O-Train Trial Running: Results for Day 2 (October 8, 2024) ** TransitNext Performance: 99.4% ** ** 14-Day Rolling Average is currently 98.9% ** Currently, the simulated passenger service phase of Trial Running is ongoing and successful completion requires a 14-day rolling average of 98.5%.

“Canada 'seriously' considering high-speed rail link between Toronto and Quebec City: minister” https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/high-speed-rail-toronto-quebec-1.7346480 Glad to hear they’ve engaged “serious” mode on this.

Canada 'seriously' considering high-speed rail link between Toronto and Quebec City: minister | CBC News

The federal government is "seriously" considering building the country's first high-speed rail link between Quebec City and Toronto, says Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.

I wrote about architecture as insemitation, Ayn Rand’s women and the fraught, misogynistic gender politics of Megalopolis open.substack.com/pub/thelater...

megaflopolis

or: architecture as insemination

New York City after default speed limit went from 30 to 25 mph: "total crashes were reduced by an average of 39% on streets that fell within the statutory default speed limit change (unposted streets) compared to streets where the speed limit was unchanged (those with posted limits)."

@heliomass.bsky.social

Pproposmontreal.bsky.socialOct 9, 2024 1:06am

Savez-vous la VRAIE raison pourquoi Montréal s'appelle Montréal? Et détrompez-vous, ce n'est peut-être pas la raison que vous croyez. proposmontreal.com/index.php/do...

D'où vient le toponyme de Montréal ? - ProposMontréal

Le toponyme de Montréal est souvent pris pour acquis, c'est la déformation de mont Royal, mais il existe des théories alternatives. D'où vient le Montréal ?

Just been reminded that it’s Ada Lovelace Day today. Want to know more about Ada? Read this cracking book by Sydney Padua (recommended to me by @robinince.bsky.social) - it’s fun and informative and I love it!

Everybody thought it was ridiculous in Karate Kid 3 when a billionaire ceo put his whole life and career on hold to try to defeat a teenager in a martial arts tournament, but at this point Elon is like a week away from that.

@lonrec

Hheliomass.bsky.socialOct 8, 2024 12:03pm

📖 “All change on the Overground” https://buff.ly/4eAcKaA #London #transit

New Zealand: Revitalising rail at the edge of the world https://www.railwaygazette.com/in-depth/new-zealand-revitalising-rail-at-the-edge-of-the-world/67553.article

Thanks for suggesting me Michael!