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The last three years have presented significant changes to operation of transit systems. Significant shifts in demand patterns. In some areas, busier buses than ever before. Budget pressures.

A deep dive into @MiWayHelps, #Mississauga's transit system. #misspoli #transit
In this first of two threads, we will take a overall look at MiWay comparing 2022 demand vs 2019, current service levels, how demand patterns shifted and the importance of informed budget and policy decisions. In a second thread, we will look deeper at individual MiWay routes.
The analysis is based on Automated Passenger Counter (APC) data obtained from MiWay. In the several times I have requested this data staff have always provided the data requested (and sometimes more) in a useable way at a reasonable cost which is appreciated.
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📢¡Informe publicado! Las leyes trans y el “modelo afirmativo” en España. Análisis descriptivo de su impacto sobre la salud de personas adultas y menores. ¡Hilo va! (1/30)
movimientofeminista.org/wp-content/upl…
Desde 2014 se han aprobado 40 textos autonómicos en forma de leyes trans y LGTBI, protocolos educativos y protocolos sanitarios trans que validan el modelo afirmativo de atención a las personas que rechazan su cuerpo sexuado y desean pertenecer al otro sexo.
Nuestra motivación y preocupación:
1)El avance de la ideología transgenerista y la prisa del gobierno por llevar a su aprobación una ley trans estatal.
2)La ausencia de datos que nos permitieran conocer el alcance del fenómeno “trans” en la población.
agendapublica.elpais.com/noticia/18157/…
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Who rides #bicycles to work in #SanDiego?
Census data for @CityofSanDiego shows
- Only 0.6% of people commute on bikes to work
- 2X more men bike to work vs women (.4% v .2%)
- Women are:
- less likely to carpool but
- less likely to drive alone 25%/34%- maybe children in car?
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This shows:
- #SanDiego is investing a lot in #bikelanes that are used by a very small % of the population for work-related mobility
- There is a bike #gendergap that needs to be studied
- Ridership could potentially be increased by 33% by simply encouraging more women to ride
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Is a lack of #gender #equity in #bicycling planning & decision making contributing to fewer women riding bikes as a commute option?
It is seen in @sdbikecoalition paid staff (1 woman/5 total staff)
-Good news: Their Board has more equity in terms of gender & racial diversity

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I was recently in Switzerland, mostly around Berne. Since there are municipal elections in #Ontario, I thought that it would be nice to talk more about quality of life beyond lower taxes. #onpoli #topoli 1/14
They come from government, the non-profit and private sectors. They may not all be applicable - of course. Thanks for the inspiration @shawnmicallef #switzerland 2/14
On Saturdays in August, all #museums in Berne were free. @museenbern museen-bern.ch/en/specials/fr… 3/14
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1: #Tokyo metro map in 2D.
2: The same map in 3D. ImageImage
Tokyo Train #Transit:
2 interlinking metro networks and 12 separate rail companies
882 stations
43 million users a day
(2.5x number on all US transit) Image
3d model Tokyo Arteria by Takagatsu Kuriyama.
Video here:
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Day 5 - June 17

#Ottawa Light Rail #Transit
#PublicInquiry #LiveTweet Mega Thread

🍾🎊😵

Today's guests:
Antonio Estrada (Rideau Transit Group) – Morning
Rupert Holloway (OLRT Constructors) – Afternoon

#Ottawa #OttawaLRT #OLRTCommision

ottawalrtpublicinquiry.ca/public-hearing…
Antonio of RTG starts the party off on time. He was RTG's first CEO from March 2013 to March 2018

He is (now?) working for ACS one of the construction partners.

The City approved his appointment.
Back and forth talking about how The City approves or disapproves board members.

Antonio's background is mostly in P3's

Now talking about P3's
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The IPCC Report states that “shifts to public transport can enhance health, employment, and can elicit energy security and deliver equity.”

I commend the @bcndp for promoting a greener future by enabling transit-oriented development through #Bill16 1/ #bcpoli #Transit
Bill 16, the Transportation Amendment Act, grants the BC Transportation Financing Authority the ability to acquire and improve land that supports the development of #housing and amenities near transit stations. Known as Transit-oriented developments (TOD). 2/ #bcpoli #Transit
TODs can include: childcare centres, shops and commercial services, schools and healthcare centres, educational facilities, public gathering spaces, and recreation centres. These developments are fundamental, particularly among intersecting crises. 3/ #bcpoli #Transit
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Taking the #Cowichan Valley Commuter to #Victoria & back is going to cost you $20 a day.

