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Dwell Time Transit Podcast

@dwelltime.ca

Join Denis @denisagar.bsky.social & Rodney @chanface.bsky.social in their discussions around transit and advocacy in Canada and beyond. Available on Spotify, Apple, and RSS on our website: https://dwelltime.ca

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Rodney 🚧🚇@chanface.bsky.social · 4d ago

Blue wave yes, but also shoutout to the transit ballot measures that passed! - Bay Area RTM: 61.5% YES, funds BART - SF Prop H: 72.5% YES, funds MUNI - Seattle Prop 1: 72.5% YES, funds transit - Denver Prop 7A: 56.4% YES, funds Passenger Rail - Pierce County, Charleston County and more!

Dwell Time Transit Podcast@dwelltime.ca · 7mo ago

Our newest episode is out! Rodney & guest Damian reminisce about lessons learned on their past campaign successes, preventing cuts to buses and ION LRT service, and reinstating a late-night bus! We also discuss the ALTO opposition and what meaningful consultation would actually entail. Links below!

Episode 5 - Advocacy wins and setbacks (with Damian) April 15, 2026 Advocacy matters and it can lead to wins even with losses elsewhere. We discuss the expansion of the R4 RapidBus in Metro Vancouver, the return of late-night bus service in Waterloo, Ontario, and a survey performed by Abacus around support for ALTO's high speed rail service between Toronto and Quebec City. Damian Mikhail is a Waterloo community organizer, deeply focused on activating young people in politics. Getting his start in municipal politics as founder and president of the University of Waterloo NDP Club, he spearheaded two student transit coalitions that protected Waterloo from cuts to off-peak Ion service and brought Night Transit to the city. At time of recording, he is at the tail end of his term as President of the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association. Picture of night bus celebration and dwell time logo
august 🍂@auguststreet.ca · 7mo ago

i wish all the farmer reps coming out to say no to high speed rail realize they're saying yes to more car-dependent urban sprawl, new highways, and greenfield airports that eat even more farmland *and* cause ridiculous amounts of pollution and ecological damage. y'know, the primary threat to farms.

Edmonton Transit Riders@etriders.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Edmonton's 4-year budget will be decided this year, and we want to make sure that City Council knows transit is important to Edmontonians. Go to engaged.edmonton.ca/budget to fill out the budget survey and attend an in-person budget engagement session in your ward throughout April

2027-2030 Budget Engagement

The City will share the recommended budget this fall, and Council will debate and decide on the budget in December.

engaged.edmonton.ca

august 🍂@auguststreet.ca · 8mo ago

yay! so honoured to be on canada's number one transit-oriented podcast. take a listen - we talk about the eglinton crosstown, transit in latin america, halifax, subway construction costs, and so much more

Dwell Time Transit Podcast@dwelltime.ca · 8mo ago

Our newest episode with @auguststreet.ca from @ttcriders.bsky.social is out! Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5j6S... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/d... RSS: feeds.zencastr.com/f/TVf5ayjz.rss You can also listen directly on our website here that also has all links: dwelltime.ca

Dwell Time, a transit podcast Episode 3 - Talking Mexico, Halifax, and Eglinton Crosstown (with August) February 27, 2026 While a Canadian did not make it on a round trip from Earth to the Moon just yet, the Eglinton Crosstown or simply "Line 5" did in fact finally open! Joined by August from TTC Riders, we discuss our first impressions and how monumental this is for the Greater Toronto Area. Denis talks about his time travelling across warm and sunny Mexico while Rodney speaks about his simultaneous visit to Halifax, which admittedly was nowhere near as warm. • 0:00 / 1:06:48
Denis Agar@denisagar.bsky.social · 9mo ago

This would shorten @dwelltime.ca!! They could also start opening before the train is fully stopped like they do in Montreal.

Chad Leddy@chadleddy.bsky.social · 9mo ago

One nice thing about Line 5 is that the LRV doors close quite quickly, in ~3 seconds, vs. the ~5 seconds it takes for streetcar doors to close. To save time, the TTC should re-program the streetcar doors to close faster, which should be possible as they use closely related Alstom vehicles.

