Terence Johnson
@terencejohnson.bsky.social
Entrepreneur, volunteer, student (again), Oxford graduate.
Sustainable development, intercity and rural public transport, affordable homes, social justice, and responsive government.
Sustainable development, intercity and rural public transport, affordable homes, social justice, and responsive government.
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Front-end view of the snowy first-day of service of the REM line to Deux-Montagnes.
#Montréal ‘s elevated automated light metro adds 14 stations this week. I’ll be getting a sneak-peek tomorrow. (This video from my man on the scene. Thanks, Dan!)
#Montréal ‘s elevated automated light metro adds 14 stations this week. I’ll be getting a sneak-peek tomorrow. (This video from my man on the scene. Thanks, Dan!)
November 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Front-end view of the snowy first-day of service of the REM line to Deux-Montagnes.
#Montréal ‘s elevated automated light metro adds 14 stations this week. I’ll be getting a sneak-peek tomorrow. (This video from my man on the scene. Thanks, Dan!)
#Montréal ‘s elevated automated light metro adds 14 stations this week. I’ll be getting a sneak-peek tomorrow. (This video from my man on the scene. Thanks, Dan!)
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Glad to see some campaigns to reform academic publishing.
Allowing corporations to stand between research and the people who need it is the worst kind of unproductive, innovation-discouraging activity.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Allowing corporations to stand between research and the people who need it is the worst kind of unproductive, innovation-discouraging activity.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Universities in 'battle of the century' with journal publisher Elsevier
One New Zealand university told its staff all universities in New Zealand and Australia would "lose some degree of access" to the publisher's 1600 titles from the start of next year.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Glad to see some campaigns to reform academic publishing.
Allowing corporations to stand between research and the people who need it is the worst kind of unproductive, innovation-discouraging activity.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Allowing corporations to stand between research and the people who need it is the worst kind of unproductive, innovation-discouraging activity.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Climate knowledge has been taken hostage to prevent climate action.
“It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies.”
“It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies.”
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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November 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Climate knowledge has been taken hostage to prevent climate action.
“It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies.”
“It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies.”
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“We’re afraid of walkable distances now?” I was one of the first to go after the liars & conspiracy theorists who targeted the “15 Minute Cities” message. Here’s my interview with Aussie National Radio with @greenj.bsky.social — give it a listen, and think about how we should push back on ALL lies.
'We're afraid of walkable distances now?' — conspiracies and the '15-minute city' - ABC listen
The polite world of urban planning has become the latest target of conspiracy theorists. In recent weeks, the 15-minute city concept — where neighbourhoods provide life's essentials in 15 minutes by f...
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
“We’re afraid of walkable distances now?” I was one of the first to go after the liars & conspiracy theorists who targeted the “15 Minute Cities” message. Here’s my interview with Aussie National Radio with @greenj.bsky.social — give it a listen, and think about how we should push back on ALL lies.
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Cheers to all those repeating the “cars are freedom” propaganda from the oil industry!
October 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Cheers to all those repeating the “cars are freedom” propaganda from the oil industry!
High speed trains whose journeys continue beyond the high speed line and connect additional cities are often better than making passengers change trains.
October 24, 2025 at 9:50 AM
High speed trains whose journeys continue beyond the high speed line and connect additional cities are often better than making passengers change trains.
When in Britain, get a BritRail pass…
October 19, 2025 at 8:57 AM
When in Britain, get a BritRail pass…
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This is my antifa membership card.
October 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
This is my antifa membership card.
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Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
Very happy to be part of this meeting today. We are getting closer to having the fast and reliable modern railway that Canada needs.
This evening Transport Action met with the Alto High Speed Rail team in Toronto, with members from BC to Nova Scotia also joining online. We appreciate Alto's willingness to engage with us and enjoyed a candid discussion ranging from community impacts to systems engineering.
October 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Very happy to be part of this meeting today. We are getting closer to having the fast and reliable modern railway that Canada needs.
Making America the Great Depression Again.
When farmers suffer and the banks swoop in, they’re not coming to ensure food security…
When farmers suffer and the banks swoop in, they’re not coming to ensure food security…
Then why are you providing a $20 billion bailout to Argentina and helping them cut deals with China that crush American soybean farmers?
October 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Making America the Great Depression Again.
When farmers suffer and the banks swoop in, they’re not coming to ensure food security…
When farmers suffer and the banks swoop in, they’re not coming to ensure food security…
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You pay, they profit, they leave a mess, you pay again. Repeat as necessary www.theenergymix.com/any-new-oil-... #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #ClimateChange
Any New Oil Pipeline Will Need Massive Taxpayer Subsidies, Analyst Warns
With a “flashing red warning light” heralding years of low oil prices, and a major Canadian fossil company joining its international peers in laying off hundreds of workers, a Simon Fraser University ...
www.theenergymix.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
You pay, they profit, they leave a mess, you pay again. Repeat as necessary www.theenergymix.com/any-new-oil-... #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #ClimateChange
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I like when a writer distills an idea I figured everybody knew but does it so that I still take things away. one of the harder tricks in the book springbett.substack.com/p/the-produc...
