Cap'n Transit
@capntransit.bsky.social
Climate advocate, queer, ranting against bullshit for over a decade. Mostly posting at https://urbanists.social/@capntransit
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The nutty bit: it'll take dozens of actual scientists hundreds of hours to debunk the nonsense generated by these five 'contrarians' and their LLM.
December 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The nutty bit: it'll take dozens of actual scientists hundreds of hours to debunk the nonsense generated by these five 'contrarians' and their LLM.
Yay! I don't see this scaling beyond Steves's community, but I see the potential for him spreading the word about what hygiene centers are and why they're important, and shaming governments and NIMBYs into providing space for them.
They should be for everyone. Who doesn't need a shower sometimes?
They should be for everyone. Who doesn't need a shower sometimes?
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Yay! I don't see this scaling beyond Steves's community, but I see the potential for him spreading the word about what hygiene centers are and why they're important, and shaming governments and NIMBYs into providing space for them.
They should be for everyone. Who doesn't need a shower sometimes?
They should be for everyone. Who doesn't need a shower sometimes?
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That feeling when your entire rapid transit system converges on one easily disrupted segment — like, say, a 123-year old bridge that lifts for tall boats.
Portland needs an rail tunnel under downtown. It’s the only megaproject in our region that excites me at this point.
Portland needs an rail tunnel under downtown. It’s the only megaproject in our region that excites me at this point.
December 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
That feeling when your entire rapid transit system converges on one easily disrupted segment — like, say, a 123-year old bridge that lifts for tall boats.
Portland needs an rail tunnel under downtown. It’s the only megaproject in our region that excites me at this point.
Portland needs an rail tunnel under downtown. It’s the only megaproject in our region that excites me at this point.
Not clear why you allowed quote-posts but not replies, but a couple quick points:
1. This is why right wingers fund the Post.
2. At what point will these assholes be such a minority in the "outer boroughs" that nobody believes the "Real New Yorker" schtick?
capntransit.blogspot.com/2013/11/any-...
1. This is why right wingers fund the Post.
2. At what point will these assholes be such a minority in the "outer boroughs" that nobody believes the "Real New Yorker" schtick?
capntransit.blogspot.com/2013/11/any-...
December 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Not clear why you allowed quote-posts but not replies, but a couple quick points:
1. This is why right wingers fund the Post.
2. At what point will these assholes be such a minority in the "outer boroughs" that nobody believes the "Real New Yorker" schtick?
capntransit.blogspot.com/2013/11/any-...
1. This is why right wingers fund the Post.
2. At what point will these assholes be such a minority in the "outer boroughs" that nobody believes the "Real New Yorker" schtick?
capntransit.blogspot.com/2013/11/any-...
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The Abundance movement often points to environmental groups as the obstacles to building. But who actually files the lawsuits blocking projects? It’s not environmental groups. It’s been lawyered-up HOAs protecting property values all along. Regulation by litigation is the problem.
December 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The Abundance movement often points to environmental groups as the obstacles to building. But who actually files the lawsuits blocking projects? It’s not environmental groups. It’s been lawyered-up HOAs protecting property values all along. Regulation by litigation is the problem.
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#CongestionPricing is working — and it's also improving our transit system.
The A, C, 7, and L lines are all expecting improvements soon that'll make them faster and more reliable!
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/congestion-pricing-will-speed-up-subway-service-on-these-lines/
The A, C, 7, and L lines are all expecting improvements soon that'll make them faster and more reliable!
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/congestion-pricing-will-speed-up-subway-service-on-these-lines/
Congestion pricing will speed up subway service on these lines
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – These subway lines will soon move through Brooklyn and Queens faster, thanks to congestion pricing. The MTA has pushed forward signal modernization projects on the A and C ...
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December 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
#CongestionPricing is working — and it's also improving our transit system.
The A, C, 7, and L lines are all expecting improvements soon that'll make them faster and more reliable!
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/congestion-pricing-will-speed-up-subway-service-on-these-lines/
The A, C, 7, and L lines are all expecting improvements soon that'll make them faster and more reliable!
