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Renewed Prague cableway
Period III shortly started

#praha #prag #prague #czechia #czechrepublic #czech_republic #česko #fotografie #photo #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #cityscape #cityscapephotography #lanovádráha #cableway #Seilbahn #téléphérique #seilbahnfotos #téléphériquephoto #publictransport #öffentlicherverkehr #transportpublic #veřejnádoprava

Renewed Prague cableway
Period III shortly started

#praha #prag #prague #czechia #czechrepublic #czech_republic #česko #fotografie #photo #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #cityscape #cityscapephotography #lanovádráha #cableway #Seilbahn #téléphérique #seilbahnfotos #téléphériquephoto #publictransport #öffentlicherverkehr #transportpublic #veřejnádoprava

Renewed Prague cableway
Period III shortly started

#praha #prag #prague #czechia #czechrepublic #czech_republic #česko #fotografie #photo #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #cityscape #cityscapephotography #lanovádráha #cableway #Seilbahn #téléphérique #seilbahnfotos #téléphériquephoto #publictransport #öffentlicherverkehr #transportpublic #veřejnádoprava

Renewed Prague cableway
Period III shortly started

#praha #prag #prague #czechia #czechrepublic #czech_republic #česko #fotografie #photo #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #cityscape #cityscapephotography #lanovádráha #cableway #Seilbahn #téléphérique #seilbahnfotos #téléphériquephoto #publictransport #öffentlicherverkehr #transportpublic #veřejnádoprava

Renewed Prague cableway
Period III shortly started

#praha #prag #prague #czechia #czechrepublic #czech_republic #česko #fotografie #photo #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #cityscape #cityscapephotography #lanovádráha #cableway #Seilbahn #téléphérique #seilbahnfotos #téléphériquephoto #publictransport #öffentlicherverkehr #transportpublic #veřejnádoprava

Renewed Prague cableway
Period III shortly started

#praha #prag #prague #czechia #czechrepublic #czech_republic #česko #fotografie #photo #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #cityscape #cityscapephotography #lanovádráha #cableway #Seilbahn #téléphérique #seilbahnfotos #téléphériquephoto #publictransport #öffentlicherverkehr #transportpublic #veřejnádoprava

Renewed Prague cableway
Period III shortly started

#praha #prag #prague #czechia #czechrepublic #czech_republic #česko #fotografie #photo #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #cityscape #cityscapephotography #lanovádráha #cableway #Seilbahn #téléphérique #seilbahnfotos #téléphériquephoto #publictransport #öffentlicherverkehr #transportpublic #veřejnádoprava

Renewed Prague cableway
Period III shortly started

#praha #prag #prague #czechia #czechrepublic #czech_republic #česko #fotografie #photo #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #cityscape #cityscapephotography #lanovádráha #cableway #Seilbahn #téléphérique #seilbahnfotos #téléphériquephoto #publictransport #öffentlicherverkehr #transportpublic #veřejnádoprava

Renewed Prague cableway
Period III shortly started

#praha #prag #prague #czechia #czechrepublic #czech_republic #česko #fotografie #photo #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #cityscape #cityscapephotography #lanovádráha #cableway #Seilbahn #téléphérique #seilbahnfotos #téléphériquephoto #publictransport #öffentlicherverkehr #transportpublic #veřejnádoprava

Renewed Prague cableway
Period III shortly started

#praha #prag #prague #czechia #czechrepublic #czech_republic #česko #fotografie #photo #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #cityscape #cityscapephotography #lanovádráha #cableway #Seilbahn #téléphérique #seilbahnfotos #téléphériquephoto #publictransport #öffentlicherverkehr #transportpublic #veřejnádoprava

New bus stop further away from hospital entrance, worse for passengers but better for motorists, so local newspaper reports it uncritically as a good thing. New two-hourly orbital bus route mentioned, but removal of through tickets not. We're not even trying for a healthy borough any more, are we?

