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They really are so pretty (and efficient)

Vancouver SkyTrain Mark III unit approaching Production Way station

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What do we think about this type of building (I think I really like it?)

Satellite imagery of two six-storey building with two two-storey buildings of the same design behind, them facing an alley. South Vancouver

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House on rock, Galiano Island 🇨🇦 <3

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Rule bloat here takes many forms – another favorite is the incomprehensible patchwork of 'leash optional' and 'leash required' path segments eg in Vancouver's (stunningly beautiful!) Capilano River Regional Park, which, despite very extensive signage all over the park, saw little compliance

A path marker indicating various paths and their leash rules at an intersection

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Jonas Gaiswinkler @gaiswinkler.eu · 27/08/2026

Transit authority with no fare enforcement whatsoever plasters busses with signage reminding passengers that using more than one USB port per customer is prohibited

Staircase leading to the lower deck of a Victoria area BC Transit double decker bus

Sign that says
USB CHARGE PORTS
This bus is equipped with personal USB charge ports for your convenience.
Limit of one port per customer.

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Reposted by Florian Stöger

The landing at Victoria Harbour was wild (I'm not a plane guy I swear)

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Florian Stöger @fdms.eu · 27/08/2026

Heading to Victoria today, this time with @gaiswinkler.eu as copilot This DHC-3 Otter apparently entered service in _1952_, and is the oldest one still in service (albeit with modifications)

Jonas in the copilot seat (as a passenger)

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Florian Stöger @fdms.eu · 26/08/2026

I think we're big fans of the PNW

View from the Gibsons West Vancouver ferry with mountains in the background

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Florian Stöger @fdms.eu · 26/08/2026

Helmet PSAs have been extremely successful in mostly convincing anyone's friends and family who don't bike, and who love to spread the gospel that unless you're carrying around a large piece of equipment wherever you go, you shouldn't even consider getting on a bike

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Florian Stöger @fdms.eu · 26/08/2026

Urbanism of Squamish, BC, pop 24k

Several murals next to a partially covered bench and table area on the main commercial street, with mountains in the background

Street with protected bikelanes and multi-family housing

Bike and scooter share (sadly quite expensive)

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Florian Stöger @fdms.eu · 25/08/2026

Quite happy about this regular economy class ticket purchase

View from the copilot seat of a seaplane

Me in the copilot seat wearing a headset

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Florian Stöger @fdms.eu · 24/08/2026

Tomorrow (somehow afaik without federal government subsidies)

Seaplane in front of floating Chevron gas station, Vancouver

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Florian Stöger @fdms.eu · 24/08/2026

Thoughts on heliports and mass transit

TransLink Vancouver poster on a TVM that says:

Taking Helijet?
Access Helijet terminal by tapping your bank card or Compass Card at the faregate and following station signage towards the Helijet exit near the SeaBus terminal.
Remember to tap out as you exit the station to avoid being charged.*
On your way back, please follow the same process - tap in and out.
*If you have not tapped out within 20 minutes, you will be charged a transit fare.

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Florian Stöger @fdms.eu · 24/08/2026

Lake swim, Metra (finally!), Divvy-along-Metra and Divvy-along-Lakefront Chicago day <3

Metra Electric District train at South Chicago 93rd St terminus

Residential street along the same MED branch

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Florian Stöger @fdms.eu · 23/08/2026

Slow trains (for once complimentary, because vibes) tourist shot

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Florian Stöger @fdms.eu · 23/08/2026

Chongqing of the West (This thing is _incredibly_ loud, I really wonder what it sounds like inside of the building)

Pink Line train going through Rush medical complex, Chicago

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Florian Stöger @fdms.eu · 22/08/2026

Speedrunning the cta experience (got someone smoking on our train car on the very first ride)

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Florian Stöger @fdms.eu · 22/08/2026

Too early for the forever lake bit? It's down there I swear

Google Maps view showing i'm over Lake Michigan

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Already missing the ÖBB-ish signage so, so much

Thank You For Riding RTA! sign at the Airport station exit

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Some more Cleveland impressions from yesterday, more specifically the Waterfront Line that hasn't seen regular service since 2021 I found it bittersweet that the line remains on all new system maps, despite there afaik not even being any long-term plans for its reopening

Large round Waterfront Line sign inside the North Coast station building

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Traffic signals here are so intuitive they're literally asking people (pedestrians only ofc) to watch instructive videos to understand them

FOR MORE INFORMATION
SCAN QR CODE
Watch a video to learn how to operate and use these new Pedestrian
Hybrid Beacons
safely
START CROSSING watch For Vehicles
DON'T START
Finish Crossing if Started
TIME REMAINING
To Finish Crossing
DON'T CROSS
PUSH BUTTON
TO CROSS

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Neither the Blue nor the Green Line appears to have any kind of signal priority, despite those short trains running only every 30 minutes on an alignment where even full signal preemption would have practically no impact on car traffic

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Chicago flag in Shaker Heights, OH, because, I guess, Chicago?

A Chicago flag on a single-family home in Shaker Heights in the Cleveland metro area

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Platforms of the Cleveland Blue Line

Very uneven and crumbling (active!) light tail platforms partially covered in plywood, Blue Line, Cleveland

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Downtown Cleveland is nice but very empty

Cleveland Mall with no one on grass on shaded benches

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Turns out center-running bus lanes don't eliminate the need for parking enforcement

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Cleveland, the Netherlands

Airplane view of residential roads with red pavement. Cleveland, Ohio.

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