Urban canyons are actually great *if* you keep the cars away

Nobody ever buys a car and stops riding transit because the transit fare is too high, because that's an obviously more expensive way to get around!

People shift to cars because transit service is so frequently inconvenient (or after cuts, non-existing).

Get you a partner who's at good at ignoring your flaws as well as NYPD officers in subway stations are at ignoring folks evading the subway fare by entering through the emergency door.

Diesel busses >>> No busses

'No point in legalizing more housing because filtering won't affect prices for decades' folks in shambles:

The idea that we can improve air quality by adding *more* auto-infrastructure is junk science, and really ought to be dropped from the CMAQ Emissions Calculator Toolkit:

A thousand times yes. I am obsessed with Philly's tiny streets and can't wait to visit them three times this year!

One benefit of running transit with high fare-bock recovery rates is cutting service isn't particularly helpful for politicians needing to balance a tough budget.

Whereas a route that needs subsidies for 95% of operating expenses will produce meaningful savings when cut.

Pennsylvania desperately needs some state level land-use liberalization reforms, because there will NEVER be enough money for transit as long as local municipalities are banning apartment buildings and even modest Missing Middle housing like duplexes near transit stations.

My housing plan?

Homes above flan!

With large parts of the city zoned for single family zoning and remaining parking minimums, I think you could make the case that Philly's land-use regulations are more suburban that Burlington, VT.

And sure you can argue with me, but pretty embarrassing that it's even debatable!

threestationsquare SEPTA's transit ridership recovery is worse than most of American transit agencies.

SEPTA's stagnation over the last ~2 years is really evident here, compared to the continued recovery among the top 100 American transit agencies.

If Bulgaria can build driverless metro systems why can't the United States??

Feels like American commuter rail is at a crossroads where systems will either reform into real transit connecting together regions or stagger on, ever at risk of service cuts prompted by staggering per-trip subsidy requirements.

Looks like Boston is headed in right direction!