"SEND A LETTER TO SUPPORT #BRT: One of @michaeljanz.bsky.social top budget priorities for this four year budget is #BusRapidTransit. That means fast, frequent, buses with dedicated lanes, functioning like a reliable, cross-town rapid transit service. Will you send a letter?"
#yeg #yegcc #transit
www.michaeljanz.ca/fundpublictransit
In the middle of this brutal video about public transport in New Jersey, Evan has a "Trufi moment." He meets Denise, a fellow traveler, who tells him about a better app.
Best YouTube comment:
"Now I understand how Forrest Gump had enough time to tell his whole life story at a bus stop."
HT Lemmy @destructdisc
via xitter @EvanEdinger
#opendata #Americas #NewJersey #bus #BusRapidTransit #BRT #GTFS #TrufiAssociation
It's good to see that one of our local papers, the Cap Times, has a new housing and transportation reporter: https://captimes.com/news/government/bus-rapid-transit-plans-for-north-south-line-urge-more-street-parking/article_22901c00-a5ea-490d-8ca8-921eda02a342.html
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Veirs Mill Flash #BusRapidTransit Project Begins Utility Relocations - The utility work is taking place within the publicly owned right-of-way and supports pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements that are part of the BRT project.
đ Detailsâ¶ïž https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=47741&Dept=50 #montgomerycountymd #roackvillemd #wheatonmd #mdtraffic #mdroads #BRT #tansportation #transit #transitTooter
In Tanzania the Pink Bajaji initiative provides a safe environment for women and girls while offering economic opportunity for female drivers.
By integrating women into the system, this project transforms mobility into a platform for empowerment, safety, and community trust.
via xitter @wef
https://www.weforum.org/videos/taxis_women_tanzania/
#Tanzania #bus #BusRapidTransit #BRT #informaltransport #populartransport #TransportationJustice #Gender #TrufiAssociation
ION EXTENSION DELAYED
The future of ION extension to the city of Cambridge remains uncertain.
The Region of Waterloo council originally approved the Light Rail Transit (LRT) ION system in 2009. It was to be a link across Waterloo, Kitchener and Cambridge, with a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) linking Kitchener and Cambridge.
Plans for Stage 2 ION, bringing the LRT transport system from Fairway Station in Kitchener through the urban centres of Cambridge to downtown Galt, were officially announced in June 2019, but the project has since been subject to significant delays.
A report to Cambridge City Council in 2023, estimated the expansion cost at $4.5 billion, a number that had nearly tripled since 2021. In June 2024, Matthew OâNeil, manager of Rapid Transit Coordination at the Region of Waterloo, said he expected construction to begin in 2032, seven years later than initial estimates.
On Apr. 3, Grand River Transit (GRT) revealed their ten-year business plan, which made no reference to Stage 2 ION expansion.
Councillors expressed frustration with the continued ambiguity surrounding the project. On The Mike Farwell Show on 570 NewsRadio Kitchener, former Cambridge Mayor Doug Craig was asked if Cambridge is being shortchanged on transit.
âOf course we are,â he said. âWe donât have [an] LRT, we donât have a GO train, and weâre paying for the LRT in KW [âŠ] and weâre wondering when is ours going to come to the city of Cambridge?â
Stage 2 ION plans were thrown into further doubt on May 9, when Cambridge Mayor Jan Liggett endorsed the notion of rapid bus transit over LRT expansion. In a Cambridge council meeting, Liggett mentioned the option was raised by Waterloo Region council staff members that day.
âI know thatâs earth-shattering news, but that was an open session of regional council today,â she said.
Liggett went on to say that the $4.5 billion cost of LRT expansion is not a realistic prospect.
âThatâs an impossibility. We donât have that much money in our budget in any given five-year span to put towards something like this,â she said.
The impact of the LRT in Waterloo and Kitchener has been positive. In 2023, $429 million in new building permits were issued in land along the LRT line. A growing percentage of the regionâs population are reportedly moving to locations within a 10-minute walk of an LRT stop.
Cambridge councillors in favour of the expansion believe that it would have a significant impact on city rejuvenation.
âThe ION expansion would have a positive impact on private investment and city rejuvenation. Every report has predicted this, and we have seen firsthand how this happened for Kitchener and Waterloo along the ION Stage one1,â Pam Wolf, Cambridge city councillor, said in a statement.
Former councillor Rob Deutschmann noted the ION expansion could attract $5-10 billion in private investments along the area, according to Cambridge Chamber of Commerce estimates.
