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Thread of all the public transit I’ve ridden in the world
If I was Elon musk I would be playing subway builder in real life. There’s gotta be a way to make a profitable subway line somewhere
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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I genuinely through that when East Side Access opened, NYC Transit would take over Atlantic to Jamaica as a subway line or something, or at least the LIRR would do their best impression, with frequent shuttle service and leaner staffing. Am I hallucinating or did they hint that that was the plan?
A 100 minute LIRR trip from Brooklyn to just over the Nassau border? On a weekday morning? How?!

There’s a 57 minute pause in Brooklyn service weekday mornings. Naturally, the first train after the pause is scheduled to misconnect to a Far Rockaway train, so it gives a 58 minute wait at Jamaica…
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I love raising income taxes 1.2% to pay for pensions :)
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I read the Noah smith Heathrow post and wow, he’s really stupid
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The greens in Kiel broke the fire wall to work with the AfD to be nimbys. The housing theory of everything wins again
taz.de taz @taz.de · 8h
Im Bauausschuss haben die Grünen einen Antrag eingebracht, der nur mit AfD-Stimmen eine Mehrheit fand. CDU und SPD sind empört, den Grünen tut’s leid.
Grüne in Kiel wackeln an der Brandmauer herum
Im Bauausschuss haben die Grünen einen Antrag eingebracht, der nur mit AfD-Stimmen eine Mehrheit fand. CDU und SPD sind empört, den Grünen tut’s leid.
taz.de
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I wish there were more high speed regional services in BW. Stuttgart Mannheim should have a high speed RE, or allow local tickets on ICEs
November 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Wherein the Dutch phenomenon of NIMBYs lodging complaints against construction projecta in hopes of a settlement payout is described.

As construction financing does not really exist here, the prepaid unit owners have to pay.

youtu.be/FbWsdQa28TM?...
Hoe buren geld verdienen met bezwaren tegen bouw
YouTube video by EenVandaag
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Man it would be nice if world leaders were not all past retirement age
November 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I think syntax (linguistics) should be required for CS students. Coding is a human language and its useful to know how that is structured
November 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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And finally we have stockholm. With the worst website I have ever seen. they barely deign to translate anything and finding how much a fare is is an ordeal, and things like maps and journey planning are only possible in swedish. It recieved an overall, 0.83/5.
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Welcome to the Official Mac website ratings of the 10 busiest metros in europe.

Our criteria are:
Pdf maps
Route Planner
Non metro info (buses, regional trains, etc)
Ease of finding a single fare
English
Real time Info
November 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
huh I didnt realize a single ticket in munich is 4.10€ ($4.75) now
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Last place is TFL for having ads. fuck off having ads on the website it makes you look like fakes.
im gonna rank the websites of the ten busiest metros in europe
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
im gonna rank the websites of the ten busiest metros in europe
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I made some shrimp pasta earlier, that was delicous
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
more electrification in BW. the lake Constance ring line is getting double tracked and electrified sometime
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
man lucy didnt even put the ball down first this time
US HOUSE SPEAKER JOHNSON SAID HE WON'T COMMIT TO A VOTE ON ACA SUBSIDIES, I'M TOLD – SEMOFAR REPORTER ON X
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
you ever think about how 60% of german voters are over 50 and that the only thing that ever improves is pension benefits
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
this looks like such unbelievable ass
Today we're unveiling our eighth locomotive in Metro-North’s Heritage Series—a moving tribute to our nation’s veterans.

Created and designed by Metro-North veterans, this locomotive embodies gratitude to those who have worn the uniform, both within the Metro-North family and across the country.
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
So is the Americans gov open?
November 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The language center of the university of Stuttgart is formal, and maintains separate restrooms for lecturers and students, which I have never seen before
There are many reasons to have all-gender bathrooms, but the main ones are biological, and we never get the balance right. Also, as men age, they take longer, skewing the balance again. lloydalter.substack.com/p/should-all...
Should all public washrooms be all-gender?
This is a biological, not a political problem: women have different needs than men, and everyone's needs are changing as we age.
lloydalter.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Is HS2 a closed network? When it’s just Birmingham to London can trains from further north go onto the high speed line from normal lines ?
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
What happens to Ukraine when the war ends? The Europeans won’t continue spending 60+ billion euros a year on funding their budget and it seems doubtful the economy will ever recover to where it was before the war
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
They did some track work over the weekend and the ride on my train is noticeably smoother today. And I think they got rid of the slow zone! Good job DB
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 AM