Cap'n Transit

Google Street View of the entrance to a parking lot, with two-level lift stalls. It is enclosed by a cinder block wall with a gate. The address is 23-13 30th Road.

You got me thinking about the parking for a hospital near me here in Queens, and I couldn't think where it was. Checking Google Maps, I realized that I have walked past it. It's 64 spaces stacked two high, tucked away on a side street, a block from the hospital.

There is a train three blocks away.

Oh, these goddamn "electric carriages." For fucks sake, no! Nothing on the park drives more powerful than electric-assist pedicabs.

I think this is a great note, but I am so sick of having to write to officials and say, "yes, this new thing is a good idea, I am looking forward to it!"

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A silver and white bicycle leaned up against a fence. Three or four highways are visible in the background, overlapping and intertwined.

Took the High Bridge home after the Tour de Bronx. I can't see this without shaking my fist and cursing Robert Moses #bikenyc

I'm not one to defend Amtrak, but maybe the MTA could play a little nicer if they want something in return?

www.reddit.com/r/Amtrak/com...

Imagine if a water pipe broke and the water department had to ask city council whether to fix it and then spend 12 months asking everyone on the street their opinion of how to fix it before they could start work.

That's how cities manage curbs.

Checking in on the Micron development September 25, 2025- It's been about three years since Micron Technology announced a major development for central New York and work on the project could begin this fall. We get an update on the implem

The whole Micron chip factory project stinks to high heaven. They're saying they'll eventually create 50,000 jobs.

If they put it in Syracuse, people could take transit. Nope, they're building it in a greenfield 13 miles outside the city, making transit commuters feel like second class citizens.

Well I'll be gosh darned, looks like those rascals lied to us again

chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

Today, I joined NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, CM Julie Won + local leaders to cut the ribbon on the new 29th Street Plaza!

This reclaimed space, with a beautiful mural by CUNY student Fernanda Contreras, shows what's possible when we open streets, support artists and bring people together.

The MTA Is Headed To The Lab To Design The Ridgewood Busway - Streetsblog New York City A filthy private road underneath the elevated M tracks could become a gleaming bus-first corridor.

The MTA is making strides towards actually building the Ridgewood busway, a plan to turn a filthy private road underneath the elevated M tracks into a gleaming bus-first corridor.

Indian Railways to achieve net zero targets in 2025 itself - 5 years ahead of 2030 goal - Times of India India Business News: Indian Railways is set to achieve net-zero targets by year-end, surpassing its 2030 goal through extensive electrification. Aiming for 95% electric tr

Not nearly enough is made of the incredibly impressive feat Indian Railways has made to electrify almost 100% of its 135,000km of track, while also growing renewable sourcing. Huge:

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/ind...

Without the cost of building parking, they could charge less with the same profit!

Every town in Westchester used to have a walkable grocery store. Not 75 years ago, but 25 years ago.

And sooo much parking!

i love when streets are turned over to people, but hate it when it comes at a cost of billowing smokey food vendors & gas generators.

this neurodivergent is overwhelmed.

There are very few books I read and find myself doing everything at once. Highlighting passages, nodding in agreement, shaking my head vigorously, re-reading a line because the truth in it hits so hard. This is one of those rare books. I don’t think I’ll even “finish” it in the traditional sense, because I keep stopping, not from confusion, but from absolute clarity. Every sentence is a mirror to the reality of our streets, and to the engineering profession that has shaped them. To my friends and colleagues in traffic engineering, civil engineering: get yourselves this book. Not as a casual read. Create time for it and read it diligently. This book is a challenge, a provocation, and a chance to re-examine how decisions in design translate into lived experiences.

Hey @islandpress.bsky.social...
is it too late to put this on the back cover?

The Point Of No Return We Are At War, Whether We Want To Be Or Not

The American cities Trump has vowed to invade one by one produce 90% of this country's GDP. We must withhold these funds, and our infrastructure, from the United States Government, until these invasions stop

If you only read one thing I've ever written, please make it this

Do not miss the fact that it is only transit projects getting funding frozen and not highway projects, despite the fact that on pure costs alone, far more FHWA project money is flowing to DBE contractors!

This is an awful incomplete article from the AP. No mention that the attempt to rescind this money is likely illegal or that Vought is spuriously alleging these agencies’ compliance with *federal* regulations is unconstitutional, a power he doesn’t have or that they tried to rewrite regs overnight.

Every future Mayor & Council MUST have active plans to address strategic retreat.

My primary criticism of "City of Yes" is that it didn't center global warming & known environmental issues. We must build up on the high land and evacuate the low, while rebuilding a sanitation system.

LFG!

Data on shootings in NYC so far in 2025 is just out:

Lowest on record for first nine months of any year in NYC history. Ever. Since modern reporting began in 1960s.

Remind the world of this every time Trump says he is going to send the military into our streets to save us.

So why do Democrats push so hard for these Buy America laws, and even Buy [State] policies with the same effect? Protectionism isn’t helping you win votes, and it sure isn’t helping you delivery services for your constituents

Russ Vought @russvought Follow Roughly $18 billion in New York City infrastructure projects have been put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing based on unconstitutional DEl principles. More info to come soon from @USDOT. 9:54 01 Oct 25 3.6M Views 4,316 Reposts 798 Quotes 24.5K Likes

Honestly? Good. The sooner we wean ourselves from federal dollars, the better. We are the economic powerhouse of this country and the sooner we break off from these fuckers the better

There's no reason withholding funds can't go both ways. The law means nothing anymore

Learned today that my county transit agency is giving cities money from the sale of surplus properties to build parking garages. 🤦‍♂️

CC: every city council member who is terrified to remove 6 parking spaces to put in a bike lane.

*cough cough* Sausalito *cough*

I get that Early Addition doesn't warrant combing through the file photos, but I'm chuckling at the idea that the owners of these $5 million townhouses on Joralemon Street are going to build ADUs in their backyards...

And remember that the Turnpike Commission is *already* in over $11 billion in debt due to payments it had to make to transit, but as soon as that sunsetted, they can't stop getting back to widening like an addict
whyy.org/articles/pa-...

It's becoming difficult to hide that a major purpose of the Trump administration is siphoning tax revenues from Blue states and redirecting them into subsidies for Red states. At what point does this become intolerable?

This seems incredibly poorly planned and communicated.

I'm hoping there is a ton of excess time in there, but simply dropping on a Wednesday that "Oh, by the way, you can't add money to an OMNY card this weekend" is a hell of a way to run a service.

Protestors holding signs march to keep Brooklyn's Myrtle Avenue Elevated Line open in 1969 outside the New York City Transit Authority's building.

Protestors (including schoolgirls) holding signs march to keep Brooklyn's Myrtle Avenue Elevated Line open in 1969 outside the New York City Transit Authority's building.

Taken #OnThisDay in 1969, these #NYTMCollection images show protestors making a last-ditch effort to keep the Myrtle Avenue Elevated Line open. Slated to end service three days later, “Old Myrt” as it was known, was beloved by many who carried fond memories of riding the El.