Interesting transportation things

[UrbanImpact]

Originally Posted by llamaorama

Meh, from what I can tell from the comments was this was an informal reuse of an old colonial era industrial railway. Also you can tell that's the inside corner of a flowing river so natural erosion will bring it down eventually.

Meeting the needs of the people would clearly involve building a paved road and installing even so much as dropping in a 1 lane prefab bailey bridge type thing there, so that way conventional minibuses and trucks could transport people and goods in and out that area.

Yeah I get it, however, my comment was meant to be in jest and more along the lines that it's more rail transit than provided in some US cities.

[llamaorama]

Yeah I get it, however, my comment was meant to be in jest and more along the lines that it's more rail transit than provided in some US cities.

I gotcha. There's a comment on there, "even the jungle has better public transit than the US", lol

So to change the subject, another thing that popped up in my youtube recommendations.

I never realized the Phoenix deck park tunnel was designed with an underground bus station in between the two highway tunnels.

Given that directly above is the Central Avenue LRT line and the deck park area above is now surrounded by development including a ASU branch campus, I wonder how doable reviving this would be?

Sometimes I wonder if freeway BRT is under-utilized as a concept. Stations inside of freeway medians are usually terrible because they are hard to access for pedestrians and unpleasant due to the noise/exhaust, etc. But T-ramps and putting the station outside of the highway can also be a thing for example in Houston.

12 News: Have you been inside Phoenix's forgotten underground bus station?

note: this video doesn't allow embedding so here is a link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOBqy9vip88

[mrnyc]

cinci bridge forward efforts vs ohio dot —


https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_leNJ5Pz01/?igsh=ODUwcHBhYTBpOG5r

[jmecklenborg]

An ocean-going WWII U.S. Navy ship that apparently participated in the Normandy landing...coasting down the Ohio River in 2024?
https://www.instagram.com/p/DACNb5GOnRz/

[JManc]

Originally Posted by jmecklenborg

An ocean-going WWII U.S. Navy ship that apparently participated in the Normandy landing...coasting down the Ohio River in 2024?
https://www.instagram.com/p/DACNb5GOnRz/

Looks like Covington is finally invading Cincinnati.

[mrnyc]

Originally Posted by jmecklenborg

An ocean-going WWII U.S. Navy ship that apparently participated in the Normandy landing...coasting down the Ohio River in 2024?
https://www.instagram.com/p/DACNb5GOnRz/

sure why not — its basically a barge.

[mrnyc]

current creativity in public transit —


How are the world’s biggest cities rethinking public transport?

Feb 24, 2022


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The Parisian suburb of Creteil plans to build the French capital’s first aerial tramway

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Oslo aimed to become the first major European city to to ban private cars from its centre, announcing a plan in 2015 to remove them by 2019.

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Ride-hailing company Uber has teamed up with river bus service Thames Clippers to take commuters to work by boat as an alternative to using buses or underground trains.

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Tokyo rolled out the world’s biggest experiment with self-driving vehicles for the delayed 2020 Olympics, with 80 autonomous buses, minivans and SUVs driving athletes and officials around.


more:
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/02/cities-mobility-urban-public-transport-challenges/

[mrnyc]

just another day driving in florida —


https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_1gVzSxp0A/?igsh=MWpqMm1zNG5xeDF5Zg==

[SpongeG]

A recent Broadway update of an extension under construction in Vancouver

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[202_Cyclist]

We saw the Joby eVTOL aircraft at Grand Central on Friday. The aircraft was on display for a couple of days this week. I won't opine on when this will actually fly but it received an additional $500M of financing from Toyota last week.

Toyota to invest $500 million in electric air taxi company Joby Aviation
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-t...r-taxi-company-joby-aviation-2024-10-02/

[llamaorama]

I can't wait until the skies are filled with traffic and it will be impossible to look up at the clouds on a nice sunny day and nowhere you go will be immune to a constant buzzing drone /s

[mrnyc]

temp car free areas for halloween trick or treeting —




NYC to host record 147 car-free Trick-or-Streets locations this Halloween for safer celebrations across all five boroughs

By Shane O’Brien
Posted on October 25, 2024


The New York City Department of Transportation has announced a record number of 147 car-free Trick or Streets locations across the five boroughs for Halloween, making trick-or-treating and other Halloween activities safer for children and their families on Oct. 31.

Now in its third year, the Trick or Streets initiative aims to help children enjoy Halloween safely while allowing all New Yorkers to use the city’s streets safely.


more:
https://www.amny.com/news/nyc-147-car-free-trick-or-streets-locations-this-halloween/

[mrnyc]

transportation of info?
fiber optic cables in the ocean around the world —


https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_W0A54x3O9/?igsh=MXZnNHBsMHJsYnN0eg==

[jmecklenborg]

Gigantic fire damages I-471 bridge over the Ohio River:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzPO4OKXjcE

[202_Cyclist]

While we're going to waste billions of dollars on hyperloop, Mexico is planning on building 3,400 kilometers of passenger rail connecting major cities.

Passenger Train Projects Launching in Mexico for 2025

Railway Supply
Nov. 28, 2024

"The Mexican government plans to launch four passenger train projects in 2025. The initial routes include AIFA-Pachuca, Mexico City-Querétaro, Saltillo-Nuevo Laredo, and Querétaro-Irapuato. This was reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

According to Andrés Lajous Loaeza, head of the Regulatory Agency for Railway Transport (ARTF), the total budget for train projects in 2025 will reach $157 billion. He made the announcement during a press conference alongside President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo and Infrastructure Secretary Jesús Antonio Esteva Medina..."

https://www.railway.supply/en/passenger-...sport%20news%20portal%20Railway%20Supply.


@yfreemark.bsky.social‬
"Mexican government announced a big investment in intercity rail, with plans for passenger rail construction beginning next year to create a national network.

A total of 3400 km of lines are planned by 2029, linking Mexico City with Monterrey, Guadalajara & more."



https://app.bsky.cz/profile/yfreemark.bsky.social/post/3lcdegr7fxc2m

[SpongeG]

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[jmecklenborg]

Man hides from police inside the girders of the Brent Spence Bridge for four hours, causes epic traffic snarl:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3zggaiLHzw&t=181s

[202_Cyclist]

RFK Jr. busted through like the Kool Aid Man this weekend and spread his batshit crazy conspiracies about chemtrails on X. For those keeping track, according to these jackasses, global warming is a Chinese hoax but Chemtrails are real.

https://x.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1903986030862127502

[Busy Bee]