James
@jameslllamas.bsky.social
Transportation Engineer and Planner. Reentering New Yorker. Native Nutmegger. Former Houstonian. Avoiding cars the best I can.
Transit doing its best in a hostile landscape (Connecticut’s Berlin Turnpike)
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Transit doing its best in a hostile landscape (Connecticut’s Berlin Turnpike)
I rode the Broadway Bus! The privately operated local bus line in Bayonne, NJ is shutting down this month, likely to be replaced with an NJ Transit route. Cash only, no schedule…it can use an upgrade.
November 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I rode the Broadway Bus! The privately operated local bus line in Bayonne, NJ is shutting down this month, likely to be replaced with an NJ Transit route. Cash only, no schedule…it can use an upgrade.
Excited to ride a unique Connecticut bus route today, the PPB! It’s operated by Peter Pan as a Hartford - Providence schedule but acts like a CTtransit express route within CT.
September 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Excited to ride a unique Connecticut bus route today, the PPB! It’s operated by Peter Pan as a Hartford - Providence schedule but acts like a CTtransit express route within CT.
A CTtransit heritage unit! This is what they looked like when I was a kid.
September 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
A CTtransit heritage unit! This is what they looked like when I was a kid.
NYC could have this.
Notre ville change ! Nos rues sont peu à peu rendues aux habitants, de nouveaux arbres sont plantés et les promenades facilitées et sécurisées.
C'est le cas de la rue Chaptal dans le 9e ou celle du Docteur-Lecène dans le 13e !
C'est le cas de la rue Chaptal dans le 9e ou celle du Docteur-Lecène dans le 13e !
September 12, 2025 at 4:05 AM
NYC could have this.
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Got to try out the NextGen Acela this weekend with @jameslllamas.bsky.social ! Overall, these trains are a step forward into modernity. The interiors, while not perfect, elevate the travel experience with an ambiance that is both futuristic and nostalgic. I really enjoyed my ride!
September 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Got to try out the NextGen Acela this weekend with @jameslllamas.bsky.social ! Overall, these trains are a step forward into modernity. The interiors, while not perfect, elevate the travel experience with an ambiance that is both futuristic and nostalgic. I really enjoyed my ride!
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“If you DON’T change the physical character of your community, you WILL change the demographic and economic character of your community.” - William Fulton at the Casita Coalition’s Build The Middle National Housing Convening
August 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
“If you DON’T change the physical character of your community, you WILL change the demographic and economic character of your community.” - William Fulton at the Casita Coalition’s Build The Middle National Housing Convening
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New Mondays show! Get Your Steps Racing the Bus with @jameslllamas.bsky.social - link.theoverheadwire.com/ktjfc We chat Vietnam’s move to ban gas powered motorbikes in central Hanoi, the importance of walking to your health, the 8D magical city of Chongqing and more!
Mondays 176: Get Your Steps Racing the Bus - The Overhead Wire
This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we’re joined by James Llamas, now at Nelson Nygaard, to chat about a number of different items including Vietnam’s move to ban gas powered motorbikes in centr...
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August 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
New Mondays show! Get Your Steps Racing the Bus with @jameslllamas.bsky.social - link.theoverheadwire.com/ktjfc We chat Vietnam’s move to ban gas powered motorbikes in central Hanoi, the importance of walking to your health, the 8D magical city of Chongqing and more!
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There’s nothing better than going to a brewery w/out worrying about who’s driving after.
So in honor of summer beer season—and CT’s badass craft brew scene—here are my favorite MetroNorth-accessible breweries.
Rankings based on beer quality, 🚉🚂 access, and vibes.🧵/
So in honor of summer beer season—and CT’s badass craft brew scene—here are my favorite MetroNorth-accessible breweries.
Rankings based on beer quality, 🚉🚂 access, and vibes.🧵/
July 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
There’s nothing better than going to a brewery w/out worrying about who’s driving after.
So in honor of summer beer season—and CT’s badass craft brew scene—here are my favorite MetroNorth-accessible breweries.
Rankings based on beer quality, 🚉🚂 access, and vibes.🧵/
So in honor of summer beer season—and CT’s badass craft brew scene—here are my favorite MetroNorth-accessible breweries.
Rankings based on beer quality, 🚉🚂 access, and vibes.🧵/
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Norwalk Transit District is rolling out a big routing and frequency upgrade on August 11th!
Really smart planning that should be emulated across the entire state
norwalktransit.com/new-network/
Really smart planning that should be emulated across the entire state
norwalktransit.com/new-network/
July 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Norwalk Transit District is rolling out a big routing and frequency upgrade on August 11th!
Really smart planning that should be emulated across the entire state
norwalktransit.com/new-network/
Really smart planning that should be emulated across the entire state
norwalktransit.com/new-network/
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*Buses* are one way to address geographic equity, regardless of whether or not they’re free. Affordability is also an important equity measure, but that also can be addressed without free fares for all.
Framing fare-free buses as the best/only way to improve equitable outcomes is disingenuous.
