"A passionately argued and important book." —The Guardian In #Straphanger, I travel world looking at best (and worst) in transportation + urbanism. (NEW: Buying here directly funds my writing—and my new project, about the passenger rail revival.) shorturl.at/oJpZu

Not to worry: Straphanger is alive and well! I'll continue to post about transit, bicycles, and alternatives to car-based urbanism under the "Straphanger" tag. highspeed.blog

Compare this to #Amsterdam, where 7% of space is allocated for micromobility, and large parts of #Berlin, where 8% is set aside. The authors conclude Montreal could *double* the space allocated to bike lanes (still just 3%) with no impact on automobile traffic flow.

...and they still don't get to work on time.

Need some positive news? Around the world, a passenger rail renaissance is well under way. I document the train-love, as well as the latest in sustainable urban transport, in my weekly newsletter HIGH SPEED. 🚅🧵

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I've got a #longread in the @globeandmail today about #Florida's Brightline, and the promise of privately-run, for-profit passenger trains in North America. Spoiler: Not all "high-speed" rail is created equal... #trains theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…

Also, what are you still doing on X? I post here once in a blue moon out of courtesy, but, honestly, it's like being in the Chernobyl Zone of Exclusion. The real action is over here: bsky.app/profile/taras-gresc…

And in this one, I dig deeper into the lost history of the interurbans that took people deep into the countryside, and sometimes between cities... highspeed.blog/interurban-na…

You can read more in this week's HIGH SPEED newsletter. (Blast from the past, in more ways than one) highspeed.blog/electric-aven…