Cap'n Transit

Climate advocate, queer, ranting against bullshit for over a decade.

Here are some reasons to get people to shift from cars to transit:

Reducing pollution
Increasing efficiency
Reducing carnage
Improving society
Access for all

blog: https://capntransit.blogspot.com
email: capntransit@gmail.com
location: Queens, NY

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2026-09-10 04:32:49 UTC

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Not yet, I keep up with the Mondays podcasts more because they get stale quicker. I have Kingwood cued up next, but I can bump Schank ahead of it if you think I should!

2026-09-10 03:47:09 UTC

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Thanks! Of course, we and others have been talking about this for many years, as in this pic you made for me in 2008.
I've been trying to think about the concept of Structure vs. Agency, but keeping in mind that individuals have Agency to affect the Structures that constrain them and other individuals!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/theoverheadwire/2260215488/
https://cdn.masto.host/urbanistssocial/media_attachments/files/117/244/669/895/889/050/original/6ad6a6fae4bc7fc1.jpg

2026-09-09 13:00:58 UTC

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Listening to your discussion of this on the Mondays podcast, I'm thinking: what about a carbon influence footprint? How much do you:
• oppose new transit lines
• complain about not enough parking
• vote for pro-highway politicians
• register in AADT counts used to justify road expansion
• post glamorous pictures of driving trips
• rant about how "bikers never follow the law" while ignoring lawbreaking by drivers
• post angry reacts to infill housing
https://theoverheadwire.com/2026/09/episode-198-mondays-at-the-overhead-wire-creating-systemic-change/

2026-07-20 03:19:17 UTC

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Ah, okay, and Bangkok is a tropical city, so it's had those kinds of hot days regularly for longer than it's had cars.
I've spent time in hot cities, but not usually when it's that hot.
I get the feeling that everyone would cross diagonally if they didn't have to worry about getting run over by cars.

2026-07-20 03:06:27 UTC

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I can't remember seeing that pattern when it's been 100 degrees here in New York. Are there the same number of cars on the road in PGH when it's that hot?

2026-04-07 15:41:46 UTC

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Which is unlikely: that there would be a bus, or that there wouldn't?

2026-04-07 02:28:20 UTC

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Not a single regularly scheduled bus line?

2026-03-26 13:27:06 UTC

@npub1cq2…uzdv there is a complete scale Panorama of New York in the Queens Museum:
https://queensmuseum.org/exhibition/panorama-of-the-city-of-new-york/

2026-01-30 04:45:47 UTC

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The Houston area leads the nation in ICE arrests:
https://www.chron.com/politics/article/city-most-ice-arrests-houston-21260555.php

2025-05-01 02:19:25 UTC

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We should do this along US 6 from coast to coast!

2025-03-31 14:44:41 UTC

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"AI" is only here to stay if people like you keep shouting that at your followers.

2025-02-13 19:06:39 UTC

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Hi! I see six copies of this posted in the past minute

2025-01-24 20:17:01 UTC

If there's ever a resource conflict between non-car modes, the first thing to ask is: can we have enough for all the non-car modes by simply reallocating resources away from cars?
Every time I'm tempted to complain about cyclists, scooters or even mopeds on bike paths, I always ask: is there room to create a safe space for heavier, higher-speed two or three-wheeled devices that's currently dominated by cars?
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/01/24/opinion-slow-down-on-our-bike-paths

2024-12-24 17:15:01 UTC

RS ‪@regionalplan@bsky.social‬ Childhood asthma rates dropped 50% in Stockholm, Sweden, after #CongestionPricing was implemented.
When we move #CongestionPricing forward, we move the health benefits forward, too.
https://www.pbs.org/video/congestion-pricing-1734723996/

2024-12-19 21:41:00 UTC

"Across the U.S., some cities are turning parking lots into overnight safe havens for people experiencing homelessness who sleep in their vehicles."
Anything to avoid legalizing SROs, I guess!
https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/safe-parking-programs-offer-support-to-people-living-in-their-cars/735720/

2024-12-09 16:10:18 UTC

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I think I've asked you before to limit negativity in my replies. If you have a concern, please link to an effort to resist the campaign!

