Denis Agar (he/him)
@denisagar.bsky.social
Transit polls well. We use that popularity to push for more reliable and abundant transit. Let's make it better than driving.
I'm in Vancouver - unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ land.
Executive Director of @movementyvr.bsky.social
I'm in Vancouver - unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ land.
Executive Director of @movementyvr.bsky.social
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Here's a starter pack of all the transit rider groups that have popped up so far on BlueSky. Reply if I've missed a group!
go.bsky.app/6Pw2jpk
go.bsky.app/6Pw2jpk
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We're happy to announce that we're looking for a volunteer to lead our advocacy efforts for the TTC Streetcar network. Our streetcars are some of the slowest in the world, and on time performance was just 61% last month. As our streetcar lead, you will have the responsibility of:
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November 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
We're happy to announce that we're looking for a volunteer to lead our advocacy efforts for the TTC Streetcar network. Our streetcars are some of the slowest in the world, and on time performance was just 61% last month. As our streetcar lead, you will have the responsibility of:
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Went for my annual trip using the Lowell 15 bus, which today I found out is now free due to the MA millionaire’s tax. But would increased frequency have been better?
November 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Went for my annual trip using the Lowell 15 bus, which today I found out is now free due to the MA millionaire’s tax. But would increased frequency have been better?
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It is wild to me that many cities don’t plow sidewalks at all?!!
This is a small snow plow for sidewalks
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
November 14, 2025 at 12:40 PM
It is wild to me that many cities don’t plow sidewalks at all?!!
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Listening to CBC re: Granville Island & its desire to revitalize. (problem: too many cars)
Simply copy North Van's Lonsdale Quay: car-free, plenty of free activities for kiddies, market, food, shopping, excellent transit connections, music. It's a simple formula.
Simply copy North Van's Lonsdale Quay: car-free, plenty of free activities for kiddies, market, food, shopping, excellent transit connections, music. It's a simple formula.
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Listening to CBC re: Granville Island & its desire to revitalize. (problem: too many cars)
Simply copy North Van's Lonsdale Quay: car-free, plenty of free activities for kiddies, market, food, shopping, excellent transit connections, music. It's a simple formula.
Simply copy North Van's Lonsdale Quay: car-free, plenty of free activities for kiddies, market, food, shopping, excellent transit connections, music. It's a simple formula.
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Thanks to the hard work of the Better PATH volunteers from @hudcostreets.org who worked hard to get the Port Authority to finally listen to the demands of PATH riders. Also big thanks to the organizers who have led the effort; Jack McKee and John Taranu.
Please sit down before looking at this screenshot.
Better things might be possible!
@2avesag.as @thelirrtoday.com @airlineflyer.net @mdasilva.bsky.social
Better things might be possible!
@2avesag.as @thelirrtoday.com @airlineflyer.net @mdasilva.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Thanks to the hard work of the Better PATH volunteers from @hudcostreets.org who worked hard to get the Port Authority to finally listen to the demands of PATH riders. Also big thanks to the organizers who have led the effort; Jack McKee and John Taranu.
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CTV’s Your Morning Vancouver got to hear about our biggest event of the year happening tomorrow! The Canadian Public Transit Fund got slashed in the federal budget just announced. We’re putting 8 different revenue tools to fund transit in the hot seat.
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
CTV’s Your Morning Vancouver got to hear about our biggest event of the year happening tomorrow! The Canadian Public Transit Fund got slashed in the federal budget just announced. We’re putting 8 different revenue tools to fund transit in the hot seat.
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Transit rider @nottaylorx.bsky.social shared this video of a side-by-side comparison of a tram in Amsterdam and a streetcar in Toronto departing a stop.
Guess which one has fully active signal priority? A phase before left-turning cars?
Guess which one has fully active signal priority? A phase before left-turning cars?
November 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Transit rider @nottaylorx.bsky.social shared this video of a side-by-side comparison of a tram in Amsterdam and a streetcar in Toronto departing a stop.
Guess which one has fully active signal priority? A phase before left-turning cars?
Guess which one has fully active signal priority? A phase before left-turning cars?
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🚨🚨 Just in: Katie Wilson has expanded her lead in the Seattle mayor race. She is now leading by 1,976 votes, which means that the race is no longer in automatic recount territory.
🚨🚨 Just in: Katie Wilson has expanded her lead in the Seattle mayor race. She is now leading by 1,346 votes.
November 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
🚨🚨 Just in: Katie Wilson has expanded her lead in the Seattle mayor race. She is now leading by 1,976 votes, which means that the race is no longer in automatic recount territory.
