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A bus on Staten Island lost control just before picking up Manhattan-bound passengers.
9 mo prior, mechanics found a steering flaw, but the bus was put in service.
My new investigation for the Daily News finds that hundreds of thousands of bus records are missing proof of repairs and inspections.
9 mo prior, mechanics found a steering flaw, but the bus was put in service.
My new investigation for the Daily News finds that hundreds of thousands of bus records are missing proof of repairs and inspections.
Missing data on bus repairs spark troubling questions about MTA fleet: investigation
Hundreds of thousands of work orders for NYC buses show no recorded labor hours by MTA maintenance crews — a finding that raises the possibility that buses are being put into service on New York Ci…
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December 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
A bus on Staten Island lost control just before picking up Manhattan-bound passengers.
9 mo prior, mechanics found a steering flaw, but the bus was put in service.
My new investigation for the Daily News finds that hundreds of thousands of bus records are missing proof of repairs and inspections.
9 mo prior, mechanics found a steering flaw, but the bus was put in service.
My new investigation for the Daily News finds that hundreds of thousands of bus records are missing proof of repairs and inspections.
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The opening of Dongguan Metro Line 1 last week marks the further evolution in connectivity for the Greater Bay Area urban railway system. Read my thoughts on the opening and it's place in the burgeoning system projected to reach over 3,000km of metro and frequent regional rail.
The World's Largest Urban Railway System in the Making
A seemingly inconsequential line just opened in China with big consequences, inching the Greater Bay Area railway system closer to a mega railway network rivalling Greater Tokyo.
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December 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The opening of Dongguan Metro Line 1 last week marks the further evolution in connectivity for the Greater Bay Area urban railway system. Read my thoughts on the opening and it's place in the burgeoning system projected to reach over 3,000km of metro and frequent regional rail.
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BREAKING: A Queens judge on Friday took the unprecedented step of ordering the city to rip up the partially installed protected bike lane on 31st Street in Astoria, defying years of legal precedent that empowers the DOT to redesign city streets as it sees fit. buff.ly/02lWfWs
Queens Judge Orders City to Nix Half-Installed Astoria Bike Lane - Streetsblog New York City
A Queens judge on Friday took the unprecedented step of ordering the city to rip up Astoria's partially installed 31st Street bike lane.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
BREAKING: A Queens judge on Friday took the unprecedented step of ordering the city to rip up the partially installed protected bike lane on 31st Street in Astoria, defying years of legal precedent that empowers the DOT to redesign city streets as it sees fit. buff.ly/02lWfWs
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“There are four prototypes. In addition to the Third Avenue-138th Street and Port Authority stations, the Fourth Avenue-Pacific Street entrance to Atlantic-Barclays Center is also getting new fare arrays“
“There are four prototypes. In addition to the Third Avenue-138th Street and Port Authority stations, the Fourth Avenue-Pacific Street entrance to Atlantic-Barclays Center is also getting new fare arrays“
MTA installing new fare gates to stop turnstile jumping
The MTA is testing fare arrays from four companies at 20 stations.
ny1.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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“There are four prototypes. In addition to the Third Avenue-138th Street and Port Authority stations, the Fourth Avenue-Pacific Street entrance to Atlantic-Barclays Center is also getting new fare arrays“
“There are four prototypes. In addition to the Third Avenue-138th Street and Port Authority stations, the Fourth Avenue-Pacific Street entrance to Atlantic-Barclays Center is also getting new fare arrays“
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This quote ran in @gothamist.com today, and its worth setting record straight. We applied w/ @cyclehoop.bsky.social (5k stations in London) and Altinnova (400 stations in Paris). 500 page proposal and never received an interview or a single follow-up question.
Perhaps not a very thorough search....
Perhaps not a very thorough search....
December 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This quote ran in @gothamist.com today, and its worth setting record straight. We applied w/ @cyclehoop.bsky.social (5k stations in London) and Altinnova (400 stations in Paris). 500 page proposal and never received an interview or a single follow-up question.
