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@ttcriders.bsky.social organizer/campaign manager. outcomes-driven transit policy builds better cities. posts are my own 😊
go jays, go raptors, leafs suck 💙❤️
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🏳️⚧️🌆🚇🚎🚲😷
@ttcriders.bsky.social organizer/campaign manager. outcomes-driven transit policy builds better cities. posts are my own 😊
go jays, go raptors, leafs suck 💙❤️
✍️ auguststreet.ca
recovering from baseball by returning to the original ball 🏀
ball is life. raps win 😤
ball is life. raps win 😤
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 AM
recovering from baseball by returning to the original ball 🏀
ball is life. raps win 😤
ball is life. raps win 😤
2019 service levels was recently restored on line 2, & I'm loving it.
as some who works wonky hours (late morning to evenings and nights), having 2-4 minute wait times all day for the subway has saved me a lot of time.
I haven't had to wait more than 5 min for a train on line 2 these past 2 weeks
as some who works wonky hours (late morning to evenings and nights), having 2-4 minute wait times all day for the subway has saved me a lot of time.
I haven't had to wait more than 5 min for a train on line 2 these past 2 weeks
November 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
2019 service levels was recently restored on line 2, & I'm loving it.
as some who works wonky hours (late morning to evenings and nights), having 2-4 minute wait times all day for the subway has saved me a lot of time.
I haven't had to wait more than 5 min for a train on line 2 these past 2 weeks
as some who works wonky hours (late morning to evenings and nights), having 2-4 minute wait times all day for the subway has saved me a lot of time.
I haven't had to wait more than 5 min for a train on line 2 these past 2 weeks
very funny that metrolinx leaked the December 7 opening date weeks ago, coincidentally around when they handed it over to the TTC. this opening date has truly been a hot potato between metrolinx and the TTC.
took until today for the TTC to confirm this opening date!
took until today for the TTC to confirm this opening date!
November 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
very funny that metrolinx leaked the December 7 opening date weeks ago, coincidentally around when they handed it over to the TTC. this opening date has truly been a hot potato between metrolinx and the TTC.
took until today for the TTC to confirm this opening date!
took until today for the TTC to confirm this opening date!
ttc looking a lot different this week
November 23, 2025 at 1:44 AM
ttc looking a lot different this week
toronto looking magical this afternoon
November 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
toronto looking magical this afternoon
tapping on this evergreen graphic.
if americans (and canadians, etc) paid fair taxes relative to the cost of service upkeep to their household, suddenly low-density car centric sprawl would be far less appealing.
it is artificially propped up to be attainable to people.
if americans (and canadians, etc) paid fair taxes relative to the cost of service upkeep to their household, suddenly low-density car centric sprawl would be far less appealing.
it is artificially propped up to be attainable to people.
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 AM
tapping on this evergreen graphic.
if americans (and canadians, etc) paid fair taxes relative to the cost of service upkeep to their household, suddenly low-density car centric sprawl would be far less appealing.
it is artificially propped up to be attainable to people.
if americans (and canadians, etc) paid fair taxes relative to the cost of service upkeep to their household, suddenly low-density car centric sprawl would be far less appealing.
it is artificially propped up to be attainable to people.
i miss the expo line and all of its riders
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i miss the expo line and all of its riders
since REM opened this weekend, this is all i can think about.
toronto has been building a smaller, 'lower-order' transit project that costs significantly more and is taking twice as long to complete 🫠
toronto has been building a smaller, 'lower-order' transit project that costs significantly more and is taking twice as long to complete 🫠
November 17, 2025 at 1:10 AM
since REM opened this weekend, this is all i can think about.
toronto has been building a smaller, 'lower-order' transit project that costs significantly more and is taking twice as long to complete 🫠
toronto has been building a smaller, 'lower-order' transit project that costs significantly more and is taking twice as long to complete 🫠
the biggest section of the REM (and imo the most important phase) opened today, basically extending a highway-median suburban branch into a full-fledged 50 km north-south metro across the montreal region
montreal now has a 119-kilometre metro system with 87 stations, by far the largest in canada!
montreal now has a 119-kilometre metro system with 87 stations, by far the largest in canada!
November 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
the biggest section of the REM (and imo the most important phase) opened today, basically extending a highway-median suburban branch into a full-fledged 50 km north-south metro across the montreal region
montreal now has a 119-kilometre metro system with 87 stations, by far the largest in canada!
montreal now has a 119-kilometre metro system with 87 stations, by far the largest in canada!
a certain selection of baseball fields in my cities skylines city tends to spawn a car at home plate
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 AM
a certain selection of baseball fields in my cities skylines city tends to spawn a car at home plate
frustrated at the city for not prioritizing the planned toronto infill stations built on the GO lines, and even more frustrated at the incompetent province+metrolinx for being wholly incapable at delivering GO expansion.
we should have 5 electrified lines w all day <15 min service by now!
we should have 5 electrified lines w all day <15 min service by now!
November 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
frustrated at the city for not prioritizing the planned toronto infill stations built on the GO lines, and even more frustrated at the incompetent province+metrolinx for being wholly incapable at delivering GO expansion.
we should have 5 electrified lines w all day <15 min service by now!
we should have 5 electrified lines w all day <15 min service by now!
a write-up of existing mass transit in guayaquil, why i chose the alignments i did (including how population+job density and different social classes are distributed), and other details about the system here:
www.auguststreet.ca/posts/guayaq...
www.auguststreet.ca/posts/guayaq...
