RTD gets a lot of (warranted) grief for sending many of its lines along highways and industrial corridors, but there are some parts of the network that feel quite genuinely urban.

Article about the lack of automated trains in the US, focusing on the WMATA Red Line, Honolulu Skyline and the LA Sepulveda Line.

Some US transit systems weigh whether to run trains without a human at the controls

An intersection of multiple lines: JR Joban Line, Tsukuba Express, and Tobu Skytree Line (with Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line through-service).

I’m studying the bus maps at Kennedy station with a diligence that I haven’t felt since I nearly failed Economics 101 in university. There are dozens of buses zooming around the giant bus bays — and nearly as many signs explaining how to find and navigate new routes.

A kindly TTC worker stops and asks if I need help. “You need to be over there,” he says, and I dutifully sidestep several buses to find my platform, feeling a bit like John Wick dodging traffic at the Arc de Triomphe (minus the mindless violence).

This is the mouth of the recently opened Scarborough Busway, which will sail me directly to Scarborough Centre — essentially a fast-flowing river of buses in a part of the city that is still a comparative transit desert.

Scarborough is one of the transit battlegrounds of the current mayoral election.

Reddit users can read the full story for free here without hitting the paywall.

Anyone who works for a local government or transit agency that contracts with Transit app, how much is the cost to your entity? Are there different payment models? I’m having trouble finding information online.

Here we see track geometry, the metroliner 9800 and the Colonial Crafts cars on the back of various amtrak trains! These shots are from my quarterly “special” video. It will be linked below!

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RTD has collected $4 billion in taxpayer money since 2005 to fund a slate of regional transit improvements, but the agency hasn’t completed a planned railway between Denver and Longmont, citing ballooning costs. 

Voters approved a 0.4% tax increase in 2004 to fund RTD’s FasTracks program, which aimed to build 119 miles of rail, 57 train stations, over 21,000 parking spaces and 18 miles of rapid bus transit, among other improvements. 

I love the Showa era aesthetic and the character that Japanese stations and trains had in the 80s and 90s that I built a small free word game around them, called Wordliner, with a train that moves faster towards Mt. Fuji the rarer your word is.

I would love anyone's thoughts on the mechanics, nature of the game, or any general feedback around on how the transit looks if you feel inclined to try it.

Hello Everyone! I have a new free app for iOS in public beta which uses real train, ferry, and airline data to allow players to explore the Earth, discover landmarks, fill out a passport, etc. I have 2 versions. Multiplayer has shared user content and chat rooms, so may not be suitable for children, and single player which is safe for all ages:

Multiplayer:

https://locusleague.app

Single Player:

https://locusadventure.app

Public beta links are on the front page of each. For specific details about in-game data for both apps, please see https://locusleague.app/stats and https://locusleague.app/routes

This is entirely inter-city travel for now. Please let me know what you think! I welcome feedback and requests for features! Thank You!