allen

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I think I found a rough barometer to measure how upbeat or relaxed a major city is.

Look at the speed of the information scrolling or changing on next stop displays in your modern subway or other transit vehicle. Changing quickly like #NYC is an upbeat city while slow scrolling like #Vancouver is a relaxed city.

Where does your city fit in? #transit #trains #city #Boston #Seattle @citylife

 

The first portion of the Committee Report on Democratic and Electoral Reform is released!

Direct Link to Report: https://www.leg.bc.ca/committee-content/19976/Report/_DEM/_43-1/_1.pdf

@fairvote #BritishColumbia #elections #Government #Democracy

[–] allen@rail.chat 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

@cabbage @cecilkorik @brianpeiris There's an initiative in the works to try and answer these questions, forming a co-operative structure dedicated to hosting video platform(s) in a way that can support the needs of creators, viewers and supporters. Focused on Canadian content but hoping to create a widely replicable model. It's polling for names and other feedback right now, have your say:

https://atomicpoet.org/notice/B0eL2wd3n3aWsnL756

 

Hey, #Alberta #Union members and stewards.

Now would be a good time to start passing around buttons saying something like "We're Ready". You know, for the thing that's on everyone's minds in the labour movement. Just an idea for you to keep the energy going. #Solidarity @workreform

 

L’antenne Deux-Montagnes du REM devrait être mise en service le 17 novembre - Radio-Canada

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2200806/antenne-deux-montagnes-rem-17-novembre

#Montréal #Québec #transit #trains @quebec

 

Seattle LRT extension to Federal Way opens December 6th, 2025!

Here's the KING 5 #Seattle cameraperson at the announcement event getting a little distracted by one of the trains in testing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%5C_GYkZJfqdWg&t=992

(to be fair, I'd do this too)

#trains #tram #transit #news @seattle

 

PM Carney attempting to speak Spanish using his recently acquired French skills

At a press conference with President Sheinbaum in Mexico City. #MarkCarney #CdnPoli #Mexico #Canada #Sheinbaum @canada

 

TGV Canadien proposé est sur la liste des grands projets

PM #MarkCarney a révélé la liste des projets à prioritiser. Le train à grand vitesse《Alto》apparaît au 11ème élément, dans un groupe avec des autres projets qui n'ont pas assez avancées pour actionner immédiatement.
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2191692/liste-projets-interet-national-ottawa-contrecoeur

On doit patienter pour quelques ans, mais j'espère qu'on va bientôt entendre plus de détails.

#cdnpoli #trains #Québec #Montréal #Toronto #Ottawa @chemindefer

 

Prolongement de la ligne bleue - Nouveaux noms des futures stations de metro devoilés

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/grand-montreal/2025-09-09/prolongement-de-la-ligne-bleue/les-noms-des-cinq-futures-stations-de-metro-devoiles.php

Les noms seront: Vertières, Mary-Two-Axe-Earley, Césira-Parisotto, Madeleine-Parent, Anjou

#Montréal #Québec #Metro #Transit #Trains @quebec

[–] allen@rail.chat 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

@Multiplexer That's correct. It's on a busy bridge for automobile traffic, so the light does not change until the cyclist or pedestrian buttons are pressed.

[–] allen@rail.chat 2 points 4 months ago (3 children)

@Multiplexer
Normally, it points left or right to indicate the direction of crossing.

 

First time I've seen the pedestrian crossing button pointing downward

On Granville Bridge with the new bike lanes, crossing is behind me @citylife #vancouver #urbanism #biketooter #city

[–] allen@rail.chat 12 points 4 months ago

@HellsBelle
This is the right move. Imagine if politicians were paid only for the time they were at their seat.

Railroad unions have followed the process by the book, and there's still no resolution after being in court for a year now:

https://tcrcplbo.ca/section-107-challenges/

Being forced to go back to a job under-compensated is an untenable situation here. Something needed to be done lest we lose our right to collective labour action.

#Solidarity #Railroad #Union #AirCanada #Strike

[–] allen@rail.chat 2 points 6 months ago

@cm0002

The RailDriver train simulator controller only has official Windows support.

After reading the technical documentation from the makers, I cobbled together a "driver" that reads input messages then puts it out as a virtual device like an xbox controller.

With two translation layers, and with calibration required every time, I am able to play TrainSimWorld with it, because out of the box it can't seem to recognize it.

 

38.1% fewer Canadians returned to Canada by road from the US last month compared to May 2024.

By air, 24.2% fewer Canadians came back from the US, whereas from all countries was only a 3.7% decline. So, excluding the US, international trips actually increased (my rough estimate about +3.8%).

See the data from this month's StatCan data, "Leading indicator of international arrivals to Canada, May 2025"

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/250610/dq250610a-eng.htm

#CdnPoli #BoycottUSA #Travel #ElbowsUp @boycottus

 

Canadians, what do you think Carney's government will realistically be able to accomplish in 30 days, in terms of interprovincial trade?

PM #MarkCarney has made many promises with #CanadaDay as the deadline. To what extent can he make good on them?

@askacanadian #CdnPoli #Canpoli #Canada

[–] allen@rail.chat 19 points 7 months ago

@Sunshine

If you're one of the doctors wanting to move to Canada and work, Todd Maffin (@tod) is looking to help you. He's preparing quite a number of resources to save you from figuring out the whole convulted process yourself!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1cQf4so2L8

[–] allen@rail.chat 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

@PixelDerp404

That is a beautiful yellow tram!

[–] allen@rail.chat 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

@sbv

As a young person under 35, 3 word slogans from the Conservatives were never going to help me.

I do feel hope for Canada through Mark Carney, because he strikes me as someone who does stuff, rather than just says stuff. Words I like to hear alone won't fix my future. #cdnpoli #carney #elxn45

 

Vancouver By-election ABC Competitor Candidates

I need to figure out who the leading not-ABC candidates are for this week's municipal by-election (Sat Apr 5). Help me out and pitch the best contenders? Thank you!

#Vancouver #BritishColumbia @vancouver

[–] allen@rail.chat 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

@politics

Sorry in advance folks, I couldn't figure out how to make a Link Post from Mastodon.

Also frightening is Trump's reaction to this on Truth Social, casually referring to himself as king:

"CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!"

[–] allen@rail.chat 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] allen@rail.chat 2 points 2 years ago

Our third participant and final challenger: in the southwest corner is the Seattle Monorail. Even if it is the shortest, oldest, most expensive to ride, and has the fewest stops of the three, it will not be outdone as it soars above the city at a higher speed to Seattle Center.

#Seattle #trains #transit #monorail @trams_trolleys_streetcars

[–] allen@rail.chat 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In the northwest corner, we have a challenger, the Seattle Streetcar South Lake Union Line (known informally as the South Lake Union Trolley). Traveling to Lake Union, this train is sponsored at nearly every stop and is wrapped from head to toe. Will the funny abbreviated nickname be enough to take on its competition?

#Seattle #trains #transit @trams_trolleys_streetcars

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