Let's say a city was to propose the following changes to their sidewalk policy. - Reduce from 5' to 3' wide - one side - alternating which side of the street that one side is on You'd say....

I've never really looked at this part of the city...it's like you can watch the engineer for the site plan paint themselves into a corner with the 'car flow' logic here. www.google.com/maps/@43.042...

Jamie is highly qualified to build off Metro's success as we continue to improve our public transportation network and work with local partners and neighboring communities to expand service. I’m excited to have her on board.

The Willy Street trial is up and running. One way to help meter traffic during the trial is to use an 80" cycle at Blount/Jenifer and a 100" cycle downstream. You lose coordination but aren't feeding 2 lanes at 70" green into 1 lane at 70" green. youtu.be/0zak1iCDzI4?...

there's a weird feedback loop where the media's reaction to kirk's death pushes you to speak more ill of the dead than you otherwise would because it's the only reasonable response to the simpering praise they're heaping on him

The attack system in E33 is like a Feld game...everyone has their own little king amen to manipulate.

We are very upset about the demographics and/or beliefs of the shooter and will be with you shortly while we work on a new narrative for your rage. [Elevator Music]

Had a chance to drive Willy Street this morning a little after 8AM. youtu.be/9OZInGAvF4Y?...

Pinckney Street has a median running bike lane for one short block. This helps avoid conflicts, especially with hotel guests loading/unloading, while lining up the transitions from path to street. Here it is in the EB direction (Main to Pinckney to Wilson) youtu.be/gDDsrKvBzYE

I have no idea what to expect this season...regardless, Go Lions!

Well dang, Im hooked.

How to spot someone who just relied on AI fir their opinions 101:

Getting back to some bike stuff...here's the Wilson Street separated bike facility from Bassett to John Nolen Drive heading EB. youtu.be/vGAhcY3mjCw

Interviewing our traffic signal cabinets.

Its seriously fun to take the bus in and only get stopped at signals for a combined 89" over 22 signals (7% of total travel time). Better yet is knowing where TSP is working, how its programmed, and seeing it in action!

Board Games and Beer night at Forward. Skull (Not pictured) Agricola Concordia (not pictured)

Just looked up the themes to Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 and listened to some of the music. Now I've got to play this before I spoil the game. I dont even know the full story and this song hits hard. youtu.be/oMWiqElIUK8?...

He's a ferocious terrier! He gets up to mischief with our ferocious 4 yr old.

Hey thats my arm in some new Metro Transit advertisements!

Behold, and enlightened traffic signal controllers cabinet. It has learned ways to add 4 more ped push button inputs! 12 push buttons, 10 separate inputs used, all to navigate a multi stage crossing smoothly for pedestrians and efficiently for everyone.

Nappanee, IN Saw an Amish family on a tandem bike pulling kids in a trailer, a Kei truck not associated with a university, and bike paths everywhere.

15 years (next week)! 15 years is the Crystal anniversary, so of course we're going to the Crystal Corner Bar for drinks.

Nearly all signals along the counterflow bike lane on University have leading bike/ped intervals. Randall Charter Park Frances More to come as old signals get updated!

Traffic signal cabinets (at least TS2 models) come with 8 physical pedestrian push button inputs, and 8 virtual inputs. But with an added interface, we can have our cabinets reach "enlightenment" so we can run more advanced operations.

Good day on the EB BRT today. Square to Portage Road 24 signals 4 RRFB's 2 left turns 1,344 seconds (22:24) 5" RRFB delay 63" Madison signal delay 36" WisDOT signal delay 423" station delay

New signal controller & Cabinet at East Washington & EB HWY 30 Ramp. Multi stage ped crossing with pedestrian coordination. youtube.com/shorts/ltq2Q...

Games from last night: Istanbul (Rudiger Dorn) Castles of Burgundy (Stefan Feld) Both games I love, and its been years since I played CoB, so very happy to get that played.

Wilson Street is open!

Setting up a new signal cabinet for a reconstruction project and cannot stop laughing at this insanely niche meme I made a while ago. I cannot believe I'm saying this...but those engineers from decades ago were on to something with the Enhanced Phase Overlap database.

Rapid City South Dakota + 20 mph downtown speed limit. + No Turn on red. + Nice downtown play area. - one way street, 3 lanes, angled parking on both sides.

We did Grand Teton a disservice. We weren't planning to swing through here, but changed our minds and wished we had more time.

The cows look different out here

Transit orientated safety tips.

Reliable, sure...but the headway of Old Faithful leaves a bit to be desired.

A traffic signal cabinet wrap in West Yellowstone

You know you spend too much time online when you see this and think "oh no"

First time at Yellowstone. Pretty cool

Did you know you can take the train to the center of North America?

Exploring North Dakota. Guess the *very* small town

Thinking about a series on YouTube where each video explains a tactic used to reduce signal delay for buses. The most important video to my understanding of TSP was a lecture from Dr. Furth at Northeastern. Any other good resources out there besides technical reports? youtu.be/K2g0trGAfgo?...

My EB bus this evening stopped at 13 of 24 signals for a total of 186" of signal delay (43" from a wisdot signal). I was able to experience the worst case scenario at Mendota today and it was 44". Honestly, not terrible considering a 120" cycle it runs.

A detector you're probably already going to install, and running the signal free can still provide decent TSP for a near side median station by holding the green while the bus is at the stop.

Signal delay on the WB BRT route A this morning. You'll never guess which signal is operated by WisDOT. 83" ar a red light for about 20 vehicles. Awesome example of what coordinated signal operation can produce.

Its perfect. xkcd.com/277/?fbclid=...

Cons: yes. Pros: lots of room to fix at the next reconstruction

Watched a guy catch a big Muskee out of Starkweather Creek this morning. He had about a dozen people watching im from boats and bridges.

We tasted the finest root beers and sodas today. But this cat seems untrustworthy.

The FYA dilemma: We can't get rid of the flashing yellow arrow, there are too many left turns, that would mean longer left turn phase! People can't find a single gap during the FYA. We will have to lengthen the left turn phase as people can't find gaps. But keep the riskier permissive left.

Elephants are born weighing 250 lbs. They are the biggest babies on earth except for motorists when they see a bike lane

Frances & University joins the signals at Park Street and Randall with having leading bicycle intervals programmed for the EB counterflow bike lane. A NBLT phase for events added as well with the cabinet/controller upgrade. youtube.com/shorts/GAqhj...