Without fanfare, the BC Ministry of Transportation released a report that makes a strong case for a Westshore to Victoria rail line, writes Sam Holland

The City of Vancouver is proposing transit priority improvements for the Kingsway corridor, but there's so much more they can do. My thoughts: bettercolumbia.ca/2025/11/11/t...

I strongly believe in platform screen doors in Metros, but nearly all literature around it is WHY it should be installed. but it is the HOW that realizes the dream, and I stuffed this post with as much history and details as I can to help visualize how such a thing can be realized

Platform screen doors (PSDs) in Seoul were fundamentally a political issue. Once political support was secured, financial and engineering barriers quickly gave way. Loved this piece by @seung.bsky.social explaining how 200+ stations received PSDs in <10 years. www.substack-bahn.net/p/how-seoul-...

Guys have we mentioned there is total cash prize of $2000 👀🤪🤭 $1000 - Judge’s Choice $500 - People’s Choice $500 - Most equitable

Meanwhile for Douglas St in Downtown Victoria, with over 60 buses per direction per hour during peaks, it's taken a decade for planning work to actually start, a year for a lackluster 10%-conceptual design to show up, and likely will take years longer for anything to happen. We can do better.

It's no surprise that housing in Metro Vancouver is expensive. But it might surprise you that for some parts of our region, transportation costs even more than housing. 1/3

In 2023, Scottsdale bus exchange 🚌 outperformed 30 SkyTrain stations 🚇 in weekday boardings. By relocating it to the heart of the community and building transit-oriented housing, Surrey can unlock even greater potential for both transit and the people it serves. dailyhive.com/vancouver/tr...

Biked through North Delta again today and I'm still baffled at the number of maze gates they put everywhere on bike routes. Does someone's cousin own a company that makes maze gates or something? Even the railways don't use so many.

"If a third crossing were to connect to the North Shore, where would the 19,000 vehicles per lane each day go? Will Marine Drive be widened for them? East Keith Road? Grand Blvd? What should be demolished to widen those corridors?" Thanks @michaelhall.bsky.social! www.nsnews.com/opinion/opin...

22) “the Canada Line is Under-built” The Canada Line is not even half full to design capacity. Given recent outcomes the spirit of economy guiding Canada Line engineering is quite underrated

The other day, I was telling friends and family how a housewife originated these Tokyo Metro transfer and exit guides, and they thought I was kidding. It used to be a well-known story. If you don't know it, here's a quick summary.

In 2012, @translink.ca released some analysis showing what characteristics are common to the most successful bus routes in Metro Vancouver. I applied that methodology for 2024, and many of the attributes still hold true.

Most North American cities: we should allow cars to overtake buses at stops at any cost. Traffic MUST FLOW! Great transit cities: we should systematically prevent cars from overtaking stopped buses with median curbs because it's a hazard for alighting passengers and it delays buses.

Great video by @casualcommuter.bsky.social on how OC Transpo got so unreliable. Most important point to me is that good public transit can save people money in the long run. youtu.be/0QKjoO5HWCE

I made a map of population density (CSDs) in BC overlaid with the highway network, the potential of intercity public transit is much stronger than you might expect! teito7000.github.io/projects/202...

Great article on the origins of SFU Burnaby!

Metropolis did a good thing! They conceded the crosswalk between the bus loop and the SkyTrain Station to people, and blocked it to cars turning right out of the mall parkade. Kudos to them.

I recently visited Ottawa with some friends for a transit conference. Here are some thoughts about the O-Train LRT from my brief experiences... Shaky photos by me, others courtesy of @abbyfour.bsky.social 🧵 1/10