I hate that we in the #Philippines 🇵🇭 have inherited a car-centric mentality due to nearly 50 years as a colony of the United States. Having experienced the excellent public transportation of cities like Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Berlin, London, Milan, Amsterdam, and Madrid, I can only feel sadness because the transportation system in Manila is way behind our peer metropolises in Southeast Asia.
City bus drivers, mechanics and utility workers, who provide service to several Eastside communities and downtown Los Angeles, have voted overwhelmingly to #strike, their #union announced Wednesday.
A political leader should take public transit, send their kids to public school, use the same healthcare as the rest of us. At the very least they should have done so regularly before taking office. We don't need to be ruled by aristocrats. You aren't qualified to run the city if you use your money to opt out of living in it.
A few years back, I was in Memphis visiting family. I always try to use the bus system when I am there (my family think I am nuts, but whatever). Busses break down, the air conditioning falters, and often capacity is standing room only. The transit system obviously needs more budget.
Then, I'm watching the news, and the fucking governor says that Uber and Lyft are providing transit very well and could substitute for a transit system. !!!????
When was the last time you saw an Uber or Lyft vehicle with a wheelchair ramp and/or lift? If that motherfucker rode the bus, he'd realize that the transit system accommodates EVERYONE at a low cost. Unless and until Uber and Lyft rides cost $2 and require all vehicles to accommodate wheelchairs, that Tennessee governor can just fuck right off.
And by the way, I just returned from Las Vegas, where I took multiple bus trips where 2-3 wheelchair riders were on the bus at the same time. Wheelchair riders are not outliers; they are common and part of the community.
From today's local newspaper via Bay Area Newsgroup...
"The brand-new vehicles (buses), which could arrive as soon as the end of 2024, have water as their only tailpipe emissions....
There's just one problem: Most of the #hydrogen that is currently available is produced from #fossilfuels, and that causes more of the #greenhousegas emissions that hydrogen buses are supposed to reduce."
The very fun and not-at-all-chilling thing conveniently buried in the basement of the article is that the only way "speed governing" mechanisms in cars can work is by tracking everywhere they go. Do you think that data floats away into sweet nothingness after it's collected? NO. No it does not.
"Also known as speed limiters or “Intelligent Speed Assistance,” some speed governors can use GPS technology or cameras to cap vehicle speeds based on where the car is driving."
#PublicTransit advocates in #Indiana are urged to contact their state legislators to oppose SB 52, which would prohibit turning existing car lanes into bus-only lanes.
Automotive and oil companies have no problem conspiring to destroy public transportation for their own gain. They have a lot of influence in government even now.
My hometown has a population of less than 500 people. 100 years ago the population was around 1.500 people, they had passenger and cargo rail service. Car companies bought the rail company in the 1930s and shut down the line. The tracks were removed but the bridges and railway bed is still there.
@RM_Transit I'm curious if you have any thoughts about the #MetroTransit Southwest line debacle in the Minneapolis-Saint Paulq metro area light rail system. Do you have any insights into how #Minnesota planners screwed up?
When I moved to Warsaw in early 2010s quite a few were still in service. And when I once caught one at night, I had no idea how to request a stop (the button was located at some unintuitive place unlike in modern buses) so I went a few bus stops further than I intended. Welp.
Driving 8 hours round trip today to pick up one person, and I'll never understand why Americans think this is more convenient than my colleague taking a train.
President Biden Announces Billions to Deliver High-Speed Rail and Launch New Passenger Rail Corridors (www.whitehouse.gov)
$8.2 Billion from the President’s Investing in America Agenda to Deliver Transformative Passenger Rail in America...