It only runs in the early morning & evening. It runs 1.5 hours before school starts - no good for parents.

25k cars drive the Malahat per day. This is a policy failure. 1/ #bcpoli #Transit
For the vast majority of people, a car is the only option to get between #Cowichan and #Victoria. This is one example of what is clear for many communities: transit is neither affordable nor accessible for many British Columbians. 2/ #bcpoli #PublicTransit
Premier @jjhorgan told BCers to use BC’s “sophisticated public transit systems, if (gas) prices become too unaffordable in the short-term.”

I asked Minister of Transportation @Rob_Fleming if he considers the cost of the #Cowichan Valley Commuter bus to be affordable? 3/ #bcpoli
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Oh wow, liebe @ORF @radiofm4 @fm4stories.

Dieser Artikel ist sehr schlecht.

Die Screenshots sind komplett falsch interpretiert (die Dicke der Striche sagt nichts aus über Kapazität/Traffic, sondern meint die Zahl der über diesen Pfad präferierte Präfixe).

#Thread 🧵
Viele Präfixe bedeuten keineswegs viel Traffic. Im Gegenteil: 80% des Traffics eines typischen Eyeball Providers kommen von nur so ca. 10 ASN. Also 10 Quellen.

In westlichen Ländern sind das u.a. Apple, Facebook, Netflix, Akamai, Microsoft, Google und noch so zwei drei.
Das gilt grundsätzlich auch für russische Provider, auch wenn dort die Hauptquellen des Traffics andere sind, zB. Vkontakte statt Facebook.

Diese Quellen beliefern Traffic von relativ wenig IP Adressen oder Präfixen. Also im Schema nicht dargestellt oder nur mit dünnen Strichen.
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1/7 Thread on Rising #Impact of NATO-#DeepState
#Warmongering on the #European Gas #Imports
from #Russia.

The #Yamal Natural #Gas #Pipeline:

4,107km-long,
Cost: $36 Billion
Diameter of 14,20cm
Capacity 33 billion m³ a year.
Squeezed by warmongering:

👉hydrocarbons-technology.com/projects/yamal…👈
2/7 Dec. 14, 2021 - #Yamal-#Europe #Gas
flows #Stable: Press.

#Belarus leader Alexander #Lukashenko has made repeated #Threats to halt operations on a #Pipeline that sends #Russian natural #Gas to #Europe:

naturalgasworld.com/yamal-europe-g…
3/7 Dec. 15, 2021 - #Russian #Gas #Exports
to #Europe via #Yamal #Pipeline #Rises,
despite warning by Alexander #Lukashenko
from #Minsk, #Belarus:

"To suspend the #Transit of natural gas in response to Western #Sanctions, boosting spot #Gas #Prices."

👉hindustantimes.com/world-news/rus…👈
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Today's #GOPCThread is our 2nd set of #ShoutOuts to partners in #SMLC's doing great #Equitabledevelopment. For more case studies & the academic case for equity, check out our report w/ @landpolicy "Equitably Developing America’s Smaller Legacy Cities."
greaterohio.org/publications/2…
Funding minority business drives #Equitabledevelopment. Several Ohio #CDFIs run minority contractor loan programs to support MBE participation in construction and allied fields. Funds help start-up contractors withstand delays in payment & compete for more jobs. #GOPCThread
#ECDI runs MBE Capital for Construction (#CfC) & provides short-term, low-interest loans. CfC includes tech assistance & access to long-term capital upon program completion. In its 1st 3 years, CfC served 350+ small minority-owned const. firms #GOPCThread
greaterohio.org/good-ideas/202…
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The 3-day finale of #yyccc 2017-2021 was lit!!! It’s hard to believe the writers were able to get so many great things resolved. Also, so many cool things have been set up for the next show: 2021-2025 (which will start filming on Oct 18). Here’s my recap of the highlights: 1/24
The finale opened w emotion: 1) #yyc-based members of the #TokyoOlympics/#TokyoParalympics #teamcanada were honored. 2) tributes to the retiring members of #yyccc, @DruhFarrell @EWoolleyWard8 @ChahalGeorge @Ward4Ward1 @CouncillorKeats & @nenshi, induced tears & good vibes. 2/24
After almost exactly 4yrs of work initiated by my learning about #BenefitDrivenProcurement @FCSSAAoffice’s AGM right after the 2017 #yycvote, getting an NoM passed by #yyccc, & development shepherded by @momentumcalgary’s @HareCourtney, we’ve approved a great policy!!! 3/24
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Whys #NavPancham considered generally good?#NavPancham is #Genesis, #Progression, #CauseEffect relations. In #KaalPurush #Kundali, if #Jaatak is denoted by #Lagan, his/her progeny is denoted by the #PanchamBhaav while the father of this #Jaatak is the #NavamBhaav of the #Chart...
Many ancient #Astrologers have expressed that a #Bhaav can find #Catalyst 5 houses behind itself or 9 houses away from itself (same thing).

