Xavier Harmony
@transitharmony.bsky.social
Australian-American 🇦🇺🇺🇸 | Transport Politics and Policy | PhD | Lover of cities 🌃, buses 🚌, trains 🚊, nature 🌳, and cats 🐈⬛ | He/him
The findings highlight important biases across the literature with a focus on cars, developed countries, and local politics. Transport and electoral politics also create feedback loops that could affect transport options.
Let me know if you want to read the paper and have trouble accessing it!
Let me know if you want to read the paper and have trouble accessing it!
October 1, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The findings highlight important biases across the literature with a focus on cars, developed countries, and local politics. Transport and electoral politics also create feedback loops that could affect transport options.
Let me know if you want to read the paper and have trouble accessing it!
Let me know if you want to read the paper and have trouble accessing it!
What if your ability to vote depended on your transport options? What if your ability to vote also shapes your transport options?🚍🗳️ My new Transport Reviews paper shows how democracy and transport are more connected than we think 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
October 1, 2025 at 10:36 AM
What if your ability to vote depended on your transport options? What if your ability to vote also shapes your transport options?🚍🗳️ My new Transport Reviews paper shows how democracy and transport are more connected than we think 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
I saw this neat Australian train book for kids on my lunch today
October 1, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I saw this neat Australian train book for kids on my lunch today
Finally had a chance to ride the Brisbane Metro today!
August 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Finally had a chance to ride the Brisbane Metro today!
Back in Australia and first thing I bought was a coffee
July 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Back in Australia and first thing I bought was a coffee
Enforcing speed is not the same as a police state. Plenty of other countries do it effectively. For example, speed cameras are an incredibly effective tool at managing speeding AND reducing crashes.
May 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Enforcing speed is not the same as a police state. Plenty of other countries do it effectively. For example, speed cameras are an incredibly effective tool at managing speeding AND reducing crashes.
It seems you missed the key point. Speeding is dangerous because the faster you go, the further you travel while you perceive and react to a hazard. My example demonstrated that. Speeding means your speed at impact will be higher, increasing the chance of an injury or fatality.
May 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
It seems you missed the key point. Speeding is dangerous because the faster you go, the further you travel while you perceive and react to a hazard. My example demonstrated that. Speeding means your speed at impact will be higher, increasing the chance of an injury or fatality.
The faster you go, the less time you have to perceive and react to a potential issue. I sketched a quick example where someone steps into the road 250ft in front of a vehicle on a road with a 35mph limit. If you did just 10mph over the limit, you would hit them at 34mph instead of stopping.
May 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The faster you go, the less time you have to perceive and react to a potential issue. I sketched a quick example where someone steps into the road 250ft in front of a vehicle on a road with a 35mph limit. If you did just 10mph over the limit, you would hit them at 34mph instead of stopping.
While your city sounds like it has room for improvement, it’s still better than relying on the subjective enforcement and biases of police.
Cameras also reduce crashes, meaning safer streets for those people you mentioned (who are disproportionately victims of traffic violence).
Cameras also reduce crashes, meaning safer streets for those people you mentioned (who are disproportionately victims of traffic violence).
May 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
While your city sounds like it has room for improvement, it’s still better than relying on the subjective enforcement and biases of police.
Cameras also reduce crashes, meaning safer streets for those people you mentioned (who are disproportionately victims of traffic violence).
Cameras also reduce crashes, meaning safer streets for those people you mentioned (who are disproportionately victims of traffic violence).
They’ve been proven to be pretty effective at reducing crashes while reducing biases of police enforcement.
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May 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
They’ve been proven to be pretty effective at reducing crashes while reducing biases of police enforcement.
visionzeronetwork.org/promoting-eq...
visionzeronetwork.org/promoting-eq...
May 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Pretty much what I expected
May 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Pretty much what I expected
Post a photo of a bus from your camera roll
From a recent trip to Vancouver, Canada.
From a recent trip to Vancouver, Canada.
April 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Post a photo of a bus from your camera roll
From a recent trip to Vancouver, Canada.
From a recent trip to Vancouver, Canada.
It wasn’t just about transport though. I learnt some interesting stuff about Canadian First Nations culture and storytelling.
April 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It wasn’t just about transport though. I learnt some interesting stuff about Canadian First Nations culture and storytelling.
I went to a conference in Vancouver, Canada last week. Unsurprisingly for me, my journaling focused heavily on transportation.
April 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I went to a conference in Vancouver, Canada last week. Unsurprisingly for me, my journaling focused heavily on transportation.
The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) has some pretty neat real time info on their app
April 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) has some pretty neat real time info on their app
This week I’ll be in Vancouver, Canada for the International Conference on Urban Affairs (@uaanews.bsky.social). On Friday, I’ll be presenting some of my work on transport and voting.
I’m happy to connect with others who will be attending!
I’m happy to connect with others who will be attending!
April 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This week I’ll be in Vancouver, Canada for the International Conference on Urban Affairs (@uaanews.bsky.social). On Friday, I’ll be presenting some of my work on transport and voting.
I’m happy to connect with others who will be attending!
I’m happy to connect with others who will be attending!
Virginia is apparently going to enable judges to put speed limiters on cars of reckless drivers. Sounds like a fairly tame safety policy. Apparently not everyone agrees.
April 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Virginia is apparently going to enable judges to put speed limiters on cars of reckless drivers. Sounds like a fairly tame safety policy. Apparently not everyone agrees.
If USDOT is withholding transportation funding for unsafe transport, it looks like they’ll have to majorly cut road/highway funding.
March 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
If USDOT is withholding transportation funding for unsafe transport, it looks like they’ll have to majorly cut road/highway funding.
March 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Nice! I was there too!
March 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Nice! I was there too!
In this report, we evaluated transit micromobility integration in five ways, coming up with a handful of conclusions and recommendations to help improve the connections between these modes of transportation.
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March 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
In this report, we evaluated transit micromobility integration in five ways, coming up with a handful of conclusions and recommendations to help improve the connections between these modes of transportation.
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🚌🚇🚲🛴New report by @novatransit.bsky.social!
In this report, my colleague Sophie Spiliotopoulos and I explored how transit is integrated with bicycling and micromobility in the region.
The report can be found here: novatransit.org/uploads/stud...
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In this report, my colleague Sophie Spiliotopoulos and I explored how transit is integrated with bicycling and micromobility in the region.
The report can be found here: novatransit.org/uploads/stud...
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March 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
🚌🚇🚲🛴New report by @novatransit.bsky.social!
In this report, my colleague Sophie Spiliotopoulos and I explored how transit is integrated with bicycling and micromobility in the region.
The report can be found here: novatransit.org/uploads/stud...
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In this report, my colleague Sophie Spiliotopoulos and I explored how transit is integrated with bicycling and micromobility in the region.
The report can be found here: novatransit.org/uploads/stud...
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Feeling accomplished today. Ran the Reston 10 Miler. I also ran it much faster than I thought I would.
I last ran this race 11 years ago. Definitely looking a bit older haha
I last ran this race 11 years ago. Definitely looking a bit older haha
March 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Feeling accomplished today. Ran the Reston 10 Miler. I also ran it much faster than I thought I would.
I last ran this race 11 years ago. Definitely looking a bit older haha
I last ran this race 11 years ago. Definitely looking a bit older haha