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Páraic Carroll @paraiccarroll.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Hosting a webinar with the Australasian Transport Research Forum Public Transport Research Committee on the topic of Integrating Micromobility into Public Transport Networks 🗓️ Wed 5 Nov 2025 | 2pm AEST / 4pm NZST 🎙️ Free event with leading experts from 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇳🇿 Register 👉 unimelb.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Great #TransportCamp session asking, “what skills do transport planners need?” The overwhelming answer was storytelling and how to influence. The technical skills are “easy”. The people skills are “hard”.

Room full of transport folks brainstorming transport planning

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Biggest TransportCamp yet? Packed agenda in Melbourne today!

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

This article on the impact of 30km/h zones on cycling comfort and vehicle delay is incredibly timely, given that Victoria has JUST added 30km/hr to its speed zoning policy. One more reason to act! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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UC Berkeley SafeTREC @ucberkeleysafetrec.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Findings from @alexadelbosc.bsky.social, Carolyn Muir, Kelcie Ralph, Jesus Barajas & Angela Johnson-Rodriguez #Research suggests consistent #RoadSafety messaging about the dangers of #Speeding may help increase community support for speed enforcement measures: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Do perceptions of speeding act as a barrier to automated speed enforcement in the United States?

Speed is a significant contributor to both the likelihood and severity of road crashes, and automated speed enforcement has been demonstrated as an ef…

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Is it a freeway? No, it’s a busway! In Sunway KL, Malaysia you can travel above the traffic on the BRT or the pedestrian canopy walk.

Pedestrians canopy walk and elevated busway over a busy road in Malaysia

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Chron.com @chron.com · 13/06/2025

Will self-driving Tesla endanger Texas streets? Austin activists staged a demo on Thursday highlighting flaws in the company's "full self-driving" feature: bit.ly/45ZX3bc

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Are you an early or mid-career transport researcher in the US who has had your funding cut due to geopolitical pressures? Ready for a change of scenery? Monash University has a dedicated recruitment stream you might want to have look at. Message me for details. www.monash.edu/research/eme...

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EMERGE

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Pinch me! TWO great papers by all-female authors in one day. This one shows the (lack of) gender diversity in transport geography over time, and the topics more likely to be explored by female-led vs non-female-lead research teams. Diversity matters. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Topics covered by female-led vs non-female led transport geography papers

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Great new paper came across my citation alert: "Elected officials [who are women or] who have personal experience with transportation barriers ... prioritize equity values and the transport needs of equity-deserving groups more frequently." Diversity matters. www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

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Transportation barriers and equity: Values and experiences of elected officials

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Looks like the alternative energy themes of TRB also got the axe. Has there ever been a shake up this significant in the Board’s 105 years?

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Not surprised, just disappointed. Equity and environmental justice have been wiped from the new TRB standing committee structure. Subcommittees banned entirely. Bleak times ahead for @trb.org and #TRBAM. mailchi.mp/nationalacad... nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/oth...

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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine | Transportation Research Board: Technical Activities Division Organization Chart

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hopebuilding @hopebuilding.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

"A federal court judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to force New York to end congestion pricing, ensuring the tolling program would remain in place until at least early next month."

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Judge Temporarily Blocks White House From Ending Congestion Pricing

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

“Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose greater risk to pedestrians. Vehicles with especially tall front ends are most dangerous to pedestrians, but a blunt profile makes medium-height vehicles deadly too.” Deadly by design. And they know it. www.iihs.org/news/detail/...

Graphic showing how vehicle front design affects pedestrian deaths.

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Hit me with success stories of cities that have successfully shifted mode choice from car to active or public transport. London, Paris, Lisbon, Warsaw - any others?

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The Biking Lawyer LLP @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Trigger Warning: Person on an E-Bike Assaulted yesterday morning on the Danforth near Monarch. We are asking the community to help identify this individual & report to TPS. Please be vigilant out there, stay safe & look out for each other. 1/3

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I’m happy that Monash vending machines sell Coffee Boss but I sure enjoyed them better in Japan where they cost about $1.50.

Australian canned coffee costs $4.20 but in Japan it’s only about $1.50.

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

The Railway Museum in Saitama is amazing. Everything from full sized engines, to a model railway, to art, to hands exhibits on railway jobs and science. Highly recommend.

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

3D cat billboard in Shinjuku does not disappoint

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

So many different types of bicycles in Japan - fat tyre, folding, electric, and a lot with kid seats on the back. Young and old, women and men.

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

In Japan on a holiday so please enjoy these photos of people on bikes. They seem to ride wherever - on the street, on the footpath - and cars are so slow (max 40kph most streets) it works ok. Cycling not everywhere, but some places so popular there is paid secure parking.

