@orenbj

Check out my transit game at https://xitter.cf/t.co/DJXQ5eh528 Ⓜ️

 Los Angeles, CA
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Joined May 2010
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LA Metro logs 80+ million more annual boardings than every public transit agency in the state of Texas combined.
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Adams Blvd has had one of the most impressive evolutions in LA over the last decade. Decided to visualize it on a 3D map here: orenbj.com/adams-blvd/
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BART
@SFBARTOct 7
BART just set a new ridership record! We carried 254,248 trips yesterday. That’s our highest ridership day since the pandemic, a record we have been breaking again and again this year as more people want to take transit. Thread ⬇️
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Roger Vincent@rogervincentOct 6
One of Frank Gehry's last projects, a 1,000-seat concert hall, is coming together in downtown L.A. and it looks like it's going to be awesome. latimes.com/business/story/2…

New Gehry concert hall takes shape in downtown Los Angeles

A pet project of architect Frank Gehry, a smaller concert hall to complement his legendary Walt Disney Concert Hall, is taking shape in downtown Los Angeles for an opening next September.

latimes.com
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Jarrett Walker
@humantransitOct 5
Seoul is aiming for 500 autonomous buses in their public transit network by 2030. They will be 11m long (longer than the one in this image looks to me). Not surprised that this fast-aging country is leading on this. koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/…

Seoul prepares for driverless future with 500 autonomous buses by 2030 - The Korea Times

In a move that could permanently reshape urban transit in one of Asia’s most densely populated metropolises, Seoul city officials announced an ambi...

koreatimes.co.kr
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Seattle's newest light rail station has been added to Metro Mapper: Pinehurst infill station! Play at metromapper.net Ⓜ️
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For more data on US Transit Fares since 2010, check out this dashboard: orenbj.com/transitfares/

U.S. Transit Fares

Since 2010, prices have risen 52% and the typical U.S. rail fare 25%. Only 2 of 21 transit agencies raised theirs faster than inflation.

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Oren Ben-Joseph@orenbjOct 2
California Base Fares for Transit Agencies with Rail, starting Jan 2027: San Francisco MTA: $3.00 San Diego MTS: $3.00 San Jose VTA: $2.50 Sacramento RT: $2.50 Los Angeles MTA: $1.75
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California Base Fares for Transit Agencies with Rail, starting Jan 2027: San Francisco MTA: $3.00 San Diego MTS: $3.00 San Jose VTA: $2.50 Sacramento RT: $2.50 Los Angeles MTA: $1.75
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Rail and Mobility Plan layers added:
Oren Ben-Joseph@orenbjSep 26
Mapped out all LA bus lanes and major arterials orenbj.com/arterials/
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Compiled LA Mayor race polls
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Gothamist
@GothamistSep 30
MTA says Trump's tariffs added $1B to cost of NYC's new train cars, buses gothamist.com/news/mta-says-…

MTA says Trump's tariffs added $1B to cost of NYC's new train cars, buses

New York's train cars and buses are manufactured in the United States, but they rely on loads of components manufactured all over the world.

gothamist.com
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Theo Jaffee
@theojaffeeSep 29
I made an interactive map of every passenger rail line in the world. High-speed rail, commuter rail, metro systems, trams, even Disney monorails, including in countries like Russia, China, and North Korea where Apple Maps lacks coverage. trains.theojaffee.net
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Mobile performance improvements for metromapper.net now live

Metro Mapper — Test Your Transit Knowledge

How well do you know your city's transit system? Play and find out!

metromapper.net
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Mapped out all LA bus lanes and major arterials orenbj.com/arterials/
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LA Metro ridership hit 26.5M+ boardings in August, up 5%+ year-over-year. Key highlights: • Rail surged 12.1% to 6.4M+ boardings, led by the D Line (+63% overall, +71.6% on Sundays) • Bus climbed 3.3% to 20.1M boardings metro.net/about/media-relati…
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Two more US cities added to Metro Mapper! Sacramento ⛏️ Baltimore 🦀 metromapper.net

Metro Mapper — Test Your Transit Knowledge

How well do you know your city's transit system? Play and find out!

metromapper.net
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Metro Bike@BikeMetroSep 22
226 stations (and counting), all on one screen. #duo #metrobikeshare
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The Basin
@TheBasinLASep 20
basin.la/articles/three-stre…

LA’s bus lane cameras issued $42.8 million in fines last year

The streets where tickets were recorded cover an estimated 31 miles. The program now accounts for nearly a quarter of the city’s parking fines.

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"The D" hazy double IPA at All Season Brewery (Wilshire/La Brea adjacent)
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