Transportopia

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[Jarrett Walker @humantransit]

Come hang out with us drawing lines on maps! We'll be offering our "inexcusably fun" 2-day intensive course in public transit network design again this year: Portland July 30-31 and Chicago October 1-2. Details in first reply ...

[Transportopia @TransportopiaX]

It takes some doing.

https://t.co/qFx2GWLjW2

[Mark R. Brown, AICP, CNU @CompletedStreet]

My new Substack piece: The Weekend Transit Problem That’s Killing Ridership And Pushing People Back Into Cars (link in reply)

[Transportopia @TransportopiaX]

What is your Transportopia?

[Transportopia @TransportopiaX]

Go behind the scenes with Transit Unplugged host Paul Comfort! Listen to the podcast at https://t.co/qZO8ewidtQ

[Transportopia @TransportopiaX]

Welcome to the loneliest train station in America! Check out the song and to the episode at the podcast link in our profile.
https://t.co/frGL2BsGzV

[Amtrak @Amtrak]

Amtrak has issued an RFP for a new Long Distance fleet, a key step toward modernizing overnight and cross-country train travel.

More comfort. Better reliability. A stronger experience.

Learn more: https://t.co/6UXvWqyQE5

[Transportopia @TransportopiaX]

@GovSherrillNJ @APTA_Transit We featured this great news on the Transportopia podcast this week! https://t.co/c2zuObF9s4

[Transportopia @TransportopiaX]

@GovSherrillNJ @APTA_Transit Congrats! We featured this great news on the Transportopia podcast this week! https://t.co/c2zuObF9s4

[Transportopia @TransportopiaX]

Welcome to the loneliest train station in America! Check out the song and to the episode at the podcast link in our profile.
https://t.co/frGL2BsGzV

[TransForm @TransForm_Alert]

AC Transit faces a $50M gap, with proposed cuts of up to 11% (200 jobs) or over 16% (300 jobs). Similar pressure hits BART, SFMTA, and Caltrain. Leaders push for a November ballot measure to fund.

The AC Transit Board votes on budget options in June.

https://t.co/0PNCsfYE7O

[Transportopia @TransportopiaX]

@transitapp Clever post @transitapp! You’re a font of creativity!

[Transportopia @TransportopiaX]

Where's the Loneliest Train Station in America? Find out on the latest Transportopia Podcast and learn more in our fascinating interview with David Schneider and his National Transit Atlas. https://t.co/62BRmKMrUi

[Peter Norton @PeterNorton12]

To improve transit, integrate cycling into the transit system. To improve cycling, integrate transit into the cycling system. Cycling-transit integration yields synergies that make the partnership far greater than either system alone.

Roland Kager and Lucas Harms show the way.

[Transportopia @TransportopiaX]

Listen now to the Transportopia podcast to hear “the voice of God” thanks to the Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) with our guest Jessica Gonzalez.

https://t.co/BuY2LYMJrf...

[Transportopia @TransportopiaX]

Love this!

[Metro Forward @wmata]

Have you visited all 98 stations??? 🚇 Whether you’re new to the system or in the top 1% of our most frequent customers, you’ll want this water bottle. 💧 Get yours at our pop-up: https://t.co/mIlQ7ZkqK5

[Transportopia @TransportopiaX]

@wmata Love this!

[The Public Record @deepCH_2]

🚨 BREAKING NEWS | TRANSPORT • Bus Driver Empathy Training
Date: 21 March 2026 📅
Severity: NON-SERIOUS

Headline
• Mexico trains drivers through cycling empathy workshops

What Happened
• San Luis Potosí, Mexico ran cycling workshop to train 140+ bus, taxi drivers
• Drivers experienced close-pass risks by cycling beside moving buses

Key Numbers
• Over 140 drivers trained during 2021 pilot program
• Program covered routes 06 and 38 in San Luis Potosí

Timeline
• 2021: Workshop launched by local authorities and Transportes San José
• Same year: Drivers completed simulated cycling-risk training sessions
• Later: Similar programs expanded to Mexico City

Why It Matters
• Cyclists face daily risk from unsafe overtaking by heavy vehicles
• Training shifts driver behaviour, reducing accidents and road fatalities

Reality Check
• No official accident reduction data released yet

Source
• Officials and transport operators; widely reported by global media

Bottom Line
• Experiential training builds empathy better than rule-based instruction
• Wider adoption depends on measurable safety impact and policy backing

#BreakingNews #RoadSafety #TransportReform

[Transportopia @TransportopiaX]

Wow!

[Awesome Videos ❤️ @Awesomevideos07]

Training given to bus drivers to understand how a cyclist feels when they pass near them... 😂

[Transportopia @TransportopiaX]

@FTA_DOT Here’s a jingle from the Transportopia podcast to celebrate the finest in transit! https://t.co/tNToj1fBkc