So in effect if there is any good connection of the #Navam #Bhaav with the #Lagan (or #Navam #Bhaav from any other #Bhaav) ...
the particular #Bhaav in question can get #SuPrabhaav. The #Lagan or any other #Bhaav is always the #PanchamBhaav from the #Navam.Hence the theory- #NavPancham, is generally considered #YogKaarak.

Basic theories apply as always...

Explaining #Shadow #Grah #Rahu...
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Generally speaking #infrastructure is defined as the basic #physical systems of any #business, #region, or that of any #nation... including #transportation systems, #communication #networks, #sewage, #water supply & #electrical #grid systems. #BuildBackBetter #logistics #stimulus
Various types of #infrastructure #construction based projects typically drive the bulk of conversations amongst those of us vested in the arduous process of "progress" moving forward.
#Highway improvement, #street & #road maintenance & #bridge building commonly take center stage.
Mass #transit, #airport & #airways, #municipal #WaterSupply, #waste management along with waste #Water #management,
#power generation & #transmission, #HazardousWaste removal & #storage ALL must be considered while addressing basic underlying societal frameworks. #sustainability
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🔺3k workers (20-69 yrs) perished in #CdnPoli pandemic @CPHO_Canada. Hard to get good official #OSH info . Using #ONpoli @WSIB injury reports & PHU data from
@TOPublicHealth &
covid-19.ontario.ca
to estimate where fatalities might b . #TOpoli #PaidLeave #SickPlan #COVIDZero Image
#Pandemic #ONpoli work hotspots inc warehouse, transport, health, #OntEd, manu, construction, stores & offices. Adj fatalities for #excessdeath as per @MoriartyLab . #DayOfMourning @FredHahnCUPE @HarveyBischof @ETFOpresident @aefopresidence @OECTAProv @SharleenStewart @FolkDawson Image
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Was doing #Gochar #Transit analysis for a #Libra #Jaatak #Kundali when I stumbled upon a very powerful #Astro event taking place in ALL #Libra #Charts but also potentially quite damaging for the #Jaatak if their #Natal #Chart or #Lagnesh is weak...
#Mars would be around 25* in the 6th #Bhaav, looking into the #Lagan with 8th #Drishti where #Laganesh #Venus would also be placed with similar #Degrees. #Mars/#Venus are not just antiparties, they are also #Enemies to one another and hence this #Vedan is not the best
#Rahu, placed in the 8th #Bhaav of the #Chart would also be having similar 25*. In #Taurus, dispositor of #Rahu is #Venus. #Rahu and #Venus having similar strength, #Rahu becomes very powerful and #Malefic for the time being
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Our #JustTheFacts #transit panel is underway! Follow the live stream here:
To start @BenSpurr gives a brief introduction of the #toronto #transit system.

DYK: The Eglington LRT project is currently the largest public transit infrastructure project in Canada.
We asked each of our panelists: if you had three minutes with a decision maker, what one policy or research finding would you propose?
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Let's have a mini-thread before council and talk about how I came up with the bus lines for my Sustainable Seattle Transit Map. #Seattle #transit #GreenNewDeal Image
So when I got to the point of having laid out the majority of the light rail stops (focusing on having all of Seattle within a mile of a stop), with pushing to get every part of the city within a half mile of frequent transit, I knew it would take too much time and money...

