Mr Hounsell
@hounsell.bsky.social
Aussie Transport Analyst - Writing on life in the urban jungle; places, living streets & quality transit. He/Him (They/Them is OK) https://linktr.ee/hounsell
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Mr Hounsell
@hounsell.bsky.social
· Nov 7
OPUS at UTS: Using Big Data from TOTOR ETS to optimise public transport operations - Open Publications of UTS Scholars
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Hounsell, M. (2020). Using TOTOR datasets in transport operations - Facilitating an empirically-driven continuous-optimisation approach to sustainable transport operations using TOTOR datasets [Conventional Thesis, University of Technology Sydney]. hdl.handle.net/10453/144073
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And how much Transportation is hidden in the other categories? What portion of Housing costs is the garage under your apartment building? What portion of Food is the sea of parking surrounding the supermarket? What portion of Healthcare is car-related injury and respiratory disease?
Transportation costs are the second largest burden on American family budgets (17%), after housing (33%)!
To address the affordability crisis, we must create cities with abundant housing of all types (subsidized, social, coop, market rate) and make walking, biking, and taking transit convenient.
To address the affordability crisis, we must create cities with abundant housing of all types (subsidized, social, coop, market rate) and make walking, biking, and taking transit convenient.
November 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
And how much Transportation is hidden in the other categories? What portion of Housing costs is the garage under your apartment building? What portion of Food is the sea of parking surrounding the supermarket? What portion of Healthcare is car-related injury and respiratory disease?
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Interesting analysis of vehicle registrations in Australia
Some key takeaways for me:
- there are way more electric motorbikes being registered than I expected
- there are way fewer electric buses than I realised
chartingtransport.com/trends-in-mo...
Some key takeaways for me:
- there are way more electric motorbikes being registered than I expected
- there are way fewer electric buses than I realised
chartingtransport.com/trends-in-mo...
Trends in motor vehicle energy mix
Updated November 2025 with data up to January 2025. Data source: BITRE data of registered road vehicles (collected at the end of January each year) Note: I’ve used EV as shorthand for battery…
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November 15, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Interesting analysis of vehicle registrations in Australia
Some key takeaways for me:
- there are way more electric motorbikes being registered than I expected
- there are way fewer electric buses than I realised
chartingtransport.com/trends-in-mo...
Some key takeaways for me:
- there are way more electric motorbikes being registered than I expected
- there are way fewer electric buses than I realised
chartingtransport.com/trends-in-mo...
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MOUNT VICTORIA, 127km from Central, is a beautiful station cut into sandstone, serving a town at the top of the Blue Mountains. It has two platforms accessed by a footbridge, but no lift. The station features a range of grand old buildings that show its former importance on the line. (1/4)
November 15, 2025 at 4:20 AM
MOUNT VICTORIA, 127km from Central, is a beautiful station cut into sandstone, serving a town at the top of the Blue Mountains. It has two platforms accessed by a footbridge, but no lift. The station features a range of grand old buildings that show its former importance on the line. (1/4)
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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.
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NSW courts cancel the extension of a large coal mine near Mudgee on the basis of the Court of Appeal overturning the 2022 approval of MACH Energy’s massive Mount Pleasant mine in the Hunter Valley in July. Congrats 🥳 Mudgee District Environment Group! #ClimateAction
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
Courts turn on coal mines over climate impacts
The NSW Land and Environment Court invalidated the approval for the Ulan coal mine expansion near Mudgee, based on a precedent set in July.
www.smh.com.au
November 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
NSW courts cancel the extension of a large coal mine near Mudgee on the basis of the Court of Appeal overturning the 2022 approval of MACH Energy’s massive Mount Pleasant mine in the Hunter Valley in July. Congrats 🥳 Mudgee District Environment Group! #ClimateAction
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
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Platforms that are as long as the train, at door level, and with multiple entrances is a simple way to distribute boarding load to multiple doors and reduce dwell times. Basic operational dynamics that the Victorian administration should address immediately.
November 15, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Platforms that are as long as the train, at door level, and with multiple entrances is a simple way to distribute boarding load to multiple doors and reduce dwell times. Basic operational dynamics that the Victorian administration should address immediately.
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With more people using V/Line, extending short platforms is a no-brainer. In most locations it would be a cheap easy fix to help ensure more 6 carriage trains can run safely.
