Metro changes Warsaw. Opening M2 metro line in Warsaw, March 2015.
I recently renewed my travel card for the first time since 2018 or so. And I happen to use that metro line a lot given the location I live in.
Metro fascinates me for many reasons. But what blows my mind in particular is that first plans of building it were discussed as early as 1950s. However, the first line was opened in 1995. The initial part of the second line was opened in March 2015. Nearly 10 years passed since then, holy moly.
Also, I still love the sound Alstom trains make while leaving the station. Goosebumps all the way.
#UK#London#Subway#Surveillance#AI#Algorithms: "Thousands of people using the London Underground had their movements, behavior, and body language watched by AI surveillance software designed to see if they were committing crimes or were in unsafe situations, new documents obtained by WIRED reveal. The machine-learning software was combined with live CCTV footage to try to detect aggressive behavior and guns or knives being brandished, as well as looking for people falling onto Tube tracks or dodging fares.
From October 2022 until the end of September 2023, Transport for London (TfL), which operates the city’s Tube and bus network, tested 11 algorithms to monitor people passing through Willesden Green Tube station, in the northwest of the city. The proof of concept trial is the first time the transport body has combined AI and live video footage to generate alerts that are sent to frontline staff. More than 44,000 alerts were issued during the test, with 19,000 being delivered to station staff in real time."
I'm at #Subway and this woman walks in towing this pink little boy. He's bouncing off the walls and crawling on the floor while they wait in line. She asks for a meatball footlong, and the sandwich artist with face tattoos tells her they are out of meatballs. "They are out of meatballs!" she hollers across the store at the kid who is playing with the soda fountain. "Do you want a regular sandwich without any healthy stuff on it?" she says tiredly. "Yeah!" he says "with bacon!"
RT @jaqicohen Illuminating tour of the MTA’s Livonia Avenue train yard in Brooklyn today (which services the 3 #train). Biggest takeaway- transit needs capital $ not just to improve service but to fix working conditions for many MTA shop workers who have some of the toughest jobs out there. #subway#NYCSubway
American fast food chain Subway has been added to Ukraine's list of "international sponsors of war" for its continued presence in the Russian market, the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) announced on Jan. 10.
Ukraine designates Subway as 'international sponsor of war' (kyivindependent.com)
American fast food chain Subway has been added to Ukraine's list of "international sponsors of war" for its continued presence in the Russian market, the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) announced on Jan. 10.