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Lauren Vanderdeen @lauvande.bsky.social · 6d

HEY BURNABY, NEW WEST AND TRICITIES!!!!!

My former colleagues have launched a non-profit, co-op community news outlet!

These four are real pros and have been wonderful mentors to me. Can’t wait to see where this goes.

Read and share 🗞️🗞️🗞️ www.freshetnews.ca

Freshet News

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nathandavidowicz.bsky.social @nathandavidowicz.bsky.social · 2d

Transit News ( WAB ) Vancouver -BC-Canada-World
cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/w...

Weekly Alternative Buzzer (WAB) Vol. 5 No. 42 (October 19, 2025) Public Transit: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, compiled by Nathan Davidowicz

For years, longtime public transportation advocate Nathan Davidowicz has been providing an immense public service, entirely voluntarily, by compiling and circulating the Weekly Alternative Buz…

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nathandavidowicz.bsky.social @nathandavidowicz.bsky.social · 3d

In case you do not know: 16th Ave is a former streetcar route.
Now we need bus service on 16th Ave. ( Cambie St. to Fraser St. ) Around 50 km of missing bus routes in Vancouver.

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nathandavidowicz.bsky.social @nathandavidowicz.bsky.social · 6d

TransLink BC upgrading Elevators and Escalators
However they provide the wrong phone number.
It is 604-953-3333 instead of 604-633-3333

www.translink.ca/elevators

Elevator and Escalator Replacement

Elevator and Escalator replacement is underway at some stations. Customers traveling who require an elevator should plan for alternate routes.

www.translink.ca

nathandavidowicz.bsky.social @nathandavidowicz.bsky.social · 9d

Transit News ( WAB ) Vancouver & BC & Canada & World
cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2025/10/12/w...

Weekly Alternative Buzzer (WAB) Vol. 5 No. 41 (October 12, 2025) Public Transit: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, compiled by Nathan Davidowicz

For years, longtime public transportation advocate Nathan Davidowicz has been providing an immense public service, entirely voluntarily, by compiling and circulating the Weekly Alternative Buz…

cityhallwatch.wordpress.com

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 16d

We often focus on municipal issues, but the Province has a giant role to play in keeping people safe on our streets.

Here are 5 ideas the Province could implement, most of them nearly overnight, all of them within current budget constraints (a few even make money!) in order to save lives.

Five things the Province can do to save lives on our streets

We mainly focus on municipal issues at Vision Zero Vancouver, but the Provincial government has a critical role to play in making our streets safe. Here are five evidence-based ideas the province c…

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nathandavidowicz.bsky.social @nathandavidowicz.bsky.social · 16d

The Badner Bahn - Vienna's Only Tram-Train Line
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wf-... 19.5 mins By TSF Transport
Bus drivers caught on camera doing this..
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xu-... 8 mins By Bus Driver Life

The Badner Bahn - Vienna's Only Tram-Train Line

YouTube video by TSF Transport

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nathandavidowicz.bsky.social @nathandavidowicz.bsky.social · 16d

Edmonton LRT: High Floor vs Low Floor - The Real Differences
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAIz... 9 mins By Urban Motion
Metro-North additions, new DLR trains, Alps tunnel breakthrough | This Week In Transit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBrW... 8 mins By DTransit

🚊Edmonton LRT: High Floor vs Low Floor - The Real Differences

YouTube video by Urban Motion

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nathandavidowicz.bsky.social @nathandavidowicz.bsky.social · 16d

Public transit systems ‘on the edge of a cliff’ amid funding shortfalls
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdum... 6.2 mins By PBS

Public transit systems ‘on the edge of a cliff’ amid funding shortfalls

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

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nathandavidowicz.bsky.social @nathandavidowicz.bsky.social · 16d

Introduction to Transportation - City Beautiful Basics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj1g... 8.7 mins
North America's Articulated Buses, Explained! (And Why They Kind of Suck)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpDX... 14.5 mins By Carlvolth Productions

Introduction to Transportation - City Beautiful Basics

YouTube video by City Beautiful

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nathandavidowicz.bsky.social @nathandavidowicz.bsky.social · 16d

www.linkedin.com/posts/russel...

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nathandavidowicz.bsky.social @nathandavidowicz.bsky.social · 16d

In Portugal, abandoned buses have been transformed into mobile shower units that bring hygiene and dignity to people living on the streets
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Fact Point | In Portugal, abandoned buses have been transformed into mobile shower units that bring hygiene and dignity to people living on the streets | Facebook

In Portugal, abandoned buses have been transformed into mobile shower units that bring hygiene and dignity to people living on the streets. These buses travel through cities, offering homeless...

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nathandavidowicz.bsky.social @nathandavidowicz.bsky.social · 16d

85 Years of Trolleybuses in Salzburg – Still at the Core of the City’s Transit
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www.passengertransport.co.uk/2025/10/out-...
How Switzerland Engineered Itself into Becoming the World's Greatest Transit Nation
www.highspeed.blog/anatomy-of-a...

#salzburg #trolleybus #publictransport #zeroemission #urbanmobility | Magyarbusz[Info]

85 Years of Trolleybuses in Salzburg – Still at the Core of the City’s Transit 🚎 On October 1, 1940, Salzburg’s very first trolleybus line entered service. At that time, just ten vehicles operated a ...

