Hacker News with Generative AI: Public Transit

End of the line: Transit thoughts in an uncertain America (substack-bahn.net)
It feels comically small stakes to write about the state and the prospects of public transit in the United States of America in the breakneck throes of a second Donald Trump administration, at least from the besieged liberal/liberal-adjacent position that has been the intellectual harbor for pro-public transit views. But then again — what else can anyone who runs a politics and public transit Substack discuss?
Politics, Public Transit, United States
17 points by decimalenough 61 days ago | 0 comments
TfL abandons plans for driverless tube trains (ianvisits.co.uk)
Transport for London (TfL) has dropped its investigation into how it could introduce driverless trains on the London Underground.
Transportation, London, Public Transit
29 points by edward 147 days ago | 74 comments
Map of over a Billion NYC Subway Rides Reveals Hidden Connections (untappedcities.com)
On November 4th, the New York City subway welcomed its billionth rider of the year—10 days before the same milestone was hit in 2023.
Transportation, Data Visualization, Public Transit
4 points by pseudolus 165 days ago | 1 comments
Never Missing the Train Again (lilymara.xyz)
I live in San Francisco, and I don’t own a car. This means that I walk or take public transit nearly everywhere that I go. There’s a lot of ways to find out when the next bus/train/tram/trolleybus/cable car/ferry is stopping nearby so that you don’t miss it. There are no shortage of apps that will guide you to your destination using any and all means of public transit, and those are great! I particularly like CityMapper.
Public Transit, Hardware, Programming, Creative Projects, San Francisco
371 points by thimabi 185 days ago | 136 comments
Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant shift from road to rail (mcc-berlin.net)
The state-subsidised 49-euro ”Deutschland-Ticket”, which allows you to travel by local and regional bus and rail throughout Germany for a month, has led to a significant shift in traffic from road to rail.
Germany, Transportation, Public Transit, Rail, Travel
823 points by mpweiher 196 days ago | 883 comments
America's Greyhound bus stations are disappearing (cnn.com)
Transportation, Public Transit, Decline, United States
42 points by drewr 210 days ago | 55 comments
MTA Open Data Challenge (mta.info)
The MTA is excited to announce our first-ever Open Data Challenge!
Data Science, New York, Transportation, Public Transit
221 points by oftenwrong 211 days ago | 77 comments
Beyond the route: Introducing granular MTA bus speed data (mta.info)
Every weekday, the MTA runs over 4,900 buses across 327 routes, with around 1.3 million folks swiping or tapping to take a bus across the city.
Transportation, Data Analysis, Public Transit
217 points by Nelkins 214 days ago | 73 comments
No-car Games: Los Angeles Olympic venues only accessible by public transit (apnews.com)
Transportation, Los Angeles, Olympics, Public Transit
43 points by cwwc 259 days ago | 27 comments
London, Paris, Seoul Show Commuting Power of Fast Regional Rail (bloomberg.com)
Transportation, Public Transit, Urban Planning, Regional Development, City Planning
85 points by ohjeez 294 days ago | 76 comments