Nathan
@kalinsky.bsky.social
he/him | Urban Studies student in Baltimore | Mostly transit, urbanism, and Baltimore stuff | Opinions mine, likes/reposts/follows ≠ endorsement.
Notably the plan envisions a 47 minute trip between Baltimore Penn and Washington Union vs the current 58 minute schedule, 11 minutes or nearly 20% faster than current schedules.
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Notably the plan envisions a 47 minute trip between Baltimore Penn and Washington Union vs the current 58 minute schedule, 11 minutes or nearly 20% faster than current schedules.
Baltimore being #3 and BWI being #6 really speaks volumes for the necessity of the MARC Growth and Transformation Plan, faster and more frequent electrified service will be a game changer.
Top destinations for Amtrak riders @ DC Union Station in 2024:
1 NY
2 Phila
3 Balto
4 Newark Penn
5 Wilmngtn
6 BWI
7 RVA Stples Ml
8 Metroprk
9 Trentn
10 Norflk
11 New Havn
12 Stamfrd
13 Charlottsvlle
14 Boston South
15 RVA Main St
16 Chicago
www.bizjournals.com/washington/n...
1 NY
2 Phila
3 Balto
4 Newark Penn
5 Wilmngtn
6 BWI
7 RVA Stples Ml
8 Metroprk
9 Trentn
10 Norflk
11 New Havn
12 Stamfrd
13 Charlottsvlle
14 Boston South
15 RVA Main St
16 Chicago
www.bizjournals.com/washington/n...
Here are the most popular Amtrak destinations from D.C.'s Union Station - Washington Business Journal
It's no secret that Penn Station is the most popular rail destination from D.C. But Union Station's other top destinations offer at least a few surprises.
www.bizjournals.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Baltimore being #3 and BWI being #6 really speaks volumes for the necessity of the MARC Growth and Transformation Plan, faster and more frequent electrified service will be a game changer.
A decade ago Cadiz, Spain built a cable-stayed bridge with nearly identical vertical and horizontal clearances to the new Key Bridge for 500mn euros.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cons...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cons...
La Constitución de 1812 Bridge - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:55 AM
A decade ago Cadiz, Spain built a cable-stayed bridge with nearly identical vertical and horizontal clearances to the new Key Bridge for 500mn euros.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cons...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cons...
Five billion dollars for a fairly unremarkable 4 lane cable-stayed highway bridge. It's not just transit projects, this country is incapable of building any modern infrastructure.
Key Bridge rebuild expected to cost billions more than preliminary estimate
Key Bridge rebuild expected to cost billions more than preliminary estimate
The new bridge is now expected to open by the end of 2030 and cost between $4.3 billion and $5.2 billion — more than twice initial estimates — Bruce Gartner, executive director of the Maryland Transportation...
buff.ly
November 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Five billion dollars for a fairly unremarkable 4 lane cable-stayed highway bridge. It's not just transit projects, this country is incapable of building any modern infrastructure.
Ridiculous and cowardly move. The risks of *not* aggressively pursuing redistricting are so much higher than the "risk" of legal challenges against it, as more and more republican states redraw their maps.
What a buffoon. Entirely specious arguments. Bill Ferguson is begging for a primary. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Top Maryland Democrat torpedoes state’s redistricting push
“The Senate is choosing not to move forward with mid-cycle redistricting,” he writes.
www.politico.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Ridiculous and cowardly move. The risks of *not* aggressively pursuing redistricting are so much higher than the "risk" of legal challenges against it, as more and more republican states redraw their maps.
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Attention: for all you housing lovers along the Northeast Corridor - Baltimore’s City Council just passed single-stair reform AND repealed residential parking minimums AND reduced setback requirements one-after-another this evening
October 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Attention: for all you housing lovers along the Northeast Corridor - Baltimore’s City Council just passed single-stair reform AND repealed residential parking minimums AND reduced setback requirements one-after-another this evening
The 31 Av bike boulevard in Astoria, this city is genuinely incredible
October 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The 31 Av bike boulevard in Astoria, this city is genuinely incredible
The 14th Street busway at Union Square in New York, this could be Baltimore Street if we were brave enough.
October 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The 14th Street busway at Union Square in New York, this could be Baltimore Street if we were brave enough.