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nathandavidowicz.bsky.social @nathandavidowicz.bsky.social · 16d

www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/thou...
From September 29, those over 70 with a valid free travel companion Public Services Card can have another person, aged 16 or older, travel with them for free.
www.anglocelt.ie/2025/09/30/e...

Thousands of complaints made over 'ghost buses' | BreakingNews

“Ghost” buses are those that disappear from the live timetable

www.breakingnews.ie

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nathandavidowicz.bsky.social @nathandavidowicz.bsky.social · 16d

cleantechnica.com/2025/10/03/v...
glassalmanac.com/this-high-sp...

VinFast Electrifies European Bus Market with Dual Debut at Busworld - CleanTechnica

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. VinFast is making its move into the European public transport sector, officially launching its e-bus charging strategy at Bus...

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nathandavidowicz.bsky.social @nathandavidowicz.bsky.social · 16d

Transit Unplugged:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-det...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c1x... 29 mins
Is Trump's transit funding freeze legal? By ABC 7 Chicago
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDid... 2.5 mins

"AI detects fatigue before it becomes a crash.”

Hello from D.C.

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nathandavidowicz.bsky.social @nathandavidowicz.bsky.social · 16d

cleantechnica.com/2025/10/03/t... By Michael Barnard - Clean Technica
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Clock Is Ticking for U.S. Transit: State Action or Service Collapse - CleanTechnica

Several U.S. transit systems show early death-spiral signs. Federal aid is gone. State action on funding and frequency can still pull them back.

cleantechnica.com

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nathandavidowicz.bsky.social @nathandavidowicz.bsky.social · 16d

Transport Action Canada @TransportAction · Oct 2 Extending the transfer window is a helpful improvement, but getting across a city by transit shouldn't take hours!
winnipeg.citynews.ca/2025/10/02/w...
ca.news.yahoo.com/transit-sche...

Winnipeg Transit adds 15 minutes to transfer window

Winnipeg Transit is extending its transfer window by a quarter of an hour – beginning Monday. Transfers will now be valid for 90 minutes instead of 75. The change is being made following feedback from...

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nathandavidowicz.bsky.social @nathandavidowicz.bsky.social · 16d

www.linkedin.com/posts/iranka...
GOFS, the General On-Demand Feed Specification
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How Google AI helped AccessNow grow from a startup to a global platform | Iran Karimian posted on the topic | LinkedIn

There’s nothing more inspiring than seeing brilliant ideas from passionate Canadian founders ✨ We first partnered with the AccessNow team in 2021 through the Google for Startups Accelerator. Since th...

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nathandavidowicz.bsky.social @nathandavidowicz.bsky.social · 16d

Re-designing Saskatoon's Bus Network
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Bus Riders of Saskatoon | # Re-designing Saskatoon's Bus Network | Facebook

# Re-designing Saskatoon's Bus Network Saskatoon's bus routes and schedules are being re-designed to work together with the Link (Bus Rapid Transit) system. Saskatoon Transit is asking for your...

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nathandavidowicz.bsky.social @nathandavidowicz.bsky.social · 16d

stevemunro.ca/2025/09/29/t...
stevemunro.ca/2025/09/29/b...

TTC Freezes Non-Union Hiring

On Friday, September 26, the TTC issued an internal notice that there would be a freeze on all non-union hiring. This is in reaction to the need to find $141-million in savings to get the anticipat…

stevemunro.ca

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nathandavidowicz.bsky.social @nathandavidowicz.bsky.social · 16d

ANSFISA, the agency responsible for the safety or rail and road transportation in Italy, has published the norms that will allow the implementation of proper tram-train systems in Italy.
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Marco Chitti @chittimarco.bsky.social · 18d

ANSFISA, the agency responsible for the safety or rail and road transportation in Italy, has published the norms that will allow the implementation of proper tram-train systems in Italy.

www.ansfisa.gov.it/documents/20...

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nathandavidowicz.bsky.social @nathandavidowicz.bsky.social · 16d

Alon streams about public transport usually every Tuesday and Saturday at 19:00 CET/CEST. www.twitch.tv/videos/
pedestrianobservations.com/2025/09/30/t...

videos - Twitch

videos streams live on Twitch! Check out their videos, sign up to chat, and join their community.

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nathandavidowicz.bsky.social @nathandavidowicz.bsky.social · 16d

Build Toronto (@build_toronto) posted at 7:46 a.m. on Wed, Oct 01, 2025:
Toronto's active transportation network is a patchwork. Bike lanes exist in some areas, but they often end abruptly or never connect to one another. This leaves riders stranded and fuels conflicts with drivers.

t.co/9MMNXPsW50

https://twitter.com/build_toronto/status/1973399190882386415/photo/1

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nathandavidowicz.bsky.social @nathandavidowicz.bsky.social · 16d

We're so excited to be hosting @thewaroncars.bsky.social podcast hosts Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear for a conversation about their new book, Life After Cars! 6:30pm, Sat Nov 8th, Downtown Vancouver.
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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 18d

Exciting to see the ribbon cutting for this new plaza, a collaboration between the city and the Uptown BIA. New West is doing great things for place-making and community building. Thanks to Mayor @pjnewwest.bsky.social, city staff, the BIA, and all involved!

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