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Dwell Time Transit Podcast

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Join Denis @denisagar.bsky.social & Rodney @chanface.bsky.social in their discussions around transit and advocacy in Canada and beyond. Available on Spotify, Apple, and RSS on our website: dwelltime.ca

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Dwell Time Transit Podcast @dwelltime.ca · 05/09/2026
Our newest episode with Anna Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social is out now on all podcast platforms! Emily Stremel is our guest co-host filling in for @chanface.bsky.social Apple: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4avY... RSS: feeds.zencastr.com/f/TVf5ayjz.rss
Dwell Time, a transit podcast

Episode 8 - When Driving is Not an Option (with Anna Zivarts)
September 2, 2026

Guest host, Emily Stremel!

Denis and Emily alongside guest, Anna discuss transit news in Vancouver, Edmonton, and Seattle plus how disability and transit intersect.

Anna Zivarts is a visually impaired parent and author of When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency (Island/Princeton University Press, 2024). She is also the founder and executive director of the Nondrivers Alliance, and earned undergraduate and master’s degrees from Stanford University. Zivarts sits on the boards of the League of American Bicyclists and the Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium, and serves as a member of TRB’s Implications of Transportation Choices and Access on Public Health committee.
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Jerome Alexander Horne @jahorne.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🚍🚇Thank you @dwelltime.ca for having me on the show! Looking forward to when the episode drops! 🚍🚇 @chanface.bsky.social @denisagar.bsky.social
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Dwell Time Transit Podcast @dwelltime.ca · 01/07/2026
New episode with @ardenenglish.bsky.social from The Greater Discussions is out now! dwelltime.ca We talk: - Pedestrianization (Church St in TO & Granville St in Van) - Cities preparing transportation plans for FIFA World Cup - Arden's VIA Rail Canadian trip, and the future of Canadian rail!
Episode 7 with The Greater Discussions
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We're joined by Arden English, who is an undergraduate student studying planning at Simon Fraser University. He produces educational videos on his YouTube channel
"The Greater Discussions" covering topics around city planning and transportation. Join us as we chat about:
• VIA Rail
• FIFA Transit
• Pedestrianization
Hosted by Rodney and Denis, Dwell Time is a podcast focused on transit advocacy in Canada and beyond.
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Edmonton Transit Riders @etriders.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Today we joined @denisagar.bsky.social and @chanface.bsky.social on the @dwelltime.ca podcast to talk about transit advocacy in Edmonton! dwelltime.ca
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Dwell Time Transit Podcast @dwelltime.ca · 17/04/2026
Our newest episode is out! Rodney & guest Damian reminisce about lessons learned on their past campaign successes, preventing cuts to buses and ION LRT service, and reinstating a late-night bus! We also discuss the ALTO opposition and what meaningful consultation would actually entail. Links below!
Episode 5 - Advocacy wins and setbacks (with Damian)
April 15, 2026

Advocacy matters and it can lead to wins even with losses elsewhere.

We discuss the expansion of the R4 RapidBus in Metro Vancouver, the return of late-night bus service in Waterloo, Ontario, and a survey performed by Abacus around support for ALTO's high speed rail service between Toronto and Quebec City.

Damian Mikhail is a Waterloo community organizer, deeply focused on activating young people in politics. Getting his start in municipal politics as founder and president of the University of Waterloo NDP Club, he spearheaded two student transit coalitions that protected Waterloo from cuts to off-peak Ion service and brought Night Transit to the city. At time of recording, he is at the tail end of his term as President of the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association.

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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Municipalities have the power to make bus/streetcar lines so much faster and more reliable
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Edmonton Transit Riders @etriders.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Edmonton's 4-year budget will be decided this year, and we want to make sure that City Council knows transit is important to Edmontonians. Go to engaged.edmonton.ca/budget to fill out the budget survey and attend an in-person budget engagement session in your ward throughout April
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2027-2030 Budget Engagement
The City will share the recommended budget this fall, and Council will debate and decide on the budget in December.
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Dwell Time Transit Podcast @dwelltime.ca · 23/03/2026
We're so excited to have Justin Roczniak (@donoteat.bsky.social), host of Well There's Your Problem Podcast (@wtyppod.bsky.social), for Episode 4! Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0cgj... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/hk/podcast/e... RSS: feeds.zencastr.com/f/TVf5ayjz.rss Website: dwelltime.ca
Episode 4 - What can we learn from SEPTA and Philly? (with Justin Roczniak)
March 23, 2026

In 2025, both Metro Vancouver and Philadelphia faced tremendous budget cuts only to have them cancelled at the last minute through the age-old method of kicking the can down the road.

We're joined by Justin Roczniak, one of the hosts of Well There's Your Problem podcast where we discuss not only the budget troubles transit agencies face, but calamities such as trolley poles that have no business being used in places they don't belong or the current state of affairs with the bus manufacturing industry in North America.
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Dwell Time Transit Podcast @dwelltime.ca · 23/03/2026
We're so excited to have Justin Roczniak (@donoteat.bsky.social), host of Well There's Your Problem Podcast (@wtyppod.bsky.social), for Episode 4! Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0cgj... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/hk/podcast/e... RSS: feeds.zencastr.com/f/TVf5ayjz.rss Website: dwelltime.ca
Episode 4 - What can we learn from SEPTA and Philly? (with Justin Roczniak)
March 23, 2026

In 2025, both Metro Vancouver and Philadelphia faced tremendous budget cuts only to have them cancelled at the last minute through the age-old method of kicking the can down the road.

