christofspieler.bsky.social
Director of Transportation, Madison, WI; Author of “Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of US and Canadian Transit,” Island Press, 2021, “Transportation and the Shape of Cities,” Island Press, 2026. (he/him) PE/AICP/LEED AP (Views are my own.)
👤 Joined on 09 August 2023
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@christofspieler.bsky.socialnew S(ubstack)-Bahn post: within 12 years after the end of WWII, the streetcar networks of San Francisco and Oakland were swept away for buses and the promised Bay Area Rapid Transit train. I take a deep look into the local political economy that helped found BART, Muni, and AC Transit as we know it
Show PostToday's featured university icon is the Courtyard at Houston Christian University, in Houston, Texas. You can find this #HoustonChristianU photo, and others, in the "Houston Christian University" Collection, via the link below. university-icons.pixels.com/collections/...
Show PostImagine how many more folks would be demanding good public transit if you had to pick between a 9x9 cubical or a 12x20 office depending on whether you wanted a parking spot or not
Show PostLast Providence-Newport ferry was Monday night and they were already half done tearing down the terminal area for the season when we landed; I bet the dock was floated off to wherever they keep it before the night was out.
Show Post1931 Black Hawk bridge being replaced with a (fortunately fairly accurate) replica in the background. Got CP (not yet KC) 474 with a BNSF leader passing under it 5 years ago OTD, 10/14/2021.
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