Tag: transit
How should we measure SMART's effectiveness?
"3.9 riders per bus" is a dumb statistic.
The North Lombard TC as Transit-Oriented Development
The North Lombard Transit Center is an ideal candidate for high-quality transit-oriented development. What could this look like?
When injured…
An eye-opening experience navigating transit and bikes while injured
Missed Connections: Overnight Solo Trip to Marin
My Brompton converts a disconnected transit system into an adventure.
497 days car-free in the South Bay
Reflections on car-free living in the South Bay and why I finally gave in
Viaduct Wrapped '25
This year, I discovered viaduct , a service to track train rides. Since then, I've been tracking my train rides and I've imported most of the train rides I could remember or had some registry of. They now came up with a "wrapped" of this year and it's quite nice to look at!
How Bangalore Uses the Metro
We filed an RTI to understand how people travel on Bangalore's metro system.
Tracking Train Rides With Viaduct
It is no secret that I enjoy tracking things, whether it is books I read, things I watched, or places I have been. When I travel, I track my flights, and that is, as far as I know, something a lot of people do. It also means that there are many tools out there for it. But when it comes to trains, I have never found a very reliable solution... until now!
A Year, Car-free, with a Brompton Bicycle
Reflecting on a year of car-free living in the San Francisco Peninsula with a Brompton Bicycle
Recently in August '24
Uff, I wanted to write this before the end of August, but I'm still on time. August is over and it's starting to feel a bit like autumn to me. Quite excited, as it will become a bit colder, hopefully, and it's also one of my favorite seasons. Very colorful! But now, let's recap August!
Weekend Transit Hacking: Peninsula to Oakland
Using my Brompton to get around faster on a slow transit system and see my friends more!
Traveling to Vienna With the Nightjet
Over the past days, my partner and I did a small trip to Vienna - and also Bratislava. This post is not going to be about the trip and the cities themselves, but about the transport to and from Vienna: the Nightjet. This was our first time trying out night trains, so it was quite a journey.
A Deutsche Bahn Tale on ICE
Last month, I traveled from The Netherlands 🇳🇱 to Switzerland 🇨🇭 by train. More specifically, I traveled from Eindhoven to Engelberg, which is a small alpine town in the centre of Switzerland. When I wrote this post for the first time, it was mostly a rant, but now that some time has passed, I decided to rewrite it and finally publish it.
A Small Update On My OVPay Experiment
In the beginning of last month, I wrote a post about trying out the new payment system for public transit in The Netherlands, OVPay 💳. On it, I mentioned quite a few things regarding different operators. It's been around a month, and I've had the opportunity to travel again on Hermes 🚍 buses using OVPay. Here's the update.
Trying Out OVPay With Hermes and HTM
The Netherlands 🇳🇱 is testing a new payment system for the public transit called OVPay 💳. The gist is that you'll be able to simply check-in and check-out from buses, trams, trains, and every other kind of transit with your debit or credit card, without needing to either buy a ticket, or have an OV-chipkaart (the public transit card).
The Free Ride’s Over
For decades, ad-supported free daily newspapers defined commuting. But the Washington Post Express’ demise shows the model is headed towards the history books.
It’s Just A Swipe Away
Vintage technology has powered the innards of the NYC subway system for decades—and sometimes, it surfaces in interesting ways. This one’s for you, OS/2 fans.