What do you do when your train is too long for the platform?
There is a problem with regional Victoria's top-of-the-line, six-carriage trains — they do not fit at more than a third of the state's train stations.
www.abc.net.au
November 14, 2025 at 10:07 AM
With more people using V/Line, extending short platforms is a no-brainer. In most locations it would be a cheap easy fix to help ensure more 6 carriage trains can run safely.
It's basic mathematics, it's essential to have a clear vision of your preferred future state of the world, in order to set goals and communicate.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social interviewed by @camanpour.bsky.social.
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@zackpolanski.bsky.social interviewed by @camanpour.bsky.social.
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Amanpour | CNN
Zack Polanski, Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, speaks with Christiane Amanpour about left-wing populism and Zohran Mamdani becoming the next mayor of New York City.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:31 AM
It's basic mathematics, it's essential to have a clear vision of your preferred future state of the world, in order to set goals and communicate.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social interviewed by @camanpour.bsky.social.
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/13/t...
@zackpolanski.bsky.social interviewed by @camanpour.bsky.social.
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If you didn't appreciate the political themes of a collapsing republic in the Star Wars prequels you were either too young or too stupid to understand it.
November 15, 2025 at 1:50 AM
If you didn't appreciate the political themes of a collapsing republic in the Star Wars prequels you were either too young or too stupid to understand it.
The foundational argument of The Rights of Man and other US revolutionary pamphlets was the need to stop the mad English kings from emptying the treasury by going to war. If Trump strikes Venezuela without a congressional deceleration of war, then the USA has abandoned its constitution.
NEW: Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine returned to the White House on Friday for a second consecutive day of deliberations centered on potential military action in Venezuela, as U.S. forces in the region prepared for possible orders.
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www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump weighs Venezuela strikes as U.S. forces prepare for attack order
High-level discussions, underway for days, have explored a variety of potential military options, people familiar with the matter said.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The foundational argument of The Rights of Man and other US revolutionary pamphlets was the need to stop the mad English kings from emptying the treasury by going to war. If Trump strikes Venezuela without a congressional deceleration of war, then the USA has abandoned its constitution.
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Brexit has cut UK GDP by 6 percent to 8 percent by 2025. These negative impacts come from higher uncertainty, reduced demand, diverted management time and trade costs, from @nickbloom.bsky.social, Philip Bunn, Paul Mizen, Pawel Smietanka, and Gregory Thwaites www.nber.org/papers/w34459
November 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Brexit has cut UK GDP by 6 percent to 8 percent by 2025. These negative impacts come from higher uncertainty, reduced demand, diverted management time and trade costs, from @nickbloom.bsky.social, Philip Bunn, Paul Mizen, Pawel Smietanka, and Gregory Thwaites www.nber.org/papers/w34459
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Here we had "you can't destroy the grass verges!" as a reason we couldn't have a bike lane followed a few months later by "we should tarmac the grass verges to make more parking spaces."
A lot of the grass verges are mostly mud anyway because people already park their cars on them.
A lot of the grass verges are mostly mud anyway because people already park their cars on them.
November 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Here we had "you can't destroy the grass verges!" as a reason we couldn't have a bike lane followed a few months later by "we should tarmac the grass verges to make more parking spaces."
A lot of the grass verges are mostly mud anyway because people already park their cars on them.
A lot of the grass verges are mostly mud anyway because people already park their cars on them.
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
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My eternal pet peeve with the world right now: Front end height is the largest determinant of pedestrian death by a significant factor. These things kill people for no reason.
There is no magic thing you can do with modern vehicles, that we weren't doing in smaller vehicles in the 90s. Nothing.
There is no magic thing you can do with modern vehicles, that we weren't doing in smaller vehicles in the 90s. Nothing.
November 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
My eternal pet peeve with the world right now: Front end height is the largest determinant of pedestrian death by a significant factor. These things kill people for no reason.
There is no magic thing you can do with modern vehicles, that we weren't doing in smaller vehicles in the 90s. Nothing.
There is no magic thing you can do with modern vehicles, that we weren't doing in smaller vehicles in the 90s. Nothing.
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NT local community FB group post: ‘Croc in our front yard with collar and name tag ‘Snappy’ has just eaten our dog. If he’s yours please come and collect him or we’ll call the ranger’.
