The Transit Guy
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Public transportation advocate spreading information about its numerous benefits.
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New Zealand has just become the first country in the world to weaken the climate action targets that it had set in law. They’ve done this to allow the intensive livestock industry to pollute the climate even more without having to pay for the damage they’re doing to the planet.
#Dairy #NewZealand
#Dairy #NewZealand
October 14, 2025 at 3:37 AM
New Zealand has just become the first country in the world to weaken the climate action targets that it had set in law. They’ve done this to allow the intensive livestock industry to pollute the climate even more without having to pay for the damage they’re doing to the planet.
#Dairy #NewZealand
#Dairy #NewZealand
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Vraiment formidable! Paris offers more than just a success story—it’s a blueprint. The lesson is clear: change is possible when policy, infrastructure, AND public space all point in the same direction. Cities [can] design environments where cycling's the fastest, safest, most enjoyable travel mode.
October 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Vraiment formidable! Paris offers more than just a success story—it’s a blueprint. The lesson is clear: change is possible when policy, infrastructure, AND public space all point in the same direction. Cities [can] design environments where cycling's the fastest, safest, most enjoyable travel mode.
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“The transformation is astonishing. [Paris] has quietly—& quickly—become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. What started as a series of emergency “coronapistes” or pop-up bike lanes, built during the pandemic has evolved into a permanent bike network spanning hundreds of kilometres.”
New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution
Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.
momentummag.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
“The transformation is astonishing. [Paris] has quietly—& quickly—become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. What started as a series of emergency “coronapistes” or pop-up bike lanes, built during the pandemic has evolved into a permanent bike network spanning hundreds of kilometres.”
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The head of transport at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit: “Not only will this result in more CO2 being emitted in the midst of a climate crisis, it will hit the UK’s drivers in their wallets.”
"A number of studies have found that PHEV drivers do not reliably charge their vehicles."
"A number of studies have found that PHEV drivers do not reliably charge their vehicles."
NEW: The Government’s recently announced changes to the ZEV Mandate could result in up to 500,000 additional plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) on UK roads by 2030.
That’s bad for the climate and consumers. Here’s why 🧵
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
That’s bad for the climate and consumers. Here’s why 🧵
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Weakening of UK EV sales rules ‘likely to result in significantly more carbon emissions’
Analysis suggests there could be 500,000 additional plug-in hybrid electric cars on Britain’s roads by 2030
www.theguardian.com
May 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The head of transport at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit: “Not only will this result in more CO2 being emitted in the midst of a climate crisis, it will hit the UK’s drivers in their wallets.”
"A number of studies have found that PHEV drivers do not reliably charge their vehicles."
"A number of studies have found that PHEV drivers do not reliably charge their vehicles."
Why have green spaces and room for pedestrians when you can have asphalt and deadly weapons moving at 80 MPH?
May 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Why have green spaces and room for pedestrians when you can have asphalt and deadly weapons moving at 80 MPH?
We're now deporting babies, U.S. citizens, and disappearing people into foreign torture centers without due process. Oh, and I just heard on The Daily that deportations are DOWN under Trump compared to Biden.
This is what you get when you vote for today's Republican party.
This is what you get when you vote for today's Republican party.
April 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
We're now deporting babies, U.S. citizens, and disappearing people into foreign torture centers without due process. Oh, and I just heard on The Daily that deportations are DOWN under Trump compared to Biden.
This is what you get when you vote for today's Republican party.
This is what you get when you vote for today's Republican party.
“If we lose the federal funding to build it, it will never be built and everyone will be stuck in traffic or walking. And Charleston, the area has 100,000 homes approved and a quarter million people are expected to move here."
I hope Charleston does the right thing. www.msn.com/en-us/urban-...
I hope Charleston does the right thing. www.msn.com/en-us/urban-...
MSN
www.msn.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:23 AM
“If we lose the federal funding to build it, it will never be built and everyone will be stuck in traffic or walking. And Charleston, the area has 100,000 homes approved and a quarter million people are expected to move here."
I hope Charleston does the right thing. www.msn.com/en-us/urban-...
I hope Charleston does the right thing. www.msn.com/en-us/urban-...
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Solar generated 11% of EU electricity in 2024, overtaking coal which fell below 10% for the first time, according to @ember-energy.org EU gas generation declined for the fifth year in a row, and total fossil generation fell to a historic low.
#Upshift!
electrek.co/2025/01/22/s... 🔌💡
#Upshift!
electrek.co/2025/01/22/s... 🔌💡
Solar overtakes coal in the EU, and gas declines for 5th year running
Solar generated 11% of EU electricity in 2024, overtaking coal which fell below 10% for the first time, according to the European Electricity Review published today by think tank Ember.
electrek.co
January 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Solar generated 11% of EU electricity in 2024, overtaking coal which fell below 10% for the first time, according to @ember-energy.org EU gas generation declined for the fifth year in a row, and total fossil generation fell to a historic low.
#Upshift!
electrek.co/2025/01/22/s... 🔌💡
#Upshift!
electrek.co/2025/01/22/s... 🔌💡
He wants to "drill baby drill" when we need to be doing precisely the opposite.
Some helpful reporting here: www.npr.org/2025/01/20/n...