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/congestion-pricing-will-speed-up-subway-service-on-these-lines/
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fresh audio product:
• Thea Riofrancos @triofrancos.bsky.social , author of Extraction, on the complexities of lithium
• Alyssa Battistoni @alybatt.bsky.social, author of Free Gifts, on the weird relationship between capitalism and Nature
www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html#S...
• Thea Riofrancos @triofrancos.bsky.social , author of Extraction, on the complexities of lithium
• Alyssa Battistoni @alybatt.bsky.social, author of Free Gifts, on the weird relationship between capitalism and Nature
www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html#S...
December 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
fresh audio product:
• Thea Riofrancos @triofrancos.bsky.social , author of Extraction, on the complexities of lithium
• Alyssa Battistoni @alybatt.bsky.social, author of Free Gifts, on the weird relationship between capitalism and Nature
www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html#S...
• Thea Riofrancos @triofrancos.bsky.social , author of Extraction, on the complexities of lithium
• Alyssa Battistoni @alybatt.bsky.social, author of Free Gifts, on the weird relationship between capitalism and Nature
www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html#S...
Hallelujah! Sadly, they're still planning to widen the Newark Bay Bridge and replace the Extension and the "Western Spur," which is not actually a spur.
December 20, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Hallelujah! Sadly, they're still planning to widen the Newark Bay Bridge and replace the Extension and the "Western Spur," which is not actually a spur.
Platform screen doors "need regular maintenance, and NYC's aging system, filled with dust and debris, requires even more frequent upkeep. The MTA declined additional maintenance access, making recommended weekly preventive maintenance impossible. maintenance could only occur monthly or quarterly..."
Reader flags that a person on the now-dead platform door RFP wrote a Substack =>
"The original STV report estimated a $7 billion system-wide rollout, averaging $14 million per station. Bids for the pilot program were over three times this estimate." -- aaronshavel.substack.com/p/what-happe...
"The original STV report estimated a $7 billion system-wide rollout, averaging $14 million per station. Bids for the pilot program were over three times this estimate." -- aaronshavel.substack.com/p/what-happe...
What Happened to NYC's Platform Screen Doors?
Years of promises gave way to abandonment as flawed scope development and unrealistic expectations derailed the MTA’s program from the start.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Platform screen doors "need regular maintenance, and NYC's aging system, filled with dust and debris, requires even more frequent upkeep. The MTA declined additional maintenance access, making recommended weekly preventive maintenance impossible. maintenance could only occur monthly or quarterly..."
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The wait is almost over — the dig work for the Hudson Tunnel is set to begin this spring.
This is a huge milestone for the project. Exciting to see this coming!
This is a huge milestone for the project. Exciting to see this coming!
Hudson Tunnel Digging Work to Start as Boring Machines Ready
Work to start digging a new Hudson Tunnel is set to begin this spring as two tunnel boring machines custom-built for the project are on their way to New Jersey.
www.bloomberg.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The wait is almost over — the dig work for the Hudson Tunnel is set to begin this spring.
This is a huge milestone for the project. Exciting to see this coming!
This is a huge milestone for the project. Exciting to see this coming!
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Please fucking relegalize new hotels, what are we doing here??
The Council's Airbnb bill appears dead, as sources say a prelim call has been made to not vote on it tmrw.
This comes after a messy battle that had Adrienne Adams (outgoing speaker) on one side and Julie Menin (incoming speaker) on the other.
Full rundown: www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/17/c...
This comes after a messy battle that had Adrienne Adams (outgoing speaker) on one side and Julie Menin (incoming speaker) on the other.
Full rundown: www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/17/c...
City Council unlikely to consider bill that’d permit more Airbnb rentals in NYC
A City Council bill that would allow more New Yorkers to open their homes for short-term rentals appears effectively dead since the chamber is not expected to consider the measure Thursday at its f…
www.nydailynews.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Please fucking relegalize new hotels, what are we doing here??
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Tesla’s Robotaxi is crashing roughly once every 40,000 miles so far in Austin, and that's with a human safety supervisor in vehicle.
For comparison, the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.
electrek.co/2025/12/15/t...
For comparison, the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.
electrek.co/2025/12/15/t...
