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[KC Streetcar Riverfront Extension @kcriverfront]

I spy two streetcars #RollingtotheRiver! 🚊

Another day of Systems Integrated Testing for the @kcstreetcar Riverfront Extension is in the books.

Testing will continue tomorrow. Thank you for your patience!

#kcstreetcar

[Transit Tangents @TransitTangent]

We covered this project a few months back. More details here: https://t.co/nD1YyjuLVN

[Transit Tangents @TransitTangent]

Congrats to Seattle 🙌

[Chris Sullivan @NEWSGUYSULLY]

First trip across the lake. A little nervous as we hit the floating bridge. A little jolt but smooth.

[Louis DeAngelis @louisd217]

This is more than I pay for a MONTH of all local and regional train access across ALL of Germany🤦

Sure, charging a little more for a special event makes sense, but this certainly is not going to encourage people to take transit to the games...

[Transit Tangents @TransitTangent]

We'll be keeping an eye on this! Curious to see what you learn.

Gondolas don't make sense everywhere, but they certainly could be useful in more places than we find them today.

[Vincent Duguay 🃏 @VincentDuguay_]

Happy to announce that I’m one of the recipient of the 2026 @CRSH_SSHRC grant for my MSc at @ENAP_Universite!

I will be researching the potential role of urban gondolas as a positive disruptor of transit economics in N-A suburban areas, including on flat unobstructed terrain 🚠

[Transit Tangents @TransitTangent]

@VincentDuguay_ @liftblog @DoppelmayrGmbH @Leitner_Poma @OhUrbanity @RM_Transit @YIMBYLAND Congrats! Keep us posted. Curious to see what you find.

[Transit Tangents @TransitTangent]

Watch the full episode here: https://t.co/ZYvWh8tpzX

[Transit Tangents @TransitTangent]

Did a deep dive into dueling proposals for a Tram Network and a Mag Lev train in western Berlin....

Yeah, it's a pretty weird story! Go check it out. I spent a lot of time on this one...

[Transit Tangents @TransitTangent]

@kevinamezaga @Hernandez_A @YouTube @volvoshine @AaronDeMayo It was reinstated a while ago.

[Transit Tangents @TransitTangent]

👀 Love to see candidates talking about high speed rail 🙌

[Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine]

We built an interstate highway system across the entire country seventy years ago.

There is no reason (aside from the interests of fossil fuel companies) why we can't have high-speed rail.

[Transit Tangents @TransitTangent]

Watch the full episode here:https://t.co/x9tG00xKSq

[Transit Tangents @TransitTangent]

Looks like good news in Dallas! We spoke with members from @ridewithdata about this a few months back (Interview in replies)

[Alex Wolford @TheTexanRhino]

The Plano City Council has chosen to cancel its DART withdrawal election and accept a deal with the transit agency.

More cities are set to make the same decision later this week.

[Transit Tangents @TransitTangent]

@MRC_SLC @StreetsblogUSA Thanks for this ❤️

[Transit Tangents @TransitTangent]

Reach out! Berlin area folks.

[Louis DeAngelis @louisd217]

Any ideas for someone to speak to who is knowledgeable about the plans for new trams in Western Berlin (Spandau), as well as the CDU Mag Lev proposal (lol)?

Considering doing a @TransitTangent episode on it.

[Austin Transit Partnership @ATP_org]

Putting the Y’all in Y’all Aboard. Thanks to Brad Stuver, Gabby Thomas, Ben Kweller, and all the Austinites who asked us some great questions about Austin’s light rail.

#YallAboard
#AustinLightRail
#ATX

[YIMBYLAND @YIMBYLAND]

Last year I decided I was no longer satisfied just posting about housing.

So I started a company with 3 other incredible dudes with the mission to build missing-middle housing at scale.

Introducing... The American Housing Corporation

It’s time to rebuild the American Dream.

[Transit Tangents @TransitTangent]

😍😍

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

The ICE we want:

[Transit Tangents @TransitTangent]

We'll be covering this from Paris in a few weeks 🙌

So excited tbh

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

105 gondolas will carry more than 11,000 passengers a day.

35 minutes on the ground vs. 18 minutes in the air.

[Transit Tangents @TransitTangent]

@swyftcities @louisd217 @Boenau Should drop either end of January or early February!🙌

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@louisd217 🙌🚅