Denis Agar (he/him)
@denisagar.bsky.social
Transit polls well. We use that popularity to push for more reliable and abundant transit. Let's make it better than driving.
I'm in Vancouver - unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ land.
Executive Director of @movementyvr.bsky.social
I'm in Vancouver - unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ land.
Executive Director of @movementyvr.bsky.social
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Here's a starter pack of all the transit rider groups that have popped up so far on BlueSky. Reply if I've missed a group!
go.bsky.app/6Pw2jpk
go.bsky.app/6Pw2jpk
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So excited to get this up somewhere
January 3, 2026 at 8:39 PM
So excited to get this up somewhere
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My understanding is that Zurich has many road segments where traffic is metered to limit / eliminate congestion at all times (displacing the congestion to where there are transit lanes, and reducing congestion overall). Makes things better for everyone, including people driving cars.
January 4, 2026 at 1:19 AM
My understanding is that Zurich has many road segments where traffic is metered to limit / eliminate congestion at all times (displacing the congestion to where there are transit lanes, and reducing congestion overall). Makes things better for everyone, including people driving cars.
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If Cars Were Invented Today ft. Arturo Castro
YouTube video by Más Mejor
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Great session of outreach today ahead of the charge game at Lansdowne for bus lanes on Bank!
Lots of people taking the 6 and the 7 to come support this fantastic team! Imagine if they had a reliable and efficient way to get here without having to sit in traffic or try to find parking!
Lots of people taking the 6 and the 7 to come support this fantastic team! Imagine if they had a reliable and efficient way to get here without having to sit in traffic or try to find parking!
January 3, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Great session of outreach today ahead of the charge game at Lansdowne for bus lanes on Bank!
Lots of people taking the 6 and the 7 to come support this fantastic team! Imagine if they had a reliable and efficient way to get here without having to sit in traffic or try to find parking!
Lots of people taking the 6 and the 7 to come support this fantastic team! Imagine if they had a reliable and efficient way to get here without having to sit in traffic or try to find parking!
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Winter is coming and our most crowded routes are getting targeted relief!
Metro Vancouver bus service is expanding on Monday. It’s just a sample of what we could get with more funding. | Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 2nd, 2025 Movement will be riding the first ever mid-day trip of route 80 in the River District.● Available for interviews before, during, and after the ride VANCOUVER – On Monday, TransLink is rolling out increased service on dozens of routes across Metro Vancouver. This is thanks to new funding that […]
movementyvr.ca
January 3, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Winter is coming and our most crowded routes are getting targeted relief!
I love videos like these. I've also been dreaming up a metering system that would also clear up the delays that buses faces after that merge at the end of the video
The Lions Gate Bridge bus queue jump is beautiful and anxiety-inducing at the same time
January 3, 2026 at 2:10 AM
I love videos like these. I've also been dreaming up a metering system that would also clear up the delays that buses faces after that merge at the end of the video
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Don't be fooled by this op-ed in @theglobeandmail.com. Choice isn't between a "$75-billion funding injection...for Canada’s urban transit systems" (not on the table) + high-speed rail.
It's between clean, fast, frequent trains serving half Canada's population and even more pipelines, LNG + mining.
It's between clean, fast, frequent trains serving half Canada's population and even more pipelines, LNG + mining.
Opinion: High-speed rail is hardly the highest priority for Canada
Given its massive price tag and the natural limits on nation-building energy, there are more urgent issues to which Canada should devote its resources
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Don't be fooled by this op-ed in @theglobeandmail.com. Choice isn't between a "$75-billion funding injection...for Canada’s urban transit systems" (not on the table) + high-speed rail.
It's between clean, fast, frequent trains serving half Canada's population and even more pipelines, LNG + mining.
It's between clean, fast, frequent trains serving half Canada's population and even more pipelines, LNG + mining.
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Earlier this year, I descended into the bowels of the Barbican to take a look at the bespoke plumbing system for kitchen sink drainage, known as the Garchey.
January 2, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Earlier this year, I descended into the bowels of the Barbican to take a look at the bespoke plumbing system for kitchen sink drainage, known as the Garchey.
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Congratulations on the second most expensive transit system in Canada after York Region Transit.
January 2, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Congratulations on the second most expensive transit system in Canada after York Region Transit.
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(2) is the biggest reason that monthly passes should be retired in favour of fare capping
passes offer a discount at a steep upfront cost. the people who are least likely to afford that upfront cost are those who need the transit discount the most
passes inherently disfavour low-income riders
1/
passes offer a discount at a steep upfront cost. the people who are least likely to afford that upfront cost are those who need the transit discount the most
passes inherently disfavour low-income riders
1/
1) With fare capping there's the same incentive against evading a portion of your fares as there is with a monthly pass - you'd have to get away with evasion a lot of times for it to be worth it.
2) Fare capping makes the monthly discount accessible for people who can't drop $100 at once.
2) Fare capping makes the monthly discount accessible for people who can't drop $100 at once.
January 1, 2026 at 11:04 PM
(2) is the biggest reason that monthly passes should be retired in favour of fare capping
passes offer a discount at a steep upfront cost. the people who are least likely to afford that upfront cost are those who need the transit discount the most
passes inherently disfavour low-income riders
1/
passes offer a discount at a steep upfront cost. the people who are least likely to afford that upfront cost are those who need the transit discount the most
passes inherently disfavour low-income riders
1/
I am once again asking you to ban through traffic on Denman
January 1, 2026 at 11:17 PM
I am once again asking you to ban through traffic on Denman
I dare you to justify to me why this is the correct road space allocation
January 1, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I dare you to justify to me why this is the correct road space allocation
I am once again asking you to ban through traffic on Denman
January 1, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I am once again asking you to ban through traffic on Denman
Happy new year. My collection of mismatched gloves for cycling is now at four.
