matt harris
@mattryanharris.bsky.social
transit advocate in LA; find me riding a bus, bike, or train 🚊 mainly posting about history of the PE Red Car 🚋 and Los Angeles rail 🚇
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matt harris
@mattryanharris.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Introductions are in order! Hi, I'm Matt. I'm based in Los Angeles, I work in tech and do transit advocacy! You can find me usually at city council meeting pushing for more transit-oriented design, riding my bike around Pasadena, or taking photos of trains.
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New renderings for LA Metro’s Sepulveda Transit Corridor have been released by a transit design firm working with Metro. Renderings appear to depict the stations and maintenance/storage facility for automated heavy rail options from the Bechtel team.
www.anilverma.com/project/sepu...
www.anilverma.com/project/sepu...
December 27, 2024 at 1:47 AM
New renderings for LA Metro’s Sepulveda Transit Corridor have been released by a transit design firm working with Metro. Renderings appear to depict the stations and maintenance/storage facility for automated heavy rail options from the Bechtel team.
www.anilverma.com/project/sepu...
www.anilverma.com/project/sepu...
Day after Christmas and the train is PACKED.
December 27, 2024 at 1:34 AM
Day after Christmas and the train is PACKED.
Was wondering why our train stopped, turns out someone is having a seizure. Conductor took quick action and paramedics showed up immediately, system works!
December 27, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Was wondering why our train stopped, turns out someone is having a seizure. Conductor took quick action and paramedics showed up immediately, system works!
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Milwaukee, 80 years ago
Looking east along Wisconsin Ave from MLK (formerly 3rd street).
At over 600,000, the city’s population in 1944 was higher than it is today.
Looking east along Wisconsin Ave from MLK (formerly 3rd street).
At over 600,000, the city’s population in 1944 was higher than it is today.
December 17, 2024 at 4:04 AM
Milwaukee, 80 years ago
Looking east along Wisconsin Ave from MLK (formerly 3rd street).
At over 600,000, the city’s population in 1944 was higher than it is today.
Looking east along Wisconsin Ave from MLK (formerly 3rd street).
At over 600,000, the city’s population in 1944 was higher than it is today.
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MENSWEAR GUY: Furthermore, you’ve neglected to even cut the vents of the shockingly poor-fitting sport coat you’ve, for some reason, chosen to wear to breakfast
MAN WHO STILL WEARS A THREADLESS TEE FROM 2003 WITH TWO ANTHROPOMORPHIC HOUSES HUGGING UNDER THE TEXT “HOMIES”: haha get his ass derek
MAN WHO STILL WEARS A THREADLESS TEE FROM 2003 WITH TWO ANTHROPOMORPHIC HOUSES HUGGING UNDER THE TEXT “HOMIES”: haha get his ass derek
December 13, 2024 at 5:41 AM
MENSWEAR GUY: Furthermore, you’ve neglected to even cut the vents of the shockingly poor-fitting sport coat you’ve, for some reason, chosen to wear to breakfast
MAN WHO STILL WEARS A THREADLESS TEE FROM 2003 WITH TWO ANTHROPOMORPHIC HOUSES HUGGING UNDER THE TEXT “HOMIES”: haha get his ass derek
MAN WHO STILL WEARS A THREADLESS TEE FROM 2003 WITH TWO ANTHROPOMORPHIC HOUSES HUGGING UNDER THE TEXT “HOMIES”: haha get his ass derek
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December 12, 2024 at 5:33 PM
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“The system that produced a behemoth health insurance company that haphazardly denies thousands of healthcare claims is the same that brought a homeless man with schizophrenia and depression to bounce between subway cars.” zeteo.com/p/26-year-ol...
Two 26-Year-Olds: One Killed a Homeless Man, Another is Suspected of Killing a Healthcare CEO
Daniel Penny is free after killing a man victim to the system. What of Luigi Mangione, who is suspected of killing a man symbolic of it?
zeteo.com
December 10, 2024 at 7:30 PM
“The system that produced a behemoth health insurance company that haphazardly denies thousands of healthcare claims is the same that brought a homeless man with schizophrenia and depression to bounce between subway cars.” zeteo.com/p/26-year-ol...
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Luigi Mangione was taken into custody just as Daniel Penny walked free.
The ruling class wants us to celebrate the murder of the vulnerable and condemn the murder of the powerful.
They fail to see how killing the powerless breeds violence against the powerful.
www.jphilll.com/p/who-gets-t...
The ruling class wants us to celebrate the murder of the vulnerable and condemn the murder of the powerful.
They fail to see how killing the powerless breeds violence against the powerful.
www.jphilll.com/p/who-gets-t...
Who gets to kill?
Daniel Penny and Luigi Mangione
www.jphilll.com
December 11, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Luigi Mangione was taken into custody just as Daniel Penny walked free.
The ruling class wants us to celebrate the murder of the vulnerable and condemn the murder of the powerful.
They fail to see how killing the powerless breeds violence against the powerful.
www.jphilll.com/p/who-gets-t...
The ruling class wants us to celebrate the murder of the vulnerable and condemn the murder of the powerful.
They fail to see how killing the powerless breeds violence against the powerful.
www.jphilll.com/p/who-gets-t...
Elon Musk is an oligarch, plain and simple. Call him what he is.
December 11, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Elon Musk is an oligarch, plain and simple. Call him what he is.
