Tag: TRANSit

I’ve read enough stories about others dealing with gender dysphoria and transitioning as it concerns members of my generation to know that video games have become a necessary tool for coping. This is all the more true in situations where it may not be the safest or most welcoming environment t...

Comparisons: AWS VPC Peering vs AWS Transit Gateway in AWS TL;DR: VPC Peering and Transit Gateway are used to connect multiple VPCs. VPC Peering provides Full-mesh architecture while Transit Gateway provides hub-and-spoke architecture. Transit Gateway gives VPC connectivity at scale and simpli...

BERLIN — When Matthias Gibtner was growing up in East Berlin in the 1970s, light rail trains, buses and trams whisked him from school to home and everywhere in between. After the Berlin Wall fell and the two cities reunified in 1990, he was alarmed that the West Berlin transit system was ...

I’ve been watching the gestational period for a new electric light rail system with interest. On August 1, 2023, the REM — Réseau Express Métropolitain — was born, opening to the public after years of construction and testing. It’s a much-needed expans...

Páteř (“Backbone” in Czech) is a recently published, hard-boiled story with a futuristic urban setting taking place in Prague in the year 2116. The story is accompanied by graphic design and typography. Welcome to system Páteř. The design art book Páteř was...

During this past winter vacation, an old friend from Atlanta visited San Francisco. We ate dinner at Chinatown and explored the night view of downtown SF — all cherished memories. My friend took an Uber ride back to her hotel at Millbrae. After I bid her goodbye, I stepped into the BART sta...

The buzz of mopeds swarming the streets in a Mario Kart like fashion is a typical rush hour sight in Taipei—it’s a lively scene and one many visitors remember. Transportation in Taipei is unique in other less appreciated ways that underly a strong foundation for multi-modal transit. Mult...

When Pluto conjuncts Natal Jupiter in an astrological transit, it signifies a period of profound transformation, expansion, and potential upheaval in matters related to personal growth, belief systems, abundance, and opportunities. Jupiter represents expansion, luck, and higher knowledge, while Plut...

It’s one of the few exciting times of the century when Pluto, thought to be the most powerful planet in astrology, is close to ingressing into the next zodiac sign; from Capricorn to Aquarius. Pluto entered Capricorn on 28 January 2008 and will move into Aquarius on 24 March 2023. It will d...

New York City Subway, operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), is the seventh busiest rapid transit rail system in the world, and the busiest in the US, with over 1.7 billion riders in 2012. Including the Staten Island Railway, the system provides service 24 hours a day...

This post was co-written by Michaelle Tuz-Atkinson, M.Sc., my wife and partner in our Substack newsletter Ride On: The Drive for Better Transportation Systems. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems violence on public transit has risen considerably. Much of it involved&n...

Disclaimer: I’m not a certified city planner, I’m just a guy who cares a lot about public transit. I’ve linked to primary sources wherever I can. 2022 was a great year for my favorite genre of internet content: tech bros getting publicly humiliated for their terrible ideas. Whet...

Saturn, the taskmaster planet known for its influence on discipline, structure, and life lessons, is set to embark on a significant transit from 2023 to 2025. This celestial event holds great importance for astrology enthusiasts and individuals seeking personal growth and transformation. I...