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My partner is spending a few days in Toronto, Canada for a work conference where she flew yesterday, and I was curious about the alternatives to flying between the largest American metropolis and the capital city of Ontario for a direct distance of 350 miles (560 km):

  • Plane: in 5h door-to-door for $140-$330 + $150-$200 taxi round-trips at both ends.
  • Car: 470 miles (750 km) (+34%) in about 8h40mn for $100-$150 fuel (no tolls included)
  • Bus: in 12h05mn for $40-$140
  • Train: in 12h27mn for $75-$130


There's so much room for high speed rail improvement in this region.

#Transportation

Map of the trip from New York City to Toronto by plane. The line is oblique, straight between the two cities. Map of the trip from New York City to Toronto by bus. The line is squiggly, weaving through the terrain, with a significant detour through Syracuse, directly East of Toronto.
Map of the trip from New York City to Toronto by car. The line is squiggly, weaving through the terrain. Map of the trip from New York City to Toronto by train. The line is squiggly and makes a significant detour by Albany, directly north of New York City.
#transportation

Here's a really good, fast overview of the new #California roadmap for reaching #netzero #emissions by 2045.

It's by Dan Sperling, the founding director of the Institute of #Transportation Studies at #UCDavis. He also explains why California's moves on #climatechange reverberate around the world.

https://theconversation.com/how-californias-ambitious-new-climate-plan-could-help-speed-energy-transformation-around-the-world-197094

How California's ambitious new climate plan could help speed energy transformation around the world

California is one of the world’s largest economies, and it’s aiming for net-zero emissions by 2045. A transportation expert involved in the plan explains why it just might succeed.
The Conversation
#ClimateChange #california #emissions #transportation #netzero #ucdavis

It wasn’t an accident. Cities and suburbs that prioritized cars over people, and designed exercise and activity out of daily life, were deliberately planned and built.

The better cities that are the solution will need to be deliberately planned and built too.

#HealthyCities #urbanism #cities #design #cars #transportation #PublicHealth #obesity
Unhealthy design did t just happen to us. We designed it.
#design #cars #cities #urbanism #PublicHealth #transportation #Obesity #HealthyCities

“…a new study of early separated lane projects in the U.S. across six cities finds a rise of ridership between 21% and 171% after the lanes were installed.”

The Case For Protected Bike Lanes. In ⁦‪@FastCompany‬⁩
https://www.fastcompany.com/3031392/the-case-for-protected-bike-lanes

#BikeLanes #bikes #cities #urbanism #cars #transportation #bike #city #mobility #streets
#city #bike #bikes #cars #cities #mobility #urbanism #streets #transportation #bikelanes

Never forget that when #Seoul, Korea removed the #Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 and replaced it with a restored stream and a 1000 acre park in the city’s centre, not only did it completely transform the city’s public life & economic success, but when combined with public transit improvements, the vehicle traffic congestion actually got better.

The traffic got BETTER!

#cities #urbanism #traffic #cars #transit #congestion #transportation #city
#city #cars #cities #transit #urbanism #transportation #congestion #traffic #cheonggyecheon #seoul

Holy moly! @parismarx talking to @davidzipper on this week's #TechWontSaveUs is sure to be an excellent conversation. Two of my favorite #transportation folks talking about what needs to change in road transportation!

https://techwontsave.us/episode/144_tech_isnt_fixing_the_crisis_on_our_streets_w_david_zipper

Tech Isn’t Fixing the Crisis on Our Streets w/ David Zipper - Tech Won’t Save Us

After a decade of promises, tech hasn’t fixed the transport system. David Zipper explains the problems on our roads and what we really need to do to fix them.
Tech Won't Save Us
#transportation #TechWontSaveUs @Paris Marx @David Zipper

“Elon Musk admitted to his biographer that the reason the Hyperloop was announced—even tho he had no intention of pursuing it—was to try to disrupt the California high-speed rail project to get in the way of that actually succeeding.” — #ParisMarx #Gizmodo
https://gizmodo.com/silicon-valleys-transportation-failures-tesla-waymo-bir-1849382788 #ElonMusk #Hyperloop #California #HighSpeedRail #cities #transportation #Tesla #CityPlanning #UrbanPlanning

Silicon Valley's Push Into Transportation Has Been a Miserable Failure

The titans of tech brought plenty of disruption to our broken transportation system but delivered little in the way of innovation.
Rhett Jones (Gizmodo)
#Tesla #cities #california #elonmusk #UrbanPlanning #Hyperloop #cityplanning #transportation #ParisMarx #Gizmodo #HighSpeedRail

I like this trend of painting "unauthorized" crosswalks.

Cities almost always rush to erase them. That shows local agencies *can* move quickly to change streetscapes -- they just choose not to when residents request safety improvements. People should know that!

#cities #transportation #safety #safestreets
Seattle DOT erasing a crosswalk that local residents had painted
#cities #safety #transportation #safestreets

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