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December 11, 2024 at 2:29 PM
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Huge document drop on the California State Rail Plan website, including a statewide network takt diagram and full list of infrastructure projects. For the first time, we are seeing the state planning an electrified "Sac-OAK-SF-SJ Mega Corridor":
dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-...
dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-...
December 10, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Huge document drop on the California State Rail Plan website, including a statewide network takt diagram and full list of infrastructure projects. For the first time, we are seeing the state planning an electrified "Sac-OAK-SF-SJ Mega Corridor":
dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-...
dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-...
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It's rare you get such a clear illustration of whose lives have value in America and whose don't
December 10, 2024 at 7:14 PM
It's rare you get such a clear illustration of whose lives have value in America and whose don't
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You can't even parody this
Ingraham: The instagram posts from nut bag people ..people celebrating. This this is a sickness, honestly, it's so disappointing, but I guess we shouldn't be surprised.. up next, the other big news out of New York, Daniel Penny, a lot of people think he is a hero.
December 10, 2024 at 1:39 AM
You can't even parody this
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Never forget, it doesn’t take much to add some smiles and surprises to your city. Just a civic culture of fun and creativity, or at least a culture of not getting in the way of fun and creativity. Is that YOUR city?
More of this. #CityOfSmiles #FunCity
More of this. #CityOfSmiles #FunCity
December 7, 2024 at 2:48 AM
Never forget, it doesn’t take much to add some smiles and surprises to your city. Just a civic culture of fun and creativity, or at least a culture of not getting in the way of fun and creativity. Is that YOUR city?
More of this. #CityOfSmiles #FunCity
More of this. #CityOfSmiles #FunCity
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SBCTA's hydrogen train refueling station is 3 years behind schedule and costs have increased 45%. H2 service is delayed to 2026, but SBCTA continues to tout its "first 0 emissions train in North America" - meanwhile Caltrain's 0 emissions electric service has been running successfully for months.
![Background:
On May 4, 2022, the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) Board of
Directors (Board) approved the award of Contract No. 21-1002658 to CPM Partners, Inc., for
Construction Management Consultant (CMC) Services for the construction of the hydrogen
fueling station and the retrofit needed to support hydrogen vehicle operations, also referred to as
the Arrow Maintenance Facility (AMF) Hydrogen Fuel Upgrade Project, for an amount
not-to-exceed $1,041,815.21, and a contract term through June 30, 2024, with two one-year
option terms.
On October 26, 2023, Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 21-1002658 was executed to replace
the Exhibit B Fee Schedule in its entirety to include additional personnel to align with specified
work required to adequately support the CMC project task and to clarify the breakdown of the
yearly billing rate cap. Additionally, the contract was amended to extend the contract expiration
date to June 30, 2025, without a change to the total contract value.
The project has experienced delays and challenges, pushing the completion for the AMF Retrofit
Project from September 2024, which was the forecasted completion date at the time the CMC
Services contract was executed, to December 2025, and the completion date for the Hydrogen
Station from September 2023 to June 2026. In consideration of the construction and management
challenges, staff recommends exercising the contract’s second option term, extending the
contract through June 30, 2026, to support the AMF construction and the Zero Emission Multiple
Unit (ZEMU) completion and project close-out phase. As such, staff also recommends approving Amendment No. 2, increasing the contract amount by $1,370,000, to be funded with Valley State
Transit Assistance-Population Share funds, for a new not-to-exceed amount of $2,511,819.05[...]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lfb5poo5czffnuvfeyvy2nry/bafkreifnuzemu4p3v2s3sauf2ehkqsm4jrj72woo6a7foifdbyh25bwkk4@jpeg)
December 6, 2024 at 5:48 PM
SBCTA's hydrogen train refueling station is 3 years behind schedule and costs have increased 45%. H2 service is delayed to 2026, but SBCTA continues to tout its "first 0 emissions train in North America" - meanwhile Caltrain's 0 emissions electric service has been running successfully for months.
It’s official, the shooter was an english teacher - the amount of metaphors I am seeing is insane.
MSNBC is reporting that the backpack that the Midtown shooter ditched in Central Park was full of Monopoly money
December 8, 2024 at 12:28 AM
It’s official, the shooter was an english teacher - the amount of metaphors I am seeing is insane.
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Great new piece on how this happened, by @hopkinsonben.bsky.social:
How Madrid built its metro cheaply - Works in Progress
Madrid tripled the length of its metro system in just 12 years — faster and cheaper than almost any other city in the world. What can its expansion teach other cities?
worksinprogress.co
December 6, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Great new piece on how this happened, by @hopkinsonben.bsky.social:
Got to meet LA County Supervisor Lindsay Horvath and California State Assembly Member Rick Zbur and discussed the state of LA Metro and also how we plan on future proofing CHSR! Very exciting to make your voice heard!
December 6, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Got to meet LA County Supervisor Lindsay Horvath and California State Assembly Member Rick Zbur and discussed the state of LA Metro and also how we plan on future proofing CHSR! Very exciting to make your voice heard!
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ok fine last time trying to make this work
December 4, 2024 at 9:16 PM
ok fine last time trying to make this work
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too schleepy to lift martial law I’ll do it after a nap
December 3, 2024 at 8:11 PM
too schleepy to lift martial law I’ll do it after a nap
Do we think Mayor Karen Bass actually cares about what the info the City Controller is putting out or does she just find it annoying?
December 4, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Do we think Mayor Karen Bass actually cares about what the info the City Controller is putting out or does she just find it annoying?
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December 4, 2024 at 2:57 PM