Reposted by Eric GoldwynKuan Butts @kuanbutts.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Since @rideact.bsky.social is setting new records for *even more* dropped service this week (stranding 2 bus-loads of Oakland TransBay P riders b/c so many riders waiting on cancelled buses in Piedmont it passed up *all* Oakland riders), I am adding a counter for the sheer number of trips dropped. 1317
Reposted by Eric GoldwynDavid King @cityplanning.bsky.social · 11/10/2026There is a proposition on the ballot this year in Arizona that would ban mileage taxes. This would be a bad law, and I hope it fails.azcentral.com 281
Reposted by Eric GoldwynBUILD Research Network @buildssrc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026"In the US, most infrastructure is acquired through public procurement...costs are thus part of a larger question about procurement," writes Lindsey Currier in our latest BUILD Research Network Blog Post. Read the full post on the BUILD website: build.ssrc.org/infrastructu...build.ssrc.orgInfrastructure Costs Are a Procurement StoryAmericans have long intuited that we pay too much for infrastructure. Only recently, however, have researchers documented just how high those costs are: American urban rail projects cost far more than... 011
Reposted by Eric GoldwynRa Cha Cha #SlavaUkraini @rachacha.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Keynote address by Franklin Tang of the Marron Institute. NYU's Marron Institute's transportation work is world class. We're lucky to share a state with them! cc @egoldwyn.bsky.social 031
Eric Goldwyn @egoldwyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This article is a banger. Surprised no one has thought to implement a London style black cab knowledge exam for all residents: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comAfter 110 Years, a California Coastal Village Yields to Street Numbers (Gift Article)Driven by emergency response needs, Carmel-by-the-Sea reluctantly adopted street address numbers this summer, igniting concerns over its vanishing identity as a beachside village. 071
Eric Goldwyn @egoldwyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“Last month, after repeated tries & lengthy debates, Carmel’s buildings & its 3,000 residents got mailing addresses for the first time. This change was driven by the need for ambulances to find the right door & an aging population relying on deliveries of packages & prescriptions, officials said.” 080
Eric Goldwyn @egoldwyn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026£700 million in fish protection is something. No idea what project this is, but I am impressed. 110
Eric Goldwyn @egoldwyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This @nickandert.bsky.social video on the LAX people mover is so good. So many good details in here: garbage materials that don't meet codes, a biased project neutral, cynical permit delay tactics, bad project structure, bad construction management, etc. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FOZ...youtube.comThe REAL Story Behind the LAX People Mover FiascoYouTube video by nandert 2274
Reposted by Eric GoldwynMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026Two months ago, we revived the long-delayed Tremont Avenue busway. This week, it’s up and running. That means 39,000 daily riders on the Bx36 are getting faster, safer, more reliable commutes. www.amny.com/news/bronx-f...amny.comBronx gets first busway as Mamdani admin completes Tremont Avenue project | amNewYorkNearly 40,000 bus riders will now have the chance to move around the Bronx faster with the city's completion of the borough's first busway. 725102841
Eric Goldwyn @egoldwyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026it was pre-fancy skin. It now has the same decal as the others. 010
Reposted by Eric GoldwynNolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Day one: Proud to be on the team working on the next generation of subways, trains and buses. 676918
Reposted by Eric GoldwynMac the squirrel :) @macsquirelera.bsky.social · 07/09/2026„Hey honey dress nice the NYT is taking photos of us today“. „Ok I’ll wear my most formal raiders jersey and dodgers hat“ 1203
Reposted by Eric GoldwynCalifornians for Electric Rail @calelectricrail.org · 04/09/2026You often hear that if only CAHSR had let the French take over, it would be built by now. They're on the team now, but what did SNCF actually say back in 2010? We did a deep dive into the French HSR operator's original proposal to set the record straight. 🧵 calelectricrail.org/the-true-sto... 415341
Eric Goldwyn @egoldwyn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Elected board members (meaning board members who run for their seats) is a very uncommon structure, maybe just AC Transit and BART. I don’t know what the ideal set up is, but curious what your take is. 140
Reposted by Eric GoldwynBenjamin Schneider @benschneider.bsky.social · 02/09/2026SF supervisor candidate Manny Yekutiel has made a "citywide subway" part of his policy platform. As someone who has written quite a bit about transit in SF, and transit development writ large, I have some thoughts: 1/X www.mannyforsf.com/citywide-su... 4307
Eric Goldwyn @egoldwyn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026What are the essential state capacity papers these days? 052
Reposted by Eric GoldwynFranklin Tang @27a01.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Thread: Some recent fun stuff about the Beijing Subway. Quirky Translations galore. 1123
Reposted by Eric GoldwynJake Berman @lostsubways.com · 31/08/2026I'm giving a free talk tomorrow in Philly at 6pm at the Parkway Central Library - see you there?libwww.freelibrary.orgEvents: SEPTA: For the PeopleSEPTA! Love it, hate it, learn more about it! Join cartographer, writer, artist, and lawyer Jake Berman to delve into the what, how, and why of SEPTAs subway and regional rail lines. Jake Berman is th... 083
Reposted by Eric GoldwynJRUrbaneNetwork @jrurbanenetwork.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Different countries' crowding measurement standards create confusion when comparing international data. In this post, I dive into differences which shape policy and public views of a railway system. You can read below:jrurbanenetwork.substack.comHow Crowded is my Train?Different countries' crowding measurement standards create confusion when comparing international data. 04911
