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#RapidTO streetcar priority lanes on Bathurst Street are painted between Lake Shore and Fort York. Looking forward to the rest of the work being completed all the way to Bloor soon! #Toronto

I saw way too much stuff like this when I visited earlier this year. On the plus side, Toronto doesn’t have weird masked kidnappers running around

This rules, let’s go Toronto!

We’re just one week away! Make sure to get your tickets if you haven’t already, as spots are filling up. The event features three components: competition, keynote & reception. You’re welcome to attend any individual session or join us for the entire event! www.eventbrite.ca/e/...

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Who is Katie Wilson? She’s head of the Seattle Transit Riders Union. Her platform proposes to massively increase funding for affordable housing, cut red tape for development, shift away from single occupancy cars, & develop the transit network. And she may well be the next mayor of the city.

"It is well documented that public transit significantly benefits economic productivity [...]. For a 500-page productivity-focused budget, it’s striking that the term “public transit” appears only three times." 🚍 Great piece by @1alexhemingway.bsky.social

Installation of the RapidTO priority bus lanes along Dufferin Street, from Dufferin Station to King Street West, begins this week. Work on the first segment, Dundas to King, will take place overnight starting November 7th. Learn more: toronto.ca/RapidTODufferin

I spoke with Denis Agar (@denisagar.bsky.social) from Movement (@movementyvr.bsky.social) about his "conversion" to urbanism and his journey from working in public transit to now being an advocate for better public transit in Vancouver. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

💫 New panelist alert! We're thrilled to have @tomflood.bsky.social joining @lucymaloney.bsky.social & @thewaroncars.bsky.social THIS SATURDAY for Life After Cars in downtown Vancouver, hosted by the incredible @uytaelee.bsky.social. A few tix still available! visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/08/01/l...

Great news out of Chicago. Now surely our province, who is so transit-friendly they added Transit to the name of the ministry, is going to: - Permanently fix TL's 2027 fiscal cliff - Fund TL's Access for Everyone Plan - Actually give BCT the expansion BCT is asking for Right? Right???

I forgot how much the #102 sucks during rush hour. May as well bring rollerblades.

Thanks to the Illinois’ massive investment in transit, Chicago has a bright transit future, with the dawn coming next year: —50% increase in every-10-min bus routes to 30 citywide —8-minute midday headways on rail lines —24-hour Orange Line service (Red & Blue already have it)

but for those who already have lots of capital. The "tax efficiency" case made in the budget was weak sauce. 2) Who *should* be asked to make "sacrifices" in a "generational" budget? When the mean household net worth of seniors is $5.7M and 50% of seniors pay no net income tax, maybe...

Taxes seem to only go down, never up. Why are some being asked to make sacrifices and not others?

Also, Vancouver is one of the only big cities in Canada not to have a low income transit pass. You pay $100-$200 per month, regardless of your ability to do so. In Alberta, the pass is as low as $5/month.

@visionzerovancouver.ca Held a competition to decide what is the worst intersection in all of Metro Vancouver. This is the winner... youtu.be/XgSjL7e7_ow

Fixed it for you

City of #Vancouver looking to cut $50 million in spending - but VPD still get a big boost. Story by Dan Fumano, 📈 #dataviz 📉 by me! #vanpoli vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...

Check out the shirt miles is wearing 😁

The SFU gondola would save a pile of emissions, would be a highly visible and relatively easy win for not all that many $, and is just about at the point where the only thing stopping it is a lack of capital funding. Just saying…

***Exactly*** the result I was worried about with this election. Not ripping out the busiest bike routes, but sabotaging great projects that are planned or under construction. The new mayor of Ahuntsic-Cartierville considering dismantling the REV on Henri-Bourassa and downgrading the bus lanes.

From the Porter in-flight magazine. Even AI wouldn't get this so wrong.

