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Keeping it spicy on the 152 bus #sportpeppers #cta
A lone sport pepper someone left on the floor of an eastbound 152 (Addison) CTA bus. The photo is zoomed out; several shoes and seats are visible. A lone sport pepper someone left on the floor of an eastbound 152 (Addison) CTA bus. The photo is zoomed in; no shoes or seats are visible.
January 6, 2026 at 5:38 AM
I went to fix the Wikipedia page for the Hudson Rail Link but someone beat me to it!
A screenshot of the operator listed on the Hudson Rail Link Wikipedia page. The operator is listed as "Arrow Rail Link Service Inc." with a citation to Miles' video "The Ultimate MetroCard Challenge: Every Mode, Every Agency, Every State!" Below this, it says "Formerly Consolidated Bus Transit". (Previously, Consolidated Bus Transit was listed as the current operator.)
January 1, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Admittedly, it's harder to provide descriptions of routes (much less maps) in cities like Charlotte because the sprawl creates unhinged routing (see the 29 & 30), but the fact that they don't even say what the phone # does is quite telling. (Is it for general info? Departure times? Can I text it?)
The route map of the CATS 29 bus (UNC Charlotte/JW Clay). It depicts a route that is intended to connect the university campus and Tryon to Independence Blvd. The route meanders quite a bit and takes numerous diversions. Though it has "JW Clay" in the name, it doesn't actually go down JW Clay Blvd; rather, it stops by the Blue Line (train) JW Clay/UNC Charlotte station. Image source: https://www.charlottenc.gov/CATS/Ride/Bus/Bus-Routes-and-Schedules The route map of the CATS 30 bus (Woodlawn Crosstown). It depicts a route that is intended to connect the low-income areas of Westerly Hills and York Road with the Blue Line (train) at Scaleybark and goes on to Southpark mall. The route meanders quite a bit and takes numerous diversions. Though the route says "Woodlawn", Woodlawn Road accounts for only a fraction of the route. Image source: https://www.charlottenc.gov/CATS/Ride/Bus/Bus-Routes-and-Schedules
August 8, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Charlotte, NC's bus signage has actively regressed. When I lived there, CATS posted bus route numbers, names, and departure times (even if the busses rarely kept to the schedule, you could at least see the intended frequency). Now it's just the route numbers & names.
@ridecats.bsky.social do better.
A screenshot taken of Google Maps Street View of the bus stop by 1707 Sharon Road West showing the CATS bus stop signage. The screenshot was taken from the April 2018 Street View imagery and it shows the route numbers and names (12 South Blvd, 19 Park Road, and 43 Ballantyne), and a phone number (though it's unclear if you should call or text it and if it's just the main CATS number or if it will get you upcoming departure times for the stop). Beneath the main sign are several smaller signs (too low-res to make out, but I used to ride CATS so I recognize them) indicating the departure times from this stop for each route that stops there. A screenshot taken of Google Maps Street View of the bus stop by 1707 Sharon Road West showing the CATS bus stop signage. The screenshot was taken from the December 2024 Street View imagery and it shows the route numbers and names (12 South Blvd and 43 Ballantyne; 19 Park Road has been re-routed and no longer stops here), and a phone number (though it's unclear if you should call or text it and if it's just the main CATS number or if it will get you upcoming departure times for the stop). Beneath the main sign is...nothing. No departure times whatsoever.
August 8, 2025 at 2:58 AM
By comparison, Madison, WI transit gives a list of routes and a phone number which doesn't even have an area code nor does it list what the number is for (do you text it for arrival times? call?), making it functionally useless for anyone visiting.
A photo of a bus sign outside the East Towne Mall in Madison, Wisconsin. The sign lists of the route numbers (6, 20, 26, 30, 36), a phone number without any indication of what to do with it (i.e. it's not stated if you can call or text it) and no area code (making it useless for visitors), a no-parking sign, and a stop number. Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thetransitcamera/28200923176
August 8, 2025 at 2:58 AM
@nerd4cities.bsky.social Video idea: bus signs, and what they say about the agency! Something I love about Chicago, IL is the signs give a general route description, and even a map if it's the only line at the stop, which helps you actually understand the routing & the city as a whole.
A picture taken of a sign for the CTA's 56 bus route along Milwaukee Avenue. The sign includes the route number, name, that it is accessible, the number to text for arrival times and the phone number of the CTA, the schedule, a basic text description of the route, and a map of the route detailing the roads the bus runs on and the available train (L) connections, along with which train stations along the route are accessible. Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thetransitcamera/5964146094 A picture taken of a CTA bus sign beneath the Wilson L station. It lists out the bus routes and their names (78 Montrose and 81 Lawrence), a brief text overview of where the route goes, and the bus schedule. There is also a number given to text for arrival times along with the phone number of the CTA. Since there are multiple routes at the stop, there is no map. Image source: https://chi.streetsblog.org/2023/02/06/whats-up-with-those-red-circular-signs-on-top-of-cta-bus-stop-signs
August 8, 2025 at 2:58 AM
DankPods would be proud
A sealed, blank VHS tape branded "CRAIG", a notorious knock-off brand whose awful products have been covered extensively on the DankPods YouTube channel. The cover art has a series of dots, 4 across (with the dots shrinking from left to right) and 7 rows. From top to bottom, these rows are: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. The "CRAIG" logo is in red, stretched along the mid-to-upper left side of the box. The box also says "VIDEO CASSETTE T-120 PREMIUM HIGH QUALITY" in black text in the top right corner, and has a black VHS logo in the bottom left corner.
June 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
All I want for Christmas is...
The picture features a bathtub with 11 Magic Wand sex toys around the rim. The top half is captioned "ULTRASONIC CLEANER". The bottom half is captioned "BOTTOM TEXT".
December 25, 2024 at 5:13 PM