Tesla reports another Robotaxi crash, even with supervisor as it moves to remove them
Tesla has reported yet another crash involving its Robotaxi fleet in Austin to the NHTSA. The new data keeps the...
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December 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Tesla’s Robotaxi is crashing roughly once every 40,000 miles so far in Austin, and that's with a human safety supervisor in vehicle.
For comparison, the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.
electrek.co/2025/12/15/t...
For comparison, the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.
electrek.co/2025/12/15/t...
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It turns out that people like being in places without a lot of cars and traffic messing things up.
Good data alert coming through! NYCEDC reports that business activity in the congestion relief zone is outpacing the rest of NYC: 4.8% foot-traffic growth in the zone vs. 1% citywide.
www.eenews.net/articles/bus...
www.eenews.net/articles/bus...
Business may have picked up in NY tolling area, economic development report says
According to the study, despite job and business growth in the city, there are still affordability challenges facing city residents.
www.eenews.net
December 12, 2025 at 2:50 AM
It turns out that people like being in places without a lot of cars and traffic messing things up.
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We can’t, there is no Twitter anymore…? Weird that everybody over on X is in such denial about this fact. It’s been years. It was cute in the beginning but now it’s just pathetic. You’re so ashamed of the website you hang out on that you can’t bring yourself to say its name?
Dear Bluesky liberals. Come back to Twitter. Please. PLEASE.
December 15, 2025 at 12:23 AM
We can’t, there is no Twitter anymore…? Weird that everybody over on X is in such denial about this fact. It’s been years. It was cute in the beginning but now it’s just pathetic. You’re so ashamed of the website you hang out on that you can’t bring yourself to say its name?
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This basically amounts to Waymo using city workers to provide customer service -- with local taxpayers footing the bill.
If you fall asleep or pass out in a Waymo, their telops will try to rouse you w a 'time to wake up' recording and failing that call police, ie don't expect to be wakened by Waymo person/concierge. You hired a robot not a chauffeur.
Nothing personal, just automated business.
OP: tiktok.such2such
Nothing personal, just automated business.
OP: tiktok.such2such
December 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This basically amounts to Waymo using city workers to provide customer service -- with local taxpayers footing the bill.
Carlina Rivera didn't bring up costly parking mandates in this interview, but when Lombardo asked about zoning, she would only say that the (racist) opposition was so strong that her trade association would only advocate zoning changes as part of a broad coalition.
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The pathway to more affordable housing in New York
Dec. 9, 2025- New York State Association for Affordable Housing President & CEO Carlina Rivera makes the case for increased subsidies to preserve and develop affordable housing, considers how to reduc
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December 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Carlina Rivera didn't bring up costly parking mandates in this interview, but when Lombardo asked about zoning, she would only say that the (racist) opposition was so strong that her trade association would only advocate zoning changes as part of a broad coalition.
soundcloud.com/user-1810919...
soundcloud.com/user-1810919...
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I hope you like gridlock!
"[Rivian CEO] Scaringe said he was 'very bullish' on his cars being self-driving in the next couple of years, such that 'you can own a car, but it can drop you at the airport, it can pick your kids up from school, it can go get things from the store for you.'"
"[Rivian CEO] Scaringe said he was 'very bullish' on his cars being self-driving in the next couple of years, such that 'you can own a car, but it can drop you at the airport, it can pick your kids up from school, it can go get things from the store for you.'"
Rivian's CEO said self-driving cars shouldn't just be able to drive, but also run errands for you like a secretary
CEO RJ Scaringe said he wants his AI-powered cars to be able to coordinate their own servicing, so their owners don't have to.
www.businessinsider.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I hope you like gridlock!
"[Rivian CEO] Scaringe said he was 'very bullish' on his cars being self-driving in the next couple of years, such that 'you can own a car, but it can drop you at the airport, it can pick your kids up from school, it can go get things from the store for you.'"
"[Rivian CEO] Scaringe said he was 'very bullish' on his cars being self-driving in the next couple of years, such that 'you can own a car, but it can drop you at the airport, it can pick your kids up from school, it can go get things from the store for you.'"