Framing fare-free buses as the best/only way to improve equitable outcomes is disingenuous.
the MTA has a huge equity issue - the subway doesn't go everywhere - and free buses are one way to address that. transit nerd urbanists tend to skip the equity issue entirely and will tell you to increase bus service on high density routes - for efficiency
July 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
*Buses* are one way to address geographic equity, regardless of whether or not they’re free. Affordability is also an important equity measure, but that also can be addressed without free fares for all.
Framing fare-free buses as the best/only way to improve equitable outcomes is disingenuous.
Framing fare-free buses as the best/only way to improve equitable outcomes is disingenuous.
Happen to be in Cleveland for RTA’s 50th birthday!
June 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Happen to be in Cleveland for RTA’s 50th birthday!
Enjoying Illinois High-Speed Rail!
June 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Enjoying Illinois High-Speed Rail!
Greetings from train 22, the Texas Eagle!
June 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Greetings from train 22, the Texas Eagle!
Did a broker write this? Yes. The answer is yes. www.ctinsider.com/realestate/a...
End of broker fees drives up rent in NYC overnight. Will renters leave the city?
Many NYC apartment listings suddenly became more expensive overnight as the new rules took effect June 11.
www.ctinsider.com
June 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Did a broker write this? Yes. The answer is yes. www.ctinsider.com/realestate/a...
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Everything Andrew Cuomo touches goes to crap (and that's not even addressing the problem of inappropriate touching!). He's a bad governor and a bad manager with no interest in being a good steward of New York City. That editorial is an abomination.
June 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Everything Andrew Cuomo touches goes to crap (and that's not even addressing the problem of inappropriate touching!). He's a bad governor and a bad manager with no interest in being a good steward of New York City. That editorial is an abomination.
How can the @amtrak.com Heartland Flyer cost over $3,600 per revenue hour to operate?! Nearly $30,000 per day. www.newson6.com/story/680c47...
Future of Heartland Flyer at risk as Texas funding nears end
Amtrak's Heartland Flyer, a vital link between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth, faces an uncertain future as Texas funding expires.
www.newson6.com
June 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
How can the @amtrak.com Heartland Flyer cost over $3,600 per revenue hour to operate?! Nearly $30,000 per day. www.newson6.com/story/680c47...
Bike-bus-bus-bike across Connecticut this morning, all in time for work! Saw a turtle and apparently just missed a bear according to people on the trail.
June 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Bike-bus-bus-bike across Connecticut this morning, all in time for work! Saw a turtle and apparently just missed a bear according to people on the trail.
I love when I can take my hometown express bus. It spends 6 minutes on the freeway!
June 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I love when I can take my hometown express bus. It spends 6 minutes on the freeway!
No announcements on this 96th St./2nd Ave.-bound N. Should be exciting.
June 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
No announcements on this 96th St./2nd Ave.-bound N. Should be exciting.
Whatcom Transit was our ride all over Bellingham this weekend! It’s a fantastic small-city system with several frequent corridors and rural service across the county. I was sure to stay near the train station, though, since WTA doesn’t run on holidays.
May 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Whatcom Transit was our ride all over Bellingham this weekend! It’s a fantastic small-city system with several frequent corridors and rural service across the county. I was sure to stay near the train station, though, since WTA doesn’t run on holidays.
There will be plenty of ferries this week, so this afternoon I tried the around-the-sound route! I correctly surmised that I could make the -8 minute ST 595 to KT Purdy Ride connection.
May 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
There will be plenty of ferries this week, so this afternoon I tried the around-the-sound route! I correctly surmised that I could make the -8 minute ST 595 to KT Purdy Ride connection.
Visiting family near Seattle this week, which means a bike-bus-ferry commute!
May 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Visiting family near Seattle this week, which means a bike-bus-ferry commute!
Brilliantly targeted ad.
Also - call it sinus decongestion.
Also - call it sinus decongestion.
May 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Brilliantly targeted ad.
Also - call it sinus decongestion.
Also - call it sinus decongestion.
Helping my cousin see her train options from NYC to Hartford Saturday reminded me how far we have to go on coordination:
- @amtrak.com app provides schedules and tickets but only for Amtrak trains
- @mtametronorth.bsky.social TrainTime app has schedules and tickets but only for MNR to New Haven
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- @amtrak.com app provides schedules and tickets but only for Amtrak trains
- @mtametronorth.bsky.social TrainTime app has schedules and tickets but only for MNR to New Haven
1/3
May 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Helping my cousin see her train options from NYC to Hartford Saturday reminded me how far we have to go on coordination:
- @amtrak.com app provides schedules and tickets but only for Amtrak trains
- @mtametronorth.bsky.social TrainTime app has schedules and tickets but only for MNR to New Haven
1/3
- @amtrak.com app provides schedules and tickets but only for Amtrak trains
- @mtametronorth.bsky.social TrainTime app has schedules and tickets but only for MNR to New Haven
1/3