2024-12-09 15:49:01 UTC

RT @npub1lvj…m9v7 Gift article ⁦@Amtrak⁩ new Acela trains are close to being certified for passenger service
https://www.nj.com/news/2024/12/amtraks-fastest-trains-in-us-could-start-carrying-passengers-in-spring.html?gift=ab8bd5eb-bd03-451d-a601-db99c3aa96d1

2024-11-28 14:32:00 UTC

Anniversary blog post from November 28, 2011: "We have spent years waiting and now thanks to Gov. Cuomo we have the opportunity to kill lots of puppies, creating tens of thousands of jobs at a time when we need them most."
https://capntransit.blogspot.com/2011/11/its-about-jobs.html

2024-11-12 19:34:03 UTC

RT @npub17u5…dm6n You hate Pete Buttigieg because he's a neolib or whatever. I hate him because he has not updated the fuel efficiency standards of light trucks. This allows SUVS to have lower fuel efficiency standards than sedans
https://cdn.masto.host/urbanistssocial/media_attachments/files/113/471/654/540/523/028/original/3193cb732f221ca3.jpeg

2024-11-10 16:31:01 UTC

RT @npub1muf…958e Look, I appreciate all of these Democratic governors committing to fight back against Trump but if your plans don’t include building new housing to make it affordable for people to live in your states, you are wasting our time.

2024-11-10 15:32:00 UTC

Anniversary blog post from November 10, 2012 - right after Hurricane Sandy devastated a lot of the city.
Before then, liberals acknowledged climate change but didn't think it would affect them.
Since then, many of the liberals currently in charge of city government think climate change will affect them, but they deny that our transportation or housing policies can affect it.
Too many reactionaries in the flood zones continue to vote for climate change deniers.
https://capntransit.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-cost-of-climate-change-denial.html

2024-10-31 14:49:03 UTC

RT @npub1snf…09kk Thank you @npub1tt5…s3ff for protesting the TxDOT groundbreaking ceremony today ‘celebrating’ the expansion of I-35 through downtown Austin
Couldn’t make it today? Take action to join #Rethink35 in telling TxDOT that #WiderWontWork! http://linktr.ee/rethink35
https://cdn.masto.host/urbanistssocial/media_attachments/files/113/402/586/192/655/407/original/49c1778ba225d071.jpeg

2024-10-25 23:05:00 UTC

RT @npub1yrf…kedj If you think people aren't New Yorkers because they weren't born in New York you've missed the whole point of the city and have no business representing it

2024-10-19 15:27:00 UTC

RT @npub1w75…9rfc Wonder what the TTITAMU response is to this:
"The 85th Percentile Rule does not merely favor driving over other forms of mobility; it delegates the interpretation of the law to the subset of drivers who are violating it most aggressively." - Greg Shill https://harvardlawreview.org/forum/vol-134/rewriting-our-nations-deadly-traffic-manual/

2024-10-11 19:17:03 UTC

RT @npub14w3…q49m: They're cooking up the next hurricane as we speak
it's not the oil derricks. its not the SUVs these are all by-products of a terrible infrastructure network specifically designed to create oil/car dependency.
https://cdn.masto.host/urbanistssocial/media_attachments/files/113/290/393/760/145/172/original/92f9d79aaca15747.jpeg

2024-10-11 18:34:00 UTC

RT @npub18dt…m3ns For decades, federal highway funding and funding for all other types of transportation (like public transit and opportunities to walk and bike) have been severely unbalanced. It is past time to invest in more transportation alternatives.
https://t4america.org/2024/10/08/time-to-tip-the-scales-in-favor-of-more-transportation-options/

2024-10-05 20:41:01 UTC

RT [@travis_robert](https://urbanists.social/@travis_robert ): It is honestly so fucking embarrassing if NYC can’t lift parking mandates MY GOD
Our predecessors built one of the great walking/transit urban civilizations in the history of the world, our current politicians spend their time thinking how to make it more like Plano, TX
I promise you this city is not some special flower that’s ***sooo** walkable & transit-dense that we need to be especially attentive to the plight of drivers
Just drop the mandates you car-brained losers FFS

