@NerdTransiting

Massive transit nerd / MUNI Metro speedrun world record holder / minor

 San Francisco, CA
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Joined September 2023
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Welcome to my Profile! Here I post whatever crap I feel like and sometimes do Transit Adventure Threads, which are all linked below. As a Bay Area native, there is so much to explore and I encourage you to use transit to get there!
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oh god we want to turn the Embarcadero into jack London. also what the hell this is a fundamental misunderstanding of how railways work...
Marc Joffe
@marcjoffeOct 23
I see my criticism of the $8.25 billion tunnel between Caltrain and Salesforce triggered some folks. Here's an interesting idea from 10 years ago: Make alterations so that Caltrain vehicles can run on Muni tracks. sf.streetsblog.org/2017/06/1…

The Crazy Idea of Running Caltrain onto Muni's Tracks - Streetsblog San Francisco

A little over a week ago, the San Francisco Examiner ran the Op-Ed: “Fast and cheap: Getting Caltrain to Transbay Terminal … this year." Author Stanford Horn proposed extending Caltrain via Muni’s...

sf.streetsblog.org
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mostly thinking about electrification standards, FRA regulations in this era, best mode transit planning practices, future entrenchment, tons of other barriers that arent really barriers and more just: why this is kinda a bad idea (which the article addresses some but not all)
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I better get a free month of usage from this.
Railway
@RailwayOct 21
An urgent notice from the Railway team blog.railway.com/p/security-…

Security Disclosure: Wednesday October 21st | Railway Blog

Railway detected anomalous activity involving systems that store customer environment variables and recommends your immediate attention

blog.railway.com
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Luke Berry
@LukeberryPiOct 21
this is actually the end
Railway Status
@railway_statusOct 21
Builds are temporarily paused We are currently investigating this issue Status: Investigating status.railway.com/incident/…

Builds are temporarily paused — Investigating | Railway Status

Investigating. We are currently investigating this issue

status.railway.com
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Introducing Headways, an alternative for tracking all transit on a map, region wide (with custom routing, agencies, and the ability to track past rides with your routes. Download today on the app store & on web.
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On Web: headways.transbay.dev Download? ql.transbay.dev/app
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brandon galang
@brandon_galangOct 18
I am building literally nothing, because the AI Pro sub that came with my $1199 Pixel 10 Pro XL purchase is apparently not a "paid plan" 🫩
Rody Davis
@rodydavisOct 18
What are you building with Argon and Antigravity? 👀
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sushiritos are fire dont even
Terrible Maps
@TerribleMapsOct 12
The strangest food from each U.S. state
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Colin
@Colin_d_mSep 23
crazy gadgetbahn idea: an express train that never stops and a local train that speeds up to "dock" with it and take out passengers to the next station
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About 4 days, 19 hours, and 10 minutes after the @SFTRU ride contest began, I have finished all the agencies on their list (concluding my efforts for this month, and beating my friend)
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High floor trains are one of the great things about Muni Metro. Allows us to have trains that crowd very well, good acceleration, and smooth, yet still are able to run on the surface. Don't high floor Metro, just build Out of Subway high plats.
Reece Martin@RM_TransitAug 24
Could be a great system, needs a lot of work though. Low floor trains would be obvious.
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Drop a local and run an express come on now
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bart has managed to make the absolute worst connections with their other partner rail agency as possible
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must have an unpaid intern on the Mets scoreboard today 🫠
Mina@swagturte56Jun 26
I was fired as an unpaid intern by @NYCCouncil within 48 hours of launching a campaign to pay all Council interns, @nytimes reported. Rally. Today. City Hall Park. 1 pm. Because unpaid internships don’t work for working class people.
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HISTORY.
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Sai Kambampati
@heysaikMay 22
this is hilarious
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So what the youth board has studied and found, plus what the fare numbers have been saying are finally being said out loud? Glad we could finally get here.
KRON4 News
@kron4newsMay 6
According to San Francisco public transit officials, nearly half of all trips on Muni do not result in any form of payment, and up to a quarter of trips involve fare evasion. The SFMTA director said, "We can’t afford to sustain Muni service without people paying their fare." Story: kron4.com/news/bay-area/san-…
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Caltrans HQ
@CaltransHQMay 4
🚍💨 Can high‑speed buses safely travel 80–140 mph on California freeways? Join Caltrans to explore new research on feasibility, safety, roadway design, and the innovations that could make next‑gen high‑speed bus travel a reality. 👉Register: tinyurl.com/5f2tbuyz
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Look at this graphic. Broadway and College Park get less than 100 riders per day? Brdwy DOESNT EVEN HAVE WKDY SVC and college park gets 4 TRAINS PER DAY. Be serious here
Marc Joffe
@marcjoffeApr 7
Like BART, Caltrain is trying to panic voters into supporting a tax hike by threatening to decimate service. Less draconian alternatives are available: with over $240 million in revenue, Caltrain should still be able to provide a lot of service.
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