January 1, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Happy new year. My collection of mismatched gloves for cycling is now at four.
My daughter just said: "maybe they'll beat Vecna with the power of friendship".
January 1, 2026 at 4:55 AM
My daughter just said: "maybe they'll beat Vecna with the power of friendship".
This is incorrect in like 12 different ways
December 31, 2025 at 11:19 PM
This is incorrect in like 12 different ways
You're in the hall of fame for getting the Times to print this sentence:
"Train fanatics are sometimes known as 'foamers,' as if they actually foamed at the mouth from enthusiasm."
"Train fanatics are sometimes known as 'foamers,' as if they actually foamed at the mouth from enthusiasm."
December 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
You're in the hall of fame for getting the Times to print this sentence:
"Train fanatics are sometimes known as 'foamers,' as if they actually foamed at the mouth from enthusiasm."
"Train fanatics are sometimes known as 'foamers,' as if they actually foamed at the mouth from enthusiasm."
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The thing is that the train station doesn’t need to be in the middle of nowhere. It could be, should be, a hub with plentiful, housing, business, etc., around it. But decades of inept planning, and road building has orphaned it. 1/
December 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The thing is that the train station doesn’t need to be in the middle of nowhere. It could be, should be, a hub with plentiful, housing, business, etc., around it. But decades of inept planning, and road building has orphaned it. 1/
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Was out by trim, rose the other day; haven’t been in a while. Look at this monstrosity. Absolutely insane. All of that surface parking and tens of millions of dollars spent to realign roads to make a park-and-ride. Zero housing, zero development, complete and utter farce of sustainability. 1/
December 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Was out by trim, rose the other day; haven’t been in a while. Look at this monstrosity. Absolutely insane. All of that surface parking and tens of millions of dollars spent to realign roads to make a park-and-ride. Zero housing, zero development, complete and utter farce of sustainability. 1/
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Something in the works with @denisagar.bsky.social & @cariad.bsky.social
🤭🤭
Dropping sometime in the new year
🤭🤭
Dropping sometime in the new year
December 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Something in the works with @denisagar.bsky.social & @cariad.bsky.social
🤭🤭
Dropping sometime in the new year
🤭🤭
Dropping sometime in the new year
You know that runner in Toronto that races streetcars? The City put in dedicated lanes on Bathurst, and he re-raced it
“This used to be the slowest route. Now it’s the closest race I’ve done. I never thought I’d say this. But I’m really surprised. There’s hope: for the streetcars and for the city.”
“This used to be the slowest route. Now it’s the closest race I’ve done. I never thought I’d say this. But I’m really surprised. There’s hope: for the streetcars and for the city.”
‘I don’t like winning’: Toronto man outruns streetcars to show up sluggish transit network
Mac Bauer’s racing activism has made ‘signal priority’ and traffic congestion a big talking point for the Canadian city
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
You know that runner in Toronto that races streetcars? The City put in dedicated lanes on Bathurst, and he re-raced it
“This used to be the slowest route. Now it’s the closest race I’ve done. I never thought I’d say this. But I’m really surprised. There’s hope: for the streetcars and for the city.”
“This used to be the slowest route. Now it’s the closest race I’ve done. I never thought I’d say this. But I’m really surprised. There’s hope: for the streetcars and for the city.”
Things that seem impossible become possible before you realize it.
This is my takeaway from @volts.wtf podcast with Saul Griffiths about solar in Australia.
Power is free for 3h/day because they're generating so much solar. You can get panels installed and permitted in a week.
This is my takeaway from @volts.wtf podcast with Saul Griffiths about solar in Australia.
Power is free for 3h/day because they're generating so much solar. You can get panels installed and permitted in a week.
What's the real story with Australian rooftop solar?
Saul Griffith joins me to debunk the myths surrounding Australia's massive influx of solar energy.
www.volts.wtf
December 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Things that seem impossible become possible before you realize it.
This is my takeaway from @volts.wtf podcast with Saul Griffiths about solar in Australia.
Power is free for 3h/day because they're generating so much solar. You can get panels installed and permitted in a week.
This is my takeaway from @volts.wtf podcast with Saul Griffiths about solar in Australia.
Power is free for 3h/day because they're generating so much solar. You can get panels installed and permitted in a week.
This video is a really, really good summary of how to make transit better in your city. Youtube can auto-translate subtitles into english for you.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=quvQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=quvQ...
Tu Ciudad NO Necesita Metro, Necesita… ¡¿Autobuses?! || Urbanópolis
YouTube video by Urbanópolis
www.youtube.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:53 AM
This video is a really, really good summary of how to make transit better in your city. Youtube can auto-translate subtitles into english for you.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=quvQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=quvQ...
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TIL Japan built the bullet train before California built the 5 freeway.
The best time to build a high speed rail line was 20 years ago, the second best time to build one is today.
The best time to build a high speed rail line was 20 years ago, the second best time to build one is today.
December 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
TIL Japan built the bullet train before California built the 5 freeway.
The best time to build a high speed rail line was 20 years ago, the second best time to build one is today.
The best time to build a high speed rail line was 20 years ago, the second best time to build one is today.
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public transit in metro vancouver needing more funding to improve transit service to improve reliability to improve ridership to justify funding to improve service to…
December 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
public transit in metro vancouver needing more funding to improve transit service to improve reliability to improve ridership to justify funding to improve service to…