2024-10-05 18:34:01 UTC

RT @npub1t6q…0pmn As the City Council review proccess begins, experts say it is crucial to keep getting rid of parking mandates in the City of Yes.
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/10/03/parking-mandates-council-city-of-yes

2024-09-29 15:20:46 UTC

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https://urbanists.social/@capntransit/113221513729592979

2024-09-27 19:17:00 UTC

RT @npub1ugy…07fq CONGESTION PRICING UPDATE
Gov Kathy Hochul’s motion to dismiss two critical lawsuits to restore congestion pricing was DENIED.
This is a victory for our broad coalition of transit riders, environmental advocates, and disability justice organizations.
And this development is a blow to the governor’s misguided belief that she has the ultimate authority to override an established law and remake it to fit her whims.

2024-09-25 23:05:04 UTC

RT @npub1e6d…5agt The scene at 41st and 3rd rn, which would have been much less if Gov Kathy Hochul hadn't illegally decided to defund the MTA all to lose a few voters in upstate.
https://cdn.masto.host/urbanistssocial/media_attachments/files/113/200/693/341/822/190/original/c895d30dcd2b5d26.jpeg

2024-09-25 21:47:54 UTC

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Well, I realized that two and a half years ago!
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-record-328-billion-transportation-infrastructure-part-fy-2023-budget

2024-09-25 21:20:07 UTC

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Every government needs one. But our elites still think cars are the gateway to the middle class!

2024-09-25 19:17:00 UTC

RT @npub1syz…rnj5 “If she (Gov Kathy Hochul) wants to be a climate superhero, she needs to be bold & act in public interest by moving forward w #congestionpricing & adopting strong climate policies via executive action & upcoming (state) budget” -Liz A G Moran #NYCClimateWeek
https://www.cityandstateny.com/personality/2024/09/hochul-climate-hero-or-villain/399751/?oref=csny_albanyagenda_nl

2024-09-25 14:49:00 UTC

RT @npub1v7k…8qyk NEW: As the MTA faces a $16.5 billion deficit, the Hochul admin is gearing up to spend over $1 billion on a highway widening that will save drivers...six minutes:
https://nysfocus.com/2024/09/24/route17-highway-expansion-hochul

2024-09-21 20:55:31 UTC

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I dunno. Slavery? Ethnic cleansing? Prostitution? Hard to judge...

2024-09-21 20:41:00 UTC

RT @npub1t6q…0pmn The Department of Transportation yesterday put out its annual list of "Gridlock Alert" days — or as we call them at Streetsblog, "Surrender" days.
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/09/20/fridays-headlines-gridlock-surrender-edition

2024-09-09 16:15:01 UTC

RT @npub1g5t…gdtz Day of action: Congestion pricing supporters in Manhattan demand Hochul unpause toll plan, support mass transit
https://www.amny.com/transit/congestion-pricing-day-of-action-09082024/

2024-09-07 14:32:03 UTC

RT @npub1t6q…0pmn Congestion pricing supporters want YOU to join them on Sunday to jeer as Gov Kathy Hochul speaks at this campaign rally on the UWS on Sunday. Let the Gridlock Guv know that she's guilty of ruining NYC's chance to get all the benefits of congestion pricing — not just MTA funding!
https://cdn.masto.host/urbanistssocial/media_attachments/files/113/096/754/548/885/532/original/27224f01512c95af.jpeg

2024-08-17 15:27:01 UTC

"The impact of consistently commuting via car and experiencing traffic congestion on health is profound, affecting individuals physically, mentally and socially. Extended commutes, particularly in heavy traffic, are linked to increased stress and anxiety, and a decrease in life satisfaction, with those commuting over 30 minutes reporting significantly higher levels of stress."
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/08/15/how-car-commutes-are-making-americans-sick

2024-08-10 15:27:00 UTC

RT @npub1gmp…9npn Models assume that peoples' behaviors are largely fixed—thus the models output similar behaviors even when you model changes to the system (e.g., when you get rid of a highway, or build a bike network).If we relied exclusively on modeling we wouldn’t build a single bike lane. It’s difficult to predict changing behaviors if our only reference is individuals choices in a world dominated by and built to serve low occupancy car trips.
We need a different approach!