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Great #TransportCamp session asking, “what skills do transport planners need?” The overwhelming answer was storytelling and how to influence. The technical skills are “easy”. The people skills are “hard”.

Biggest TransportCamp yet? Packed agenda in Melbourne today!

This article on the impact of 30km/h zones on cycling comfort and vehicle delay is incredibly timely, given that Victoria has JUST added 30km/hr to its speed zoning policy. One more reason to act! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Findings from @alexadelbosc.bsky.social, Carolyn Muir, Kelcie Ralph, Jesus Barajas & Angela Johnson-Rodriguez #Research suggests consistent #RoadSafety messaging about the dangers of #Speeding may help increase community support for speed enforcement measures: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Is it a freeway? No, it’s a busway! In Sunway KL, Malaysia you can travel above the traffic on the BRT or the pedestrian canopy walk.

Will self-driving Tesla endanger Texas streets? Austin activists staged a demo on Thursday highlighting flaws in the company's "full self-driving" feature: bit.ly/45ZX3bc

Are you an early or mid-career transport researcher in the US who has had your funding cut due to geopolitical pressures? Ready for a change of scenery? Monash University has a dedicated recruitment stream you might want to have look at. Message me for details. www.monash.edu/research/eme...

Pinch me! TWO great papers by all-female authors in one day. This one shows the (lack of) gender diversity in transport geography over time, and the topics more likely to be explored by female-led vs non-female-lead research teams. Diversity matters. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Great new paper came across my citation alert: "Elected officials [who are women or] who have personal experience with transportation barriers ... prioritize equity values and the transport needs of equity-deserving groups more frequently." Diversity matters. www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

Looks like the alternative energy themes of TRB also got the axe. Has there ever been a shake up this significant in the Board’s 105 years?

Not surprised, just disappointed. Equity and environmental justice have been wiped from the new TRB standing committee structure. Subcommittees banned entirely. Bleak times ahead for @trb.org and #TRBAM. mailchi.mp/nationalacad... nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/oth...

"A federal court judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to force New York to end congestion pricing, ensuring the tolling program would remain in place until at least early next month."

“Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose greater risk to pedestrians. Vehicles with especially tall front ends are most dangerous to pedestrians, but a blunt profile makes medium-height vehicles deadly too.” Deadly by design. And they know it. www.iihs.org/news/detail/...

Hit me with success stories of cities that have successfully shifted mode choice from car to active or public transport. London, Paris, Lisbon, Warsaw - any others?

Trigger Warning: Person on an E-Bike Assaulted yesterday morning on the Danforth near Monarch. We are asking the community to help identify this individual & report to TPS. Please be vigilant out there, stay safe & look out for each other. 1/3

I’m happy that Monash vending machines sell Coffee Boss but I sure enjoyed them better in Japan where they cost about $1.50.

The Railway Museum in Saitama is amazing. Everything from full sized engines, to a model railway, to art, to hands exhibits on railway jobs and science. Highly recommend.

3D cat billboard in Shinjuku does not disappoint

So many different types of bicycles in Japan - fat tyre, folding, electric, and a lot with kid seats on the back. Young and old, women and men.

Bikes, bikes everywhere in Kyoto!

In Japan on a holiday so please enjoy these photos of people on bikes. They seem to ride wherever - on the street, on the footpath - and cars are so slow (max 40kph most streets) it works ok. Cycling not everywhere, but some places so popular there is paid secure parking.

Story time! You probably know that cycling rates fluctuated dramatically during COVID. Melbourne saw massive decreases due to 264 total days under lock-down. (1/5)

Well that's a new one.

Reviewing the proofs of a new paper (coming soon!) and it pains me to remember that in Melbourne we were under COVID lockdown for 264 days. Some of the changes to how we travel are still being felt today. Stay tuned to find out more!

🎉 New paper in PNAS: Urban highways are barriers to social ties https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2408937122 Highways are barriers that cut opportunities for social ties. We quantify this effect by overlaying the US highway network with millions of social ties from Twitter.

That feeling when a paper that's been under review for two years is finally accepted.

I learned today from Kari Watkins that @trimet.org was the first organisation to ask Google to add transit travel time alongside cars. Love my home state!

Heads up - Aldi selling tram and ferry planters from 15 March. A little treat for the transit nerd in your life? (In my life the transit nerd is me)

Didn’t think it would actually rain this much but worth it to welcome Kari Watkins to Melbourne!

After so many tumbles and stumbles it feels pretty great to see them fly.

This will have a huge impact in this local area. The Coles HQ (purple) dwarfs the apartments/shops next to it (orange), with two entrances (green) and tons of car parking (blue). Much less traffic in the short term. But who would want to take over the tenancy, I wonder?

Wut?

If you’re in Melbourne go see Yayoi Kusama. Trust me.

Congestion charging works.

NIMBYs be like. (Sound on. Trust me.)

Data alert! Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria, Aus) has released their CrashStats database in an ArcGIS viewer. It makes it really easy to filter and select crash data - then download it to csv or GeoJSON. Great resource for teaching or research. experience.arcgis.com/experience/8...

If you were hit by a car, would you rather get hit by a Toyota Corolla or a Hilux? Both are in the top 5 new car sales in Australia. Both get 5-star safety ratings.

It's inevitable as fuel excise tax decreases. I have to agree with @drcgjones.bsky.social that the new tax really, really should scale up for heavier vehicles. Simple enough to explain to consumers "heavier vehicles cause more road wear".

Queensland's 50c public transport fares hit six-month mark, with patronage up nearly 20% Train travel up 18.6% Bus travel up 15.8% Tram travel up 27.5% Ferry travel up 42.8% And it's bipartisan policy that's here to stay. This is a very good news story. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

Finally deactivated my Twitter account. Still makes me sad how far that platform has fallen, but I'm hopeful the Bluesky + LinkedIn can fill that void.

Rest in peace, Professor Shoup (1938-2025) We will keep up the good work. Share your stories and thoughts with the parking reform community here: parkingreform.org/donald-shoup

We are entering a new era when kids are learning to drive in EVs. (Photo taken from passenger seat)

Hot take: Friday is the best day to work from work. So much less traffic, easy to get a parking space.

I don’t know why it shocks me every year to see the traffic go crazy when the school year starts. It’s a good time to reflect on the societal benefits if a) more kids attended their nearest school and b) we took safe routes to school seriously.

Anyone have good examples of using quotes (from non-academic sources) at the start of academic research papers? Preferably in transport or planning papers.

There was less gridlock and fewer drivers traveling into the core of Manhattan, new data from the first week of New York City’s new congestion pricing program showed.

Have you ever had work cited in a way that's just ... wrong? A new pub in Sustainability cited my book chapter as evidence flying taxis are an 'affordable option' for people without a car (left-hand image) - the exact opposite of what I said (right-hand image). Anything I can do about it?

A lucky find at the airport to remind me of Washington until next year! #TRBAM

Finally have to say goodbye to @wmata.com after #TRBAM. I love the groovy 70’s stations. I love the real-time station info panels. Frequent service, good announcements, no crowds - what a great metro system!