it's right behind me isn't it.

rhodia notepads genuinely life changing for me

Caught up Collin

i love you Takuya Nakamura jazz jungle mix at Japanese rice field

its still so wild to me how people are under the impression that driving isnt subsidised. like why do i hear people go like "we shouldnt invest in transit bcs it requires subsidies and isnt profitable" what a backwards ass take

my beautiful wife borosilicate glass

a child has approached me.

meow :3

DOMME: so how come you’re wearing a collar if you don’t have an owner ME: do you know what a ‘ronin’ is

Das Cum-Cum-Problem der Deutschen Bank#Cum-Cum#DeutscheBank#Ermittlung

long overdue commission for @/frengers.toys

Steam sale dragon doodle

as if the heat wave wasn't bad enough they just issued a Bahamut advisory

Do u like him

i spent all summer organizing for dedicated transit lanes against typical toronto nimbys who claimed that "emergency vehicles would get stuck in traffic and more people would die" anyways, here's real life:

"seize the blood moon!" gift art for a friend, happy birthday bestie! #furryart

Worm Slide [ #art #oc #watercolor ]

Made a little comic about the joys of riding the train, even for just a little while.

Detroit

Thinking about how the worst people you know moved to Texas for cheap gas and no income tax, but once there complain about expensive utilities, a property tax rate like 2x that of California, the complete lack of public spaces, and pay $65 a week in tolls to drive an hour to work.

B. Kilban

There's a national media event unveiling our new Amtrak Cascades trains in DC today. Here are some photos for you to enjoy! The Cafe Car is even stocked with our PNW favorites.

Air to Ground Message: HEY GIRL HEYYYYYYYYYYYYY Area: Philadelphia, PA, USA Type: Boeing 737-800 A: #af53d0831ac F: #f8011848b68 #acars #vdlm2

scenery experiment

greenbean + green n blue kissing (blue was made by and belongs to @fritzhirsch.bsky.social)

missing egg club like a bitch rn

These data (precise location, sexual orientation) were previously not allowed to be tracked under China's PIPL (modelled after GDPR) but the US has no such privacy provisions. If you are in the US please be careful about how you use Tiktok as it has lost its privacy advantage.

Clearing The Tracks

Completely different framing in Le Devoir, highlighting the drop in funding for BIXI (~$10 million a year to $5 million). Also less money for expansion of the bike network, from $20–30 million to $18–20 million. While retaining the budget for maintenance of the bike network.

i feel so faggy riding my folding bike

One thing I wrote about here is how technology has made buses *way* more convenient while techno-futurists were obsessed with flying taxis and self-driving cars.

When mad drivers tell you that you, a cyclist, don't belong on roads because you don't pay registration and the gas tax, show them the Road Damage Calculator. Compare, for example, the damage made by a small SUV and a longtail cargo e-bike. Very different orders of magnitude roaddamagecalculator.com

江ノ電が僕の顔の上を通過しました。 がんぼるぞい translation: The Enoshima Electric Railway ran over my face.

Not just TSP ! — new motion brought late today at TTC Board to look at stop spacing, vehicle speeds, and parking and turning changes. Let’s go!

Line 6 late evening maintenance replacement bus is scheduled for a 34 min runtime, about 26% faster than the train (46 mins). Kinda bad. In reality, the replacement bus can make the trip in ~24 mins, about 54% faster than the on-street runtime I experienced on the train (~53 mins). Really bad.

I rode the Finch light rail today. It’s slow, but it has potential, and it brings with it a lot of good things. Read my latest article now: open.substack.com/pub/nextmetr...