@robotpatch

Bike rider, stroller pusher, agitator @ https://xitter.cf/t.co/G7hPuTd5SP

 St. John's, NL
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Joined April 2009
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Might have an interesting research project for someone ➡️I have over a years worth of detailed transit data scraped from @MetrobusTransit with 900k+ datapoints. It's time to pass it on to someone else.
Map of late buses in St. John's

ALT Map of late buses in St. John's

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Today in Townie Disillusionment: easy to win election if you promise to lower taxes. Never mind the implicit tax of car ownership (min $10k/year), made mandatory due to poor gov’t services. This year’s average tax increase was $240/year per household.
Metrobus shelter and sidewalk blocked by snow

ALT Metrobus shelter and sidewalk blocked by snow

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More than 72 hours since the snow. Deeply unserious city.
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Replying to @bonestructurenl @TedBlades
The city studied this in the past and the answer was basically "yes". engagestjohns.ca/sidewalk-sn…
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Promising language in the newly adopted @CityofStJohns Development Design Manual. This is a big deal for new developments in the city. Full doc: pub-stjohns.escribemeetings.…
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The latest bus for each route in @MetrobusTransit in the past month. metrotime.vercel.app
Bar chart of max minutes behind for each route in Metrobus this month. The worst offenders are route 10 and 2 with 34 minutes behind.

ALT Bar chart of max minutes behind for each route in Metrobus this month. The worst offenders are route 10 and 2 with 34 minutes behind.

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Does this predate the envision regs or is it just not completed yet? Any ideas @ianfroude?
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Where's the bike parking on this brand new build? @ShopprsDrugMart @KMKCapital
Shoppers Drug Mart in Churchill Square

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Replying to @TedBlades
Half of NL driving this
Photoshopped image of ridiculously large truck hood and grill

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Map of where the slowdowns are occurring, scaled by the number of minutes behind:
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Route 2 is the most susceptible to extremes at peak times, but not the most late on average. That award goes to route 26 (3 mins behind on average).
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Lateness clearly correlates with peak rush hour times, reaching maximum around 4-5pm on weekdays. ➡️Car traffic is slowing down public transit. A possible case to be made here for dedicated transit lanes. A next step here would be to map out the locations of the slowdowns.
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A few observations: Buses are late a lot! But they are early a lot too. The average lateness is close to 0, but the swings in times must be a problem for users. This might explain why I often see buses driving very fast, which is obviously not good.
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Made a little thing to track Metrobus stats over time (because nerd). I don't have a specific goal in mind but the data reveal some interesting results after just a week. metrotime.vercel.app/ 1/n
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VOCM News@VOCMNEWS17 Oct 2023
Premier Andrew Furey unveils a new carbon capture, utilization and storage innovation challenge at the Bruneau Centre on MUN’s St. John’s campus. Strategy aims to save and make use of emissions or bury it in emptied offshore reservoirs. #nlpoli
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Looks good on ya St. John's
AI-generated image of downtown St. John's with cyclists, streetcars, and trees

ALT AI-generated image of downtown St. John's with cyclists, streetcars, and trees

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Replying to @GeoffBudden
Consider that @GovNL spends less than ~1% on sustainable infrastructure compared to roads and highways, and most of the funding comes from this federal fund specifically allocated for active transportation: tinyurl.com/yhnjfxnm
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Replying to @rgwhitaker @NeedTrains @globeandmail
Spent a lot of time traveling around Europe and Asia on sleeper trains - amazing way to travel. Also recommend this video, and others in this series: youtube.com/watch?v=969dryPe…
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