Klaas Hofstra
@klaashofstra.bsky.social
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I really cannot recommend this excellent piece on Hammersmith Bridge highly enough
Hammersmith Bridge
Where did 25,000 vehicles go?
nickmaini.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I really cannot recommend this excellent piece on Hammersmith Bridge highly enough
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De tussen-neus-en-lippen-door opmerking over marktwerking in het busvervoer van @sheilas.bsky.social leidt me een beetje af van haar voor de rest uitstekende column in de #volkskrant. Een provinciaal busbedrijf oprichten is niet het antwoord op een budgetprobleem voor inherent onrendabele diensten.
November 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM
De tussen-neus-en-lippen-door opmerking over marktwerking in het busvervoer van @sheilas.bsky.social leidt me een beetje af van haar voor de rest uitstekende column in de #volkskrant. Een provinciaal busbedrijf oprichten is niet het antwoord op een budgetprobleem voor inherent onrendabele diensten.
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Frequency matters, proof number 256384648
Bologna Mazzini, avg weekday, boarding/alighting
24 trains /day, 1-2 tph*dir
2019, Nov: 264 / 335
2019, Jul: 257 / 287
⬇️
55 trains/day, 3-4 tph*dir
2024, Nov: 669 / 764
2025, Jul: 673 / 734
Users have been multiplied by around 2-2.5 (+150-ish%)
Bologna Mazzini, avg weekday, boarding/alighting
24 trains /day, 1-2 tph*dir
2019, Nov: 264 / 335
2019, Jul: 257 / 287
⬇️
55 trains/day, 3-4 tph*dir
2024, Nov: 669 / 764
2025, Jul: 673 / 734
Users have been multiplied by around 2-2.5 (+150-ish%)
November 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Frequency matters, proof number 256384648
Bologna Mazzini, avg weekday, boarding/alighting
24 trains /day, 1-2 tph*dir
2019, Nov: 264 / 335
2019, Jul: 257 / 287
⬇️
55 trains/day, 3-4 tph*dir
2024, Nov: 669 / 764
2025, Jul: 673 / 734
Users have been multiplied by around 2-2.5 (+150-ish%)
Bologna Mazzini, avg weekday, boarding/alighting
24 trains /day, 1-2 tph*dir
2019, Nov: 264 / 335
2019, Jul: 257 / 287
⬇️
55 trains/day, 3-4 tph*dir
2024, Nov: 669 / 764
2025, Jul: 673 / 734
Users have been multiplied by around 2-2.5 (+150-ish%)
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The fools! They'd be so much happier now if they had just talked endlessly about battery trains and hydrogen.
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 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The fools! They'd be so much happier now if they had just talked endlessly about battery trains and hydrogen.
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Ja dann fragen wir doch mal die Töchter:
October 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Ja dann fragen wir doch mal die Töchter:
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Morning rush-hour near London's Oval station. Trains pass underground every few minutes and there's a continuous flood of bicycles, but still there's one lane of gridlocked traffic. Your city will always have exactly as much gridlock as it makes room for.
September 22, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Morning rush-hour near London's Oval station. Trains pass underground every few minutes and there's a continuous flood of bicycles, but still there's one lane of gridlocked traffic. Your city will always have exactly as much gridlock as it makes room for.
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"I cycled to school when I was a kid, and we didn't need fancy cycle lanes."
Yeah, but there's three times more traffic than there was in 1973..
Twice as many cars as there was in 1982..
..36% more traffic on urban minor roads than there was in 1994..
..and cars were *way* smaller, and lighter.
Yeah, but there's three times more traffic than there was in 1973..
Twice as many cars as there was in 1982..
..36% more traffic on urban minor roads than there was in 1994..
..and cars were *way* smaller, and lighter.
September 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"I cycled to school when I was a kid, and we didn't need fancy cycle lanes."
Yeah, but there's three times more traffic than there was in 1973..
Twice as many cars as there was in 1982..
..36% more traffic on urban minor roads than there was in 1994..
..and cars were *way* smaller, and lighter.
Yeah, but there's three times more traffic than there was in 1973..
Twice as many cars as there was in 1982..
..36% more traffic on urban minor roads than there was in 1994..
..and cars were *way* smaller, and lighter.
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Ja, wir ersticken in ÖPNV!
September 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Ja, wir ersticken in ÖPNV!
