Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 29mI mean, in fairness, chain fast food joints = metropolitan rapid transit systems 110
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 5hI mean, agreed, it was the only way forward at the time. I think outsiders are a little hard on Denver, like system designers could’ve just chosen a different path. Not really 000
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 6hOne of them used to have some interesting things to say, but the thing about conservative urbanists is that the conservativism always wins in the end 160
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 6h… and that meant extent and coverage at the expense of, you know, actual usability. There also wasn’t any appetite for anything as expensive as subways, which anything in central Denver neighborhoods absolutely would’ve had to have been 100
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 6hI do think Santa Fe was low-hanging fruit for a starter line, and if I-25 was going to be widened then rail was going to be a part of that. But the rest of Fastracks was based on this idea at the time that regional cooperation was the way to go … 100
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 11hAn interesting (?) counterfactual: Denver goes the Seattle route and starts w Colfax to Anschutz and Cherry Creek on toward the Tech Center 120
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 11hOakland, the sort of place where people will tag stuff that’s been dumped #thetown 020
Reposted by Steve BolandBART @bart.gov · 07/10/2026BART just set a new ridership record! We carried 254,248 trips yesterday. That’s our highest ridership day since the pandemic, a record we have been breaking again and again this year as more people want to take transit. Thread ⬇️ 420230
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Has anyone tried this? I’ve been a power Adobe user for 20 years and I’ve just watched it get more and more extortionate 010
Reposted by Steve Bolandtschuy 🏳️🌈 @tsch.uy · 07/10/2026I made another fun little @amtrak.com tool. This one shows you where along the long distance Amtrak routes it's daytime or nighttime, depending on the train and time of year! daynight.transittools.devdaynight.transittools.devAmtrak & VIA Rail - by Night and DayExplore Amtrak and VIA Rail routes by daylight and nighttime 813631
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Take note, other cities: San Francisco has learned that you can’t let Waymo within miles of big events www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...sfchronicle.comS.F. restricts Waymo service during Fleet Week to prevent another traffic meltdownThe city's traffic plan for Fleet Week hopes to avoid a repeat of the traffic nightmare around the July 4 fireworks display. 0101
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Hi, Tehrangeles, how you feeling about your guy? 020
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 04/10/2026How did I know this was Clay Chastain. KC Streetcar is actually going surprisingly well www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...kansascity.comNew petition calls for rail system in Kansas City. Backer is prolific petitionerTransit activist Clay Chastain has gathered enough verified signatures to push for a Kansas City monorail and sales tax extension vote. 010
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The problem is, there’s an obvious political reason to exclude HSR. But I’m just not sure it would do any actual harm for the foreseeable future 100
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 03/10/2026No on 45 folks: given CAHSR is nearly done w CEQA, how would it harm it? 300
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026My Oakland City Council candidates having an impromptu debate at a neighborhood mixer. As you can see my son is a proponent of democracy 020
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Still scarred by that El Nino 30 years later. Second winter in California, thought I was gonna drown 220
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026All of them. I just very reluctantly gave money, and I really do wish I didn’t have to be so reluctant—I would give more in the end 110
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Sorry to be all, we know better in America, but we really do on this point 000
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026So all this has forced me to actually read up on Premier League financial regulations, and my god, what a mess — the whole thing really is designed to reinforce inequality, rather than enforce equality. Just set spending limits, ffs, it’s not that hard 100
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A little history lesson for everyone pushing for removal of the Five Points light rail line in Denver 010
Reposted by Steve BolandBerkeleyside @berkeleyside.org · 28/09/2026Canceled and delayed trips have become routine. A board member told the East Bay bus agency to “get a handle on this ASAP.”berkeleyside.orgAC Transit buses have become more unreliable this year, say riders and transit boardCanceled and delayed trips have become routine. A board member told the East Bay bus agency to “get a handle on this ASAP.” 0175
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 27/09/2026There's not ever going to be a Pelosi dynasty in San Francisco. Sorry, Nancy, you should've quit while you were ahead missionlocal.org/2026/09/chri...missionlocal.orgChristine Pelosi vows not to ‘ever’ run against Connie Chan, quashing rumorsChristine Pelosi says she is running for state senate, not against Connie Chan, and disputes rumors about Nancy Pelosi’s endorsement. 020
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 27/09/2026'26 Giants lost 96 games (Maybe 97? We'll see how this turns out). They turned on their own fanbase (Pride Night). But at least we still had these guys. So long, legends (and yes I know, Kuip might be back) 141
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Ahem www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comJeff Bezos consortium could be majority Liverpool shareholder within a year1892 Holdings has first refusal to take over Liverpool if FSG opts to sell in the next 12 months, as part of the £2bn-plus deal for a 38% initial stake 000
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Yeah, definitely don’t want any nuance in your politicians www.latimes.com/california/n...latimes.comYes or no? Mayoral candidate Nithya Raman isn't always willing to commitUnlike some DSA-endorsed candidates, the council member declined to give a yes or no answer to an assortment of hot-button questions, opting for longer explanations. 130
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 27/09/2026And why would hestatic.klipy.comSteph Curry on the Golf Course with CigarALT: Steph Curry on the Golf Course with Cigar 000
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 26/09/2026What gets me about the #mancity scandal is just how conveniently naive a lot of English football fans appear to be. If you think Middle Eastern sheiks or Russian oligarchs are any different from American billionaires, have I got a bridge to sell you 340
Reposted by Steve BolandChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026This is actually hell, right? 200967412315
Reposted by Steve BolandProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵 19596013537
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I know “China can do this, why can’t we” is trite at this point, but they’re electrifying *Tibet* 040
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Oh noes, not a wealthy donor who supports bike and bus lanes www.latimes.com/california/s...latimes.comThe biggest donor in L.A. mayor's race runs a hedge fund — and wants more bike lanesHedge fund manager Aaron Sosnick gave a combined $4 million to two independent expenditure committees backing Nithya Raman's mayoral campaign. 040
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Does Lyft just want people riding e-bikes or what? 020
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The current labeling scheme makes me irrationally angry 000
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I've seen nearly all of these, not sure what that says about me 010
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Update, when we're on track for 90 points and get a 60 point deduction, it'll still suck 000
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026*One-quarter absenteeism*. Imagine that in any other workplace. 040
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I would encourage people to hold in their heads two thoughts: 1) This guy sucks, 2) transit riders would be better served if transit policymakers were more aware of global best practices 051
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It’s that non-clockface SMART cycle. People who are more familiar with MASCOTS can say more 240
Steve Boland @steveboland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Required viewing for all those interested in California transit 0208
