Alexa Delbosc
@alexadelbosc.bsky.social
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Australian academic and researcher. Talk to me about sustainable transport or psychology and transport. Taller in real life.

Engineering 56%
Sociology 10%
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alexadelbosc.bsky.social
Great #TransportCamp session asking, “what skills do transport planners need?” The overwhelming answer was storytelling and how to influence. The technical skills are “easy”. The people skills are “hard”.
Room full of transport folks brainstorming transport planning Notecards all about storytelling

alexadelbosc.bsky.social
Biggest TransportCamp yet? Packed agenda in Melbourne today!

alexadelbosc.bsky.social
This article on the impact of 30km/h zones on cycling comfort and vehicle delay is incredibly timely, given that Victoria has JUST added 30km/hr to its speed zoning policy. One more reason to act!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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bikepedantic.bsky.social
I'm at the biggest transpo research conference in the world, hunched over my laptop in the hallway clicking around www.congestion-pricing-tracker.com instead of, like, participating #trbam
a line graph, Congestion Pricing Tracker, showing
Commute Times for Route 6: Lincoln Tunnel (Affected)
on Sundays. Line for pre Jan 5 rises to up to approximately 11 minutes, but red line for post Jan 5 until 2PM hovers in the 3-4 minute range

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thewaroncars.bsky.social
New episode is up! We talk to Derek Guy, @dieworkwear.bsky.social—aka the Menswear Guy—about how dense, walkable cities influence what people wear, what the great fashion capitals of the world have in common, how the housing crisis is affecting style, and much more. thewaroncars.org/2025/01/07/1...
141. Cities and Fashion with Derek Guy, The Menswear Guy
thewaroncars.org

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katjadiehl.bsky.social
A million cars have disappeared: What NYC is like after one month of congestion pricing.

Congestion pricing began on January 5. One month in, traffic is down, public buses are faster, and transit ridership is up.

www.fastcompany.com/91272434/a-m...
A million cars have disappeared: What NYC is like after one month of congestion pricing
Congestion pricing began on January 5. One month in, traffic is down, public buses are faster, and transit ridership is up.
www.fastcompany.com

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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
* US DOT CONFIRMS TERMINATION OF NY CONGESTION PRICING PROGRAM

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costasamaras.com
I was on the alternative fuels and technology committee for a while and then on transportation energy committee for a while. We did a lot of research on EVs, charging, life cycle assessment, robocars, etc. Gone. So we don’t have a national climate assessment and now we don’t have big part of TRB.

alexadelbosc.bsky.social
Is it a freeway? No, it’s a busway! In Sunway KL, Malaysia you can travel above the traffic on the BRT or the pedestrian canopy walk.
Pedestrians canopy walk and elevated busway over a busy road in Malaysia Canopy walk with inspiring sign Bus arriving on the elevated BRT

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chron.com
Chron.com @chron.com · Jun 12
Will self-driving Tesla endanger Texas streets? Austin activists staged a demo on Thursday highlighting flaws in the company's "full self-driving" feature:

bit.ly/45ZX3bc

alexadelbosc.bsky.social
Are you an early or mid-career transport researcher in the US who has had your funding cut due to geopolitical pressures? Ready for a change of scenery? Monash University has a dedicated recruitment stream you might want to have look at. Message me for details.
www.monash.edu/research/eme...
EMERGE
www.monash.edu

alexadelbosc.bsky.social
Also - I spy with my little eye our Lorenz Curve papers, led by me and Monash alumni Katerina Pavkova.

alexadelbosc.bsky.social
Pinch me! TWO great papers by all-female authors in one day. This one shows the (lack of) gender diversity in transport geography over time, and the topics more likely to be explored by female-led vs non-female-lead research teams. Diversity matters.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Topics covered by female-led vs non-female led transport geography papers

alexadelbosc.bsky.social
Great new paper came across my citation alert: "Elected officials [who are women or] who have personal experience with transportation barriers ... prioritize equity values and the transport needs of equity-deserving groups more frequently." Diversity matters.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
Transportation barriers and equity: Values and experiences of elected officials
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www.tandfonline.com

alexadelbosc.bsky.social
Looks like the alternative energy themes of TRB also got the axe. Has there ever been a shake up this significant in the Board’s 105 years?
costasamaras.com
I was on the alternative fuels and technology committee for a while and then on transportation energy committee for a while. We did a lot of research on EVs, charging, life cycle assessment, robocars, etc. Gone. So we don’t have a national climate assessment and now we don’t have big part of TRB.

alexadelbosc.bsky.social
Not surprised, just disappointed. Equity and environmental justice have been wiped from the new TRB standing committee structure. Subcommittees banned entirely.

Bleak times ahead for @trb.org and #TRBAM.

mailchi.mp/nationalacad...

nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/oth...
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine | Transportation Research Board: Technical Activities Division Organization Chart
nap.nationalacademies.org

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hopebuilding.bsky.social
"A federal court judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to force New York to end congestion pricing, ensuring the tolling program would remain in place until at least early next month."
Judge Temporarily Blocks White House From Ending Congestion Pricing
www.nytimes.com

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brenttoderian.bsky.social
“Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose greater risk to pedestrians. Vehicles with especially tall front ends are most dangerous to pedestrians, but a blunt profile makes medium-height vehicles deadly too.”

Deadly by design. And they know it.

www.iihs.org/news/detail/...
Graphic showing how vehicle front design affects pedestrian deaths.

alexadelbosc.bsky.social
Hit me with success stories of cities that have successfully shifted mode choice from car to active or public transport. London, Paris, Lisbon, Warsaw - any others?

alexadelbosc.bsky.social
Former Oregonian here and I instantly recognised the view. ❤️

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thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
Trigger Warning: Person on an E-Bike Assaulted yesterday morning on the Danforth near Monarch.

We are asking the community to help identify this individual & report to TPS. Please be vigilant out there, stay safe & look out for each other. 1/3

alexadelbosc.bsky.social
I’m happy that Monash vending machines sell Coffee Boss but I sure enjoyed them better in Japan where they cost about $1.50.
Australian canned coffee costs $4.20 but in Japan it’s only about $1.50.

alexadelbosc.bsky.social
The Railway Museum in Saitama is amazing. Everything from full sized engines, to a model railway, to art, to hands exhibits on railway jobs and science. Highly recommend.
Full size engines! Stained glass windows about trains! Demonstration of train signalling! Model railway!

alexadelbosc.bsky.social
We almost went to Shibuya looking for it! Thankfully we double checked.

alexadelbosc.bsky.social
3D cat billboard in Shinjuku does not disappoint

alexadelbosc.bsky.social
So many different types of bicycles in Japan - fat tyre, folding, electric, and a lot with kid seats on the back. Young and old, women and men.
Older woman on a bike Younger woman on a bike with a kid seat Younger man on a folding bike Woman on a bike with a kid seat

alexadelbosc.bsky.social
Bikes, bikes everywhere in Kyoto!

alexadelbosc.bsky.social
In Japan on a holiday so please enjoy these photos of people on bikes. They seem to ride wherever - on the street, on the footpath - and cars are so slow (max 40kph most streets) it works ok. Cycling not everywhere, but some places so popular there is paid secure parking.
Rainy Japanese street Japanese footpath Japanese street Paid bicycle parking