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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
More research on the value of protected and standard cycleways...
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Marco Chitti @chittimarco.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
These intersections in Florence are a perfect example of why transit priority is also, or even primarily, a problem of street design rather than technology. The intersection on the left misses a pedestrian crossing due to a lack of refuge space needed to cut pedestrian crossings in multiple phases.
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Giulio Mattioli @giuliomattioli.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
A few years ago "transport poverty" was just a niche academic concept. Now the EU has published its recommendations on how to tackle it & a helpful data dashboard transport.ec.europa.eu/news-events/... I have made a thread with my first impressions here: threadreaderapp.com/thread/19270...
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Tim Welch @tfwelch.com · 21/05/2025
Transforming a car-dominated train station with one small project: ✓ Thousands of e-scooter/e-bike trips ✓ Hundreds of bikes parked (up from just one!) ✓ Public transport use increased ✓ 36.9 tonnes CO₂-eq emissions prevented Partnerships + community = people-first spaces
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Overcoming the barriers to e-bike use. Lessons from E-bike trials in New Zealand. theconversation.com/e-bikes-for-...
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E-bikes for everyone: 3 NZ trials show people will make the switch – with the right support
These pilot schemes suggest e-bikes can be popular even in non-riding communities. But easy access, infrastructure and local organisation are all vital.
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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Cool video for the traffic nerds from @ontariotrafficman.bsky.social Amazing to see how many different light configs there are here. If no waiting vehicles/peds, a phase will be skipped. Bonus phases too, e.g. if no waiting peds then turning cars may get green. www.youtube.com/watch?v=X34c...
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Explaining a Dutch traffic signal in real time
YouTube video by Ontario Traffic Man
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
I recommend this, because it involves two VERY smart people, @volts.wtf and @humantransit.bsky.social, talking about a very important topic — better public transit in better cities.
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
We did a bike count at one of the busiest gateways to the city centre. Over 50% of the bikes/devices were electric. ⚡️
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Some above average commutes recently. 🛥️🚲🌞
View of the sunset over the Manukau Harbour from the bike/ped bridgeView of the city centre from the water on the ferry in the morning light.
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
"We wouldn't be getting double-deckers if there weren't enough people to go on them, and it shows that West Aucklanders have really embraced the WX1 service," www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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New double-decker buses for West Auckland driven by demand
A new fleet of 44 electric buses have been deployed in West Auckland, with officials saying there is huge demand for more services.
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Jerome Alexander Horne @jahorne.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
"Brampton, Ontario, a suburban city with low-density development and wide roads, has achieved high transit ridership (226,500 bus riders on an average weekday) by providing frequent bus service, including core routes that run every 5 minutes." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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How Did This Suburb Figure Out Mass Transit?
Transit ridership is off the charts in Brampton, Ontario, despite its typical low-density suburban layout. Here’s how the city got residents to get on the bus.
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
"The tunnels are set to be handed over to Auckland Transport in November for an opening sometime in 2026." www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
stuff.co.nz
Watch: Train travels at full speed through CRL tunnel
The tunnels are set to be handed over to Auckland Transport in November for an opening sometime in 2026.
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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Also, in the transit space, I'd like credit for having talked about Abundance back in 2013, and ever since! 3/3 humantransit.org/2013/03/abun...
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"Abundant Access": a map of a community's transit choices, and a possible goal of transit — Human Transit
In my book Human Transit, I argued that the underlying geometry of transit requires communities to make a series of choices, each of which is a tradeoff between two things that are popular.  I argued ...
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Removing traffic and signals speeds up public transport vehicles. This is the way.
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Marco Chitti @chittimarco.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Find someone who loves you as much as North American transit agencies love to give up the most important segment of a bus lane, the one just before the intersection, to honour the sacred right of cars to turn in every direction everywhere.
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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 05/04/2025
The best way to remake a city is through transport. By changing how people move, Strasbourg is changing the spaces they use; transitioning from hostile, car-dominated places to ones more vibrant, welcoming, and resilient to today’s challenges. Rue du 22 Novembre: 2018 vs 2025 (Top 📷: B. Poussard).
A before and after collage of an urban street in Strasbourg. The before image is a wide asphalt expanse lined with parked cars. The after image a vibrant street filled with trees and vegetation, pedestrians, cyclists, and terraces.
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Tim Welch @tfwelch.com · 03/04/2025
Auckland Cycleways Dashboard (beta) 🚲 Transforming public cycling data into visual insights for better urban planning. Explore patterns across the city since 2016. Try it: cycleway.tfwelch.com
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority @mta.info · 02/04/2025
Say hello to a new subway map! 🗺️ Today, the MTA unveiled a new subway diagram that provides riders with essential travel information in an easily readable, bright, and orderly manner.
2025 version of the NYC subway map
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Our Python library for analysing public transport data from GTFS feeds. github.com/mrcagney/gtf...
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GitHub - mrcagney/gtfs_kit: A Python library for analyzing GTFS feeds.
A Python library for analyzing GTFS feeds. Contribute to mrcagney/gtfs_kit development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Tim Welch @tfwelch.com · 27/03/2025
Cycling in Auckland is growing! February 2025 showed a 3.7% increase vs 2024 (adjusting for leap year). Daily averages are approaching pre-Covid peaks, with a steady upward trend since 2022. Can't wait to see the March Madness numbers!
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
City Nerd reports in from Auckland. youtu.be/bqerH0hF2mA?...
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I Went to New Zealand, and I Have Thoughts
YouTube video by Ray Delahanty | CityNerd
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
We're processing the 2025 data now. Will the ratio of e-powered vehicles go up?