Hospital bus stop opens in new location - making room for new car park

https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/hospital-bus-stop-opens-in-new-location-making-room-for-ne-9467542/

#norfolkuk #nhs #publictransit #publictransport

New bus stop further away from hospital entrance, worse for passengers but better for motorists, so local newspaper reports it uncritically as a good thing. New two-hourly orbital bus route mentioned, but removal of through tickets not. We're not even trying for a healthy borough any more, are we?

Hospital bus stop opens in new location - making room for new car park

https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/hospital-bus-stop-opens-in-new-location-making-room-for-ne-9467542/

#norfolkuk #nhs #publictransit #publictransport

New bus stop further away from hospital entrance, worse for passengers but better for motorists, so local newspaper reports it uncritically as a good thing. New two-hourly orbital bus route mentioned, but removal of through tickets not. We're not even trying for a healthy borough any more, are we?

Hospital bus stop opens in new location - making room for new car park

https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/hospital-bus-stop-opens-in-new-location-making-room-for-ne-9467542/

#norfolkuk #nhs #publictransit #publictransport

New bus stop further away from hospital entrance, worse for passengers but better for motorists, so local newspaper reports it uncritically as a good thing. New two-hourly orbital bus route mentioned, but removal of through tickets not. We're not even trying for a healthy borough any more, are we?

Hospital bus stop opens in new location - making room for new car park

https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/hospital-bus-stop-opens-in-new-location-making-room-for-ne-9467542/

#norfolkuk #nhs #publictransit #publictransport

New bus stop further away from hospital entrance, worse for passengers but better for motorists, so local newspaper reports it uncritically as a good thing. New two-hourly orbital bus route mentioned, but removal of through tickets not. We're not even trying for a healthy borough any more, are we?

Hospital bus stop opens in new location - making room for new car park

https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/hospital-bus-stop-opens-in-new-location-making-room-for-ne-9467542/

#norfolkuk #nhs #publictransit #publictransport

This arvo’s tram driver has “jovial tour guide” mode on. It’s been a while since we had one of these! Good times.

#CommuterLyf #PublicTransport

This arvo’s tram driver has “jovial tour guide” mode on. It’s been a while since we had one of these! Good times.

#CommuterLyf #PublicTransport

This arvo’s tram driver has “jovial tour guide” mode on. It’s been a while since we had one of these! Good times.

#CommuterLyf #PublicTransport

This arvo’s tram driver has “jovial tour guide” mode on. It’s been a while since we had one of these! Good times.

#CommuterLyf #PublicTransport

Guten Morgen liebe Fedi-Welt und Drachenkinder ❤️
Egal wie finster die Welt auch ist, Musik macht sie wieder bunter. :)
(Hilft auch dann ganz besonders, wenn man in vollen Öffis unterwegs ist oder das Telefon im Büro überhören will.. ;))

#dragons #music #synaesthesia #colors #mastoArt #publictransport

Guten Morgen liebe Fedi-Welt und Drachenkinder ❤️
Egal wie finster die Welt auch ist, Musik macht sie wieder bunter. :)
(Hilft auch dann ganz besonders, wenn man in vollen Öffis unterwegs ist oder das Telefon im Büro überhören will.. ;))

#dragons #music #synaesthesia #colors #mastoArt #publictransport

Guten Morgen liebe Fedi-Welt und Drachenkinder ❤️
Egal wie finster die Welt auch ist, Musik macht sie wieder bunter. :)
(Hilft auch dann ganz besonders, wenn man in vollen Öffis unterwegs ist oder das Telefon im Büro überhören will.. ;))

#dragons #music #synaesthesia #colors #mastoArt #publictransport

Guten Morgen liebe Fedi-Welt und Drachenkinder ❤️
Egal wie finster die Welt auch ist, Musik macht sie wieder bunter. :)
(Hilft auch dann ganz besonders, wenn man in vollen Öffis unterwegs ist oder das Telefon im Büro überhören will.. ;))

#dragons #music #synaesthesia #colors #mastoArt #publictransport

Guten Morgen liebe Fedi-Welt und Drachenkinder ❤️
Egal wie finster die Welt auch ist, Musik macht sie wieder bunter. :)
(Hilft auch dann ganz besonders, wenn man in vollen Öffis unterwegs ist oder das Telefon im Büro überhören will.. ;))

#dragons #music #synaesthesia #colors #mastoArt #publictransport

Portugal travel warning as up to 500 flights could be cancelled in June

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/portugal-travel-warning-up-500-37209069

The World Without Buses: Great Books That Never Were 🚌

The World Without Us is a 2007 non-fiction work by Alan Weisman. It postulates what could happen if human beings were to suddenly disappear form the face of the planet (Earth, not Jupiter or anything).

