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capntransit

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Climate advocate, queer, ranting against bullshit for over a decade.

Here are some reasons to get people to shift from cars to transit:

Reducing pollution
Increasing efficiency
Reducing carnage
Improving society
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cargot_robbie, to random
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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, (edited )
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@cargot_robbie I just forget to use hashtags. Anything I post that's Public is something where I'm looking for wider reach; please boost it if you think your followers would appreciate it!

capntransit,
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@cargot_robbie Good strategy! Sometimes I'll call someone out in an Unlisted reply, and it's not that I don't want it to be visible, but I don't really want it to be boosted either...

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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, (edited ) to random
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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.

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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!

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

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

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"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

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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,
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@stevenbodzin What do you mean? I did it today.

capntransit,
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@stevenbodzin I think I did have a cup hanging off my backpack then, and I stopped for a while, but a couple years ago I visited a friend who carried some reusable tumblers around with him, and I thought I could do that.

The tumblers are much sturdier than any to-go container (rightly so) and fit in the bottle carriers on my backpack.

Some cafes don't cooperate. Some give me a small discount.

(If anyone doesn't like Amazon, I'm guessing you can find them elsewhere)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08LKQ2TR4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00

capntransit,
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@stevenbodzin Bottom line: I think that conversation has had some setbacks, but it didn't disappear completely, and a lot of us are still trying to make it happen.

capntransit,
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@roadskater @stevenbodzin Yeah, I can't really bring myself to carry one of those Just Salad bowls around! MealPal also provides reusable containers through some restaurants - they own them, you return them...

https://foodondemand.com/09202023/mealpal-launches-reusable-packaging-at-hundreds-of-nyc-restaurants/

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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, to random
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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

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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

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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

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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

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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-

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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

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RT @nymtc We have quite the lineup for our virtual June 13th MAP Forum Meeting, including: “Time for CT” – Connecticut’s vision for safe, reliable, and fast train service; an overview of New Haven’s Redevelopment Projects, and more.

Learn more about this meeting – hosted by the South Central Regional Council of Governments:
https://www.nymtc.org/Portals/0/Pdf/MAP%20Forum/MAP%202024/MAPForum_061324.pdf?ver=lYGX7vB4Mu9RDctkNb3Dxw%3d%3d

and join us here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89783105137

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RT @emilyassembly “Our town hall is an opportunity for riders to hear directly from the MTA and DOT — and to ask tough questions. We need to see a plan that prioritizes the fast, efficient movement of buses on our congested streets or it's going to be a very long summer."

https://gothamist.com/news/frustrating-but-what-can-you-do-mtas-g-train-shutdown-looming

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When is it Eric Adams' turn?

capntransit,
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@Andres4NY I just want to get him out of City Hall first!

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This week @TheOverheadWire is rebroadcasting an interview from 2018 with Ralph Buehler about Verkehrsverbund - transit coordinating councils. There's a lot of great insights, and I think every region should have a Verkehrsverbund.

One word of caution: at first Buehler talks about car use like it's some force of nature, providing "freedom," especially to pick up furniture at Ikea. Half an hour in, he starts to talk about how massively governments subsidize driving.

https://streetsblog.libsyn.com/mondays-flashback-verkehrsverbund-with-ralph-buehler

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RT @Streetsblog ITDP is laying out the essential metrics that all communities should track if they want to understand how sustainable they really are—and giving advocates a tool to see how well their neighborhoods stack up right now.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/05/29/how-sustainable-is-your-citys-transportation-network

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RT @regionalplan Join Regional Plan, TransitCenter, and partners for an event discussing urban highway removal in NYC, focusing on the BQE!

We'll start with a book talk from Megan Kimble about her book City Limits. Get FREE tickets for the June 6 event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/urban-highway-removal-and-nyc-with-a-spotlight-on-the-bqe-tickets-912769396837

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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

capntransit,
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@TheOverheadWire I mean, not even, but yeah.

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