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So that’s what’s at the end of the rainbow… 🌈 🚆 🛤️
September 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
So that’s what’s at the end of the rainbow… 🌈 🚆 🛤️
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Nederland is verdeeld, maar diep vanbinnen zijn we allemaal van PFAS. Of je hier nu geboren bent of pas woont: PFAS zit in ons bloed. En dat verbindt ons. Bestel dit nieuwe en unieke shirt nu: https://shop.speld.nl/products/shirt-diep-vanbinnen-zijn-we-allemaal-pfas-de-speld-bio-katoen
August 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Nederland is verdeeld, maar diep vanbinnen zijn we allemaal van PFAS. Of je hier nu geboren bent of pas woont: PFAS zit in ons bloed. En dat verbindt ons. Bestel dit nieuwe en unieke shirt nu: https://shop.speld.nl/products/shirt-diep-vanbinnen-zijn-we-allemaal-pfas-de-speld-bio-katoen
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If you didn't manage to see this calmly furious and defiant statement by @govpritzker.illinois.gov yesterday, please find 12 minutes to see or hear it today.
Best, strongest statement by sr official of where we stand and what is needed now.
Civil duty to see it.
www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
Best, strongest statement by sr official of where we stand and what is needed now.
Civil duty to see it.
www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
August 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
If you didn't manage to see this calmly furious and defiant statement by @govpritzker.illinois.gov yesterday, please find 12 minutes to see or hear it today.
Best, strongest statement by sr official of where we stand and what is needed now.
Civil duty to see it.
www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
Best, strongest statement by sr official of where we stand and what is needed now.
Civil duty to see it.
www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
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Wo lohnt sich eigentlich #Interrail?
Eine Frage, die immer wieder auftaucht: Welche Länder sind perfekt für den Bahnpass – und wo seid ihr mit normalen Tickets besser dran?
Schauen wir uns die Sache einmal an 🧵
Eine Frage, die immer wieder auftaucht: Welche Länder sind perfekt für den Bahnpass – und wo seid ihr mit normalen Tickets besser dran?
Schauen wir uns die Sache einmal an 🧵
August 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Wo lohnt sich eigentlich #Interrail?
Eine Frage, die immer wieder auftaucht: Welche Länder sind perfekt für den Bahnpass – und wo seid ihr mit normalen Tickets besser dran?
Schauen wir uns die Sache einmal an 🧵
Eine Frage, die immer wieder auftaucht: Welche Länder sind perfekt für den Bahnpass – und wo seid ihr mit normalen Tickets besser dran?
Schauen wir uns die Sache einmal an 🧵
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People still are tragically underestimating what this is doing to our societies.
The rich got richer and richer, super rich, mega rich. They are dictating policies.
So it gets worse — and they get richer. It tears our societies apart.
The rich got richer and richer, super rich, mega rich. They are dictating policies.
So it gets worse — and they get richer. It tears our societies apart.
August 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
People still are tragically underestimating what this is doing to our societies.
The rich got richer and richer, super rich, mega rich. They are dictating policies.
So it gets worse — and they get richer. It tears our societies apart.
The rich got richer and richer, super rich, mega rich. They are dictating policies.
So it gets worse — and they get richer. It tears our societies apart.
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I've watched every minute of the recorded oral comments & read the hundreds of written submissions to
@ripta.com in response to the painful service reductions and segment and outright eliminations on the table. This 🧵 is strictly my own and is not an official RIPTA statement.
@ripta.com in response to the painful service reductions and segment and outright eliminations on the table. This 🧵 is strictly my own and is not an official RIPTA statement.
August 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I've watched every minute of the recorded oral comments & read the hundreds of written submissions to
@ripta.com in response to the painful service reductions and segment and outright eliminations on the table. This 🧵 is strictly my own and is not an official RIPTA statement.
@ripta.com in response to the painful service reductions and segment and outright eliminations on the table. This 🧵 is strictly my own and is not an official RIPTA statement.
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An infrastructure project can be a "planning disaster" and still be foundational to shaping its region. That, after all, is the political magic of infrastructure: once it's built, it no longer matters whether it was a good idea.
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Interesting thoughts. I can't help think about is the projects that start that way but then changed.
For instance in 1977 even the great Peter Hall could consider BART a "great planning disaster," whereas today you couldn't imagine the Bay without it.
Time heals wounds, but the wounds are real.
For instance in 1977 even the great Peter Hall could consider BART a "great planning disaster," whereas today you couldn't imagine the Bay without it.
Time heals wounds, but the wounds are real.
Pedestrian Observations: How One Bad Project Can Poison the Entire Mode pedestrianobservations.com/2025/07/31/h...
