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MrMoo
Sep 14, 2000


You know that is because of unions not funding.

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MrMoo
Sep 14, 2000


The bus that services the Palo Alto Caltrain through HP, VMware, etc, randomly does not run at all for entire days. I don't know if that is something up with the VA hospital or just general awesomeness.

MrMoo
Sep 14, 2000

Notorious b.s.d. posted:

for many years the mta refused to close the subway even while it was being worked on. they would just go down to a single track in service


The MTA is so petty they only do this so they can claim they are open 24 hours a day. The only difference between MTA and the Underground is that you can wait 6 or so hours on the platform in New York for the next train.

MrMoo
Sep 14, 2000

Jimmy Carter posted:

New York gives up and announces its futuristic ticketing solution:

motherfucking QR codes



yes lets put a payment system that relies on good image quality in a dirty and vandalism-prone environment

The RFPs do request NFC for payments, hopefully both will be supported.

MrMoo
Sep 14, 2000

:lol:

quote:

The MTA has a thankless and extremely difficult job: They have to keep the trains running. They have to do it with equipment from the 1930s, in a hostile funding environment, as administrations come and go, as public interest comes and goes, in the face of storms and accidents and pieces of aluminum foil. This they manage to do. 1.6 billion people every year take the New York subway. The system carries more than 60 percent of all people coming into Manhattan every day. It is, for the most part, safe, affordable, and there.
Cry me a river with super fat cat payouts and unions. The London Underground has been running since 1863 and uses these things called adverts to help financing.

MrMoo fucked around with this message at 19:51 on Mar 5, 2016

MrMoo
Sep 14, 2000

Citizen Tayne posted:

show us your tits

again? check these out

MrMoo
Sep 14, 2000

Smythe posted:

heres a FUNICULAR near where i live!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angels_Flight


A history of cheap, bad management, the list of ten items all missed that would have prevented the first accident is impressive.

quote:

The brake safety system had been bypassed with a wooden stick.

MrMoo
Sep 14, 2000

theflyingexecutive posted:

I want NYC to pull the trigger and start making bus/bike only roads.

Broadway is slowly being converted away from car traffic into public seating for outdoor lunch, it is a start of a nice direction.

MrMoo
Sep 14, 2000

Every day that thing would hit some overloaded truck. I like the slightly unrealistic bending on corners.

MrMoo
Sep 14, 2000


Does he have 10 wives or something? Metro pass is like $130/mo?

MrMoo
Sep 14, 2000

I was wondering that but they can simply put in a bridge before each entrance that will ensure a crash occurs before meeting the frog bus.

MrMoo
Sep 14, 2000

Impressive write up on the beeb too:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37020906

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The Beijing News pointed out that the model used in the latest test run was the same one as six years ago, suggesting the project has made no real technical progress since then. And the model is far from finished as workers were still working on parts of the bus just before the test.

Funded by an illegal ponzi scheme,

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The Beijing News has reported that Huaying Kailai, a once blacklisted firm now the main investor in Batie, has been selling investment packages hailing government support for the vehicle.

nice!

MrMoo
Sep 14, 2000

The HK MTR has announcements in Cantonese, English and Mandarin, the first two are recordings from the same lady the latter is a different person using the Mandarin Opera tone that is common for official address and it is just weird.

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MrMoo
Sep 14, 2000

infernal machines posted:

problem: pedestrians are getting hit by cars a lot

solution: criminalize crossing the road

Jaywalking as an offense is understandable in a busy metropolis with hundreds of people waiting to cross but being a dick about it like Toronto in the article helps no one.

US cities need to add red lines like London so they can immediately haul vehicles though, the blame is everywhere.

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