Crocodile owners whose pets escape and have to be recaptured by rangers could soon face penalties starting at $300, plus another $100 for each hour the reptiles are on the loose.
Pet crocodile ownership could come with new responsibilities in the NT
Crocodile owners whose pets escape and have to be recaptured by rangers could soon face penalties starting at $300, plus another $100 for each hour the reptiles are on the loose.
www.abc.net.au
November 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
NT local community FB group post: ‘Croc in our front yard with collar and name tag ‘Snappy’ has just eaten our dog. If he’s yours please come and collect him or we’ll call the ranger’.
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TENTATIVELY GREAT NEWS: I have a "tentative commitment" from Councilmember Kettle's office to fund the improved McClure School Street from his Levy District Fund. We're meeting with key stakeholders on Friday.
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
TENTATIVELY GREAT NEWS: I have a "tentative commitment" from Councilmember Kettle's office to fund the improved McClure School Street from his Levy District Fund. We're meeting with key stakeholders on Friday.
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Glad to see InfraVic making this abundantly clear. There is no reason the government couldn't start building Melton electrification at the same time as the Sunshine superhub, rather than waiting till it's done - in fact it'd be less disruptive to build them together www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Infrastructure Victoria objects to government delay on key rail upgrade for the west
Plans to extend the Metro network to Melton should be accelerated, the state’s infrastructure adviser says, but the state government has said it will wait until after 2030.
www.theage.com.au
November 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Glad to see InfraVic making this abundantly clear. There is no reason the government couldn't start building Melton electrification at the same time as the Sunshine superhub, rather than waiting till it's done - in fact it'd be less disruptive to build them together www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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Took these sneaky pics before the doors opened at Everything Electric this morning. There is so much cool stuff to see. It's open in the Melbourne Showgrounds until Sunday night so come join the fun.
November 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Took these sneaky pics before the doors opened at Everything Electric this morning. There is so much cool stuff to see. It's open in the Melbourne Showgrounds until Sunday night so come join the fun.
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The government of Ontario is choosing complaining drivers (including government ministers) over the safety of pedestrians and specifically children, not surprising but still disappointing that these are the leaders we’re left with. Read my latest article:
open.substack.com/pub/nextmetr...
open.substack.com/pub/nextmetr...
Eulogy for a Speed Camera.
The Story of how Ontario further degraded our Hapless Transport System.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The government of Ontario is choosing complaining drivers (including government ministers) over the safety of pedestrians and specifically children, not surprising but still disappointing that these are the leaders we’re left with. Read my latest article:
open.substack.com/pub/nextmetr...
open.substack.com/pub/nextmetr...
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Need a brief reading break from the Epstein emails? Here's a nice picture to look at that's completely unrelated.
November 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Need a brief reading break from the Epstein emails? Here's a nice picture to look at that's completely unrelated.
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What’s most amazing about the speed camera discourse Is that all of the people who typically talk about personal responsibility and how our society has given up on it suddenly think that should go out the window once someone actually has the ability to harm others quite easily in their hands
November 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
What’s most amazing about the speed camera discourse Is that all of the people who typically talk about personal responsibility and how our society has given up on it suddenly think that should go out the window once someone actually has the ability to harm others quite easily in their hands
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I couldn't escape adverts for testosterone replacement therapy.
So I did what any sane person would do.
I took four blood tests and interviewed a doctor, a scientist, and a senior investigator for the Advertising Standards Authority.
All in my latest video...
So I did what any sane person would do.
I took four blood tests and interviewed a doctor, a scientist, and a senior investigator for the Advertising Standards Authority.
All in my latest video...
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I couldn't escape adverts for testosterone replacement therapy.
So I did what any sane person would do.
I took four blood tests and interviewed a doctor, a scientist, and a senior investigator for the Advertising Standards Authority.
All in my latest video...
So I did what any sane person would do.
I took four blood tests and interviewed a doctor, a scientist, and a senior investigator for the Advertising Standards Authority.
All in my latest video...
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There are no words to describe the rage I feel as a queer person watching the figures behind the "groomer panic" now scramble to do damage control for the literal paedophiles who sign their paycheques. Absolute fucking ghouls, every single one of them.
November 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
There are no words to describe the rage I feel as a queer person watching the figures behind the "groomer panic" now scramble to do damage control for the literal paedophiles who sign their paycheques. Absolute fucking ghouls, every single one of them.