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Abby @transitsimp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Metra’s new battery flirt train on display at APTA TRANSform EXPO

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Abby @transitsimp.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Wait a minute, this isn’t the CTA

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Abby @transitsimp.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The stretch of Milwaukee Avenue between Damen and Division should honestly just be pedestrianized permanently

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Abby @transitsimp.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I wonder if a stop has been requested

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Abby @transitsimp.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The fox river valley is quite nice actually

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Abby @transitsimp.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Ever notice how bikini bottom has hardly any parking lots? Even the Krusty Krab, the most popular restaurant in the city, located away from the city center, has next to no parking because everyone walks despite the city’s lack of sidewalks.

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Abby @transitsimp.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Bikini bottom is interesting because it seems to be very reminiscent of early 20th century America. The city has zero sidewalks but it doesn’t matter because bikini bottomites will share the roads with both cars and pedestrians, much like America before jaywalking became illegal.

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Abby @transitsimp.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Loling at the fact the quad cities is growing faster than Miami

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Abby @transitsimp.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

California, Vermont, New Mexico, Hawaii, and West Virginia all saw population decreases. New Mexico and California saw growth in 2024 only to decline in 2025. Only one state went from negative population growth in 2024 to positive population growth in 2025 - Mississippi.

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Abby @transitsimp.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

In contrast, states like Ohio and Michigan have seen a reversal in their domestic migration trends, seeing positive growth after declining at the start of the decade.

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Abby @transitsimp.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

In the case of second place Florida, though, the state continues to see a decrease in domestic migration. In 2022, the net domestic change was +310,892. In 2025, that change was only +22,517; a decrease of 92.76%.

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Abby @transitsimp.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Now let’s move on to the state by state data. 45 states and DC saw population growth in 2025. Of the 10 largest states, only California saw a small population decrease.

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Abby @transitsimp.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

The Midwest is the only region this year that saw every state grow in population. It also saw net positive domestic migration for the first time this decade, at a rate of +16,000. Overall, the region grew by 244,385.

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Abby @transitsimp.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

For starters, the U.S population went from 340 million to 341.8 million. This is a change of 0.5%, the slowest growth since 2021, and down from the 1% change we saw in 2024.

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Abby @transitsimp.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

New Census Estimates for 2025 have been released, let’s talk about it 🧵

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Abby @transitsimp.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Been a while since I’ve posted here but I made some art of me and my girlfriend the other day :3

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Abby @transitsimp.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Interesting thought experiment for y'all: could a city in this country ever top NYC as the most populous? I don't mean anytime soon of course, I just mean at any point in the future. If yes, which city could do it?

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Abby @transitsimp.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Hey bluesky I have once again neglected this site for a bit. Have some photos from my NYC adventure last week

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Abby @transitsimp.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

These buildings will never not be beautiful to me. To some they probably just look like tall rectangles; and I mean, they are - but I will always love these buildings. It really does suck how we lost them and they’re simply gone to history now.

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Abby @transitsimp.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

My father is a builder. It is difficult to get his attention in a magnificent space because he is lost in wonder. We were in the memphis pyramid together and I asked him what it would cost to build it today. I will never forget his answer. “We can’t, we don’t know how to do it”