The Region of Waterloo council have confirmed that nothing has been finalised yet, with the Initial Business Case for Stage 2 ION to be presented to Cambridge City council in November.
#busRapidTransit #Cambridge #cambridgeCityCouncil #CityOfCambridge #DougCraig #extension #futureOfIon #initialBusinessCase #ION #IONExtension #JanLiggett #JoshMiltonBell #KatWex #kitchener #lightRailTransit #localTransit #LRT #MatthewONeil #mikeFarwellShow #november #pamWolf #publicTransit #publicTransport #RobDeutschmann #waterloo
Herrenberg is boasting about about their multimodal system for sustainable transport: stadtnavi. Hey, other cities, don't be jealous: Just adopt the solution, developed by Trufi.
#bus #BusRapidTransit #BRT #Europe #Germany #Herrenberg #multimodal #Multimodality #NotJustBikes #opensource #FOSS #SharedMobility #SustainableMobility #TransportationInnovation #SmartMobility #UrbanMobility #MobilitySolutions #FutureOfTransport #sustainabletransport #TransportationJustice #TrufiAssociation
HT Reddit u/MTFBWY117
#bus #BusRapidTransit #BRT #publictransit #publictransport #TrufiAssociation
A ride on Tehranâs BRT system offers a look at public transport in a city often overlooked in our global mobility conversations. (NB: The title refers to âThird Worldâ â a term we wouldnât use.)
via YT: @POVMANWORLD
#Iran #BRT #BusRapidTransit #publictransit #publictransport #SharedMobility #SustainableMobility #TrufiAssociation
The new #BusRapidTransit took me from downtown to 51st St in FIFTEEN MINUTES.
Literally as fast as driving.
Holy hell.
It was absolutely the right move to open these lines ASAP, even with long headways + diesel buses. âDone is better than perfect.â đ
Bonus: Today the 800 is running a #electricbus, and damn these things look & feel like the future. And they still smell like new-bus âš #Austin is that much more a serious city with #transit like this.
METRO leaders are doubling down on reliability, cleanliness, safety and accessibility under the umbrella of âMETRONow,â which observers say is essentially a rebrand of the former "METRONext" initiative.
#HarrisCounty #Houston #HoustonMayor #Local #News #Transportation #BusRapidTransit #HoustonBuses #HoustonLightRail #Metro #MetroNext #METRONow
St. Petersburg, Florida, impressed me with its #BusRapidTransit, #PedestrianInfrastructure, many indigenous #coffee shops, and a highly functional #BikeTrail. (Also, the #WarehouseArtsDistrict is amazing but I didn't write about it.) https://brucefnesmith.blogspot.com/2025/02/urbanism-in-st-petersburg-offseason.html #urbanism #stpetersburg
Il #trasportoPubblico non Ăš solo Europa e Asia. L'esempio di #BogotĂ
Dopo aver sviluppato il sistema di #BusRapidTransit #BRT (#TransMilenio) piĂč grande al mondo, la cittĂ sta costruendo 2 linee metro di superficie. Inoltre Ăš dotata di una cabinovia urbana #TransMiCable per raggiungere una zona altrimenti esclusa.
A completare il quadro ci sono ben 370 km di #ciclabili!
Mi piacerebbe sentire l'esperienza di qualcuno che ci Ăš stato!
https://www.infrajournal.com/en/w/bogota-mobility-public-transit
The Global South offers innovative transport solutions that the Global North can learn from.
via Xitter @GlobalLF
#bus #BusRapidTransit #BRT #DecolonizeTransport #informaltransport #populartransport #innovation #SharedMobility #SustainableMobility #sustainabletransport #transportation #TransportationColonialism #TrufiAssociation
A glimpse of whatâs possible when cities prioritize moving people over moving cars. But it takes more than huge buses and electrification to address transport injustice.
Xitter @ITCUA
#Mexico #bus #BusRapidTransit #BRT #ElectricVehicles #EV #EVs #publictransit #publictransport #SharedMobility #SustainableMobility #TrufiAssociation
Pachuca, Hidalgo #TuzobĂșs #BRT #busrapidtransit #mĂ©xico
âThe Center on Colfax, which organizes the parade, said theyâre moving it due to ongoing East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit construction. A miles-long stretch of the busy city street is being torn up to build new and improved bus lanes.â
#PrideFest #DenverPrideFest #ParadeRoute #BRT #BusRapidTransit
https://denverite.com/2025/01/28/denver-pride-parade-2025-route-changed/
