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Terence Johnson @terencejohnson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Speaking at the Integrated Transportation and Economic Corridors Summit in Calgary today, I argued that we should not think in term of “freight vs. passenger” competing for scarce railway network paths but in terms of augmenting capacity and safety for all traffic. youtu.be/cIP6KrmuWfk?...

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Existing infrastructure could cut costs for Alberta’s passenger rail plan: advocate

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Terence Johnson @terencejohnson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I will be moderating a panel discussion on “legislation and consultation” at this conference, including perspectives from Indigenous, rural, and agricultural communities. Come and join the conversation:

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Transport Action Canada @transportaction.ca · 14/09/2026

Funding intercity public transportation is crucial for Canada's social, economic, and environmental goals. Read more about our 2026 federal budget submission here: buff.ly/v8Qmzjd 📸 Courtesy VIA Rail

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Terence Johnson @terencejohnson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Just a week away now... Join me to talk about High Performance Rail and restoring passenger rail services in Alberta at the Integrated Transportation & Economic Corridor Summit in Calgary on September 16th 2026. Register at: connectingcommunities.foundation/Conference/

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TTCriders @ttcriders.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Just as the school year begins, GO Train service is being cut. One fully-loaded GO Train can take up to 2,000 cars off the road. Doug Ford is allowing train service cuts while throwing money at new highways & bike lane removals, worsening traffic congestion. Details + how to take action!⬇️

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Metrolinx is cutting GO Train service under Doug Ford's watch. See the cuts and learn how to take action to stop them

a map showing the highlighted lines where GO cuts are happening, and details:

Barrie Line:
73% cut to weekend trains, reduced evening/night trains
Stouffville Line:
73% cut to weekend trains, reduced evening/night trains
Lakeshore West Line:
Weekend wait times doubled, most train service to Niagara eliminated
Lakeshore East Line:
Weekend wait times doubled

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Terence Johnson @terencejohnson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Delighted to see this announcement for VIA Rail Canada finally confirmed after many years of campaigning and advocacy work to secure the long-term future of passenger rail across Canada. www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

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PM Carney Makes an Announcement in Thunder Bay, Ont.

Prime Minister Mark Carney makes an announcement and takes questions from reporters in Thunder Bay, Ont. The news conference takes place at the city’s Alstom plant, where subway cars for the Toron...

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

please

Many people try to misrepresent
"We should make it better and safer for people to bike"
with
"Every person must ride a bike for every situation, everywhere, every single time"
Could we please stop this childish game?
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Terence Johnson @terencejohnson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Zuckerberg's claim that the crew of the "Launchpad" weren't monitoring the radio amounts to an accusation of negligence. Any vessel at sea should be monitoring VHF channel 16, the distress and calling frequency. If you don't want to monitor the radio, stick dry land. 📸Dreamstime

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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Simple message, really. Thanks for the bluntness, @nondriver.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth

“3/4 of disabled people don’t drive. Stop using us as an excuse for car dependency.“ Via Anna Zivarts. The tagline at the bottom says “mobility freedom comes from mobility choices.“ Via the Urban Truth Collective in collaboration with Anna Zivarts.

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Terence Johnson @terencejohnson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Watching Alberta’s “Passenger Rail Master Plan” presentation and I have questions… very serious questions: 1. Why is the timeline so long? 2. Why does the proposal not consider models that work elsewhere in North America?

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Transport Action Canada @transportaction.ca · 23/07/2026

Building a high speed rail stop in Kingston should be welcomed, but only if integrated with existing VIA Rail service, otherwise it risks both Alto and VIA. Read more about our letter to Minister MacKinnon here: buff.ly/FZO5bxJ 📸 Nelso Silva (altered) | cc BY-SA

A Siemens Velaro high-speed train runs along a highway in Germany

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Terence Johnson @terencejohnson.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

This issue is even more acute in smaller towns, where the population is aging faster—due kids moving to seek opportunities, often in walkable cities. Doctors are also more reluctant to tell someone it’s time to hang up their keys, because the consequences of doing so are so devastating.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

It’s really important that the #Vancouver Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced. Safe bike-lanes mean business.

A protected bike-lane filled with people riding bikes in Downtown Vancouver, Canada

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Transport Action Canada @transportaction.ca · 17/10/2025

The Transportation Safety Board shouldn't have to make a video like this to get something done about Enhanced Train Control in Canada. After years of consultations, we expect new regulations in early 2026, and we demand a rapid rollout of ETC. youtu.be/pMHf1gmoQxQ

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Not Following Signal Indications – TSB Watchlist

The TSB just launched its latest TSB Watchlist! Shaped by investigations, industry input and safety trends, it highlights where action can prevent accidents. Learn more about this issue:…

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Terence Johnson @terencejohnson.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Who needs UFC on their lawn when in Canada we have the real Sport of Kings?

Knight in armour unhorsed in jousting, being helped up by squires while the horse patiently munches the grass.

