Aden Y
@adenyacobi.bsky.social
UPenn MCP ‘27
President of Penn Transportation Club
Enjoyer of Trains and Cranes
Clearwater -> DC -> PHL
All views are mine.
Likes and retweets != endorsements.
President of Penn Transportation Club
Enjoyer of Trains and Cranes
Clearwater -> DC -> PHL
All views are mine.
Likes and retweets != endorsements.
A new bill with bipartisan backing was filed to allow states to decide whether actions fall under categorical exclusions for transit projects.
Would this actually meaningfully improve project timelines vs the status quo of the feds deciding?
aptapassengertransport.com/sen-lee-bill...
Would this actually meaningfully improve project timelines vs the status quo of the feds deciding?
aptapassengertransport.com/sen-lee-bill...
Sen. Lee Bill Would Give Transit Environmental Review Back to States - Passenger Transport
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) has introduced bipartisan legislation to improve transit project timelines and quality by restoring the responsibility for environmental reviews back to state agencies from the fe...
aptapassengertransport.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
A new bill with bipartisan backing was filed to allow states to decide whether actions fall under categorical exclusions for transit projects.
Would this actually meaningfully improve project timelines vs the status quo of the feds deciding?
aptapassengertransport.com/sen-lee-bill...
Would this actually meaningfully improve project timelines vs the status quo of the feds deciding?
aptapassengertransport.com/sen-lee-bill...
It’s a pretty map by OP, but even if you say DC should only build around transit, there are plenty of high frequency bus lines that easily support dense development.
Looking at you 16th St, 14th St, Georgia Ave, and (surprisingly) Alabama Ave 👀
Looking at you 16th St, 14th St, Georgia Ave, and (surprisingly) Alabama Ave 👀
December 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It’s a pretty map by OP, but even if you say DC should only build around transit, there are plenty of high frequency bus lines that easily support dense development.
Looking at you 16th St, 14th St, Georgia Ave, and (surprisingly) Alabama Ave 👀
Looking at you 16th St, 14th St, Georgia Ave, and (surprisingly) Alabama Ave 👀
Why is it taking over a month for SEPTA to repair its trolley tunnel wires and why can’t SEPTA give a reliable time estimate for these repairs?
December 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Why is it taking over a month for SEPTA to repair its trolley tunnel wires and why can’t SEPTA give a reliable time estimate for these repairs?
No one talks enough about the high cost of not enough parking. Had to park a block away and walk through the brutal 73 degree heat.
November 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
No one talks enough about the high cost of not enough parking. Had to park a block away and walk through the brutal 73 degree heat.
The City of Philadelphia should not be locking in single track service for eternity.
Rails with trails, not rail to trail, people.
Rails with trails, not rail to trail, people.
November 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The City of Philadelphia should not be locking in single track service for eternity.
Rails with trails, not rail to trail, people.
Rails with trails, not rail to trail, people.
Supposedly yesterday’s SEPTA delay came from Amtrak power issues. I’m surprised Amtrak even supplies power on this SEPTA-only line tho. And I saw amtrak trains running during this time too. Maybe I arrived after the issue got fixed or it didn’t affect the NEC 🤷♂️ wwww.septa.org/news/regiona...
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Supposedly yesterday’s SEPTA delay came from Amtrak power issues. I’m surprised Amtrak even supplies power on this SEPTA-only line tho. And I saw amtrak trains running during this time too. Maybe I arrived after the issue got fixed or it didn’t affect the NEC 🤷♂️ wwww.septa.org/news/regiona...
Another day, another problem. No trains have come southbound for at least 20 min.
If a two car train comes through, people will very likely be left behind.
If a two car train comes through, people will very likely be left behind.
November 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Another day, another problem. No trains have come southbound for at least 20 min.
If a two car train comes through, people will very likely be left behind.
If a two car train comes through, people will very likely be left behind.
Thinking about how easy it was to move around DC this weekend and just wishing Philly was more like this!
November 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Thinking about how easy it was to move around DC this weekend and just wishing Philly was more like this!
I’ve never seen the East Hall at Union Station open before
November 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I’ve never seen the East Hall at Union Station open before
Looks like the tortuously over-budget Bethesda Purple line station connection has moved a step forward!
November 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Looks like the tortuously over-budget Bethesda Purple line station connection has moved a step forward!
Reposted by Aden Y
🚲 Check out new bike lockers at Foggy Bottom & Eastern Market stations! Soon, 450 lockers, 50 oversized ones, and 100 self-locking racks will be available at 73 stations. Add in 75 repair stations and 600 new U-racks, and it’s a major upgrade.
November 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
🚲 Check out new bike lockers at Foggy Bottom & Eastern Market stations! Soon, 450 lockers, 50 oversized ones, and 100 self-locking racks will be available at 73 stations. Add in 75 repair stations and 600 new U-racks, and it’s a major upgrade.
Another day another car holding up the 42
November 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Another day another car holding up the 42
The deep Woodley Park Metro station has a devastatingly slow elevator. Oftentimes, you don’t know whether it’s best to wait, walk over a block and go down the escalator, or find a different way to get where you’re going.
But now you don’t need to guess. @wmata.com just installed an indicator!
