Transit

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A community to productively discuss transit in all forms. The less-angry sibling community to "F*ck Cars".

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Why America should not build Light Rail – Saumik Narayanan (saumikn.com)
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Did y'all know they're building a monorail line under the Panama Canal? (www.railjournal.com)
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San Diego leads U.S. in light rail ridership (www.apta.com)
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How Washington DC Got Its Metro (www.construction-physics.com)
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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/6076845

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Brightline To Launch High-Speed Rail Service to Orlando International Airport Starting September 22 (floridayimby.com)
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Deutsche Bahn’s Europabahn Study - A Europe-wide network of high-speed trains (lemmy.ca)
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Britain is out. Northern Ireland is in.

https://www.deutschebahn.com/en/presse/press_releases/DB-presents-study-on-expansion-of-high-speed-rail-in-Europe-10878406

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The massive growth in global transit is coming almost entirely from China, with a little in other Asian nations and Europe, but hardly any in the U.S. (www.thetransportpolitic.com)
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Worldwide, metro service availability has expanded exponentially. In 1950, only 24 metropolitan areas in 13 countries globally could boast of a subway, elevated line, or monorail. Today, 232 metropolitan areas in 63 countries can make such a claim.

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Porto needs to break its 'car addiction' (cities-today.com)
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Portugal is trying to break its car addiction by focusing mainly on developing the transit system, since its ancient streets are too narrow for separated bike lanes.

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Managing the micromobility boom (www.traffictechnologytoday.com)
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Micromobility is in the middle of a massive boom in popularity, with e-scooters and rental bicycles becoming ubiquitous in cities worldwide. These new forms of transportation are often incentivized by governments and embraced by citizens, but nevertheless need careful management as they compete for road space with traditional modes, and add to the growing ranks of vulnerable road users