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I shall watch this with interest. There's no way to get 60% of kids actively travelling to school without disrupting current patterns of car-based mobility. This includes making all urban streets safer, not just those right outside schools www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Ministers want 60% of pupils in England ‘actively’ travelling to school by 2035

Exclusive: Transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, says cycling and walking plan focuses on ‘everyday travel needs’

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Terence Johnson @terencejohnson.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

When we do public transit properly in Canada we’re capable of being really good at it:

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Transport Action Canada @transportaction.ca · 09/06/2026

The International Union of Railways has released a report confirming what we have been saying for years: transferring revenue risk to the private sector simply doesn't work, and the public is left to eat the cost anyway. 🧵 1/4 (Paywall) buff.ly/JBDCl4l

Report cover with a picture of curving railroad tracks that says UIC Passenger Department financial modles for high-speed rail infrastructure

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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Cars-for-everything isn't a smart transportation policy. Giving people mobility options instantly gives them freedom. Healthy cities provide choices in how you move, and making those choices safe means ending the dominance of the car.

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Transport Action Canada @transportaction.ca · 03/06/2026

Last week Transport Action Ontario President and Transport Action Canada director Peter Miasek was invited to be a part of a panel on Alto HSR at the Canadian Institute's Urban Transit Infrastructure Symposium in Toronto. 1/5

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Terence Johnson @terencejohnson.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

This is the kind of climate adaptation that we’re going to be needing a lot of:

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Council for Canadian Urbanism @canurbanism.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

IMPORTANT: “The city’s own math shows sprawl comes with a massive bill. A cost-of-growth study found outward growth would cost the city more than $10 billion additional dollars compared to a future in which it chose to grow through infill.” Via @nationalobserver.com #Calgary

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Calgary’s housing rollback could make costly sprawl harder to avoid

Calgary says it wants more housing and less costly sprawl. But by rolling back rules that made infill housing easier, critics say the city may be pushing growth outward — where every new road, pipe an...

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Transport Action Canada @transportaction.ca · 27/05/2026

Marathon has received a federal grant to build a new port. Being so close to the CP mainline, we think it would be foolish to build a new port without a rail link. Less freight hitting the rails means more emissions and more trucks on already taxed Northern ON. highways. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Terence Johnson @terencejohnson.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Tony Blair’s policies removed the hope of affording further or higher education from a generation of kids from lower income working families. Making it worth making an effort must start in school, or don’t be surprised when some kids get used to zero effort, or seek money and kudos from gangs.

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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

STUDY: “Motonormativity is a shared bias whereby people judge motorised mobility differently to other comparable topics. This works against societies addressing climate and public health crises effectively.” Via @ianwalker.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Why do cars get a free ride? The social-ecological roots of motonormativity

Motonormativity is a shared bias whereby people judge motorised mobility differently to other comparable topics. This works against societies addressi…

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

This is really important. The REAL story isn’t that some people in Alberta want the Province to separate from Canada. The REAL story are the awful, evil powers that badly want people in Alberta to want to separate from Canada, and the shameless opportunists and useful idiots that are helping them.

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Taras Grescoe 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 05/05/2026

After getting around #Morocco for 10 days on fast, comfortable, on-time trains, I have a new definition: “A developed country is one where you can easily, comfortably, and routinely travel between major cities more quickly by train than by car.” Morocco qualifies. Canada and the US? Not so much.

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Terence Johnson @terencejohnson.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

This will be my last AGM as president of Transport Action, shortly followed by heading over to the UK to sit exams as I make the move from advocacy to engineering. This Saturday afternoon I will be speaking about the need to upgrade Canada’s railways with Enhanced Train Control to improve safety.

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Terence Johnson @terencejohnson.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Who organizes a security checkpoint you can just sprint through? 🤦‍♂️

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Transport Action Canada @transportaction.ca · 13/03/2026

Read our open letter about the Alto High Speed Rail project’s long gestation and the need for government transparency in today’s Kingston Whig-Standard: www.thewhig.com/opinion/why-...

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Why did the federal government choose Alto?

As Canada’s citizen advocacy organization for public transportation, welcome serious discussion of all options to improve passenger rail.

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

It makes zero logical sense to require speed limiters on e-scooters & e-bikes but not SUVs that weigh 100x more. Useful research here. findingspress.org/article/1587...

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Terence Johnson @terencejohnson.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

This sums up Doug Ford’s cycling policy in a nutshell:

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Transport Action Canada @transportaction.ca · 28/02/2026

This cut is harmful. Our cities have funding gaps and rural communities that are less able to raise revenues even more so. Investment in transit creates mobility. Mobility unlocks people's potential, creating economic activity that feeds a virtuous cycle. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/27/n...

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Ottawa's $5 billion cut to public transit funding outrages the Bloc Québécois

Patrick Bonin, the party's spokesperson for the environment and fight against climate change, emphasized that Quebec's needs are “enormous” with several projects already underway. He also urged…

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TVO Docs @tvodocs.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

The Ontario Science Centre, which opened its doors in 1969, was one of the first interactive, hands-on science museums in the world. In his own words, Raymond Moriyama shares how he created some of Canada’s most iconic buildings: youtu.be/AoIhR5Q8xGU?...

