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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Tramways of Milan: where the f do I even get started…? Solid network (could be more), overall lines that seem to make sense. From afar, things look okay.

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Milan-Malpensa is such a disaster of an airport

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

While lines 4 and 5 are bland, the same cannot be said about the masterpiece that is line 3. Yes, stations are dark and the wayfinding is lacking - but it is beautiful, consistent and the vintage look is quite special

Connecting corridor from line 3 to line 1

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

„Lines 4 and 5 of the Milan metro were so cheap to build“ yes I can tell, most stations are the rail equivalent of unseasoned boiled chicken, gravel on the front yard, stainless steel countertops with wooden finishes on a third wave coffeehouse of the newest Taylor Swift songs.

Passenger concourse at Ca‘Grande station

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

First Milan observations: - so f cool omg - architecturally by far one of the most interesting places - people just love going out - the reputation for good design stands - good food (not exceptional, not impressive, but good) - everyone and their mothers are wearing a blazer (and I don’t mind)

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Love the trains in Switzerland but please start adding more 2+2 seating preferably with proper tray tables and stop with the bays of 4 throughout, I usually do not wish being social in my journey and I like having a surface to put my food/laptop/stuff on.

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Just a heads up to everyone here: I am in Milan and for the first time in my life I get to experience this city. I have thoughts and I will be sharing them over the coming days…

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yes, the rumours are true. Zürich does have one of the best tram systems out there. Priority is great, the vehicles are neat and clean, connections feel easy and frequencies are great.

Tram in the streets of Zürich, departing the stop in front of the Kunsthaus

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

There are worse places to wake up in (Bergün GR, Switzerland)

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What is up with the ramps in Swiss rail stations? I swear they would not qualify as accessible anywhere else: the gradient seems a bit too steep and there are mostly no flat areas. Lifts are rare and anyone not wishing to climb up stairs has to use them.

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

„I need a beer“ - pretty much the only thing I have been saying throughout this trip, including on mountaintops (seen here: the Strelapass on the mountains over Davos)

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Things you can (apparently) pay for in a ticket machine in Graubünden (Switzerland). Apparently you can top it up in your smartcard too.

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

John makes some great points here and I will add that the „DB is terrible“ rhetoric stems from the fact that residents of Germany are the most whiny and entitled in all of the EU. I am not undermining the problems here, just recognising that they only exist because the bar has been set high.

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I only took about 3 pictures in innotrans but it was very nice this year. Kind of enjoyed my visit more than the last one - even though the initial excitement was gone, I was going with a more clear purpose. Also I did get to see a lot of your cute faces!

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

so… every single person I follow is in Innotrans rn?

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Dass Mobilität für den Rat der Stadt Aachen egal ist wussten wir schon; diese Idee ist aber absolut unverschämt. Gleichzeitig schafft die ASEAG keine Mehrleistung und jede Prozess die Mobilitätsprojekte betrifft ist deutlich langsamer geworden. Lächerlich 🤡 www.aachener-zeitung.de/lokales/regi...

aachener-zeitung.de

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Neos Kosmos isn't modern bars or the Onassis Stegi. It is the saturday farmer's market, the immigrants who still inhabit the area, the countless auto repair shops and the brothels, even if bs publications want to show you the "new coolest bar" www.timeout.com/news/europes...

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Europe’s coolest neighbourhoods in 2026 have been revealed by Time Out

These are officially the best places to eat, drink and hang out across the continent

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Oh look, the new Köln - Antwerpen ICE

Köln - Antwerpen ICE stopped at Aachen Hbf

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

So... wie viele Kommunen in NRW befinden sich gerade *nicht* in einer Haushaltssperre? Öffis können wir nicht mehr leisten, Kultur auch nicht. Als nächstes kommt die Verwaltung und die Stadtbetriebe. Schließlich werden Gesundheitszentren und Schulen betroffen, ein Plan sehe ich aber nicht.

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Lufthansa streicht innendeutsche Verbindungen und das ist keine Katastrophe. Diese Strecken sind unwirtschaftlich, auch wenn Lokalpolitiker*innen sowas nicht verstehen. Meistens beitet LH danach immerhin eine Verbindung nach MUC + 1 weiteren Drehkreuz des Konzerns (Wien, Zürich) - und sowas reicht.

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I am going to make a big fuss out of this: I have seen multiple times pictures of bus and tram stops with bikes going around them or over them and a caption along the lines of "look at how well the modes are combined". I call BS.