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Vancouver's single commuter rail line is terrible on paper, with just 5 trains per day. But...it actually has insanely high ridership? What Canadian transit magic is at play here?! youtu.be/YlFzR5_3RWM
5 Trains a Day: How is Vancouver's Single Commuter Rail Line So Popular?!
I didn't think I'd be saying this about a five-times-a-day service, but there's some Canadian transit magic at play here! (Well, plus density near stations and extremely smart bus pulses.)
Check out…
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Vancouver's single commuter rail line is terrible on paper, with just 5 trains per day. But...it actually has insanely high ridership? What Canadian transit magic is at play here?! youtu.be/YlFzR5_3RWM
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What an election for Puget Sound.
-Full sweep for progressives in Seattle, Burien, Redmond
-New progressive mayors in Tacoma, Lynnwood
-GOP CM Conrad Lee replaced in Bellevue
-3/4 progressives winning in Kirkland
-Full sweep of special legislative races
-Gains or holds in many other cities
-Full sweep for progressives in Seattle, Burien, Redmond
-New progressive mayors in Tacoma, Lynnwood
-GOP CM Conrad Lee replaced in Bellevue
-3/4 progressives winning in Kirkland
-Full sweep of special legislative races
-Gains or holds in many other cities
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
What an election for Puget Sound.
-Full sweep for progressives in Seattle, Burien, Redmond
-New progressive mayors in Tacoma, Lynnwood
-GOP CM Conrad Lee replaced in Bellevue
-3/4 progressives winning in Kirkland
-Full sweep of special legislative races
-Gains or holds in many other cities
-Full sweep for progressives in Seattle, Burien, Redmond
-New progressive mayors in Tacoma, Lynnwood
-GOP CM Conrad Lee replaced in Bellevue
-3/4 progressives winning in Kirkland
-Full sweep of special legislative races
-Gains or holds in many other cities
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“I’m working to develop a different research agenda. In Niger, they can arrest you without due process. What is happening in the U.S. now actually resembles what has been occurring in Niger for some time.”
- Rahmane Idrissa for @hammerandhope.bsky.social
hammerandhope.org/article/mili...
- Rahmane Idrissa for @hammerandhope.bsky.social
hammerandhope.org/article/mili...
Military Coups and the Struggle for Power in Africa’s Sahel Region
A political scientist looks at turmoil in his native Niger, as well as Burkina Faso and Mali.
hammerandhope.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“I’m working to develop a different research agenda. In Niger, they can arrest you without due process. What is happening in the U.S. now actually resembles what has been occurring in Niger for some time.”
- Rahmane Idrissa for @hammerandhope.bsky.social
hammerandhope.org/article/mili...
- Rahmane Idrissa for @hammerandhope.bsky.social
hammerandhope.org/article/mili...
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Our Local 1724-Vancouver, BC, has been pushing to bring HandyDart in-house since our successful strike. #OurVoiceOurPower vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/11/c...
Calls to bring HandyDART in-house
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, along with Langley Township Mayor Eric Woodward, are advocating for HandyDART to be brought under government control
vancouver.citynews.ca
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Our Local 1724-Vancouver, BC, has been pushing to bring HandyDart in-house since our successful strike. #OurVoiceOurPower vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/11/c...
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Saw these amazing holiday decorations in Denver last night on the corner of 2 high-injury network streets...
'tis the season!
'tis the season!
November 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Saw these amazing holiday decorations in Denver last night on the corner of 2 high-injury network streets...
'tis the season!
'tis the season!
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I love Toronto but the fact that permitting convenience stores in residential neighbourhoods is an actual debate reminds me of how incredibly conservative the city is. Like, are people okay?
November 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I love Toronto but the fact that permitting convenience stores in residential neighbourhoods is an actual debate reminds me of how incredibly conservative the city is. Like, are people okay?
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Speeding up buses along Kingsway will have an outsized benefit for the network—but Vancouver and TransLink can do better than two minutes of time savings per trip, argues Ben Chang
The Kingsway transit priority proposals are good, but we can do better - Better Columbia
TransLink and the City of Vancouver are proposing transit priority measures and bus stop balancing along Kingsway, focusing on Route 19. And it’s a great place to start! The 19 is the 9th most used bus route in the entire region1, while also being the 4th slowest1, which means improvements that are made here will […]
bettercolumbia.ca
November 12, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Speeding up buses along Kingsway will have an outsized benefit for the network—but Vancouver and TransLink can do better than two minutes of time savings per trip, argues Ben Chang
I dream of living in Jarkson Heights
November 12, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I dream of living in Jarkson Heights
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pretty darn cool that seattle is about to elect the head of the local grassroots transit riders union, community organizer, and daily bus rider as mayor.
a good sign of someone who understands and cares about the city they live in ☺️
a good sign of someone who understands and cares about the city they live in ☺️
November 12, 2025 at 2:26 AM
pretty darn cool that seattle is about to elect the head of the local grassroots transit riders union, community organizer, and daily bus rider as mayor.
a good sign of someone who understands and cares about the city they live in ☺️
a good sign of someone who understands and cares about the city they live in ☺️
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Looking forward to judging the best new ideas for transit funding:
Come watch!