Perhaps not a very thorough search....
Perhaps not a very thorough search....
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”We’re going to move to European-style fare payment enforcement, where you’ll have fare agents, not cops, who can go up to people and say, ‘Can you show me your phone or your OMNY card and I can validate that you paid,’” Lieber said.
”We’re going to move to European-style fare payment enforcement, where you’ll have fare agents, not cops, who can go up to people and say, ‘Can you show me your phone or your OMNY card and I can validate that you paid,’” Lieber said.
pix11.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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”We’re going to move to European-style fare payment enforcement, where you’ll have fare agents, not cops, who can go up to people and say, ‘Can you show me your phone or your OMNY card and I can validate that you paid,’” Lieber said.
”We’re going to move to European-style fare payment enforcement, where you’ll have fare agents, not cops, who can go up to people and say, ‘Can you show me your phone or your OMNY card and I can validate that you paid,’” Lieber said.
Looking at the new beta MTA capital program dashboard and there are 2 separate PSD pilots. The initial announced 3 years ago only had 3 stations listed
December 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Looking at the new beta MTA capital program dashboard and there are 2 separate PSD pilots. The initial announced 3 years ago only had 3 stations listed
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For those who are micro-investors, I will send a full update soon. Our proposal was over 500 pages and included the best in the world, and ultimately we were never interviewed or it seems taken seriously. We are trying to learn more. I am in shock and trying to process.
December 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
For those who are micro-investors, I will send a full update soon. Our proposal was over 500 pages and included the best in the world, and ultimately we were never interviewed or it seems taken seriously. We are trying to learn more. I am in shock and trying to process.
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"A growing number of volunteer groups that collect litter on sidewalks have popped up across the five boroughs in recent years. They’re made up of people looking to get a buzz off cleaning up the city — and meeting new friends in the process."
"A growing number of volunteer groups that collect litter on sidewalks have popped up across the five boroughs in recent years. They’re made up of people looking to get a buzz off cleaning up the city — and meeting new friends in the process."
The hottest clubs in NYC these days are volunteer trash pickup groups
The city's notoriously filthy streets are giving rise to a new generation of volunteer groups that want to make neighborhoods across the city a little cleaner.
gothamist.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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"A growing number of volunteer groups that collect litter on sidewalks have popped up across the five boroughs in recent years. They’re made up of people looking to get a buzz off cleaning up the city — and meeting new friends in the process."
"A growing number of volunteer groups that collect litter on sidewalks have popped up across the five boroughs in recent years. They’re made up of people looking to get a buzz off cleaning up the city — and meeting new friends in the process."
The triple pane is only for the top unopenable window? The tilt turn is still double pane
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The triple pane is only for the top unopenable window? The tilt turn is still double pane
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People fought to reduce the total number of units and eliminate two eight-story buildings
People fought to reduce the total number of units and eliminate two eight-story buildings
Plan for 2,000+ homes at vacant Creedmoor campus in Queens approved
A plan to bring more than 2,000 new homes to the underutilized Creedmoor Psychiatric Center campus in eastern Queens won approval this week. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday announced that the Public Aut...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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People fought to reduce the total number of units and eliminate two eight-story buildings
People fought to reduce the total number of units and eliminate two eight-story buildings
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Not just stopping using highway trust fund money to fund transit, but preventing states from flexing their highway money to transit.
November 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Not just stopping using highway trust fund money to fund transit, but preventing states from flexing their highway money to transit.
WMATA is planning for GoA4 in the near future
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November 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
WMATA is planning for GoA4 in the near future
www.reddit.com/r/WMATA/comm...
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They got EAGLE team on the bus whole route?
November 15, 2025 at 4:23 AM
They got EAGLE team on the bus whole route?
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Trump admin Is attempting to massive cut federal transit funds, seeking to:
1–Eliminate transit account, which funds billions of $ in capital expenses for transit agencies
2–Prevent state DOTs from “flexing” funds for transit
These changes, if they occurred, would be devastating for US transit.