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Today's headache at work is figuring out where the bike lane will go in the area of the bus stop. A task tooted as wonderfully simple by urbanist social media yet creates tons of unanswered questions in reality.

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Want to fix german infrastructure? Reform the financing methods! I have said it before: The problem in Germany is less related to money and more to methods. To be clear: saying "bureaucracy bad" and calling it a day is not productive and this is not what I am suggesting. Here are my random thoughts:

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

„Olympic lanes“ or „Game lanes“ were, afaik, first tried on the Athens Olympics in 2004 and have been a mainstay of major sporting events ever since.

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

One of the things I wish was the case for my work is for urban and landscape planning to be more actively involved. Anything that isn’t the cross-section of a street is essentially untouchable and even going for a space larger than a planned bus stop very hard.

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

So… the app has now automatic enumeration of posts in threads?! Wow…

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

"Humanity doesn’t build wonders anymore“ then how do you explain the Feta counter in the big greek supermarket?

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

- 100000 design reviews - Complete ignorance of what mainland Europe has been doing on all levels of planning and construction - Lack of centralised competency regarding rail projects (and an aversion to creating something like that) And none one of the points above is a technical one.

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Spiritually, Deutsche Bahn and Lufthansa have the same energy. I will not be elaborating.

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Does anyone have Slayyyter tickets for any show in Europe I am desperate at this point

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Is this maybe too much? Lufthansa and Fraport are testing a new passenger information system in FRA, in which they cover the gate in screens. Do I like it? Not necessarily. Missing out on info is *impossible* but isn’t the whole setup too much? For now, you can find it at gates A15 and A16 in T1.

Gate A16, covered in screens showing departure information

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Weird a** train (Frankfurt Airport Skyline - a Siemens NeoVAL system) The ride quality is abysmal, operationally I didn’t understand it and the transfer to the old people mover at T2 is awkward - I still don’t get why they didn’t replace the old system. But it gets the job done. (1/3)

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Another day, another illegal intra-Schengen document check at Frankfurt Airport (only darker-skinned individuals were questioned). Mind you I have been flying into Frankfurt very regularly for the last 10 years at this point; this is a very common occurrence.

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

what is a flock camera and why is everyone on my timeline talking about it

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

So… why is there a flight from Athens to Pardubice in Czechia in a few hours that is operated by Turkish Airlines (TK3745) out of all carriers? Mind you there is no regular service on this route.

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Okay Athens Metro that’s a rude way to put it but we see your message (click ALT for translation)

DID YOU KNOW
when you stand on the doors, damages are caused.
When damages are caused, the train is pulled from service.
When the train is pulled from service, the frequency of services is reduced.
THEREFORE, DO NOT STAND ON THE DOORS
(sticker on the door of a metro train)

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Boarding the ferry and departing Paros. Haters will say it is chaotic, it is actually the most efficient practice. Pax and cars disembarked and then 400+ pax and almost 60 cars boarded in under 30‘. As for the vessel, Blue Star Delos, I‘ve written threads that can only be described as love letters.

Ticket control and luggage storage inside the garage

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This is a small Greek harbour (Paroikia in Paros), yet it is now equipped with an information screen about departures and arrivals! It is still in test operation and definitely needs improvement, but it keeps the language used around ferry services, while showing information in a modern way.

Waiting area with a whiteboard indicating the next departure

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This Kind Of Smart, Walkable, Mixed-use Urbanism Is Illegal To Build In Most American Cities (📍Antiparos)

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Average Greek island transit experience… Compared to other islands I’ve visited, Paros actually has excellent service.

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Giulio Mattioli @giuliomattioli.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Wow, in 7 EU countries aviation CO2 emissions are higher than those from cars, and in countries like Spain, Germany and France still more than 50% of them And yet in sustainable transport circles aviation remains a bit of a niche topic relative to cars transportenvironment.org/state-of-eur...

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The catalogue of prices at regulated products has been spotted! (Blue Star 1 on the Piraeus - Paros - Naxos - Santorini sailing)

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Acted on my intrusive thought and who could guess, I am in Athens again

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Alkinoos @alkinooskanaris.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I don’t think this question is just one reply worth, so here is a thread 🧵 (1/5) Short answer: no But why? You see, the Bauturbo does make the flow of financing easier, especially from federal/state level down to local level. This is, however, not enough.

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