Analogous to that famous work, but more heavily focussed toward automotives, is The World Without Buses (2008).

Written by a bus driver called Barry Smith from Bolton of Greater Manchester, it postulates what would happen to society if buses suddenly ceased to be. It’s a terrifying work, Barry’s magnum opus, and it’s so profound we fouled ourselves whilst reading the book.

A Horrifying Concept in The World Without Buses

“The only thing keeping modern civilization from collapsing is a double-decked Stagecoach bus. Those vinyl seat covers, consistent timetables, and cost-effective prices breed a righteous sense of cosmic security. Within that security there lies dormant the harsh reality that, one day, the bus may move beyond merely being late, moreover, buses my have a cessation of their being and all will be lost. A stranded humanity… the 501 to Preston isn’t going to arrive and we all have to accept that.”

This horrifying opening paragraph sets the scene. The 501 to Preston and, indeed, ALL buses aren’t going to be turning up at their, respective, bus stops. This is because buses no longer exists.

A conundrum of immense portent. Barry Smith argues the average person, when faced with this reality, would consider:

• Getting the train
• Getting a taxi
• Buying a car
• Flying (i.e. aeroplane, helicopter, or on an albatross)
• Using a boat
• Walking

Smith stresses walking would be a last resort as:

“Most people are so stunningly lazy they won’t even bother reading this book.”

Smith dubs the busless world as The Great Stranding. With tens of millions of people worldwide without access to a bus/coach, businesses would hit major financial repercussions and several would burst into flames at random.

The writer then argues a Bolton of Greater Manchester Containment Zone would have to be established for busless refugees, many of whom would get lost when attempting to navigate their way around minus a handy bus. However, towns and cities would soon be overrun by jungles as unused bus lanes would become overgrown with rare flora and the like, with lions, elephants, and zebras descending into the bus lane jungles and merging alongside regular.

Smith argues this busless world would be:

“Truly shit.”

And that:

“In this horrifying new world I’d be out of work, too, although that won’t matter if this book becomes a bestseller. Because then I can become a writer, my other idea, beyond this pseudoscience rambling, is a horror series of bus books in the style of Stephen King meets 50 Shades of Gray. Then I’d have that career and a busless world wouldn’t bother me that much then to be honest.”

Across 500 rambling pages, Smith continues in this way. We found it to be riveting! Just think about this concept: if your local bus route CEASED TO BE.

We find the idea so terrifying we’ve taken to going to bed with all the lights on, whilst playing bus noises like these on YouTube to act as a safety blanket.

Smith’s book is a work of genius. We’re 97.5% certain of that. You should read it and try to comprehend how society is only ever one bus stop away from total, hellish collapse.

The Response From the Train Industry

Train drivers responded angrily and in droves to The Would Without Buses. An angry mob of enraged train drivers stormed Bolton town centre a week after the book’s launch in August 2008. A total of £350s worth of damage was done to the town centre as a polite riot began, with train drivers kicking bins over and piddling in the street.

Local police responded by deploying water cannons and the train drivers were soon blasted into submission.

34 were jailed, with 17 of them receiving life sentences. As of 2026, 10 remain behind bars and are unlikely to see a bus or train ever again.

The World Without Buses: Great Books That Never Were 🚌

The World Without Us is a 2007 non-fiction work by Alan Weisman. It postulates what could happen if human beings were to suddenly disappear form the face of the planet (Earth, not Jupiter or anything).

Analogous to that famous work, but more heavily focussed toward automotives, is The World Without Buses (2008).

Written by a bus driver called Barry Smith from Bolton of Greater Manchester, it postulates what would happen to society if buses suddenly ceased to be. It’s a terrifying work, Barry’s magnum opus, and it’s so profound we fouled ourselves whilst reading the book.

