The Pacific Coast Highway is a SoCal bucket list item for many visitors and residents. But can you do it without a car? We tried it, and we'll let you know if it's worth doing in my latest YouTube video: youtu.be/2TZT5MNqTsc
Let's talk about how easy driving contributes to the death spiral of declining bus ridership/route frequency, highlighted by @seattletransitblog.com here. KC Metro is fighting back with increased route frequencies, but it's still hard to see where we were pre-pandemic vs now
No one wants urination on pubic transit, this is a ridiculous straw man that lets you very pointedly avoid mentioning a solution, which is because 1) your solution is to spend more transit resources on cops to cycle more people through jail, and 2) you know it will only make things worse.
New York, as usual, is in the middle of a transit controversy, this time about whether to fund free buses or a subway expansion plan called the "Better Billion." I took a deep dive into this issue, and examined some concerning arguments made by one side: youtu.be/QTUNdQsJWpI
I mean you can argue the first 3 do apply to BART, but yes the fourth definitely does not
I mean the biggest one is that BART is arguably not regional rail but I could be missing something else...
Screenshot of headline that says "Transit route that loses $590,000 a year is a success story?" followed by "No wonder local governments always have budget problems."
Route 910 is funded by allocations from SB125. It's a tax-funded service partially subsidized by user fees. No one "mismanaged" it, it isn't "losing money". This is like saying governments lose $1 billion by widening a freeway and not recovering 100% of the costs with tolls.
Point to where the bike lanes hurt you.
Not to be that guy, but @thetransitbandit.bsky.social and I had a better bus disaster thread, tbh
What’s stopping you 👀
For sure!
Thank you so much!
The Uwajimaya temptation is so real
To be fair, once the ST Express network changes are implemented in the fall, Route 574 will be frequent between Federal Way and Tacoma, which at least means this wouldn’t need to be planned around the limited Sounder schedule. Although 574 -> T Line/other PT bus -> 3 is still a little cumbersome
Thanks for sharing!
The seatback of a Sound Transit Express bus reading "Thanks for riding Sound Transit"
This machine kills fascists.
Every trip you take on public transit, even on diesel buses, reduces oil dependency.
Buses are significantly more efficient than cars, and many agencies like King County Metro and TriMet have transitioned to renewable diesel, that doesn't get pumped from wells.
DOOM LOOP: "The Treeactionary Paradox"
A concerned neighbor discovers his kryptonite.
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We know that nothing beats a slice of cheesecake, but how about five slices at five locations across San Diego County? That's right, we visited every Cheesecake Factory in the county: youtu.be/IpHZVT0sejc
I find this type of comment so elitist. It IS the most inconvenient and stressful form of long distance public transportation, yet people still use it in droves because they have no other choice. Are we going to just pretend that's not an insane class divide worth highlighting?
To be fair I don’t think it’s that black-and-white. While I wouldn’t necessarily run a bus to this neighborhood, doing so would be less impactful than made out to be. Since there’s nothing on the way, the bus can run at high speed and make no stops, improving operational efficiency.
The Trump administration's proposal to eliminate the mass transit account of the Highway Trust Fund would be short-signed, ineffective, and ruinous, a new analysis finds.
For sure - I guess I’m just always a little cautious about 2019 transit nostalgia, but of course having that funding would be lovely
The bus network was massively focused around commuters and one-seat rides which led to very inefficient service that was also quite lacking on weekends and evenings. So in that sense I think we have a better mindset around transit planning now than we did pre-pandemic.
To be fair, 2019 transit service had a lot of issues. But having that level of funding back again would be huge and we need to do that.
The Essential Air Service costs the US Government millions every year to subsidize flights to small airports, but is it really worth the money? Should we be subsidizing something else instead? Find out in my latest video: youtu.be/SBJX3u7sl_E
Thanks for sharing your perspective!
Thank you so much for sharing!
In my latest video, we talk about the three building blocks that go into any public transit, anywhere: frequency, span, and coverage. youtu.be/Nsu5GFdei5s
In my latest YouTube video, we set out to set a new speedrun record for riding the entire San Diego Trolley system, including all four lines! youtu.be/MD_cWhr8PNk?...
We are beyond disappointed in SDOT's proposals here. Their plan of "exploring future options like dedicated bus lanes once key congestion issues are addressed" is completely nonsensical. You can't just wave a magic wand and get rid of the congestion on Denny.
Bus lanes ARE the solution.
