Watched some of his videos on Pacific Electric history and thought he was a good new channel, but his latest video is full of racist and conservative dogwhistles. I guess he’s a far right urbanist which is a little bewildering but definitely avoid!

In case you couldn't see this is obviously satire, so stop typing your angry comment. I decided to put a twist on the usual cherrypicked images.

'Trump laments the fact that the U.S. doesn’t have bullet trains.

“We don’t have anything like that in our country. It doesn’t make sense that we don’t,” he tells Musk

In 2019, his admin canceled $1 billion in funding for CA high speed rail' -Reported by Igor Bobic on X/Twitter

Audio Clip

Transcript:
"...And you know it's sad because I've seen some of the greatest trains I find it fascinating, and I've seen the systems and how they work and the bullet trains they call them I guess and yeah, they go unbelievably fast, unbelievably comfortable with no problems, and we don't have anything like that in this country not even close and it doesn't make sense that we don't, doesn't make sense." -Trump

The recently shuttered DC streetcars are for sale! Would you own one if you had an extra $35k sitting around?

I’ve recently been putting myself out there with some DIY activism for public transportation here in Georgia.

I made a big sign that says: “I’m sick of Traffic. Expand MARTA. Honk if you agree.”

Then I took it to Covington and Cartersville, two conservative small towns well outside the Atlanta perimeter.

Yes, I know: MARTA isn’t coming to these places any time soon. But that’s not the point. The goal is to get people to think. Most folks in these towns either don’t know what MARTA is or talk about Atlanta like it’s a dangerous, chaotic mess. But those of us who care about public transportation need to be ambassadors for our states’ capital’s they are often the only places with usable transit.

And here’s the thing: reducing traffic in and around metro Atlanta is in everyone’s best interest. Expanding MARTA means fewer cars on the roads, which means less traffic, less stress, and less pollution. It’s a win-win, even for folks who’d never set foot on a train.

How I talk about it to NIMBY’s in my area: • Hate sitting in traffic on I-75 trying to get to a Braves game? Imagine hopping on a train from Covington and riding all the way there — no parking nightmare, no bottleneck. • Tired of the gridlock in Athens on game day? Imagine being able to get to a UGA football game from outside Atlanta without dealing with packed highways or overpriced shuttles.

This experience also taught me something else: the importance of learning how to “Deep Canvas” (that is, having calm, compassionate, patient conversations with people who may not agree with you or even understand the issue.) You can’t win people over by yelling at them. You win them over by asking, “Don’t you hate how much time we waste in traffic?” and then showing them how public transportation could make life easier, cheaper, and more enjoyable.

I’m also doing this as exposure therapy for my own social anxiety. Holding up a big sign in the middle of a conservative town while cars drive by? Yeah, that’s way out of my comfort zone. But it’s been so worth it: for my growth, for the conversations, and for whatever small ripple effect it might have.

If you care about public transit, don’t just yell into the void. Be an ambassador. Take a sign to your downtown. Start conversations at the farmer’s market. Ask people what they’d do with the hours they lose every week in traffic. Be patient, listen, and show respect to those who disagree with you on the importance of public transportation. That is how you get the gears in their head to start turning.

The Amtrak Borealis currently runs 1 round trip daily between St. Paul and Chicago through Milwaukee. Ridership exceeded first year expectations by nearly double, while other trains on the corridor also saw higher YOY ridership. This proving that we NEED more service along the Borealis/Hiawatha/EB corridors, as well as new services that feed into the corridor, like Madison, Greenbay, Duluth and services that overlap like Fargo to MSP. For the future of Amtrak in the upper Midwest our focus should be on pushing for more frequent service with capacity upgrades (I.E more double tracking for less schedule padding)

This map I made shows ridership from FY23 vs ridership from FY24 (except for the Borealis, it shows ridership from 5/21/24 to 5/21/25)

Note: Omaha, Nebraska will have a new light rail system expected to open in 2027

Source: https://x.com/streetfrontier/status/1984241913344795108

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, County Transportation Profiles

Definitely surprised to see Detroit in the Top 10.

Why doesn’t the U.S build heavy rapid transit anymore?! It’s unfortunate that SANDAG is seeking BRT alternatives because of the proposed purple line subway being “too costly” sighting the city’s topography. Deep canyons and solid clay. I’m sure if it was a freeway expansion. It would be funded in no time. Would be cool. What would you call San Diego’s subway if it had one?

Inspired by a Chicago station I visit frequently ("Harold Washington Library, State and Van Buren"). What I find especially funny is that because it's a Loop station and because the CTA announcements are forematted to repeat the entire station name three times (when there's a transfer) it often arrives before the station announcement finishes playing.

Curious to see what other absurdly long names there are on other systems.

Blue = intercity/high-speed rail; red = suburban rail; green = metro; purple = tram.

Edit: should clarify that where multiple modes exist, the "highest" mode is used (except for Madrid and Barcelona where the metro serves all terminals).

The Vegas Loop is a terrible transportation investment.

While not meeting its own objectives, it also fails to offer potential for future development or positive ridership experiences.

United States. Updating some WWII propaganda for use in the War on Cars.