(Breaking thread briefly, will resume immediately thereafter.)
(Breaking thread briefly, will resume immediately thereafter.)
August 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
An infrastructure project can be a "planning disaster" and still be foundational to shaping its region. That, after all, is the political magic of infrastructure: once it's built, it no longer matters whether it was a good idea.
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August 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Glasgow Central appreciation post. 🥰
#PacmanValenta
#PacmanValenta
August 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Glasgow Central appreciation post. 🥰
#PacmanValenta
#PacmanValenta
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Helsinki (pop 657,000) has not had a single traffic death during the last twelve months.
poliisi.fi/-/helsingin-...
poliisi.fi/-/helsingin-...
July 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Helsinki (pop 657,000) has not had a single traffic death during the last twelve months.
poliisi.fi/-/helsingin-...
poliisi.fi/-/helsingin-...
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Not many politicians in the UK tell the truth about farming or are brave enough to criticise the cakeism of the main farming unions.
But Lee Waters MS does in this refreshingly honest speech. Almost every word of it applies to England as much as Wales.
amanwy.blogspot.com/2025/07/we-n...
But Lee Waters MS does in this refreshingly honest speech. Almost every word of it applies to England as much as Wales.
amanwy.blogspot.com/2025/07/we-n...
We need to re-set the debate on farming
Speech in the Senedd on 16th July 2025 Let me start with the obvious: Farming is hard. I am proud to come from a family of farmers, and I un...
amanwy.blogspot.com
July 19, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Not many politicians in the UK tell the truth about farming or are brave enough to criticise the cakeism of the main farming unions.
But Lee Waters MS does in this refreshingly honest speech. Almost every word of it applies to England as much as Wales.
amanwy.blogspot.com/2025/07/we-n...
But Lee Waters MS does in this refreshingly honest speech. Almost every word of it applies to England as much as Wales.
amanwy.blogspot.com/2025/07/we-n...
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There are households round here who have a massive SUV each, a car for each kid, a sporty car for fun and a £60k campervan for occasional weekends away. They don't need reduced fuel duty to make ends meet, and it's the wrong tool to help those who ARE struggling financially. Just raise their incomes
How about providing transport alternatives rather than subsidising fuel costs for people who can pay £800 a month to rent their Land Rovers?
July 19, 2025 at 6:58 AM
There are households round here who have a massive SUV each, a car for each kid, a sporty car for fun and a £60k campervan for occasional weekends away. They don't need reduced fuel duty to make ends meet, and it's the wrong tool to help those who ARE struggling financially. Just raise their incomes
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The Philadelphia area transit agency SEPTA is facing 45% service cuts, thanks to the Pennsylvania legislature.
Not since the mid-20th century has the US seen a major urban transit network dismantled on this scale.
Chicago could be next.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Not since the mid-20th century has the US seen a major urban transit network dismantled on this scale.
Chicago could be next.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Philadelphia Transit System Votes to Cut Service by 45%, Hike Fares
Philadelphia’s largest transit system approved sweeping service cuts and fare hikes as it struggles to deal with a gaping budget deficit.
www.bloomberg.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The Philadelphia area transit agency SEPTA is facing 45% service cuts, thanks to the Pennsylvania legislature.
Not since the mid-20th century has the US seen a major urban transit network dismantled on this scale.
Chicago could be next.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Not since the mid-20th century has the US seen a major urban transit network dismantled on this scale.
Chicago could be next.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Commentary: Meta is crossing a former hard red line in Silicon Valley to develop tech for military uses.
Mark Zuckerberg finally found a use for his Metaverse — war
Anduril and Meta are partnering to design, build and field a range of integrated XR products that provide warfighters with enhanced perception on the battlefield.
www.japantimes.co.jp
June 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Commentary: Meta is crossing a former hard red line in Silicon Valley to develop tech for military uses.
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Design is fundamentally a process of carefully balancing contrasting needs within limited resources (space, money, time).
Abstract rigid standards make it much more difficult for designers to find that balance, so it comes at the expense of more weakly regulated design elements or with higher costs
Abstract rigid standards make it much more difficult for designers to find that balance, so it comes at the expense of more weakly regulated design elements or with higher costs
May 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Design is fundamentally a process of carefully balancing contrasting needs within limited resources (space, money, time).
Abstract rigid standards make it much more difficult for designers to find that balance, so it comes at the expense of more weakly regulated design elements or with higher costs
Abstract rigid standards make it much more difficult for designers to find that balance, so it comes at the expense of more weakly regulated design elements or with higher costs