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someone tell the California ACLU who is disproportionately more likely to be killed in traffic accidents including those involving people under the influence
The California ACLU is staunchly opposed to the ignition interlock device program and is a big reason that it has not been expanded. Despite the fact that California heavily subsidizes the cost for low-income drunk drivers, the ACLU says that the program is a form of "racialized wealth extraction."
December 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
someone tell the California ACLU who is disproportionately more likely to be killed in traffic accidents including those involving people under the influence
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More than anything else, it’s just sad that people start with an impression that NYC isn’t safe for humans, impressed upon them by the nastiest lying humans to ever walk the earth
December 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
More than anything else, it’s just sad that people start with an impression that NYC isn’t safe for humans, impressed upon them by the nastiest lying humans to ever walk the earth
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Now might be a good time for the Port Authority to finally get that freight rail tunnel EIS done.
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April Fools -not.
DOT advisory panel recomnd dedicated truck tunnel from NJ to Manhat, w/1K new prkng spots for trucks.
Coincidentally, chair of panel is founder/CEO of Centerpark, a NYC based parking mgmt co.
www.freightwaves.com/news/dot-adv...
April Fools -not.
DOT advisory panel recomnd dedicated truck tunnel from NJ to Manhat, w/1K new prkng spots for trucks.
Coincidentally, chair of panel is founder/CEO of Centerpark, a NYC based parking mgmt co.
www.freightwaves.com/news/dot-adv...
DOT advisors push massive freight tunnel, truck-parking projects
A U.S. DOT advisory panel recommended a dedicated truck tunnel under the Hudson River and the creation of 40,000 new truck parking spaces nationwide to be funded by public-private partnerships.
www.freightwaves.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Now might be a good time for the Port Authority to finally get that freight rail tunnel EIS done.
"When the cult-favorite grocery chain opened in the hard-to-reach Brooklyn Navy Yard, Instacart came to the rescue"
I've been predicting disaster from this fucking supermarket for 16 years. This is what Tish James needs to answer for.
capntransit.blogspot.com/2009/05/dest...
I've been predicting disaster from this fucking supermarket for 16 years. This is what Tish James needs to answer for.
capntransit.blogspot.com/2009/05/dest...
December 12, 2025 at 4:18 AM
"When the cult-favorite grocery chain opened in the hard-to-reach Brooklyn Navy Yard, Instacart came to the rescue"
I've been predicting disaster from this fucking supermarket for 16 years. This is what Tish James needs to answer for.
capntransit.blogspot.com/2009/05/dest...
I've been predicting disaster from this fucking supermarket for 16 years. This is what Tish James needs to answer for.
capntransit.blogspot.com/2009/05/dest...
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Everything the experts and people knowledgeable about congestion pricing said would happen has happened, and nothing the ignorant doomers whined about for years on X and in community meetings has happened.
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Good data alert coming through! NYCEDC reports that business activity in the congestion relief zone is outpacing the rest of NYC: 4.8% foot-traffic growth in the zone vs. 1% citywide.
www.eenews.net/articles/bus...
www.eenews.net/articles/bus...
Business may have picked up in NY tolling area, economic development report says
According to the study, despite job and business growth in the city, there are still affordability challenges facing city residents.
www.eenews.net
December 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Everything the experts and people knowledgeable about congestion pricing said would happen has happened, and nothing the ignorant doomers whined about for years on X and in community meetings has happened.
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Short of disbanding the Port Authority, I'm trying to think of what Garcia could do to make it serve the people better.
We're thrilled that Kathryn Garcia has been named the next head of the Port Authority!
She has a proven track record of working regionally, advancing big infrastructure, and collaboration across all levels.
(We're also lucky she's a friend — here she is at our 2025 Assembly with our board)
She has a proven track record of working regionally, advancing big infrastructure, and collaboration across all levels.
(We're also lucky she's a friend — here she is at our 2025 Assembly with our board)
December 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Short of disbanding the Port Authority, I'm trying to think of what Garcia could do to make it serve the people better.
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Here's your periodic reminder that there are more than 230 reported crashes every day in NYC.
December 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Here's your periodic reminder that there are more than 230 reported crashes every day in NYC.