CN is not the only reason why VIA trains are often so late arriving in Toronto. seanmarshall.ca/2026/05/06/h...

STUDY: “Motonormativity is a shared bias whereby people judge motorised mobility differently to other comparable topics. This works against societies addressing climate and public health crises effectively.” Via @ianwalker.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This is really important. The REAL story isn’t that some people in Alberta want the Province to separate from Canada. The REAL story are the awful, evil powers that badly want people in Alberta to want to separate from Canada, and the shameless opportunists and useful idiots that are helping them.

After getting around #Morocco for 10 days on fast, comfortable, on-time trains, I have a new definition: “A developed country is one where you can easily, comfortably, and routinely travel between major cities more quickly by train than by car.” Morocco qualifies. Canada and the US? Not so much.

This will be my last AGM as president of Transport Action, shortly followed by heading over to the UK to sit exams as I make the move from advocacy to engineering. This Saturday afternoon I will be speaking about the need to upgrade Canada’s railways with Enhanced Train Control to improve safety.

Who organizes a security checkpoint you can just sprint through? 🤦‍♂️

Read our open letter about the Alto High Speed Rail project’s long gestation and the need for government transparency in today’s Kingston Whig-Standard: www.thewhig.com/opinion/why-...

It makes zero logical sense to require speed limiters on e-scooters & e-bikes but not SUVs that weigh 100x more. Useful research here. findingspress.org/article/1587...

This sums up Doug Ford’s cycling policy in a nutshell:

This cut is harmful. Our cities have funding gaps and rural communities that are less able to raise revenues even more so. Investment in transit creates mobility. Mobility unlocks people's potential, creating economic activity that feeds a virtuous cycle. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/27/n...

The Ontario Science Centre, which opened its doors in 1969, was one of the first interactive, hands-on science museums in the world. In his own words, Raymond Moriyama shares how he created some of Canada’s most iconic buildings: youtu.be/AoIhR5Q8xGU?...

The new mock up suggests huge enclosed space but limited useable space, which seems reminiscent of some of the more overbuilt and over budget station projects in Toronto recently. Moriyama’s original science centre is far better functionally and significant architecturally.

People who don't ride transit should still support it. Why? Because you can’t build your way out of traffic with more lanes, but you CAN transit your way out of it by giving others a better option. Fewer cars = faster commutes for all. 🚌💨 www.fastcompany.com/91493803/whe...

This year is already off to a rough start for VIA service in Atlantic Canada, with a derailment, cancellations, and now reduced capacity for the next month. This is a worrying sign for VIA's future in the region, with years to wait on new equipment. transportactionatlantic.ca/via-ocean-se...

China's Xinhua news agency has just published this editorial cartoon in response to Trump's rejection of climate policies. It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony

Ce matin, nous reunissions avec le député Xavier Barsalou-Duval pour discuter les transports ferrovaires, notamment: - l'amélioration de la sécurité des passages à niveau - retour des trains VIA Rail en Gaspésie - manque de fiabilité des nouvelles rames Siemens; 1/2...

The Ontario government needs to get basic stuff like this right. We don’t need beer at gas stations, but we do need dignity and care when we age.

University of Saskatchewan public health researchers are seeking transit users in Canada to complete a questionnaire and participate in a focus group for a study to understand how public transit affects mental wellbeing. #ParticipateInResearch

Today, Tuesday, February 3rd, is the 50th anniversary of the founding meeting of Transport 2000—now Transport Action Canada —around a kitchen table in Ottawa. Today we also participated in a session with Alto to refine their plans for finally building high-speed rail in Canada.

WATCH: When @penalosag.bsky.social asked me a few years ago to join him in his YouTube series on parks & cities, I knew I wanted to talk about the common (and frustrating) false choice between more density and more integration of nature into cities. So we went deep into that. Give it a watch/share.

"Sacrifices" sticker coming tomorrow.

got a shoutout on a techcrunch piece about europeans getting off US tech 🫡 article: techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/a... my guide: disconnect.blog/getting-off-...

No Canadian oil, minerals, food, auto parts, or electricity. Surely America is now “Great Again” and will be able to go without them for a little while?

Have you ever wondered why the car lobby is always happy to respond to environmental claims, but you never hear them talk about obesity or public health? That asymmetry isn’t accidental. It’s a strategic choice about which fights they can survive.

IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com

#Epstein #EpsteinFiles

The public consultation sessions for Alto HSR start next week and proposal details are now live on their website: en.consultation.altotrain.ca/shaping-the-...

Renationalize the water companies and remove the buffoons who put profit before resilience: www.theguardian.com/business/202...

ICE THUGS arrested a pastor & kept asking him "Are you afraid?" numerous occasions. The pastor said NO. Eventually the THUGS let him go stating that "You're WHITE, you're no fun to us!!" This is how sick & deranged these THUGS are, thanks to this REGIME‼️ youtu.be/lcSOyVrc5HM?...

If you want to mess with Canada, know that we’re united. #ForeverCanadian

Some inspiration! At SF Bay PSR we are working to safeguard and strengthen democracy: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data. Safe bike-lanes mean business.

Transport Action Ontario and Environmental Defence have jointly published a major new report: Transit over Traffic - Hard Truths for Addressing Gridlock in the GTHA ontario.transportaction.ca/new-report-t...

Yes, Jólabókaflóð, but why stop there? Let’s make Reading Week happen after university. Twice a year, a week off to read books. Let’s do it, people. #booksky

From the Metro Toronto Planning Board's 1959 draft Official Plan (voted down by Metro Council). You could not say something this obvious in Toronto's Official Plan anymore.

Well played, Pizza Pizza!

Alto and the federal government have confirmed the construction between Ottawa and Montreal will commence in 2029: www.transportaction.ca/national-new...

Never forget, if you design a city for cars, it fails for everyone, including drivers. If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers. INCLUDING DRIVERS. The “war on cars” has always been a lie.

Before dawn on a snowy Sunday morning and there are at least a thousand people lined up around the block for the opening of Finch West LRT. Toronto has been waiting for better transit for decades!

The tunnel bus has been privatized, the LTW bus between Windsor and Leamington will soon disappear, and transit connections in and around Windsor are poor. Windsor-Essex needs to act like a region. seanmarshall.ca/2025/12/04/m...

Current US Policy: If you’re suspected of trafficking a small amount of drugs with no evidence, we will murder you, but if you’re convicted of trafficking an enormous amount of drugs with copious evidence, we will pardon you. Because we are currently a very stupid country.

Remember this picture, & others like it, every time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam." This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s. Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today. Better choices instead of excuses.

Remember - if you're financially in a position to do so, skip the #BlackFriday deals online from big companies and shop instead from small and local businesses. The big guns don't need your money, but for small traders it can be what keeps them going into 2026, so support your community instead.

Northern Ontario gets the short end of the stick again. Deposit Return for a wider range of containers - much like Quebec - would help it make sense for the grocery stores and reduce the amount of waste going to our already-full landfills.

Trains can cause wildfires. (Sparks from wheels and brakes ignite dry brush.) Trains can also put them out. CN has several fire-fighting trains, which they deploy to places roads can't reach. And they have excellent names: Poseidon, Trident, Amphitrite, Oceanus... www.cn.ca/en/stories/2...

Let's put this into context: There were 15,149 violent crimes in Winnipeg in 2024 (StatsCan). 284 of them took place on or near transit. That's 1/168,229 journeys. Meanwhile the average risk of being involved in a violent crime in Winnipeg in any given day was 1/20,326. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

1. Reform political systems to make them democratic; aligned with issue-based representation. 2. Expand climate awareness in everyday life; integrate it deeply into public dialogue & cultural norms. 3. Elect mayors who present concrete visions & actionable plans for climate & community resilience.

The "climate realists" in the pundit class are being wildly delusional. Our current trajectory sets the world up for impacts from global warming that will imperil our global economy and civilization. @theatlantic.com @peterbrannen.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...

Methane rules? Weakening. EV mandate? Paused. Oil & gas emissions cap? On the chopping block. New LNG plants? Back in fashion. Canada can still choose a better path. But it starts with honesty, accountability, and climate policy aligned with science, not petrostate logic.

Front-end view of the snowy first-day of service of the REM line to Deux-Montagnes. #Montréal ‘s elevated automated light metro adds 14 stations this week. I’ll be getting a sneak-peek tomorrow. (This video from my man on the scene. Thanks, Dan!)