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Transit analyst | @PennMUSA '22 Ed Bacon stan | 平均地权 upholder | Philadelphia maneto Tweets are mine only and don't reflect anyone else

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Our Deputy Administrator @Veevanterpool , our Region 3 Regional Administrator Terry Crews, and Tim Lidiak, a community planner are all enjoying a staff ride on the @SEPTA Broad Street Line.
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While it's a powerful map, not including the buses on the 1984 map is A Choice, one that I'm not comfortable with!
Segregation_by_Design@SegByDesign27 Feb 2023
In “The Power Broker,” Caro says, “When RM came to power in NYC in 1934, the city’s mass transportation system was probably the best in the world. When he left power in '68 it was quite possibly the worst.” While improved since, the legacy of RM's assault on transit is still felt
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MSB vibes
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I also want to apologize for breaking our OTP (On Time Performance) yesterday. We had to delay some of our trains to give a way to #RailForceOne. It was painful for me and my team, but I had to do that. So only 90% of our trains arrived on time yesterday. I apologize. – at Ukraine
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something I noticed Up North was that almost every town had good public bathrooms, this was a particularly nice one in downtown Manistee
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Train Force One by Ukrainian Railways, ladies and gentlemen 😁🤝🇺🇸
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Replying to @MarketUrbanism @Union_Tpke @sandypsj
On the flip side, by refusing to take any street space, the MTA has created brittleness in the Lorimer St. L stations elevators – rather than going straight from platform to street, there is an intermediate mezzanine-to-street elevator, introducing another failure point
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ICYMI: Councilmember Anthony Phillips introduced a Student Pedestrian Safety Bill to support the Street Department to install more traffic calming measures near schools. phlcouncil.com/councilmember…

COUNCILMEMBER ANTHONY PHILLIPS INTRODUCES STUDENT PEDESTRIAN SAFETY BILL

Philadelphia – Today, Councilmember Anthony Phillips (9th District) introduced legislation to support the Streets Department in more swiftly installing traffic calming measures in the vicinity of...

phlcouncil.com
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2608 S 17th St
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I think this is missing the point. The whole idea was to intercept drivers around Center City so that the streets inside could be vibrant, livable, and human-oriented. This is exactly what Euro cities do, coincidentally - Kahn’s version was just scaled to the actual need.
push the needle@pushtheneedle20 Feb 2023
Replying to @pushtheneedle
second, louis kahn’s plan for philadelphia was a ring of hideous parking garages that connect drivers with transit to traverse the center city cars absolutely ruined our brains
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Wouldn't it be nice to live in a city where getting around on public transportation was seamless? ow.ly/Giom50MWWVJ
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Some 92% of those who cast ballots voted no, but the project is still likely to proceed. trains.com/trn/news-reviews/…

Quebec town votes against Lac-Mégantic bypass - Trains

FRONTENAC, Quebec — The town of Frontenac has voted in resounding fashion against the planned bypass to remove Canadian Pacific’s rail line from Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, but the results of the referen...

trains.com
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This Day in Labor History: February 20, 1893. The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad went into receivership. This was the first step toward the Panic of 1893. Let's talk about the horror of the Panic and the following depression on the working class!
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Loop Link. Needs to be replicated on the Mag Mile
CTA Route 151 stopping at Washington/State Loop Link station

ALT CTA Route 151 stopping at Washington/State Loop Link station

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Breaking: “18 inch pipe bomb” discovered behind St. Dominic’s Catholic Church on Frankford Ave near Conrail railroad tracks in Philadelphia’s Holmesburg section. @PhillyPolice sources tell FOX29 News . PPD bomb squad just safely took it away. Made with PVC pipe. @FOX29philly
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From the article: the AmeriStarRail folks bid $1 on the new Acela RFP on the premise they would take over procurement with $5B with "private investors"? So weird
tomfitzgerald@tomfitzgerald19 Feb 2023
Amtrak is spending billions on new train cars. The Northeast Corridor should be first in line, some experts say. inquirer.com/transportation/… via @PhillyInquirer

Amtrak is spending billions on new train cars. The Northeast Corridor should be first in line, some...

Amtrak plans to send upgraded, safer train cars to the Pacific NW before replacing the 50-year-old cars on its Northeast Corridor regional trains.

inquirer.com
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The space age architecture of South San Francisco never disappoints. This is also the only station without ads, which adds to the out-of-this-world vibes 🚃🚃
Subway station with curved ceiling and windows

ALT Subway station with curved ceiling and windows

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New video!🍿 A story about @JerseyCity’s community-centric open street. 👀youtu.be/8jMUhI6bhDY
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one for the concrete yard chronicles @dmtrubman
every lot philly@everylotphilly18 Feb 2023
3243 Chaucer St
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Overnight speeding is the major driver of traffic deaths and approximately zero US cities are doing anything about it
Neighbor Ryan@RunsAsCoded17 Feb 2023
Replying to @nickpwing @RyanRadia @4Sun_Shine4 @mattyglesias
NYC drivers know the exact hours when the cameras are allowed to issue tickets, and speed ≈10x less during those times.
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