We're joined by Justin Roczniak, one of the hosts of Well There's Your Problem podcast where we discuss not only the budget troubles transit agencies face, but calamities such as trolley poles that have no business being used in places they don't belong or the current state of affairs with the bus manufacturing industry in North America.
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august 🍂 @auguststreet.ca · 01/03/2026
yay! so honoured to be on canada's number one transit-oriented podcast. take a listen - we talk about the eglinton crosstown, transit in latin america, halifax, subway construction costs, and so much more
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Dwell Time Transit Podcast @dwelltime.ca · 27/02/2026
Our newest episode with @auguststreet.ca from @ttcriders.bsky.social is out! Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5j6S... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/d... RSS: feeds.zencastr.com/f/TVf5ayjz.rss You can also listen directly on our website here that also has all links: dwelltime.ca
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Episode 3 - Talking Mexico, Halifax, and Eglinton
Crosstown (with August)
February 27, 2026

While a Canadian did not make it on a round trip from Earth to the Moon just yet, the Eglinton Crosstown or simply "Line 5" did in fact finally open! Joined by August from TTC Riders, we discuss our first impressions and how monumental this is for the Greater Toronto Area.

Denis talks about his time travelling across warm and sunny Mexico while Rodney speaks about his simultaneous visit to Halifax, which admittedly was nowhere near as warm.
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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
This would shorten @dwelltime.ca!! They could also start opening before the train is fully stopped like they do in Montreal.
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Dwell Time Transit Podcast @dwelltime.ca · 24/02/2026
Dwell time mentioned!
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Kevin Rupasinghe @kevinrupasinghe.ca · 08/02/2026
I've been thinking about how to modify the at-grade portion of the #EglintonLRT so that the experience & operations are more like the underground portion. I've put some words and drawings together & I'm happy to hear your thoughts! #TOpoli #Transit #TTC kevinrupasinghe.substack.com/p/improving-...
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Improving the Eglinton LRT - Fewer Intersections
An ongoing question we'll need to answer: How do we modify the at-grade portion of the Eglinton LRT so that the experience and operations are more like the underground portion?
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august 🍂 @auguststreet.ca · 04/02/2026
after listening to this one, I'm thoroughly convinced we've got to build that School of Transit 🥰 the question of course, is whether it should be in vancouver or toronto...
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Jerome Alexander Horne @jahorne.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
🧵 (1/4) On Transit Equity Day I want to make sure we're telling a fuller story of the fight for justice and better transit. 100 years before Rosa Parks, there was Elizabeth Jennings Graham and months before Rosa, there was Claudette Colvin.
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Phil @philmarfisi.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
This podcast from @chanface.bsky.social and @denisagar.bsky.social is one to watch in the Canadian urbanism/transit scene. There aren't many that focus on these issues from a national perspective, so don't *lowers sunglasses* dwell for too much time before you listen
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Dwell Time Transit Podcast @dwelltime.ca · 03/02/2026
Episode 2 with special guest @rmtransit.bsky.social is out! What counts as transit advocacy? We discuss the nuances and challenges of building a transit advocacy movement, culture, and education. Available on our website dwelltime.ca which also has links to multiple platforms!
Episode 2 - Interview with Reece Martin
February 2, 2026

Nearly every city in the country that doesn't experience rain all winter has been inundated with so much snow and it has brought problems to transit riders especially in Southern Ontario. 

We're also joined by our guest, Reece Martin of RMTransit, where we discuss the nuances and challenges of building a transit advocacy movement, culture, and education. Plus we also provide the big reveal: what is a "dwell time"?
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Dwell Time Transit Podcast @dwelltime.ca · 28/01/2026
Listen to our podcast on our new website! Links also available to listen on Apple, Spotify, & RSS. Other socials linked as well! dwelltime.ca
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Episode 1 - Meet Rodney and Denis!
January 5, 2026
It's our first step! Rodney Chan of TriTAG and Denis Agar of Movement have come together to discuss transit advocacy in Canada. Rodney brings up the new Line 6 Finch West LRT that just opened in Toronto and how its
shortcomings are bringing transit priority front and centre at city hall.
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Dwell Time Transit Podcast @dwelltime.ca · 22/01/2026
Recording episode 2 with our very first guest! Stay tuned 👀👀
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Dwell Time Transit Podcast @dwelltime.ca · 19/01/2026
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Dwell Time Transit Podcast @dwelltime.ca · 12/01/2026
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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Spotify? Apple Podcasts?? Regardless of the podcast-conduit you use, you need to tune into @chanface.bsky.social & @denisagar.bsky.social's new podcast, Dwell Time! Have these two in your ears on your next commute 🚌⏳https://zencastr.com/z/qhTvgQKp open.spotify.com/show/7mgTQAy...
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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
I know you've been thinking "we need way more podcasts". Your prayers have been answered! @chanface.bsky.social and I have a podcast about transit advocacy in Canada and around the world! LISTEN TO IT
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Cariad Heather @cariad.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
In happier news, I am producing this show! Come give it a listen.
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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
My new podcast DWELL TIME IS OUT! Join Denis Agar and Rodney Chan in their discussions around transit in Canada. From buses to trains and everything else transit, learn about advocacy happening in Canadian cities and beyond. Apple podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/d... Spotify link below:
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Episode 1 - Meet Rodney and Denis!
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