The biggest cliff hanger in politics

Regarding Prime Minister Carney’s federal budget: I don’t pretend to fully know it, and there are elements that concern me, but if I were the NDP I’d pledge to support it if a significant investment in urban public transit (nation-building, climate etc) was added, and if I were PM Carney I’d agree.

Thank you to the City of Vancouver for listening to our suggestion of seeking out the opinions of transit riders! Transit riders are the most affected by bus priority improvements like bus lanes, and we should be actively consulted. As for the proposed bus lane changes on Kingsway... 1/3

Vancouver recently adopted a plan to create simplified apartment zones in parts of the city (broadway and cambie mostly). We've started looking at what might be possible with single-stair buildings. Here's an R3 zoned site comprised of two 33x100 lots. The zoning allows ~2.2FSR and six storeys.

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When riders organize, we win. We’re excited to keep building our power, winning fast and affordable transit, and making New York a city that truly moves for everyone with Mayor-elect, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!

It passed! Because transit referendums almost always pass.

When was the last time a big city mayoral candidate had transit as a top priority and won like Mamdani did? Candidates give lip service but Mamdani talked up the importance of buses to a really special degree it seems like

From an Egis presentation at CUTA yesterday about integrating bike infras and trams. The French do multi-phase pedestrian crossing, and that's why they can have absolute priority and we can't. Also: their TSP philosophy is fundamentally different >>> Paging @florianbonet.bsky.social

So, Bike Share Toronto is very close to becoming profitable. For the first 8 months of the year it has a contribution margin of just $680,000. That is about 13 cents/trip. In 2024, it was 32 cents/trip.

Great news! The first sections of dedicated transit lanes are being installed on Bathurst Street this week. Thank you to everyone who spoke up, sent emails, or volunteered for fast & reliable transit. We know that Bathurst doesn't end at Bloor - and we'll keep pushing to expand transit lanes north.

Katie Wilson wants to paint bus lanes in her first week Bruce Harrell wants to issue an executive order outlining a 6 month equity analysis studying bus lanes in the last week he’s in office

In a welcome move, NYC is planning to invest $40M over the next ten years, seeking to build seats at 875 bus stops every year. Seating is a vital part of transit that not only makes it more accessible, but improves usability by reducing perceived waiting time. www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...

Whyte Avenue is Edmonton's most vibrant main street, but that doesn't mean we have to accept noise, traffic violence, and congestion In an opinion article we submitted to the Journal, ETR Chair Daniel Witte talks about his experience spending Halloween on Whyte edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

Oh! Out of the blue, a motion from chair Myers to conduct a full scale review and scale up of transit signal priority in an attempt to speed up streetcars! You love to see it!!

Highway 413? That’s not federally significant! It’s a gift to Doug Ford’s donors.

Damn, already setting up conditions for lower rents and he isn't even mayor yet! What a beast!

Bus has to wait FOUR TIMES to keep to the timetable due to lack of congestion after Oxford's Congestion Charge went in. ⬇️ I remember hearing the same thing on here after the NY congestion charge went live.

Progress on climate, equity and street safety is dependent upon brave policymakers ready to fight for what's right. And a new generation ready to step up to carry on the work at the next election when there's a setback. Because if you're working at the right pace, there will be a setback

Another Montreal election sign: "this bike lane is d̶a̶n̶g̶e̶r̶o̶u̶s̶ 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫. Vote Luc Rabouin to save it"

Me: I don't understand why the northbound Adirondack takes 12 hours while the southbound takes "only" 11 hours. Amtrak: let's make it 13 hours!

This is super gross

The fact that some of the companies who run the games industry are fighting so hard to stop unionization just proves how much power the workers have when they stand together. This disgusting action only delays the inevitable; solidarity will win.

Some polling was done for Lansdowne 2.0, lo and behold the top issue for people polled was improving transportation to Lansdowne. What better way to provide better access to Lansdowne than safe, dedicated 24/7 bus lanes? strongtownsottawa.ca/2025/09/25/t... #Lansdowne #Ottawa #busLanes