rail as a political football and did the same with rail initiatives during the Obama administration. They all just want to keep people chained to the gas pump.

Remember, car dependency is never freedom. Mobility freedom comes from mobility choices. #UrbanTruth

New cycle path alongside the Colosseum

Contrary to some lies, it's obviously easier for firetrucks and other emergency services if they don't have to fight cars every step of the way.

"The scaremongers were wrong. Over its first 14 months, the congestion pricing system has exceeded even the high hopes of many supporters. It has reduced traffic, improved the quality of life and even provided a boost for businesses. Talk of killing it has faded."

If we had universal healthcare and a universal pension system, this gap would be a lot smaller. Having employer-based healthcare and retirement systems raises the cost of everything. That said, I have no problem automating subways, but doing so will require installation of platform screens.

This is a bad move by @amtrak that should be opposed. This yard will be needed to expand passenger rail service in the Midwest. It is very short-sighted. www.hsrail.org/blog/amtrak-...

Another gov't shutdown leads to deaths and injuries. We need a constitutional amendment: If Congress fails to reach an agreement, funding would continue at the previous budget's level plus inflation, congress members would become ineligible for reelection and forfeit their pensions.

WATCH: Think 15-Minute City conspiracy theorists are just unhinged tin-foil hat nut jobs ranting about global overlords? Well, drop everything and watch this hard-hitting story by the @thedailyshow.com to be proven… um… #UrbanTruth Congrats @culdesac.bsky.social (ps, walkable cities can have cars)

We've had 3 major warnings since the early 1970s that oil dependency is a huge problem. After each shock passed, we went right back to business as usual. Now that we are facing the biggest global oil shock ever, does everyone understand how badly we dropped the ball?

The cost of car ownership is killing household finances. The best solution is high-quality options to driving. Legalize transportation freedom! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/b...

Want to make cities more affordable? You have to make it possible for more people to ditch their cars. "'This car is the bane of my existence,' said Ms. Greene, 24, who lives in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 'Probably the worst decision I’ve ever made, like, financially speaking.'"

Wrong thing for @caltrain.com to do. They are turning away riders instead of expanding bike capacity on their trains: www.planetizen.com/news/2026/03...

The "Passenger Rail Planning Act," led by IL Rep. Rita Mayfield, seeks to establish hourly train service across the Land of Lincoln and improve interstate connections. It also directs IDOT to prioritize these goals in FRA Corridor ID submissions Source:

“Author @grantennis.bsky.social breaks down the specifics of how automakers, fossil fuel companies and roadway engineers, have lied about the dangers of car dependency— & manipulated the public into believing them.” ICYMI @keawilson.bsky.social gets into #DarkPR in @usa.streetsblog.org. #UrbanTruth

They still want us to think cars equal freedom. But car DEPENDENCY is the opposite of freedom. Mobility freedom comes from mobility choices. #UrbanTruth

A blog piece I wrote for All Aboard Ohio about what it's like to have transportation freedom: www.allaboardohio.org/posts/opinio...

Cars are killing household finances. It's important to add that car debt in the U.S. surpassed student loan debt 2 1/2 years ago. LEGALIZE TRANSPORTATION FREEDOM usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/07/t...

Trains mean economic development: www.wkrg.com/mardi-gras/m...

The California High-Speed Rail Authority made an excellent decision hiring Ian Choudry as CEO. Private sector partners are now being brought in to help fund the project. www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/califor...

18% of Americans want to go car-free. 40% are open to going car-free. This is in addition to the 10% of Americans who don't drive. Congress needs to match federal transportation policy and funding to this market shift: humantransit.org/2025/12/many...

Very true www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

This is not true: "Federal law authorizes only Amtrak to operate coast-to-coast passenger rail routes." Congress repealed Amtrak's statutory monopoly in 1997 when it passed the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

@railpassengers.org covers @amtrak.com discussion at their 12/4/25 board meeting where Amtrak admitted they don't have enough seat capacity. This is reason enough to hold on to their Amfleet equipment and make there long-distance, single-level coach order that's in the works larger than 160 cars

TWU president John Samuelsen is being very disingenuous. MBTA, Chicago CTA, MARTA, LA Metro, and every other subway, light rail, and tram operation in the world has one crew member per train. As a career-long union member (diff't union) I recognize that featherbedding turns people against unions.

OMG www.denvergazette.com/2025/12/14/c...

The NYT is wrong. The solution isn't self-driving cars. It's re-designing streets for people, investing in high-quality options to driving, land use patterns that aren't ruinously expensive for cities. The economic & social benefits of this approach will far exceed what self-driving cars can offer