Eric Goldwyn @egoldwyn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026These days my love language includes long substack posts about railcar capacity. @jrurbanenetwork.bsky.social never misses: jrurbanenetwork.substack.com/p/how-crowde...jrurbanenetwork.substack.com 140
Reposted by Eric GoldwynNolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Today's transit thread: The time the LIRR tried out faregates and magnetic fare cards. It was 1964, all three commuter lines are in varying amounts of trouble. NY State was on the verge of buying the LIRR and attempting -- with Conn, RI and Mass -- to rescue the commuter portions of the NH&H. 36311
Eric Goldwyn @egoldwyn.bsky.social · 17/08/2026But when you look at the right of way, it appears there’s potentially room to do something creative. 130
Reposted by Eric GoldwynEvan Simko-Bednarski @simko-bednarski.bsky.social · 16/08/2026In the first half of the year, more than 100,000 work orders for MTA buses in need of repair or inspection were missing proof the work was done as planned. The new information comes after a Daily News investigation in December found more than 400,000 bus repairs and inspections were suspect.nydailynews.comConcern continues to surround MTA bus fixes as work orders show no work doneMultiple sources throughout New York City Transit’s bus division told The News at the time that management pressure to keep buses on the road creates a tendency to defer repairs in order to “make serv... 1166
Eric Goldwyn @egoldwyn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Who wants to do A Better Billion: Los Angeles?!?! Ht: @27a01.bsky.social 3171
Eric Goldwyn @egoldwyn.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I don’t think they will evacuate you onto the tracks with live power 130
Eric Goldwyn @egoldwyn.bsky.social · 12/08/2026But if they cut the power, which is standard procedure, why is that a point against? 130
Reposted by Eric GoldwynIlya Petoushkoff @petoushkoff.bsky.social · 09/08/2026One of the greatest points of difference between my career as a transport consultant in '10s Moscow and my experience with transport advisory in Australia is what the deliverable of a consultant actually is. 25711
Reposted by Eric GoldwynMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/08/2026Which New Yorker do you want to see on the next Talk With The People livestream? 5937426
Reposted by Eric GoldwynDavid King @cityplanning.bsky.social · 07/08/2026outsourcing our thinking abilities and spatial reasoning to technology is a very likely a public health issue.theconversation.comTaxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer’s – how complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your brainWorking with and living in spatially complex environments may help delay cognitive decline, though more research is needed. 110639
Reposted by Eric GoldwynAlon (they/them) @alonlevy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Are there any interesting under-construction metro or commuter or intercity rail projects I should know about? (This post is not about me crowdsourcing work, it's about me trying to use trains to drown out some bullshit analysis in UK punditry that everyone's talking about.) 27281
Reposted by Eric Goldwynsick public transit, gloria @seung.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I rarely share personal news here but: I was laid off from my job in public sector communications based in the East Bay. I want to channel this life change into a time where I write as much as possible. So if you want to collab with me or have leads in writing opportunities, please DM me! 2033764
Reposted by Eric GoldwynBorners @borners.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Great Map of all the Charles Holden, the London Underground's most famous architect (and unlike his successors the one who wasn't pissy about scale/cost). londonist.com/london/trans... 021
Eric Goldwyn @egoldwyn.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Does your subway/metro station have stairs and escalators side by side, like below? Or something else. Especially interested in stations built after 2000. Pictures encouraged. 16213
Reposted by Eric GoldwynAward-Winning Reporter Dave Colon @davecolon.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I talked with Streetsblog fan and MTA Board member Janette Sadik-Khan (maybe you've heard of her) about how she's gonna approach her new position as one of Mayor Mamdani's board appointees nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/07/30/q...nyc.streetsblog.orgQ and A: New MTA Board Member Janette Sadik-Khan Yaps With Streetsblog - Streetsblog New York CityJanette Sadik-Khan, Mayor Zohran Mamdani's new representative on the MTA board, spoke to Streetsblog on Wednesday. 1366
Eric Goldwyn @egoldwyn.bsky.social · 29/07/2026These photos were taken in the same location ~45 minutes apart. 121
Reposted by Eric GoldwynMason B. Williams @masonbwilliams.bsky.social · 24/07/2026City of Fortune is a month old today! Thank you to everyone who has read it, hosted me to talk about it, or just been in touch. If you'd be interested in discussing the political history of neoliberalism in NYC (in class, on a podcast, in an interview -- anything!) please be in touch! 031
Reposted by Eric GoldwynIlya Petoushkoff @petoushkoff.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Getting TOD right in practice is extraordinarily difficult and requires policy alignment on a lot of levels. 173
Reposted by Eric GoldwynBUILD Research Network @buildssrc.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Call for Papers: What New Infrastructure is Most Valuable and How Do We Build It? Submission deadline July 31, 2026. For more information, visit the BUILD website. build.ssrc.org/build-resear...build.ssrc.orgBUILD Research Network Call for Papers: What New Infrastructure is Most Valuable and How Do We Build It?BUILD Research Network What New Infrastructure is Most Valuable and How Do We Build It? CONFERENCE DATE: May 7th, 2027 Call for Papers Our mandate at the BUILD Research Network is to stimulate researc... 051