Come watch!
Introducing our distinguished panel of judges for the competition segment of our event this Friday!
Representing a wide range of industries and perspectives, our judges (and YOU!) will help select the winner of "Transit’s Next Top Funding Model!".
www.eventbrite.ca/e/transits-n...
Representing a wide range of industries and perspectives, our judges (and YOU!) will help select the winner of "Transit’s Next Top Funding Model!".
www.eventbrite.ca/e/transits-n...
November 12, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Looking forward to judging the best new ideas for transit funding:
Come watch!
Come watch!
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Congratulations to our Mayor-elect, @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social!
#ThisIsOurCity
#Seattle #SEAElex #SeattleElex #KCElex #WAElex
#ThisIsOurCity
#Seattle #SEAElex #SeattleElex #KCElex #WAElex
November 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Congratulations to our Mayor-elect, @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social!
#ThisIsOurCity
#Seattle #SEAElex #SeattleElex #KCElex #WAElex
#ThisIsOurCity
#Seattle #SEAElex #SeattleElex #KCElex #WAElex
This is going to be a lot of fun!
Introducing our distinguished panel of judges for the competition segment of our event this Friday!
Representing a wide range of industries and perspectives, our judges (and YOU!) will help select the winner of "Transit’s Next Top Funding Model!".
www.eventbrite.ca/e/transits-n...
Representing a wide range of industries and perspectives, our judges (and YOU!) will help select the winner of "Transit’s Next Top Funding Model!".
www.eventbrite.ca/e/transits-n...
November 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This is going to be a lot of fun!
I cannot stop thinking about this post from Seattle DOT claiming that bus lanes would cause traffic armageddon. Modelling software will happily spit out apocalyptic results if you want it to, but it's a lie. How will Mayor Katie Wilson navigate this with staff?
sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/08/28/r...
sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/08/28/r...
November 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I cannot stop thinking about this post from Seattle DOT claiming that bus lanes would cause traffic armageddon. Modelling software will happily spit out apocalyptic results if you want it to, but it's a lie. How will Mayor Katie Wilson navigate this with staff?
sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/08/28/r...
sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/08/28/r...
THIS IS NOT A DRILL
TRANSIT RIDERS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE CITY OF SEATTLE
TRANSIT RIDERS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE CITY OF SEATTLE
With basically all the ballots in the city of Seattle's mayoral election counted, Katie Wilson is now above 50 percent, with Mayor Bruce Harrell sliding to 49.6 percent. They're currently within the mandatory recount requirements, but machine recounts don't generally change things much.
November 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
THIS IS NOT A DRILL
TRANSIT RIDERS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE CITY OF SEATTLE
TRANSIT RIDERS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE CITY OF SEATTLE
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"I'm concerned that by cutting environmental programs, we're mortgaging our future," said @lucymaloney.bsky.social, a councillor with OneCity. That includes the city's commitment to fight climate change & improve residents' ability to adapt to climate disasters like extreme heat & wildfire smoke.
NEW: Councillors and sources inside the City of Vancouver say the city's mayor, Ken Sim, will put forth a budget Wednesday that will eliminate the city's celebrated climate and sustainability department.
Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate and sustainability department
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes. Canada's National Observer learned a...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM
"I'm concerned that by cutting environmental programs, we're mortgaging our future," said @lucymaloney.bsky.social, a councillor with OneCity. That includes the city's commitment to fight climate change & improve residents' ability to adapt to climate disasters like extreme heat & wildfire smoke.
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This is a small snow plow for sidewalks
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This is a small snow plow for sidewalks
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
Reposted by Denis Agar (he/him)
Did you know that when Mount Dennis GO opens this Sunday. It'll be 3x faster to get to Union Station than it currently takes. The fastest trips today take around 45 minutes, on Sunday it'll take just 13 minutes. This is the power of regional rail.
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Did you know that when Mount Dennis GO opens this Sunday. It'll be 3x faster to get to Union Station than it currently takes. The fastest trips today take around 45 minutes, on Sunday it'll take just 13 minutes. This is the power of regional rail.