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
We've updated our Walking and Cycling counts website. 📈https://awcc.mrcagney.works/
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Queen St Auckland used to be 4-5 lanes wide with 10,000 cars a day. Now only 2 lanes wide and through traffic has been removed. It terminates at this stunning plaza.
Queen Street showing narrowed carriageway and cycle path.Te Komititanga - new ped plaza at the north end of Queen St
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Research: Protected bike lanes result in approximate doubling of number of users in a network link. Roughly twice as many women as men become new users of a link when protected infrastructure is installed. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Good news here -> www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
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‘Loathed’ rail crossings slated for removal to reap benefits of CRL
Govt to spend $200m on new bridges to help speed up Auckland journey times.
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
HOT RESEARCH NEWS! Motonormativity ("car brain") is a bias that stops people making rational judgements about driving en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motonor... Our new study shows where this bias comes from AND how it makes people think they're odd for supporting changes to the transport system 🧵
Cover sheet of a journal article: "Why do cars get a free ride? The social-ecological roots of motonormativity" by Ian Walker and Marco te Brömmelstroet
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
We're hosting an event tomorrow about how to use Python for public transport planning. More info --> www.engineeringnz.org/courses-even...
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Event Template | Engineering New Zealand
Event Template
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Try it here. Also has Wellington. transitflows.mrcagney.works user, password is public, public
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Transit Flows
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Donald Shoup had a huge impact on our work and eventually NZ cities. In 2010 we sponsored his trip to NZ where he presented at an NZPI conference and a public forum in Town Hall. Many people recall that event as a watershed moment for the coalescing urbanism movement in Auckland. RIP Donald Shoup.
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Gondolas? "If someone says X can do Y, the reply should be 'show me where it actually does this'." www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/02/04/g...
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Gondolas for mass transit? - Greater Auckland
This post by Nicolas Reid was often in the news, with manufacturers of ropeway systems proposing them as a modern option for mass transit systems in New Zealand. However, like every the marketing hype...
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
The On Demand service in Tawa will be replaced by this fixed route bus service including "the option of still being able to pull over at any point along the route that is safe."
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
the scrappy interim North Western busway 😍
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Covers some of the reasons small vehicles don't work for PT. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Don’t Shrink the Bus
Could Tesla’s Cybercab and similar smaller vehicles replace traditional trains and buses? Unfortunately, the idea of “personal rapid transit” has some big drawbacks.
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Read til the end. "So could we tunnel under Cook Strait? Yes, we could. Should we? No." www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2024/03/04/s...
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Should we build a bridge or tunnel across Cook Strait? - Greater Auckland
This post by Nicolas Reid was Overall, the total route would be about 65km between the railheads of the North and South island networks. Assuming the new crossing was designed for trains going up to 1...
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Cook Straight Tunnel? www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... @nicolas-reid.bsky.social
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Wild weather separated New Zealand again. Is it time for a tunnel?
Many are calling for an underwater tunnel between the North and South Islands
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Darren Davis @darrendavis.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Wow. The Southerner from Christchurch to Dunedin is back for a limited run in May 2025. I’ll be on the first train and you should be on board too if you want to see more passenger rail in Aotearoa as climate action and an alternative to flying. www.greatjourneysnz.com/short-breaks...
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The Southerner Returns
Well, kind of. Travelling between Christchurch and Dunedin return. May 17, 18, 19 & 20, 2025.
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David M Levinson ⁂ @transportist.org · 21/11/2024
A new starter pack: go.bsky.app/LaeKYA2 . Let me know who else belongs in the comments.
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
"Study found that a modest increase in walkability meant disabled people took transit 33 percent more often than before—likely because better walkability made transit stops easier to get to." www.motherjones.com/environment/...
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Do car-free zones hurt disabled people? We asked experts.
City planners and advocates are seeing "accessibility used as a political football."
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
We were happy to remotely join a Nanaimo City Council meeting to share NZ's experience in removing parking minimums. The motion was approved almost unanimously! Staff are now directed to eliminate parking mandates downtown.
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Speaking of ... it seems sensible to start small, in order to start at all... www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2021/05/05/t...
greaterauckland.org.nz
The Auckland Harbour Bridge clip-ons, planning disaster… or best practice? - Greater Auckland
This post was first published by Nicolas Reid on his An editorial published by the New Zealand Herald on the 50th anniversary of the Auckland Harbour Bridge sums up this view quite plainly: “The bridg...
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Another highlight this year has been watching the success the Northwest Busway - a project we have been working on for over a decade.
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Reece Martin @rmtransit.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Melbourne's Level Crossing Removal Project might just be one of my favourite transit projects ever — not only transforming the transit but the city it's located in. Let's talk about it and how cities around the world can learn from it! youtu.be/5T_auX_R4dw?...
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Learning From Melbourne’s Level Crossing Removal Project
YouTube video by RMTransit
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Auckland's frequency upgrade to crosstown buses makes our 'wrapped' list this year.
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Darren Davis @darrendavis.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
One of Meanjin/ Brisbane’s great features is the large number of green bridges. The Kangaroo Point green bridge, opened today, is just the latest. Quite the contrast to Tāmaki Makaurau/ Auckland where you can’t walk or cycle across the Waitematā Harbour.
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MRCagney @mrcagney.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent www.sightline.org/2024/12/10/p...
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Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent
More evidence that parking flexibility is key to housing abundance.
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Justin @zhuoyanakl.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
thought it'd be interesting to look at how ~30-year-ish rapid transit plans have evolved in auckland over the past decade (2014-2024)
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