A Horrifying Concept in The World Without Buses

“The only thing keeping modern civilization from collapsing is a double-decked Stagecoach bus. Those vinyl seat covers, consistent timetables, and cost-effective prices breed a righteous sense of cosmic security. Within that security there lies dormant the harsh reality that, one day, the bus may move beyond merely being late, moreover, buses my have a cessation of their being and all will be lost. A stranded humanity… the 501 to Preston isn’t going to arrive and we all have to accept that.”

This horrifying opening paragraph sets the scene. The 501 to Preston and, indeed, ALL buses aren’t going to be turning up at their, respective, bus stops. This is because buses no longer exists.

A conundrum of immense portent. Barry Smith argues the average person, when faced with this reality, would consider:

• Getting the train
• Getting a taxi
• Buying a car
• Flying (i.e. aeroplane, helicopter, or on an albatross)
• Using a boat
• Walking

Smith stresses walking would be a last resort as:

“Most people are so stunningly lazy they won’t even bother reading this book.”

Smith dubs the busless world as The Great Stranding. With tens of millions of people worldwide without access to a bus/coach, businesses would hit major financial repercussions and several would burst into flames at random.

The writer then argues a Bolton of Greater Manchester Containment Zone would have to be established for busless refugees, many of whom would get lost when attempting to navigate their way around minus a handy bus. However, towns and cities would soon be overrun by jungles as unused bus lanes would become overgrown with rare flora and the like, with lions, elephants, and zebras descending into the bus lane jungles and merging alongside regular.

Smith argues this busless world would be:

“Truly shit.”

And that:

“In this horrifying new world I’d be out of work, too, although that won’t matter if this book becomes a bestseller. Because then I can become a writer, my other idea, beyond this pseudoscience rambling, is a horror series of bus books in the style of Stephen King meets 50 Shades of Gray. Then I’d have that career and a busless world wouldn’t bother me that much then to be honest.”

Across 500 rambling pages, Smith continues in this way. We found it to be riveting! Just think about this concept: if your local bus route CEASED TO BE.

We find the idea so terrifying we’ve taken to going to bed with all the lights on, whilst playing bus noises like these on YouTube to act as a safety blanket.

Smith’s book is a work of genius. We’re 97.5% certain of that. You should read it and try to comprehend how society is only ever one bus stop away from total, hellish collapse.

The Response From the Train Industry

Train drivers responded angrily and in droves to The Would Without Buses. An angry mob of enraged train drivers stormed Bolton town centre a week after the book’s launch in August 2008. A total of £350s worth of damage was done to the town centre as a polite riot began, with train drivers kicking bins over and piddling in the street.

Local police responded by deploying water cannons and the train drivers were soon blasted into submission.

34 were jailed, with 17 of them receiving life sentences. As of 2026, 10 remain behind bars and are unlikely to see a bus or train ever again.

The World Without Buses: Great Books That Never Were 🚌

The World Without Us is a 2007 non-fiction work by Alan Weisman. It postulates what could happen if human beings were to suddenly disappear form the face of the planet (Earth, not Jupiter or anything).

Analogous to that famous work, but more heavily focussed toward automotives, is The World Without Buses (2008).

Written by a bus driver called Barry Smith from Bolton of Greater Manchester, it postulates what would happen to society if buses suddenly ceased to be. It’s a terrifying work, Barry’s magnum opus, and it’s so profound we fouled ourselves whilst reading the book.

A Horrifying Concept in The World Without Buses

“The only thing keeping modern civilization from collapsing is a double-decked Stagecoach bus. Those vinyl seat covers, consistent timetables, and cost-effective prices breed a righteous sense of cosmic security. Within that security there lies dormant the harsh reality that, one day, the bus may move beyond merely being late, moreover, buses my have a cessation of their being and all will be lost. A stranded humanity… the 501 to Preston isn’t going to arrive and we all have to accept that.”

This horrifying opening paragraph sets the scene. The 501 to Preston and, indeed, ALL buses aren’t going to be turning up at their, respective, bus stops. This is because buses no longer exists.