Kevin Rupasinghe@kevinrupasinghe.ca · 9mo ago

I've been thinking about how to modify the at-grade portion of the #EglintonLRT so that the experience & operations are more like the underground portion. I've put some words and drawings together & I'm happy to hear your thoughts! #TOpoli #Transit #TTC kevinrupasinghe.substack.com/p/improving-...

Improving the Eglinton LRT - Fewer Intersections

An ongoing question we'll need to answer: How do we modify the at-grade portion of the Eglinton LRT so that the experience and operations are more like the underground portion?

kevinrupasinghe.substack.com

august 🍂@auguststreet.ca · 9mo ago

after listening to this one, I'm thoroughly convinced we've got to build that School of Transit 🥰 the question of course, is whether it should be in vancouver or toronto...

Dwell Time Transit Podcast@dwelltime.ca · 9mo ago

Episode 2 with special guest @rmtransit.bsky.social is out! What counts as transit advocacy? We discuss the nuances and challenges of building a transit advocacy movement, culture, and education. Available on our website dwelltime.ca which also has links to multiple platforms!

Episode 2 - Interview with Reece Martin February 2, 2026 Nearly every city in the country that doesn't experience rain all winter has been inundated with so much snow and it has brought problems to transit riders especially in Southern Ontario. We're also joined by our guest, Reece Martin of RMTransit, where we discuss the nuances and challenges of building a transit advocacy movement, culture, and education. Plus we also provide the big reveal: what is a "dwell time"?
Jerome Alexander Horne@jahorne.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🧵 (1/4) On Transit Equity Day I want to make sure we're telling a fuller story of the fight for justice and better transit. 100 years before Rosa Parks, there was Elizabeth Jennings Graham and months before Rosa, there was Claudette Colvin.

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Phil@philmarfisi.bsky.social · 9mo ago

This podcast from @chanface.bsky.social and @denisagar.bsky.social is one to watch in the Canadian urbanism/transit scene. There aren't many that focus on these issues from a national perspective, so don't *lowers sunglasses* dwell for too much time before you listen

Dwell Time Transit Podcast@dwelltime.ca · 9mo ago

Episode 2 with special guest @rmtransit.bsky.social is out! What counts as transit advocacy? We discuss the nuances and challenges of building a transit advocacy movement, culture, and education. Available on our website dwelltime.ca which also has links to multiple platforms!

Episode 2 - Interview with Reece Martin February 2, 2026 Nearly every city in the country that doesn't experience rain all winter has been inundated with so much snow and it has brought problems to transit riders especially in Southern Ontario. We're also joined by our guest, Reece Martin of RMTransit, where we discuss the nuances and challenges of building a transit advocacy movement, culture, and education. Plus we also provide the big reveal: what is a "dwell time"?
Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders@movementyvr.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Spotify? Apple Podcasts?? Regardless of the podcast-conduit you use, you need to tune into @chanface.bsky.social & @denisagar.bsky.social's new podcast, Dwell Time! Have these two in your ears on your next commute 🚌⏳https://zencastr.com/z/qhTvgQKp open.spotify.com/show/7mgTQAy...

Episode 1 - Meet Rodney and Denis!

open.spotify.com

Cariad Heather@cariad.bsky.social · 10mo ago

In happier news, I am producing this show! Come give it a listen.

Denis Agar@denisagar.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I know you've been thinking "we need way more podcasts". Your prayers have been answered! @chanface.bsky.social and I have a podcast about transit advocacy in Canada and around the world! LISTEN TO IT

Rodney 🚧🚇@chanface.bsky.social · 10mo ago

My new podcast DWELL TIME IS OUT! Join Denis Agar and Rodney Chan in their discussions around transit in Canada. From buses to trains and everything else transit, learn about advocacy happening in Canadian cities and beyond. Apple podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/d... Spotify link below:

Rodney 🚧🚇@chanface.bsky.social · 10mo ago

My new podcast DWELL TIME IS OUT! Join Denis Agar and Rodney Chan in their discussions around transit in Canada. From buses to trains and everything else transit, learn about advocacy happening in Canadian cities and beyond. Apple podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/d... Spotify link below:

Episode 1 - Meet Rodney and Denis!

open.spotify.com

Rodney 🚧🚇@chanface.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Something in the works with @denisagar.bsky.social & @cariad.bsky.social 🤭🤭 Dropping sometime in the new year

Microphone, laptop in the back