Ottawa, Quebec reach deal on public transit funding
Radio-Canada has learned the agreement with Quebec could be worth nearly $6 billion. It would cover all funding available to Quebec under the Canada Public Transit Fund.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/public-transit-announcement-9.7219527?cmp=rssA couple weeks ago we visited Vancouver and were spoiled for choice when it came to transportation options. Lots of trip chaining, exploring, and even filming a couple new rides on Mobi bikes.
#bikeyvr #biketooter #micromobility #bikeshare #publicTransitNYC agencies are seeking civic fellows and university faculty to volunteer for short-term, high-impact civic tech projects, ranging from optimizing public transit staffing and Citi Bike relocations to improving housing affordability tracking. Apply by June 2.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cara-eckholm-506b2236_pt-ii-at-the-pitchfest-100-nyc-agency-staff-share-7465793206962548738-1H0_/
#urbanism #urbanplanning #CivicTech #PublicTransit #AffordableHousing
PT II: At the Pitchfest, 100 NYC agency staff pitched problems for which they need your help. Below is a sample of tech and business projects—including some neat AI applications.
If you have been… | Cara Eckholm
PT II: At the Pitchfest, 100 NYC agency staff pitched problems for which they need your help. Below is a sample of tech and business projects—including some neat AI applications.
If you have been posting on LinkedIn about how to make a difference, this is your chance to get in the game. If you want to work on a project, apply to be matched by June 2nd.
All projects must be completed between Fall '26 and Spring '27.
🏡 NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
Improving Staffing Stability in State-Operated Residential Homes
⚖️ NYS Division of Human Rights
Digitizing Access to the Department of Human Rights Legal Decisions
🏛️ Department of Citywide Administrative Services
Building a Centralized Digital Hub to Demystify NYC's Civil Service System
🏠 NYC Mayor's Public Engagement Unit
Linking Tenant Support Helpline Calls to New York's Worst Landlords
📚 NYC Department of Records and Information Services
Redesigning the Publications Portal to Improve User Experience
🏥 NYC Health + Hospitals
Building a Unified Platform Linking Criminal Legal History to Clinical Care
⛵ New York City Department of Transportation
Creating the "E-ZPass" for Marine Vessels // Building a Predictive Network Model to Optimize Citi Bike Station Relocations
🚇 Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Optimizing Public Transit "Standby" Staffing
🛗 NYC Department of Buildings
Speeding Repairs of Older Elevators in Single-Elevator Buildings
🏗️ NYC Department of Design and Construction
Automating Integrity Checks on Vendors
🏘️ NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development
Developing an Automated Tracking System for Affordability Commitments
All projects are part of The Pitchfest at Pilot City—a non-profit matchmaking program connecting NYC agency staff with university faculty and civic fellows for short-term, high-impact projects. Civic Fellows are volunteers from civic society who contribute their time to helping their home City.
Thanks to our great partners at Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Robin Hood, Charles H. Revson Foundation, The Tow Foundation, and Coefficient Giving, The Data Science Institute at Columbia University, and New York University. Our program is co-hosted by Renaissance Philanthropy, New York City Economic Development Corporation, NYC Service, NYC Opportunity, and Town+Gown.
New york has an amazing civic tech community thanks to group like Tech:NYC, BetaNYC, U.S. Digital Response and more - excited to see folks contribute to the City!
Apply to be matched here > https://lnkd.in/eSkf34V8
TTC A6-class all-electric PCC #4318 heads westbound on King, passing beneath the CN railway tracks near Atlantic Avenue.
⌚September 1970 📷Unknown
#TTC #TransitToronto #Streetcar #Toronto #PublicTransit
Trolley Poles
I just think they’re neat.
Watching them move about through the roof emergency exit of a New Flyer XT40
1 bus
#publicTransit #seattleThe Successes & Failures of
#Gondola Transit Systems-The Good Outweighs the Bad. Quietly, over the last several decades, some hilly/mountainous, Latin American/other cities have solved
#PublicTransit challenges with gondola cable cars.
#CleanTechnica article I wrote
cleantechnica.com/2026/05/29/t...The Successes & Failures of Go...
The Successes & Failures of Gondola Transit Systems (The Good Outweighs the Bad) - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Most cities are flat, or if there are elevation differences, they are typically gradual. In these cases, these cities are well suited to traditional means of public transit, such as buses or subways, which is why they are so plentiful. ... [continued]
Monorail Guy
Update: it is a platform or cart with a guy inside. Not a robot.
#infrastructure #monorail #publicTransit #seattle"The first agency in the state to roll out contactless payment was Monterey County’s Monterey-Salinas Transit, launching in early 2021 as a Cal-ITP pilot….As part of the 2021 contactless pilot, Monterey-Salinas Transit and Cal-ITP studied equity for unbanked riders – riders without access to a bank account and dependent on cash payments. The pilot came with fare capping, meaning riders can pay as they go, without ever spending more in a week or month than a pass costs.” https://cal.streetsblog.org/2026/05/27/an-update-on-contactless-fare-payment-across-agencies-in-california
#equity #TransportationEquity #MontereyCounty #PublicTransit #MontereySalinasTransit #bus #transportation
An Update on Contactless Fare Payment across Agencies in California - Streetsblog California
Once Tap Plus launches later this year, it will be available on the agencies that operate roughly 95% of public transit trips in California, but there are some notable laggards...
Quebec municipalities group calls government to address public transit underfunding
A group representing Quebec municipalities is calling on the next provincial government to boost funding for public transit agencies.
#Canada #Traffic #Montrealtransit #Transit https://globalnews.ca/news/11874300/quebec-transit-underfunding/Quebec municipalities group calls government to address public transit underfunding
A group representing Quebec municipalities is calling on the next provincial government to boost funding for public transit agencies.
#Canada #Traffic #Montrealtransit #Transit https://globalnews.ca/news/11874300/quebec-transit-underfunding/
CBC Montreal
Multimodal Explorer
Urbanism Now
Transit Toronto
Nicolas Ward
Daryl Elliott
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏
Global News
Global News Canada