Still just through the website, the steam version is apparently going to cost $40 instead of $30 as well
October 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Still just through the website, the steam version is apparently going to cost $40 instead of $30 as well
The northeast is the single greatest region in the world, I left home at 6:45 AM and 5 hours later I am in Flushing Queens after taking a high speed train and an express subway line
October 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The northeast is the single greatest region in the world, I left home at 6:45 AM and 5 hours later I am in Flushing Queens after taking a high speed train and an express subway line
Good morning from the Amtrak NextGen Acela, my first ride on the new trainsets.
October 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Good morning from the Amtrak NextGen Acela, my first ride on the new trainsets.
The southern branch to Dundalk gets slightly higher ridership at its unique stations, but carries significantly more riders overall for some reason, I just run both lines at 10 minute headways for a 5 minute combined trunk.
October 13, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The southern branch to Dundalk gets slightly higher ridership at its unique stations, but carries significantly more riders overall for some reason, I just run both lines at 10 minute headways for a 5 minute combined trunk.
Some of the more bizarre alignment choices of the 1960s transit planners become very apparent on a geographically accurate map, such as the western line on Edmondson Avenue in Catonsville, and the northeastern line via Sinclair Ln and Cedonia Ave, largely avoiding the Belair Rd corridor.
October 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Some of the more bizarre alignment choices of the 1960s transit planners become very apparent on a geographically accurate map, such as the western line on Edmondson Avenue in Catonsville, and the northeastern line via Sinclair Ln and Cedonia Ave, largely avoiding the Belair Rd corridor.
Sketched out the 1968 Baltimore Region Rapid Transit System plan in Subway Builder. The game simulates about 122,000 daily riders on the system's five lines and 62 stations.
October 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Sketched out the 1968 Baltimore Region Rapid Transit System plan in Subway Builder. The game simulates about 122,000 daily riders on the system's five lines and 62 stations.
It took two buses and 45 minutes to get from the light rail at Pratt and Howard to Eastern and Patterson Park Avenue. This sucks.
October 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
It took two buses and 45 minutes to get from the light rail at Pratt and Howard to Eastern and Patterson Park Avenue. This sucks.
Trying to take transit in Baltimore City on a Saturday evening is so painful, Navy and 65 don't show, nothing is tracking.
October 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Trying to take transit in Baltimore City on a Saturday evening is so painful, Navy and 65 don't show, nothing is tracking.
Sorry, didn't see this until now, but why not just use the BWI rail station? The airport runs shuttle buses every 10 mins or so to the rail station and all regionals stop there.
September 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Sorry, didn't see this until now, but why not just use the BWI rail station? The airport runs shuttle buses every 10 mins or so to the rail station and all regionals stop there.
The specifications outlined in the RFP seem to closely match the dimensions of the Siemens S700, which is in-use on about a dozen streetcar and light rail systems across the United States.
September 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The specifications outlined in the RFP seem to closely match the dimensions of the Siemens S700, which is in-use on about a dozen streetcar and light rail systems across the United States.
MDOT MTA's request for proposals for new 70% low floor LRVs for the Central Light Rail line is out. The base order includes 52 LRVs, with options for up to 50 additional LRVs for the Baltimore Red Line project.
September 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
MDOT MTA's request for proposals for new 70% low floor LRVs for the Central Light Rail line is out. The base order includes 52 LRVs, with options for up to 50 additional LRVs for the Baltimore Red Line project.
The Metro Transit Green Line through the University of Minnesota campus comes to mind
August 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The Metro Transit Green Line through the University of Minnesota campus comes to mind
In spite of a tough state budget year, today's MTA Maryland service changes modestly expand transit service in the Baltimore region. This is in stark constrast to the 20% SEPTA service cuts which went into effect in Philadelphia today. The public transit death spiral is an avoidable policy choice.
August 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
In spite of a tough state budget year, today's MTA Maryland service changes modestly expand transit service in the Baltimore region. This is in stark constrast to the 20% SEPTA service cuts which went into effect in Philadelphia today. The public transit death spiral is an avoidable policy choice.
This route averages like 1200 daily riders, on a weekday this would be weird, it's unheard of on a Saturday.
August 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This route averages like 1200 daily riders, on a weekday this would be weird, it's unheard of on a Saturday.
Nova LFS articulated on the 70?
August 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Nova LFS articulated on the 70?
Really am not liking the proliferation of privately operated automated license plate readers. It'd be one thing if they were county operated and integrated into automated traffic enforcement, but they're owned and maintained by an AI surveillance firm, seems rife for abuse.
August 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Really am not liking the proliferation of privately operated automated license plate readers. It'd be one thing if they were county operated and integrated into automated traffic enforcement, but they're owned and maintained by an AI surveillance firm, seems rife for abuse.