But now you don’t need to guess. @wmata.com just installed an indicator!
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The deep Woodley Park Metro station has a devastatingly slow elevator. Oftentimes, you don’t know whether it’s best to wait, walk over a block and go down the escalator, or find a different way to get where you’re going.
But now you don’t need to guess. @wmata.com just installed an indicator!
But now you don’t need to guess. @wmata.com just installed an indicator!
Reposted by Aden Y
Major announcement in just-posted board documents: DC's Metro is moving fast toward automation.
Over 15 years, Metro plans full automation & platform screen doors, which the agency says will improve safety, reliability, & travel times—at reduced costs.
www.wmata.com/about/board/...
Over 15 years, Metro plans full automation & platform screen doors, which the agency says will improve safety, reliability, & travel times—at reduced costs.
www.wmata.com/about/board/...
November 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Major announcement in just-posted board documents: DC's Metro is moving fast toward automation.
Over 15 years, Metro plans full automation & platform screen doors, which the agency says will improve safety, reliability, & travel times—at reduced costs.
www.wmata.com/about/board/...
Over 15 years, Metro plans full automation & platform screen doors, which the agency says will improve safety, reliability, & travel times—at reduced costs.
www.wmata.com/about/board/...
I just found out about this game and am absolutely obsessed with it
WMATA 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟩 | November 16, 2025
line5.net/play/wmata-wdc
WMATA 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟩 | November 16, 2025
line5.net/play/wmata-wdc
Line Five - WMATA
Can you guess today's mystery transit route?
line5.net
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I just found out about this game and am absolutely obsessed with it
WMATA 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟩 | November 16, 2025
line5.net/play/wmata-wdc
WMATA 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟩 | November 16, 2025
line5.net/play/wmata-wdc
I wonder if Apple Maps will ever bring its red zone for ULZ in London to the congestion pricing zone in New York
November 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I wonder if Apple Maps will ever bring its red zone for ULZ in London to the congestion pricing zone in New York
Seattle, this is what Link should’ve been:
Top speed of #Montreal’s REM is 110 km/h, though it won’t exceed 100 km/h on the line that opened today.
November 16, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Seattle, this is what Link should’ve been:
The monkey’s paw curls subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
November 15, 2025 at 5:45 AM
The monkey’s paw curls subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
I’m getting more and more convinced that the best future for US transportation policy is to end the gas tax and let states decide what and how much they want to build.
Keeping it in place and bailing out the highway trust fund isn’t doing any good now.
Keeping it in place and bailing out the highway trust fund isn’t doing any good now.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed 4 years ago. In new research @urbaninstitute.bsky.social we study its effects.
US transport spending increased by 30%, but:
—Funding for non-highway projects flatlined
—Construction cost increases resulted in no actual increase in infrastructure
US transport spending increased by 30%, but:
—Funding for non-highway projects flatlined
—Construction cost increases resulted in no actual increase in infrastructure
Federal Infrastructure Spending on Transportation, Four Years after the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is up for reauthorization in 2026. New analysis shows that the act increased spending on transportation infrastructure, but…
www.urban.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I’m getting more and more convinced that the best future for US transportation policy is to end the gas tax and let states decide what and how much they want to build.
Keeping it in place and bailing out the highway trust fund isn’t doing any good now.
Keeping it in place and bailing out the highway trust fund isn’t doing any good now.
What do the TRB committee changes actually mean? The email wasn’t too helpful
June 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
What do the TRB committee changes actually mean? The email wasn’t too helpful
I went to Lisbon last year and the vast majority of tourists were other mainland Europeans.
“In Spain, marches are planned in Barcelona, San Sebastían, Granada, Majorca, Minorca and Ibiza. There are also protests scheduled in Lisbon and Genoa, Italy, and there are likely to be demonstrations in Venice.” @nytimes.com
Traveling to Europe? Here’s What to Expect From Tourism Protests on June 15.
www.nytimes.com
June 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I went to Lisbon last year and the vast majority of tourists were other mainland Europeans.
We were the last civilians in the Lincoln Memorial before it was shut down for the Army Parade.
June 14, 2025 at 7:49 AM
We were the last civilians in the Lincoln Memorial before it was shut down for the Army Parade.
It angers me when people don’t take the lint out of the dryer. That’s literally the most fun part of doing laundry!
This was fun last time, let’s do it again. Quote this with a take that has nothing to do with politics or Bluesky
June 13, 2025 at 2:48 AM
It angers me when people don’t take the lint out of the dryer. That’s literally the most fun part of doing laundry!
I’m really going to miss having the giant Udvar-Hazy IMAX screen to go to once I leave DC
June 9, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I’m really going to miss having the giant Udvar-Hazy IMAX screen to go to once I leave DC
Reposted by Aden Y
TRB is dissolving all committees. This wasn't unexpected, but they're couching it in a technocratic need to "get back to basics" and ease administrative burden when in fact it's a great big shit sandwich that we're all expected to eat and not make a fuss about.
June 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
TRB is dissolving all committees. This wasn't unexpected, but they're couching it in a technocratic need to "get back to basics" and ease administrative burden when in fact it's a great big shit sandwich that we're all expected to eat and not make a fuss about.