And the ORD frequencies exist because of a hilarious game of exploit-the-algorithm

take more 3rd world shared taxis to re-establish your love for it

Exactly zero chance market-clearing uber price is below $150

UAE creating (more) pressure for RMB to appreciate is a straightforward win for the US yeah

are you still there? was about to make a very similar post

there could easily be huge differences in actual consequences for repeated petty crime, in the US the only question is why it took *so long* for people to exploit

In fact many of the top CS *academics* are currently leaving for industry

Completely wildly false in CS, where are you getting this from

absolutely not true anymore with quant and especially with AI

The job of fare enforcement is to connect with riders who have not paid, educate them about the consequences of nonpayment in the future, and – most importantly – to make sure they understand Metro’s expectations and create access to fares that are affordable to them.
we are so cooked

You had one in 2025 because Trump watched the NCAA wrestling finals, there was normal broad st line service and (intense) security at the arena entrance

Everybody is reacting to this by talking about who should pay these costs, without questioning why the costs are what they are. Which is I guess the standard way to think about transit in the US. But just because we’re happy to be screwed by US commuter rail managers and unions doesn’t mean FIFA is.

mopeds relieving the pressure/outcompeting urban transit seems like the big difference between euro/later developing countries

Committing fraud to get paid when not working is a right that LIRR unions fought for and won, and the MTA cannot unilaterally take away this right that LIRR workers have had for decades.

It is a sancrosanct, bedrock labor right, just like seniority, just cause, pension fraud and disability fraud.

when the humanities were up against Econ they did pretty well, enrollments got crushed with rise of CS/Stats (so good news!)

In particular rail operators ~always have more pricing power, so charging a single price seems worse for non-biz travelers

Do you think a law requiring airlines to do fixed-fare pricing would increase consumer surplus?

I don’t think booking intercity transport in advance is a trick…

broad-based taxes makes sense imo, but creating a huge pro-flying/bus distortion (seems bed for climate?) not so much

the Hiroshima locals who cant afford the Shinkansen cross-subsidy tax: hey

local > tourist transit is China (payment issues, more long trips to HSR station, relatively large interstations in core, no moped/ebike for last mile)

Shinkansen is much more expensive than NEC booked in advance :(

using rural transit in e.g. Japan is a joy as a tourist, any local with the money drives

Because TN visa there are LARGE wage benefits of your kids having Canadian citizenship, just not accrued in Canada…

I still find it barely worth it because you can arrive at Penn 10mins before, but yes

Boston definitely has unusually bad bus service for its overall transit quality

why are these roads SO WIDE despite off street parking

Lmao of course streetsblog is soft-anti-Waymo nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/04/08/w...

Why Japan has such good railways - Works in Progress Magazine Japan's railways are the finest in the world. Other countries can copy its formula.

Fantastic article from @borners.bsky.social about Japanese railways that goes beyond the typical tropes ("privatization always work!" "Actually the trains don't make money!")

worksinprogress.co/issue/why-ja...

As much as I want to hate, at least the line exists (and the 5tpd sell out)