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
a write-up of existing mass transit in guayaquil, why i chose the alignments i did (including how population+job density and different social classes are distributed), and other details about the system here:
www.auguststreet.ca/posts/guayaq...
www.auguststreet.ca/posts/guayaq...
my latest personal project has been drawing up a fictitious transit system for guayaquil, ecuador's most populous city
i was inspired to create tren guayas from the quito metro, which opened in 2023. time for ecuador's other big city to start thinking about mass transit beyond BRT!
i was inspired to create tren guayas from the quito metro, which opened in 2023. time for ecuador's other big city to start thinking about mass transit beyond BRT!
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
my latest personal project has been drawing up a fictitious transit system for guayaquil, ecuador's most populous city
i was inspired to create tren guayas from the quito metro, which opened in 2023. time for ecuador's other big city to start thinking about mass transit beyond BRT!
i was inspired to create tren guayas from the quito metro, which opened in 2023. time for ecuador's other big city to start thinking about mass transit beyond BRT!
I rarely have good news to report about this streetcar system, but this intersection is slated for transit lanes and a ban on left turns this year.
hopefully it serves as a model for the rest of our troubled streetcar system!
Things are slowly changing.
hopefully it serves as a model for the rest of our troubled streetcar system!
Things are slowly changing.
November 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I rarely have good news to report about this streetcar system, but this intersection is slated for transit lanes and a ban on left turns this year.
hopefully it serves as a model for the rest of our troubled streetcar system!
Things are slowly changing.
hopefully it serves as a model for the rest of our troubled streetcar system!
Things are slowly changing.
it's finally happening! after a long summer of advocacy by @ttcriders.bsky.social, red paint is hitting the ground on the south end of bathurst street. dufferin soon!
this is part of the most significant expansion of transit priority lanes in toronto since 2020.
this is part of the most significant expansion of transit priority lanes in toronto since 2020.
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
it's finally happening! after a long summer of advocacy by @ttcriders.bsky.social, red paint is hitting the ground on the south end of bathurst street. dufferin soon!
this is part of the most significant expansion of transit priority lanes in toronto since 2020.
this is part of the most significant expansion of transit priority lanes in toronto since 2020.
don't forget about this one here
November 2, 2025 at 4:04 AM
don't forget about this one here
i love our sunshine and rainbows baseball team sm. look at how happy this guy is
November 2, 2025 at 2:51 AM
i love our sunshine and rainbows baseball team sm. look at how happy this guy is
back on wednesday, i was presenting to the infrastructure+environment committee as they were considering moving the transit signal priority phase before the left-turn signal phase on spadina, to speed up streetcar service.
i couldn't resist starting off my presentation with this slide ⚾🤭
i couldn't resist starting off my presentation with this slide ⚾🤭
November 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
back on wednesday, i was presenting to the infrastructure+environment committee as they were considering moving the transit signal priority phase before the left-turn signal phase on spadina, to speed up streetcar service.
i couldn't resist starting off my presentation with this slide ⚾🤭
i couldn't resist starting off my presentation with this slide ⚾🤭
everything is happening
October 28, 2025 at 4:48 AM
everything is happening
day 5:
toronto city hall's public square becomes the birds nest - hosting a watch party for every game this world series, whether home or away - so anyone can watch, for free, in the heart of the city!
something tells me LA has no equivalent, though I'm open to hearing otherwise 😉
toronto city hall's public square becomes the birds nest - hosting a watch party for every game this world series, whether home or away - so anyone can watch, for free, in the heart of the city!
something tells me LA has no equivalent, though I'm open to hearing otherwise 😉
October 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM
day 5:
toronto city hall's public square becomes the birds nest - hosting a watch party for every game this world series, whether home or away - so anyone can watch, for free, in the heart of the city!
something tells me LA has no equivalent, though I'm open to hearing otherwise 😉
toronto city hall's public square becomes the birds nest - hosting a watch party for every game this world series, whether home or away - so anyone can watch, for free, in the heart of the city!
something tells me LA has no equivalent, though I'm open to hearing otherwise 😉
bogotá is building a metro line, part of it along an avenue that hosts the city's busiest BRT line.
instead of forcing the buses into mixed traffic or onto another route during construction, the city decided to ban cars from all remaining roadspace and keep the transmi buses running. transit first!
instead of forcing the buses into mixed traffic or onto another route during construction, the city decided to ban cars from all remaining roadspace and keep the transmi buses running. transit first!
October 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
bogotá is building a metro line, part of it along an avenue that hosts the city's busiest BRT line.
instead of forcing the buses into mixed traffic or onto another route during construction, the city decided to ban cars from all remaining roadspace and keep the transmi buses running. transit first!
instead of forcing the buses into mixed traffic or onto another route during construction, the city decided to ban cars from all remaining roadspace and keep the transmi buses running. transit first!
day 4:
the blue jays just crushed the LA dodgers 11-4.
you know what else toronto crushes LA in? public transit. i'm a nerd, but it's funny how similar the ratio of transit ridership is to the points scored tonight.
we're the transit city, and we're the baseball city too 🚇⚾
the blue jays just crushed the LA dodgers 11-4.
you know what else toronto crushes LA in? public transit. i'm a nerd, but it's funny how similar the ratio of transit ridership is to the points scored tonight.
we're the transit city, and we're the baseball city too 🚇⚾
October 25, 2025 at 4:29 AM
day 4:
the blue jays just crushed the LA dodgers 11-4.
you know what else toronto crushes LA in? public transit. i'm a nerd, but it's funny how similar the ratio of transit ridership is to the points scored tonight.
we're the transit city, and we're the baseball city too 🚇⚾
the blue jays just crushed the LA dodgers 11-4.
you know what else toronto crushes LA in? public transit. i'm a nerd, but it's funny how similar the ratio of transit ridership is to the points scored tonight.
we're the transit city, and we're the baseball city too 🚇⚾