Continuous insanity in the American #highway transport system. How one crash can cause incredible disruption.

https://www.wcax.com/2026/06/09/crash-causes-major-delays-i-89-near-colchester/

#PublicTransportation @davidzipper

Crash causes major delays on I-89 near Colchester

A crash near Exit 16 on Interstate 89 caused major traffic delays in the greater Burlington area Tuesday evening.

WCAX
Buses and trains have priority seats for old people, pregnant people, and people who need them for other reasons. I say expand that to be a whole section instead of some seats, and add a mandatory age limit to that section where you have to be over either 15 or 18.
#PublicTransportation

"A subway under Wilshire Boulevard was first funded by voters in 1980. The three stations took 46 years to build. Many of the Angelenos who voted to fund the original line never lived to ride it. …

"Every wealthy enclave gets a veto — or at least a right to stall progress while attempting a veto. Every rider pays the bill."
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-06-16/wilshire-subway-california-transit-construction-delays

#PublicTransportation #LosAngeles #tarpits

Contributor: The Wilshire subway took 46 years. Future projects should skip the decades of objections

California can't afford to entertain lawsuits and stalling by local entities. Transit, like housing, is too important to let NIMBYs interfere.

Los Angeles Times
This guy Adam on YouTube is super entertaining. I discovered him while I was looking up videos about Amtrak and he has some good videos about Amtrak. But, he also does a lot of content where he goes camping in national parks -- and gets to the parks via trains and public transportation. He films himself during all these excursions and knowing how filming goes, he does a lot of walking the same trail twice to get shots. It's a lot of work and I appreciate the craftsmanship he puts into his videos.

His videos remind me a lot of a show I watched on the Discovery channel named Survivorman where the dude went out into the wild and filmed himself surviving.

I don't recommend YouTube channels in general, but Adam makes good content.

#YouTube #tv #travel #camping #amtrak #trains #publictransportation #nationalparks


Adam

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To the office!
#PortlandOR #pdx #pnw #light rail #public publictransit #publictransportation
OC Transpo preps 10 bus routes for public servants' return
OC Transpo is looking to add capacity to 10 bus routes to make sure it’s ready once more federal workers head to the office four days a week.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/oc-transpo-preps-bus-routes-return-to-office-9.7231671?cmp=rss
Calgary’s mayor floats temporary pause on downtown Green Line to extend further south
Calgary mayor Jeromy Farkas suggested the city partner with the federal government on a downtown tunnel while extending the Green Line further south.
#Canada #CalgaryCityCouncil #CalgaryCityHall #cityofcalgary
https://globalnews.ca/news/11899201/calgary-mayor-temporary-pause-downtown-green-line/
Calgary’s mayor floats temporary pause on downtown Green Line to extend further south
Calgary mayor Jeromy Farkas suggested the city partner with the federal government on a downtown tunnel while extending the Green Line further south.
#Canada #CalgaryCityCouncil #CalgaryCityHall #cityofcalgary
https://globalnews.ca/news/11899201/calgary-mayor-temporary-pause-downtown-green-line/
Calgary mayor suggests 'bus bridge,' or cutting province out of downtown segment to get Green Line moving
While debate continues over how the long-delayed Green Line will travel through the city's downtown, Jeromy Farkas suggested the city could consider partnering solely with Ottawa to build the project's downtown segment, or build out the rest of the line and use buses to bridge the gap between the north and...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/future-vision-green-line-9.7230961?cmp=rss
OC Transpo to offer 2 fare-free weekends — but no refunds — to compensate for winter woes
OC Transpo will offer passengers two fare-free weekends to make up for months of LRT service disruptions and poor bus reliability.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/oc-transpo-free-weekends-compensation-9.7230245?cmp=rss