1–Eliminate transit account, which funds billions of $ in capital expenses for transit agencies
2–Prevent state DOTs from “flexing” funds for transit
These changes, if they occurred, would be devastating for US transit.
POLITICO Pro: Trump administration proposals seek to eliminate transit funding
DOT recently sent two proposals to the White House budget office seeking to pare back transit money.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Trump admin Is attempting to massive cut federal transit funds, seeking to:
1–Eliminate transit account, which funds billions of $ in capital expenses for transit agencies
2–Prevent state DOTs from “flexing” funds for transit
These changes, if they occurred, would be devastating for US transit.
1–Eliminate transit account, which funds billions of $ in capital expenses for transit agencies
2–Prevent state DOTs from “flexing” funds for transit
These changes, if they occurred, would be devastating for US transit.
Surprised the building doesn't have an elevator
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Surprised the building doesn't have an elevator
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Meanwhile, '3rd world' India has almost electrified all of its vast network in record time. infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/railway...
Over 99% electrification of Indian Railways network complete
Indian Railways Electrification: The Indian Railways has completed over 99% electrification of its broad-gauge network, with a significant push towards renewable energy, including rooftop solar panels...
infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Meanwhile, '3rd world' India has almost electrified all of its vast network in record time. infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/railway...
Two of my friends interned at GSFC in 2017 and I visited Goddard in 2017 to see James Webb being assembled
BREAKING: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is illegally closing 13 campus buildings (including ~100 laboratories).
Report coming from GESTA, the Goddard employee union
Report coming from GESTA, the Goddard employee union
November 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Two of my friends interned at GSFC in 2017 and I visited Goddard in 2017 to see James Webb being assembled
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www.utilitydive.com/news/onshore...
"With Corning’s Michigan silicon ingot and wafer factory now online, the United States can produce all major components of the solar supply chain"
"With Corning’s Michigan silicon ingot and wafer factory now online, the United States can produce all major components of the solar supply chain"
US has onshored full solar supply chain: SEIA
With Corning’s Michigan silicon ingot and wafer factory online, the U.S. can now produce all major components.
www.utilitydive.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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"With Corning’s Michigan silicon ingot and wafer factory now online, the United States can produce all major components of the solar supply chain"
"With Corning’s Michigan silicon ingot and wafer factory now online, the United States can produce all major components of the solar supply chain"
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Illinois will effectively eliminate parking minimum requirements in ~all of Chicago and much of its suburbs thanks to the transit funding bill that passed last night.
Also contains parking reform! This is a preliminary map of Chicagoland based on the People Over Parking Act provision.
It would also apply downstate though!
It would also apply downstate though!
October 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Illinois will effectively eliminate parking minimum requirements in ~all of Chicago and much of its suburbs thanks to the transit funding bill that passed last night.
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Codes are banning the old high-GWP refrigerants (this is good and global best practice), but the new lower-GWP refrigerants are more flammable and the codes are overestimating their risk and requiring expensive mitigation for this. So designers try to avoid it by just doing packaged units.
October 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Codes are banning the old high-GWP refrigerants (this is good and global best practice), but the new lower-GWP refrigerants are more flammable and the codes are overestimating their risk and requiring expensive mitigation for this. So designers try to avoid it by just doing packaged units.
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Vinfast now have 2 NEV bus models for Europe. The buses in the US looks so outdated imo with the exception of Solaris ans Dennis
Vinfast now have 2 NEV bus models for Europe. The buses in the US looks so outdated imo with the exception of Solaris ans Dennis
VinFast - A new player on the European bus market!
YouTube video by Bussmagasinet
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October 19, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Vinfast now have 2 NEV bus models for Europe. The buses in the US looks so outdated imo with the exception of Solaris ans Dennis
Vinfast now have 2 NEV bus models for Europe. The buses in the US looks so outdated imo with the exception of Solaris ans Dennis