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transit rider with wayfinding opinions.
graphic communicator in training.
para español, oprima dos.
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new blog: fernkhahn.medium.com
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graphic communicator in training.
para español, oprima dos.
she/they
new blog: fernkhahn.medium.com
portfolio: fernkhahn.com
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Line 1 is not one line
In the long term, treating Toronto’s Line 1 as two different lines would eliminate more confusion than it would create.
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to inaugurate the new blog, i've written about a local and contentious topic that's been on my mind for years. at its heart, it's about understanding the information that transit riders need.
the case for splitting TTC Line 1:
the case for splitting TTC Line 1:
even with global warming?
February 12, 2026 at 4:02 AM
even with global warming?
hm, i went in late june. does the weather change much over the year?
February 12, 2026 at 4:00 AM
hm, i went in late june. does the weather change much over the year?
nice, i was fishing for this answer. it's not contiguous US but it's on the mainland!
February 12, 2026 at 3:57 AM
nice, i was fishing for this answer. it's not contiguous US but it's on the mainland!
i got tired of criticizing it years before it opened, but my feeling has not changed: this line is too good to be so flawed and too flawed to be so good. a network-warping service with in-built unreliability, underbuilt where it counts and overbuilt where it doesn't. at least it's finally here.
anyways, it's always nice to take a brand new train line on a normal day for a few stops and see people get accustomed to using it as part of their day-to-day lives.
February 11, 2026 at 2:26 AM
i got tired of criticizing it years before it opened, but my feeling has not changed: this line is too good to be so flawed and too flawed to be so good. a network-warping service with in-built unreliability, underbuilt where it counts and overbuilt where it doesn't. at least it's finally here.
Reposted by fern k rectangular february
How many people who "hate winter" actually just hate how snow retains and reveals the unbelievable filth smeared all over by cars
The left side of this snow bank (beside car traffic) is so much dirtier than the right side (on the bike lane).
February 11, 2026 at 1:28 AM
How many people who "hate winter" actually just hate how snow retains and reveals the unbelievable filth smeared all over by cars
i don't like that app updates now put liquid glass-style icons on my iOS 18 device.
i don't claim to understand how this would work, but i wish app icons were some sort of smart vector file styled consistently according to a set of appearance rules set by the system or the user.
i don't claim to understand how this would work, but i wish app icons were some sort of smart vector file styled consistently according to a set of appearance rules set by the system or the user.
February 9, 2026 at 10:21 PM
i don't like that app updates now put liquid glass-style icons on my iOS 18 device.
i don't claim to understand how this would work, but i wish app icons were some sort of smart vector file styled consistently according to a set of appearance rules set by the system or the user.
i don't claim to understand how this would work, but i wish app icons were some sort of smart vector file styled consistently according to a set of appearance rules set by the system or the user.
happy midtown summer-hater checking in
February 9, 2026 at 5:58 PM
happy midtown summer-hater checking in
Reposted by fern k rectangular february
after 15 years (most of our conscious lives) we have survived to see the opening of canada's biggest tram in a hole
February 9, 2026 at 5:42 AM
after 15 years (most of our conscious lives) we have survived to see the opening of canada's biggest tram in a hole
stay tuned for a little something about this
February 8, 2026 at 8:19 PM
stay tuned for a little something about this
i could take or leave the tram-in-a-hole. for me, today's main event is the new bus network :)
February 8, 2026 at 8:04 PM
i could take or leave the tram-in-a-hole. for me, today's main event is the new bus network :)
and i never got caught, neither! or the teacher was baffled/felt bad and let it slide. thank god i got through high school before generative AI took off.
by the way, i titled the book "it's rainier up here", which i still think is pretty clever 🏔️🌧️
by the way, i titled the book "it's rainier up here", which i still think is pretty clever 🏔️🌧️
February 8, 2026 at 3:58 PM
and i never got caught, neither! or the teacher was baffled/felt bad and let it slide. thank god i got through high school before generative AI took off.
by the way, i titled the book "it's rainier up here", which i still think is pretty clever 🏔️🌧️
by the way, i titled the book "it's rainier up here", which i still think is pretty clever 🏔️🌧️
as a high school student smitten by the puget sound region — who, absent better ideas or the will to read real literature, wrote a report on an invented book by an invented author about a kid who moves to tacoma — i'm not sure i'd have survived knowing that this school looks like this
February 8, 2026 at 3:49 PM
as a high school student smitten by the puget sound region — who, absent better ideas or the will to read real literature, wrote a report on an invented book by an invented author about a kid who moves to tacoma — i'm not sure i'd have survived knowing that this school looks like this
stadium high school, tacoma. how do students focus here?
February 8, 2026 at 3:41 PM
stadium high school, tacoma. how do students focus here?
yes, super valuable corridor — i just wish UP were fare integrated! it becomes very appealing to string GO into an urban trip when it gives you free TTC. i imagine i'd constantly be weighing that against the relatively poor kitchener line headways if i lived in e.g. weston.
February 8, 2026 at 3:27 PM
yes, super valuable corridor — i just wish UP were fare integrated! it becomes very appealing to string GO into an urban trip when it gives you free TTC. i imagine i'd constantly be weighing that against the relatively poor kitchener line headways if i lived in e.g. weston.
the station boxes for lines 5 and 6 have been showing up for many months by now!
February 8, 2026 at 2:52 PM
the station boxes for lines 5 and 6 have been showing up for many months by now!
days (and maybe weeks) sounds like a longer time scale than this, but transit app will even use tracking vehicle locations to infer active detours on the network in live time
February 8, 2026 at 2:50 PM
days (and maybe weeks) sounds like a longer time scale than this, but transit app will even use tracking vehicle locations to infer active detours on the network in live time
remarkably, apple maps hasn't got the memo on line 5 opening or the accompanying bus network changes. usually they're pretty good about this.
thank god for transit app!
thank god for transit app!
February 8, 2026 at 2:07 PM
remarkably, apple maps hasn't got the memo on line 5 opening or the accompanying bus network changes. usually they're pretty good about this.
thank god for transit app!
thank god for transit app!
what's the typical anglo-north american perspective? i grew up understanding it as a place for ill-behaved kids
February 7, 2026 at 3:31 AM
what's the typical anglo-north american perspective? i grew up understanding it as a place for ill-behaved kids
and don't get me started on the projected shopping cart icon
February 7, 2026 at 1:38 AM
and don't get me started on the projected shopping cart icon
i walk through the projected arrows in the IKEA showroom because it makes me feel like i'm a part of something
February 7, 2026 at 1:38 AM
i walk through the projected arrows in the IKEA showroom because it makes me feel like i'm a part of something
better business bureau
February 6, 2026 at 5:50 AM
better business bureau