Jeremy "Looking for Arrows" Zorek
@jeremyzorek.bsky.social
Fan of all things transit, Rutgers graduate
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Not really, it's actually more like a Connecticut or Massachusetts shore town
November 9, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Not really, it's actually more like a Connecticut or Massachusetts shore town
Cute! Very New England actually
November 9, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Cute! Very New England actually
Remember, Ronkonkoma wasn't even electrified until 1987
November 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Remember, Ronkonkoma wasn't even electrified until 1987
Reposted by Jeremy "Looking for Arrows" Zorek
The three genders:
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November 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The three genders:
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Yes! KCM+ST stand out to me in being one of the few agencies in the country who actually try and do suburban feeders and trunks well, and it shows in Seattle's growing ridership and strong modeshare
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Yes! KCM+ST stand out to me in being one of the few agencies in the country who actually try and do suburban feeders and trunks well, and it shows in Seattle's growing ridership and strong modeshare
It's dated, but I don't get the hate (and it seems to actually work!) bsky.app/profile/gspe...
A kid did a science fair project on whether people kiss more at kiss and rides than drop off areas. His mom took him to different ones around suburban DC to take observational data.
It made NPR. Yes, people kiss more at kiss and rides.
It made NPR. Yes, people kiss more at kiss and rides.
November 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
It's dated, but I don't get the hate (and it seems to actually work!) bsky.app/profile/gspe...
Make it even more midcentury!
November 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Make it even more midcentury!
Some people are into that, you know
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Some people are into that, you know
I am actually somewhat surprised this *very* midcentury US-derived planning term has spread into other languages
November 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I am actually somewhat surprised this *very* midcentury US-derived planning term has spread into other languages
Even if the line wasn't on the freeway, it would STILL be smart to have integrated bus loops to help bring coverage to the surrounding neighborhoods. This is textbook transit planning and you STILL don't get it. Even in Downtown Toronto the subway has bus loops for feeders, like here at Wellesley
November 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Even if the line wasn't on the freeway, it would STILL be smart to have integrated bus loops to help bring coverage to the surrounding neighborhoods. This is textbook transit planning and you STILL don't get it. Even in Downtown Toronto the subway has bus loops for feeders, like here at Wellesley
Again, what is the bad design here? Feeding it with buses? I truly do not understand what the fatal flaw is, feeding your suburban rail line with buses is transit planning 101. How do you fail to grasp this as someone who claims to be smarter than every other planner?
November 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Again, what is the bad design here? Feeding it with buses? I truly do not understand what the fatal flaw is, feeding your suburban rail line with buses is transit planning 101. How do you fail to grasp this as someone who claims to be smarter than every other planner?
I don't see why you're making fun of something that's also actually a large suburban bus hub that gets 3 15-minute routes and 3 30-minute ones. This is literally how you get suburban transit ridership without forcing people to drive there, like come on man
November 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I don't see why you're making fun of something that's also actually a large suburban bus hub that gets 3 15-minute routes and 3 30-minute ones. This is literally how you get suburban transit ridership without forcing people to drive there, like come on man
I don't know if it's still true, but there's a great video from the USDOT from the 1970s about buses, and they talk to the TTC, who's spokesperson says that something like 75% of their riders on the subway at the time came from bus transfers. Without the feeder bus network, the rail ridership is nil
November 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I don't know if it's still true, but there's a great video from the USDOT from the 1970s about buses, and they talk to the TTC, who's spokesperson says that something like 75% of their riders on the subway at the time came from bus transfers. Without the feeder bus network, the rail ridership is nil
32 buses an hour (all routes, both directions, combined) for a suburban station is a pretty great way to drive ridership without catering to drivers!
November 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
32 buses an hour (all routes, both directions, combined) for a suburban station is a pretty great way to drive ridership without catering to drivers!
In the US, so often the bus is ignored as a way to help drive ridership to rail transit lines. Sound Transit does it better than most, and somehow you're complaining about this. Yes, Ballard will do well because it's just in a way more urban place, but people do in fact live in suburbs!
November 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
In the US, so often the bus is ignored as a way to help drive ridership to rail transit lines. Sound Transit does it better than most, and somehow you're complaining about this. Yes, Ballard will do well because it's just in a way more urban place, but people do in fact live in suburbs!
If you think that bus drop-offs are not a useful or important part of *any* transit network, you have totally failed to learn anything at any point. Canada does so much better on transit ridership because they love properly feeding buses to rail transit. This is fundamental!
November 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
If you think that bus drop-offs are not a useful or important part of *any* transit network, you have totally failed to learn anything at any point. Canada does so much better on transit ridership because they love properly feeding buses to rail transit. This is fundamental!
Bus loops are literally like a fundamental part of good station design for well designed connections. Look at like, almost every TTC station which has dedicated bus bays inside of fare control for easy transfers.
November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Bus loops are literally like a fundamental part of good station design for well designed connections. Look at like, almost every TTC station which has dedicated bus bays inside of fare control for easy transfers.
From my Dutch friend who lives in Tilburg. Yes, other places have drop-off loops my GOD
November 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
From my Dutch friend who lives in Tilburg. Yes, other places have drop-off loops my GOD
Reducing the amount of car mileage in the suburbs is an important way to encourage people to live car-lite, even if not car-free. A 1 car household where someone is dropped off at the train is better than a 2 car household!
November 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Reducing the amount of car mileage in the suburbs is an important way to encourage people to live car-lite, even if not car-free. A 1 car household where someone is dropped off at the train is better than a 2 car household!
Alright I see you've gotten so mad you're now incoherent, have a good day dude
November 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Alright I see you've gotten so mad you're now incoherent, have a good day dude