Trump plans to declare a 'national energy emergency.' What does that mean?
President Trump is making energy a top priority on his first day in office, pledging to declare a national emergency – which no president has ever done before. The implications aren't clear.
www.npr.org
January 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
He wants to "drill baby drill" when we need to be doing precisely the opposite.
Trying to eliminate EVs is a rather strange move from a president who supposedly wants to bring back manufacturing jobs.
EVs are the future and other countries know that, so that's what they'll demand. Without EVs, the U.S. auto industry will have very few exports in the near future.
EVs are the future and other countries know that, so that's what they'll demand. Without EVs, the U.S. auto industry will have very few exports in the near future.
January 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Trying to eliminate EVs is a rather strange move from a president who supposedly wants to bring back manufacturing jobs.
EVs are the future and other countries know that, so that's what they'll demand. Without EVs, the U.S. auto industry will have very few exports in the near future.
EVs are the future and other countries know that, so that's what they'll demand. Without EVs, the U.S. auto industry will have very few exports in the near future.
Donald Trump has pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement (again). A shameful day for transit advocates and the world more broadly.
January 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Donald Trump has pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement (again). A shameful day for transit advocates and the world more broadly.
A real gut punch.
Jimmy Carter, a visionary on ending fossil fuels, put solar panels on the White House. Big Oil-backed Ronald Reagan ousted Carter in 1980 and ripped them out
Tonight, as Carter lies in in state in the Capitol, a climate-fueled wildfire is destroying Reagan's former hometown of Pacific Palisades
Tonight, as Carter lies in in state in the Capitol, a climate-fueled wildfire is destroying Reagan's former hometown of Pacific Palisades
January 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
A real gut punch.
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As the climate crisis escalates, the interdependent atmospheric, oceanic & ecological systems that constrain human civilization will lead to compounding & regime-shifting changes that are difficult to predict in advance.
The LA fires are a heartbreaking example.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
The LA fires are a heartbreaking example.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
The Los Angeles wildfires are climate disasters compounded
Conditions for a January firestorm in Los Angeles like this have not existed before now, writes a meteorologist and climate journalist
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
As the climate crisis escalates, the interdependent atmospheric, oceanic & ecological systems that constrain human civilization will lead to compounding & regime-shifting changes that are difficult to predict in advance.
The LA fires are a heartbreaking example.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
The LA fires are a heartbreaking example.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
My deepest sympathies to those affected by the wildfires.
I'm hoping *this* the time for a climate reckoning. Pretty, pretty please?
I'm hoping *this* the time for a climate reckoning. Pretty, pretty please?
California’s fire season has lengthened considerably in a warming climate, which has increased the overlap between “critically dry vegetation season” and the Santa Ana “offshore wind season” (Oct-Jan). A hotter climate also dries out vegetation.
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/01/the-...
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/01/the-...
The role of climate change in the catastrophic 2025 Los Angeles fires » Yale Climate Connections
Summer dry seasons are extending into winter, intensifying the impacts of Santa Ana winds.
yaleclimateconnections.org
January 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
My deepest sympathies to those affected by the wildfires.
I'm hoping *this* the time for a climate reckoning. Pretty, pretty please?
I'm hoping *this* the time for a climate reckoning. Pretty, pretty please?
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“It’s not just the loss of life or property that people mourn. Survivors of wildfires can suffer a collective sense of loss from damage to the natural environment […].”
The Lasting Mental Health Toll of the California Wildfires
Survivors of wildfires like those burning across Los Angeles can experience mental health issues long after a blaze is out.
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“It’s not just the loss of life or property that people mourn. Survivors of wildfires can suffer a collective sense of loss from damage to the natural environment […].”
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The railways really does take cars off the roads.
January 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The railways really does take cars off the roads.
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January 8, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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This is so cool! How far can you go in 1-8 hours by train from anywhere in Europe! (Powered by #OSM)
www.chronotrains.com/en/station/5...
#train #travel #rail #transit
www.chronotrains.com/en/station/5...
#train #travel #rail #transit
Train destinations from Budapest-Nyugati | Chronotrains
See how far you can travel by train from Budapest-Nyugati in 8h on this Europe map.
www.chronotrains.com
January 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
My previous apartment had a metro stop about a five minute walk away.
The problem? I only lived there for about a year, and it was being rebuilt the whole time. I really wish I had been there for the reopening. 😕
The problem? I only lived there for about a year, and it was being rebuilt the whole time. I really wish I had been there for the reopening. 😕
January 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My previous apartment had a metro stop about a five minute walk away.
The problem? I only lived there for about a year, and it was being rebuilt the whole time. I really wish I had been there for the reopening. 😕
The problem? I only lived there for about a year, and it was being rebuilt the whole time. I really wish I had been there for the reopening. 😕
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January 7, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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I love public transit.
December 19, 2024 at 7:39 PM
I love public transit.
Saw this on Threads, but I couldn't agree more.
December 19, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Saw this on Threads, but I couldn't agree more.
Hanging out downtown today. While I don't have a metro stop very close to me, I greatly appreciate having it as an option to get around. Makes life so much easier.
December 7, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Hanging out downtown today. While I don't have a metro stop very close to me, I greatly appreciate having it as an option to get around. Makes life so much easier.