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Story time! You probably know that cycling rates fluctuated dramatically during COVID. Melbourne saw massive decreases due to 264 total days under lock-down. (1/5)

A graph showing the long-term counts for bicycles in Melbourne from 2019 to 2022

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Reviewing the proofs of a new paper (coming soon!) and it pains me to remember that in Melbourne we were under COVID lockdown for 264 days. Some of the changes to how we travel are still being felt today. Stay tuned to find out more!

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Michael Szell @mszll.datasci.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/03/2025

🎉 New paper in PNAS: Urban highways are barriers to social ties www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.24089… Highways are barriers that cut opportunities for social ties. We quantify this effect by overlaying the US highway network with millions of social ties from Twitter.

Map showing a highway section in red and social ties in space crossing the highway. Wherever a tie crosses the highway, there is a cross. There are 94 crosses.

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

I learned today from Kari Watkins that @trimet.org was the first organisation to ask Google to add transit travel time alongside cars. Love my home state!

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Heads up - Aldi selling tram and ferry planters from 15 March. A little treat for the transit nerd in your life? (In my life the transit nerd is me)

Also advertising planters in the shape of a combi van, camper, ferry or tram. Plants not included.

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Didn’t think it would actually rain this much but worth it to welcome Kari Watkins to Melbourne!

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

After so many tumbles and stumbles it feels pretty great to see them fly.

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

This will have a huge impact in this local area. The Coles HQ (purple) dwarfs the apartments/shops next to it (orange), with two entrances (green) and tons of car parking (blue). Much less traffic in the short term. But who would want to take over the tenancy, I wonder?

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

If you’re in Melbourne go see Yayoi Kusama. Trust me.

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

NIMBYs be like. (Sound on. Trust me.)

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Data alert! Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria, Aus) has released their CrashStats database in an ArcGIS viewer. It makes it really easy to filter and select crash data - then download it to csv or GeoJSON. Great resource for teaching or research. experience.arcgis.com/experience/8...

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

If you were hit by a car, would you rather get hit by a Toyota Corolla or a Hilux? Both are in the top 5 new car sales in Australia. Both get 5-star safety ratings.

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

It's inevitable as fuel excise tax decreases. I have to agree with @drcgjones.bsky.social that the new tax really, really should scale up for heavier vehicles. Simple enough to explain to consumers "heavier vehicles cause more road wear".

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Railmaps @railmaps.com.au · 10/02/2025

Queensland's 50c public transport fares hit six-month mark, with patronage up nearly 20% Train travel up 18.6% Bus travel up 15.8% Tram travel up 27.5% Ferry travel up 42.8% And it's bipartisan policy that's here to stay. This is a very good news story. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

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Queensland's 50c fares have hit the six-month mark. Here's the verdict

Public transport patronage is up nearly 20 per cent since the launch of 50c fares, new data shows.

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Finally deactivated my Twitter account. Still makes me sad how far that platform has fallen, but I'm hopeful the Bluesky + LinkedIn can fill that void.

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Parking Reform Network @parkingreform.org · 08/02/2025

Rest in peace, Professor Shoup (1938-2025) We will keep up the good work. Share your stories and thoughts with the parking reform community here: parkingreform.org/donald-shoup

Donald Shoup on a bicycle in two photos decades a apart. He is near a parking sign in both and wearing a crocheted sweater.

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

We are entering a new era when kids are learning to drive in EVs. (Photo taken from passenger seat)

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Hot take: Friday is the best day to work from work. So much less traffic, easy to get a parking space.

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I don’t know why it shocks me every year to see the traffic go crazy when the school year starts. It’s a good time to reflect on the societal benefits if a) more kids attended their nearest school and b) we took safe routes to school seriously.

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Anyone have good examples of using quotes (from non-academic sources) at the start of academic research papers? Preferably in transport or planning papers.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14/01/2025

There was less gridlock and fewer drivers traveling into the core of Manhattan, new data from the first week of New York City’s new congestion pricing program showed.

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Less Traffic, Faster Buses: Congestion Pricing’s First Week

Early data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority suggests that traffic has dropped around Manhattan’s core.

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Have you ever had work cited in a way that's just ... wrong? A new pub in Sustainability cited my book chapter as evidence flying taxis are an 'affordable option' for people without a car (left-hand image) - the exact opposite of what I said (right-hand image). Anything I can do about it?

Text from new publication in Sustainability. I won't link to it as it is not a high-quality piece and I don't want my work used to justify flying taxis!

Text from my book chapter 'Experts and bias: the impact on sustainable transport'. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789900477.00054

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

A lucky find at the airport to remind me of Washington until next year! #TRBAM

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Alexa Delbosc @alexadelbosc.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Finally have to say goodbye to @wmata.com after #TRBAM. I love the groovy 70’s stations. I love the real-time station info panels. Frequent service, good announcements, no crowds - what a great metro system!

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