something i wish i could convey to everyone is that the people in public transit agencies are often aware of the problem and are just as frustrated by it as you, but fixing it is not a simple or fast process, and oftentimes requires fixing a dozen other things as well. we know, we're working on it!

Joan Liu@joanliu.bsky.social · 8h ago

As someone who has worked with the bus dispatching app we're building in-house, ghost buses aren't just a software problem! There are people making hard decisions in fast-paced environments and recording those changes can sometimes fall through the gap.

so is the performance metrics dashboard just not being updated, or has CTA only received four (4) 7000-series cars in the last calendar year

It's simple math: Archer had four lanes, so we added six more lanes about a mile away, and if now we can't swap out one of the original lanes for bikes because Archer is still congested, what did a 125% increase in capacity actually get us?

i bring a sort of ‘i fear neither pain nor death’ energy to the pedestrian/driver interaction that drivers don’t really like

I think I've seen at least three mayoral candidates now say that we need to A) balance the budget, B) reduce property taxes, and C) hire more cops does math work differently where they are from than it does here

Mike Fragassi@refrag.bsky.social · 4d ago

Alexi Giannoulias says: one thousand more Chicago cops, and bring back ShotSpotter www.reddit.com/r/chicago/co...

it's not the whole issue, but a large part of why pace and CTA have such horrible and decaying bus fleets is because their net zero mandates mean they can't really buy new diesel buses, but sourcing zero emissions buses is incredibly hard at the moment - to say nothing of converting garages

Jarrett Walker@humantransit.bsky.social · last wk.

All over the transit industry, zero-emission bus mandates, like those of California, are colliding with Buy America requirements that deny US transit agencies access to a competitive bus market. The result is a wave of lousy buses that are impacting service. 1/ nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/07/27/b...

what the hell, sure

LOWρUFO 🇺🇦🇵🇸🌍@lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 2w ago

Anyone have more irredentist land claims they want to defend?

public transit operations is notoriously a place where it's difficult to find any kind of solutions, let alone magic bullet solutions. if i were running a fare-based rail transit system right now, i'd be tripping over myself to install full-length faregates at every station as fast as possible

Monorail Maoist@awildschild.bsky.social · 2w ago

The new fare gates increase fare revenue by $3.3 million at a $10 million one time cost, for a 3 ish year pay off. Otherwise, SEPTA PD now has a stronger approach to fare evasion and SEPTA is reaching out to Philly SD on encouraging students to use their fare cards

on a packed shoulder to shoulder blue line train and no one else is wearing a mask and i have to wonder, what kind of lungs do you people have that the air doesnt make you want to throw up right now

Went to go say goodbye to State/Lake on Sunday. I saw one other person taking photos, but beyond that, you'd never know anything was different. The last day of service for CTA's centerpiece station was, cold, quiet, and unceremonious, much like the station itself.

Happy Circle Back Day: January 15, 12026

Municipal Corporation@nikhunder.com · 7mo ago

I am once again asking everyone to convert to the international fixed calendar. 13 months, 28 days, four week long all year. You'll know what day of the week it is based on the date.

My submission! I never landed on an exact hue I liked for the colors, but I still think it was a good design. I've seen lots of other designs I like a lot too! A lot of people did a lot of great work. The official results, I fear, did not reflect the creativity I've seen from people in these threads

Soren Spicknall@sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 2y ago

You'll see reinterpreted versions of the sunrise from the state seal in many of my favorites. It's a powerful, attractive piece of existing state iconography that lends well to repurposing.