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capntransit, 4 days ago to random

RT @jessiesingernyc In the 60s and 70s, traffic deaths were higher than at any point in U.S. history.

And to be clear: The reason that fatalities declined [after that] is that we stopped pretending that common sense could make driving safe and regulated the design of automobiles to reduce the harm of inevitable mistakes when common sense inevitably failed to overcome dangerous conditions.

cargot_robbie, 5 days ago to random

I figure if I see a post with hashtags, the poster is looking for wider reach and it's safe to boost. If I don't see any hashtags I try not to boost. I know there are follower's-only posts and yet this still feels polite. If you catch me boost/unboosting your post that's probably why. #Fedi #Etiquette #Fediquette

capntransit, 5 days ago to random

Anniversary blog post from June 4, 2010:

So we've got four clusters of factors that people take into account when choosing modes:

Availability
Value
Amenities
Glamour

And three (or so) types of mode choice:

Trip
Habit
Investment

But different types of choice weight the factors differently!

https://capntransit.blogspot.com/2010/06/factors-and-types-of-mode-choices.html

capntransit, 5 days ago (edited 4 days ago) to random

RT @samiliebman By the way, I listened in to my first NJTransit customer service and operations meeting last week (I was too late to comment). But I’d sum it up this way: lots of presentation of mediocre performance #’s and zero discussion on ways to improve.

capntransit, 5 days ago to random

Wait, not one but TWO "It's the X, Stupid" headlines? You don't know me well enough to call me names.

Yeah, I know, you mean it as a sort of joke, but it wasn't funny, insightful or even particularly helpful when James Carville wrote it, and it's not funny when people repeat it with whatever they want us to pay attention to now.

I'm begging you all: figure out a way to say "I think this is important, please read what I have to say about it" that doesn't involve insulting your readers!

capntransit, 5 days ago to random

RT @jamesinclair [NJ Transit] didnt even run trains this past weekend to the stadium event, just buses

https://njtransit.com/service-advisory/1755590…

capntransit, 6 days ago to random

RT @starlinechicago Late trains are loss leaders. Even if most riders have no intention of using a late train, knowing that transit is still available and reliable late-/overnight makes it much easier to choose transit when starting a trip.rock island line last departure at midnight has HONESTLY saved my ass so much

capntransit, 6 days ago to random

RT @njtransit ICYMI: Work continues at Perth Amboy station! Renovations include two new high-level platforms, and four new elevators, as well as additional ramps and stairs that will improve accessibility to the platforms of the station. The station is expected to be complete in summer 2025!

The Perth Amboy station, seen from the sidewalk above, with new canopies and frameworks for platforms.

capntransit, 6 days ago to random

"And crucially, the new design will add No Standing zones, a design that matches the crosstown lanes on 26th, 29th, 52nd and 55th streets. On the crosstown blocks where the DOT installed No Standing Zones on both sides of the street to provide quick curbside access for drivers who needed it, the agency found that half of the drivers who used them spots stopped for five minutes or less."

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/06/03/wider-crosstown-bike-lanes-coming-on-2-midtown-strips

capntransit, 6 days ago to random

Anniversary blog post from June 3, 2010, featuring Ya-Ting Liu, who is now New York City's Chief Public Realm Officer:

Often, transit managers are not transit riders, and answer to other bureaucrats and politicians who are also not transit riders. They do not always have the interests of transit riders, or even the general public, at heart!

https://capntransit.blogspot.com/2010/06/transit-riders-priorities-environmental.html

stevenbodzin, 6 days ago to random

Today I was again remembering how in the early 90s, after the revival of Earth Day, the success of the Montreal Protocol and the growth of concern over global warming, one cute little thing people did was to take their own cup to the cafe. Most cafes would sell coffee cheaper if you brought a cup.

It was part of a broader conversation about reducing packaging.

It disappeared after the 2000 election, the disgrace of Al Gore, and 9 months later the 9/11 attacks.

capntransit, 7 days ago to random

Anniversary blog post from June 2, 2008, in which the Port Authority promised to study a second Lincoln Tunnel Exclusive Bus Lane. Spoiler: they decided not to dedicate one.

https://capntransit.blogspot.com/2008/06/tunnel-xrt-second-lincoln-tunnel-xbl.html

capntransit, 8 days ago to random

RT @loud_socialist This is worse than when we paid McKinsey to study garbage containerization instead of like emailing the mayor of Barcelona or whatever

https://crainsnewyork.com/transportation/mta-seeks-behavioral-expert-combat-record-fare-evasion

capntransit, 8 days ago to random

RT @2avsagas 1. Object to bus lanes
2. Object to e-scooter sharing
3. Complain about congestion pricing
4. Lather, rinse, repeat.

https://gothamist.com/news/its-really-an-issue-of-public-safety-queens-officials-plan-to-denounce-e-scooter-program

capntransit, 8 days ago to random

RT @kduggan16 NEW: Red Hook residents and supporters are launching another campaign for a direct bus to Lower Manhattan via the Hugh Carey Tunnel. The MTA said it's looking into a "variety of transit options" for the subway-less enclave

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/05/31/red-hook-push-for-bus-to-manhattan-grows-as-mta-eyes-options

capntransit, 9 days ago to random

RT @akashvmehta In the final weeks of each session, a group of NY senators meet to decide the fate of hundreds of bills. It has no public presence, and even many senators don't know of it.

We obtained a list of last year's members and more than 600 bills they considered.

https://nysfocus.com/2024/05/30/secret-senate-committee-working-rules-group

capntransit, 9 days ago to random

RT @streetsblognyc The family of Zenaido Rosas-Pinzon thinks he'd be alive today if the DOT had finished the Washington Bridge bike lane on schedule instead of six months from now:

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/05/30/family-of-killed-bronx-cyclist-demands-dot-finish-washington-bridge-bike-lane

capntransit, 9 days ago to random

RT @bfurnas Very nice to hear ⁦⁦BK BP Reynoso⁩ call for even more homes around transit in NYC - calls for legalizing 5-8 story apartment buildings in the “transit zone” - the City of Yes proposal currently calls for legalizing 3-5 stories.

https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/inside-city-hall/2024/05/28/brooklyn-borough-president-discusses--city-of-yes-

capntransit, 9 days ago to random

RT @PANYNJ boost efficiency and navigational safety at the East Coast’s busiest container port, we have outlined a multifaceted package of significant investments in partnership with the Army Corps.

Learn more: https://www.panynj.gov/port-authority/en/press-room/press-release-archives/2024-Press-Releases/port-authority--u-s--army-corps-of-engineers-outline-package-of-.html#Efficiency

TheOverheadWire, 10 days ago to random

Wednesday's Most Read # 2 - Why AI traffic modeling is only as smart as the data we feed it https://bit.ly/3VlNFt3 Traffic Technology Today