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A community to productively discuss transit in all forms. The less-angry sibling community to "F*ck Cars".

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Metro Vancouver's TransLink now has the third highest bus ridership in Canada and the USA (dailyhive.com)
submitted 3 months ago by Sunshine to c/transit
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Why America should not build Light Rail – Saumik Narayanan (saumikn.com)
submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/transit
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Did y'all know they're building a monorail line under the Panama Canal? (www.railjournal.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/transit
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San Diego leads U.S. in light rail ridership (www.apta.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/transit
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How Washington DC Got Its Metro (www.construction-physics.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/transit
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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/6076845

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Brightline To Launch High-Speed Rail Service to Orlando International Airport Starting September 22 (floridayimby.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/transit
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Deutsche Bahn’s Europabahn Study - A Europe-wide network of high-speed trains (lemmy.ca)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by deelayman to c/transit
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Britain is out. Northern Ireland is in.

https://www.deutschebahn.com/en/presse/press_releases/DB-presents-study-on-expansion-of-high-speed-rail-in-Europe-10878406

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Alon Levy's crayon map of NYC assuming normal construction costs (pedestrianobservations.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/transit
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money shots here (light rail + metro) and here (commuter rail)

All doable + accessibility for all stations, modern signaling, and platform doors for less than the cost of the Grand Paris Express.

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The massive growth in global transit is coming almost entirely from China, with a little in other Asian nations and Europe, but hardly any in the U.S. (www.thetransportpolitic.com)
submitted 2 years ago by deelayman to c/transit
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Worldwide, metro service availability has expanded exponentially. In 1950, only 24 metropolitan areas in 13 countries globally could boast of a subway, elevated line, or monorail. Today, 232 metropolitan areas in 63 countries can make such a claim.

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Porto needs to break its 'car addiction' (cities-today.com)
submitted 2 years ago by deelayman to c/transit
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Portugal is trying to break its car addiction by focusing mainly on developing the transit system, since its ancient streets are too narrow for separated bike lanes.

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Managing the micromobility boom (www.traffictechnologytoday.com)
submitted 2 years ago by deelayman to c/transit
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Micromobility is in the middle of a massive boom in popularity, with e-scooters and rental bicycles becoming ubiquitous in cities worldwide. These new forms of transportation are often incentivized by governments and embraced by citizens, but nevertheless need careful management as they compete for road space with traditional modes, and add to the growing ranks of vulnerable road users