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Terence Johnson @terencejohnson.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

The new mock up suggests huge enclosed space but limited useable space, which seems reminiscent of some of the more overbuilt and over budget station projects in Toronto recently. Moriyama’s original science centre is far better functionally and significant architecturally.

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Jerome Alexander Horne @jahorne.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

People who don't ride transit should still support it. Why? Because you can’t build your way out of traffic with more lanes, but you CAN transit your way out of it by giving others a better option. Fewer cars = faster commutes for all. 🚌💨 www.fastcompany.com/91493803/whe...

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Whether you use it or not, better public transit makes your commute better

A surprisingly small drop in cars on the road can dramatically ease congestion, and public transit is one way to get there.

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Transport Action Atlantic @transportactionatl.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

This year is already off to a rough start for VIA service in Atlantic Canada, with a derailment, cancellations, and now reduced capacity for the next month. This is a worrying sign for VIA's future in the region, with years to wait on new equipment. transportactionatlantic.ca/via-ocean-se...

A VIA Rail train sits in the snow with the locomotives and several cars off the tracks with visible damage to the front end of the train.

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 14/02/2026

China's Xinhua news agency has just published this editorial cartoon in response to Trump's rejection of climate policies. It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony

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Transport Action Canada @transportaction.ca · 13/02/2026

Ce matin, nous reunissions avec le député Xavier Barsalou-Duval pour discuter les transports ferrovaires, notamment: - l'amélioration de la sécurité des passages à niveau - retour des trains VIA Rail en Gaspésie - manque de fiabilité des nouvelles rames Siemens; 1/2...

Harry Gow, Terence Johnson, Xavier Barsalou-Duval - député du Bloc Québécois dans Pierre-Boucher--Les Patriotes--Verchères, et David Jeanes

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Terence Johnson @terencejohnson.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

The Ontario government needs to get basic stuff like this right. We don’t need beer at gas stations, but we do need dignity and care when we age.

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Iva Cheung @ivacheung.com · 10/02/2026

University of Saskatchewan public health researchers are seeking transit users in Canada to complete a questionnaire and participate in a focus group for a study to understand how public transit affects mental wellbeing. #ParticipateInResearch

University of Saskatchewan School of Public Health
Participants Needed!
Eligible participants must:
1) Be 18 years of age or older
2) Use public transit at least twice per week
3) Be proficient in English
4) Have access to a computer

We are looking for volunteers to help us understand how public transit use can impact the mental wellbeing of its users.
Help make public transportation in Canada better for all
Eligible participants will be asked to compete a short questionnaire to capture demographic information and public transit habits as well as participate in an online focus group. Collectively, these activities should take 45–60 minutes to complete.
In appreciation for your time, you will be entered to win a gift certificate to your choice of Starbucks or Tim Hortons.
For more information or to volunteer, please contact:
Dr. Mackenzie McKeown, PhD
School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan
at 306-966-1601 or mackenzie.mckeown@usask.ca
This study has been reviewed by, and received approval through the Research Ethics Office at the University of Saskatchewan

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Transport Action Canada @transportaction.ca · 04/02/2026

Today, Tuesday, February 3rd, is the 50th anniversary of the founding meeting of Transport 2000—now Transport Action Canada —around a kitchen table in Ottawa. Today we also participated in a session with Alto to refine their plans for finally building high-speed rail in Canada.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

WATCH: When @penalosag.bsky.social asked me a few years ago to join him in his YouTube series on parks & cities, I knew I wanted to talk about the common (and frustrating) false choice between more density and more integration of nature into cities. So we went deep into that. Give it a watch/share.

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Brent Toderian • Density vs Nature in Cities? No More False Choices

YouTube video by Penalosa_G

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

"Sacrifices" sticker coming tomorrow.

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THINGS KIDS HAVE
SACRIFICED FOR DRIVERS

-PLAYING ON THEIR STREET
-SAFE SCHOOL STREETS
-WALKING TO SCHOOL
-BIKING TO SCHOOL
-WALKING TO THE PARK
-RANDOM PLAY
-CROSSING THE STREET
-PLAYING AT NIGHT
-INDEPENDENCE
-QUALITY STREET LIFE
-AIR QUALITY
-A PLANET
-THEIR LIVES

THINGS DRIVERS HAVE SACRIFICED FOR KIDS

ROVÉLO CREATIVE

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 28/01/2026

got a shoutout on a techcrunch piece about europeans getting off US tech 🫡 article: techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/a... my guide: disconnect.blog/getting-off-...

Independent journalist Paris Marx has a guide for getting off of U.S. tech services, while several other websites, such as switch-to.eu and European Alternatives, encourage users to use alternatives to Big Tech products and services, such as open source tools.

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