The product of the railways is the timetable
A railway moves people around, not trains
springbett.substack.com
September 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I like when a writer distills an idea I figured everybody knew but does it so that I still take things away. one of the harder tricks in the book springbett.substack.com/p/the-produc...
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Listen to someone who has been through it under Putin.
September 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Listen to someone who has been through it under Putin.
Great, now release the Epstein Files.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump to declassify files of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart
The story of Earhart, who vanished in 1937 while flying over the Pacific Ocean, "has captivated millions", the US president says.
www.bbc.com
September 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Great, now release the Epstein Files.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sure, I could drive to meetings in Toronto, but where would be the fun in being stuck in traffic rather than tucking in to dinner? #viarail
September 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Sure, I could drive to meetings in Toronto, but where would be the fun in being stuck in traffic rather than tucking in to dinner? #viarail
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GO Transit, Ontario Northland, and Flixbus all drive into a bus station...
The joke is on us, because only one service is tax-free, even to the same destination.
It's time to make fares fair for rural Canadians too.
www.transportaction.ca/topics/inter...
The joke is on us, because only one service is tax-free, even to the same destination.
It's time to make fares fair for rural Canadians too.
www.transportaction.ca/topics/inter...
Transit fares should be tax-free everywhere in Canada
Transport Action Canada recommends that the federal government extend tax-free status to all bus and rail fares, including for rural communities, and encourage the provinces to follow suit.
www.transportaction.ca
September 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
GO Transit, Ontario Northland, and Flixbus all drive into a bus station...
The joke is on us, because only one service is tax-free, even to the same destination.
It's time to make fares fair for rural Canadians too.
www.transportaction.ca/topics/inter...
The joke is on us, because only one service is tax-free, even to the same destination.
It's time to make fares fair for rural Canadians too.
www.transportaction.ca/topics/inter...
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“We’ve crossed a dangerous line when it comes to threats against journalists for doing their jobs. It shouldn’t take an immense amount of bravery to state well-grounded views, and journalists should not have to fear for their lives after speaking up.”
#canpoli #uspoli #CdnMedia
#canpoli #uspoli #CdnMedia
The Dangerous Targeting of a Canadian Journalist | The Tyee
After the murder of Charlie Kirk, conservatives piled on Rachel Gilmore for expressing a well-founded fear. Then came violent threats.
thetyee.ca
September 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.bsky.social
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 6:53 AM
IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.bsky.social
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.bsky.social
Worst take by @economist.com in a while. The industry can run automated taxis in Europe once they’ve made a proper safety case for the technology, rather than being allowed to run a system with questionable safety because they’re owed a political favour.
Will the absence of robotaxis in Europe mark the moment its citizens notice how far their continent has fallen behind?
Robotaxis will be the Sputnik Moment for a declining Europe
A slow-motion car crash on Europe’s roads
econ.st
September 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Worst take by @economist.com in a while. The industry can run automated taxis in Europe once they’ve made a proper safety case for the technology, rather than being allowed to run a system with questionable safety because they’re owed a political favour.
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WATCH: What are BETTER SOLUTIONS for traffic congestion in cities, especially as big employers are now forcing people back to the office? PLUS how politicians claiming bike-lanes cause congestion ARE LYING TO YOU! Watch my CBC interview with @ianhanomansing.bsky.social that played across Canada.
CBC News Network's Ian Hanomansing speaks with Brent Toderian about transit congestion this fall
Get the latest on CBCNews.ca, the CBC News App, and CBC News Network for breaking news and analysis.
www.cbc.ca
September 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
WATCH: What are BETTER SOLUTIONS for traffic congestion in cities, especially as big employers are now forcing people back to the office? PLUS how politicians claiming bike-lanes cause congestion ARE LYING TO YOU! Watch my CBC interview with @ianhanomansing.bsky.social that played across Canada.
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High transit ridership is diverse ridership -- diverse in every dimension: wealth, trip purpose, physical ability, gender, language, nationality, race ...
Always push back on cultural stereotypes about "who rides public transit." Plan as though everyone counts.
Always push back on cultural stereotypes about "who rides public transit." Plan as though everyone counts.
August 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
High transit ridership is diverse ridership -- diverse in every dimension: wealth, trip purpose, physical ability, gender, language, nationality, race ...
Always push back on cultural stereotypes about "who rides public transit." Plan as though everyone counts.
Always push back on cultural stereotypes about "who rides public transit." Plan as though everyone counts.
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“Many Swedish cities, including #Stockholm, prioritize snow clearance very differently. They now clear walkways & bike paths first, especially those near bus stops & primary schools. Next, they clear local roads, & then, finally, highways.”
usa.streetsblog.org/2018/01/24/w...
usa.streetsblog.org/2018/01/24/w...
Why Sweden Clears Snow-Covered Walkways Before Roads — Streetsblog USA
It's part of "gender-balanced" policy that reflects the fact that women walk more than men.
usa.streetsblog.org
August 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM
“Many Swedish cities, including #Stockholm, prioritize snow clearance very differently. They now clear walkways & bike paths first, especially those near bus stops & primary schools. Next, they clear local roads, & then, finally, highways.”
usa.streetsblog.org/2018/01/24/w...
usa.streetsblog.org/2018/01/24/w...