Reece Martin

RMTransit -> Reece Martin

A fantastic post from @englishrail.bsky.social on why we need more focus on making Rosie the robot, and less on chatbots infrastory.substack.com/p/we-need-ro...

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People are constantly giving each other recommendations in conversation, but do you pay close enough attention? I talk about recommendations in my latest post. fivepeople.substack.com/p/take-the-r...

People are constantly giving each other recommendations in conversation, but do you pay close enough attention? I talk about recommendations in my latest post. fivepeople.substack.com/p/take-the-r...

I'm planning on only using the internet when plugged in and sitting in one spot in my home, as well as getting off most social media, and watching more films on disc. I think this will be good for me and the world. More here: fivepeople.substack.com/p/returning-...

Its interesting how often I go by an empty public pool in the GTHA. In Vancouver the pools are usually packed from morning to night and there are always activities going on. Big miss for Ontario on this one.

Well the BC Conservatives won so we are yet another step closer to this.

A new SkyTrain heralds the era of Surrey as British Columbia’s largest city. Learn more about how this project can be done right in our latest post: open.substack.com/pub/thetrans...

Finding trades people in contractors feels like a real minefield. Anyone have suggestions for toronto?

China now has more high speed rail than Canada has . . . rail

Getting across the river into downtown should be easier! Your vote compass for Ward 14 - Toronto-Danforth. #opoli #ttc #torontotransit #municipalelection

Technology is a huge drag on my life as I detail in my latest post, my time here is not long for this world, as is my use of the internet outside of a single room in my house. fivepeople.substack.com/p/returning-...

Missed the cherry blossoms because your streetcar was stuck? Don't panic, there's hope for next season! Your vote compass for Ward 4 - Parkdale-High Park.

great when both sides of the political aisle can agree that fast, frequent rail is a universal good and there should be more of it where justified by ridership. plugging @fernkhahn.com's columbia rebuild concept that would allow full expo line service into surrey, making a newton branch feasible:

Finally being settled in a place where I'm probably not going to move for at least 10 years, really need to start getting those neighborhood friends going

It's very weird how for some of us the world has trained us to feel like it's almost offensive to ask to be compensated for our work

That Vancouver transit being as good as it is has so much to do with right leaning politicians is a big part of why I find the left-right dynamic in much of transit discourse so exhausting.

Nobody ever thought that when Surrey dropped its big light rail plan that was only going to be marginally faster than the bus that they'd basically end up getting the same thing built a decade or two later - BUT AS METRO. Truly an amazing outcome on the horizon.

Its funny, many decry politicians getting involved in planning, but in Metro Van the pols have saved Translink etc from themselves before. If not for ambitious politicians Vancouver would probably have light rail like Portland and Seattle (where 1/4 as many take the train each day)

Worth noting that its the Conservatives pushing this forward, which follows the old pattern. Torontos light rail projects were largely advanced by the NDP. Its such an interesting dynamic because SkyTrain is clearly much better.

Wild. BC supremacy I guess. Surrey gets a Skytrain that is the same lenght, and twice as fast for LESS.

Want to take the streetcar more often, but it's just too slow? Don't worry, there's hope! Your vote compass for Ward 19 - Beaches-East York. #topoli #ttc #torontotransit

Tired of walking faster than streetcars? Your vote compass for Ward 13 - Toronto Centre! #topoli #ttc #torontotransit

Which candidate will #fixthe506? Your vote compass for Ward 11 - University-Rosedale:

Frustrated with the 512 St. Clair? Your vote compass for Ward 12 - Toronto-St. Paul’s. #ttc #topoli #torontotransit

Better parking at grocery stores would be a godsend

Have you ever rode your bike to a plaza or grocery store in Toronto only to find countless parking spots for cars and no bike racks? We hear you! Let us know where and fill out our ‘Tell Us Where You Want Bike Parking’ form below.

Windfalls happen, how might you be smart and make the most of them? I talk about my strategy in my latest post. fivepeople.substack.com/p/how-to-act...

I agree with @rmtransit.bsky.social: Robotaxis strengthen the case for congestion pricing (which was already compelling). His post about Waymo's newly announced launch in Toronto: www.thetransitbrief.net/p/waymo-is-c...

Its very sad to see activism on an issue I care about take the form of cheap pulling one over on the public that will probably not last, will generate a terrible backlash, and isn't even a reasonable path forwards.

In our latest post, we talk about the compelling case for congestion pricing only on driverless vehicles, and other policy ideas as Waymo comes to Toronto. Read now: www.thetransitbrief.net/p/waymo-is-c...

Right, but I think the point he's making is that it's politically much easier to do this before the rollout of Waymo. A big waste of an opportunity if the city doesn't act. Certainly doesn't preclude wider congestion pricing down the line, if anything I'd say it lays the groundwork.

This is exactly why congestion pricing for them makes so much sense. Very low stakes up front but in the likely chance they become popular and more operators eventually come in you actually already have the policy lined up... It's like putting the lower deck on the bloor viaduct

If there was ever a wake-up call suggesting we need to get bus lanes and much faster streetcars . . . waymo.com/blog/2026/10...

So many tech people seem to be moving to Japan or at least living their temporarily. Probably good for more people to be exposed to excellent trains.

Article today Adam Giambrone and I in the Star on elevating the transit conversation in the municipal election www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

God the AI situation is concerning

“If politicians and officials won’t try to make things better unless each action comes with a promise of huge numbers of eager voters, then I think we should pack it in.”

A new post from me on the sorry state of transit in the GTA, what I've done and am doing about it, and some frustrations. www.thetransitbrief.net/p/gta-transi...