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...to do that with light rail alone. In addition, we have arguably the best bus system in the US, and with that amount of existing infrastructure I thought: why not just upgrade some existing routes to be super frequent?

3/6
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Done. #GreenNewDeal #transit #urbanism ST/SST 2040: A Green New Deal Proposal for Seattle and the Puget Sound housecosmopolitan.com/blog/stsst-204…
And I’m just going to casually tag @sunrisemvmt @Sunrise_WA #GreenNewDeal
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Powerful planetary combinations today!
 
Today a rare #cosmic phenomenon is taking place with 6 planes located in their own house- #Sun in #Leo, #mercury in #Virgo, #mars in #Aries, #moon in #cancer, #Jupiter in #Sagittarius and #Saturn in #Capricorn. Image
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Such a rare yoga is now formed after 250 years and it has capacity to bestow good results for the world. In astrology, time is referred to as supreme force. (Samay ati balvan). Even Ravana appreciates the power of time and therefore he tried to fixate his destiny
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by utilizing the powerful planetary transits. You might be amazed to know that his son Meghnath was born when all planets were transiting the 11th house from his son’s ascendant. He purposefully planned his birth during this time but Saturn didn’t obey him and put his
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A thought on #NYC: the city isn’t dying, but it has problems: the cost of living is too high, #incomeinequality is rampant, and the city’s blood runs through its #transit system. Some things to consider:
(1) The #rent is too damn high, the residential market is distorted, and despite a 10% decline in #Manhattan rents they are still among the highest in the country #housing nytimes.com/2020/08/18/nyr…
(2) Some people are leaving the city. #Housing demand in the #suburbs can shift back to the city, but the suburbs make more sense for families now nytimes.com/2020/08/30/nyr…
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👉The New Normal: Public Transport 🚌🚎🚈🚋 in a #COVID19 world. Collecting guidelines, case studies, campaigns – an incomplete thread, feel free to join the debate. Thread ⬇️.
1/x: SLOCAT, @TUMInitiative @giztransportCN: COVID-19 and Sustainable Mobility - Early Observations and Documentation
transformative-mobility.org/publications/c…
2/x: @UITPnews features a COVID-related site (with factsheets, statements, open letters,…): uitp.org/public-transpo…
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SUN TRANSIT LEO
The source of energy for whole Universe – #Sun God will be entering the sign of #Leo on 16th August, 2020. Sun transiting in Leo also known as #SimhaSankranti. The days of #Sankranti are considered pious and sacred in our country. From ancient times, Image
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there is a tradition of taking dips in holy rivers on the day of Sankranti. Sun God, Lord Vishnu and Lord Narsimha Swamy are prayed on the this occasion. Nariyal Abhishek (coconut water) is performed on this day. #Suntransit through its own sign will have different impacts
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on all signs. Sun is the planet of dominance, authority, government, societal honour, self-confidence etc. Leo is the natural 5th house of zodiac. It stands for romance, love, creativity, joy and children. Sun is a fierce planet & Leo is a fiery sign. Therefore at tatva level
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👩🏽‍🏫In past months, I've worked w/ @SMCommission on understanding role of transport policy in supporting/hindering #socialmobility.

📙Their new report w/ a chapter on transport policy (I helped write)➡️
gov.uk/government/pub…

📊Short thread on #transport, #inequality & access⬇️ The relationship between transport disadvantage, social disa
Simply put, it breaks down to the following:
1⃣ 🏘️🏢Where people live
2⃣ 🏫🏬Where opportunities (jobs & education) are
3⃣ 🚌🚊How well they are connected

🚇🚌W/o regular, frequent & affordable transport to opportunities they are inaccessible to many

📑➡️gov.uk/government/pub… Image from Transport and Inequality (2019) published by the
🚏Poor transport = major barrier to employment

📕⬇️ @jrf_uk reports public transport in UK constrains instead of enables finding/keeping work
jrf.org.uk/report/tacklin…

🚌🗺️Public transport doesn't match job's hours & location

🚗Making using/owning a car a necessity to keep a job Headlines from 'Tackling Transport Related Barriers to Emplo
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