A conundrum of immense portent. Barry Smith argues the average person, when faced with this reality, would consider:

• Getting the train
• Getting a taxi
• Buying a car
• Flying (i.e. aeroplane, helicopter, or on an albatross)
• Using a boat
• Walking

Smith stresses walking would be a last resort as:

“Most people are so stunningly lazy they won’t even bother reading this book.”

Smith dubs the busless world as The Great Stranding. With tens of millions of people worldwide without access to a bus/coach, businesses would hit major financial repercussions and several would burst into flames at random.

The writer then argues a Bolton of Greater Manchester Containment Zone would have to be established for busless refugees, many of whom would get lost when attempting to navigate their way around minus a handy bus. However, towns and cities would soon be overrun by jungles as unused bus lanes would become overgrown with rare flora and the like, with lions, elephants, and zebras descending into the bus lane jungles and merging alongside regular.

Smith argues this busless world would be:

“Truly shit.”

And that:

“In this horrifying new world I’d be out of work, too, although that won’t matter if this book becomes a bestseller. Because then I can become a writer, my other idea, beyond this pseudoscience rambling, is a horror series of bus books in the style of Stephen King meets 50 Shades of Gray. Then I’d have that career and a busless world wouldn’t bother me that much then to be honest.”

Across 500 rambling pages, Smith continues in this way. We found it to be riveting! Just think about this concept: if your local bus route CEASED TO BE.

We find the idea so terrifying we’ve taken to going to bed with all the lights on, whilst playing bus noises like these on YouTube to act as a safety blanket.

Smith’s book is a work of genius. We’re 97.5% certain of that. You should read it and try to comprehend how society is only ever one bus stop away from total, hellish collapse.

The Response From the Train Industry

Train drivers responded angrily and in droves to The Would Without Buses. An angry mob of enraged train drivers stormed Bolton town centre a week after the book’s launch in August 2008. A total of £350s worth of damage was done to the town centre as a polite riot began, with train drivers kicking bins over and piddling in the street.

Local police responded by deploying water cannons and the train drivers were soon blasted into submission.

34 were jailed, with 17 of them receiving life sentences. As of 2026, 10 remain behind bars and are unlikely to see a bus or train ever again.

The World Without Buses: Great Books That Never Were 🚌

The World Without Us is a 2007 non-fiction work by Alan Weisman. It postulates what could happen if human beings were to suddenly disappear form the face of the planet (Earth, not Jupiter or anything).

Analogous to that famous work, but more heavily focussed toward automotives, is The World Without Buses (2008).

Written by a bus driver called Barry Smith from Bolton of Greater Manchester, it postulates what would happen to society if buses suddenly ceased to be. It’s a terrifying work, Barry’s magnum opus, and it’s so profound we fouled ourselves whilst reading the book.

A Horrifying Concept in The World Without Buses

“The only thing keeping modern civilization from collapsing is a double-decked Stagecoach bus. Those vinyl seat covers, consistent timetables, and cost-effective prices breed a righteous sense of cosmic security. Within that security there lies dormant the harsh reality that, one day, the bus may move beyond merely being late, moreover, buses my have a cessation of their being and all will be lost. A stranded humanity… the 501 to Preston isn’t going to arrive and we all have to accept that.”

This horrifying opening paragraph sets the scene. The 501 to Preston and, indeed, ALL buses aren’t going to be turning up at their, respective, bus stops. This is because buses no longer exists.

A conundrum of immense portent. Barry Smith argues the average person, when faced with this reality, would consider:

• Getting the train
• Getting a taxi
• Buying a car
• Flying (i.e. aeroplane, helicopter, or on an albatross)
• Using a boat
• Walking

Smith stresses walking would be a last resort as:

“Most people are so stunningly lazy they won’t even bother reading this book.”

Smith dubs the busless world as The Great Stranding. With tens of millions of people worldwide without access to a bus/coach, businesses would hit major financial repercussions and several would burst into flames at random.

The writer then argues a Bolton of Greater Manchester Containment Zone would have to be established for busless refugees, many of whom would get lost when attempting to navigate their way around minus a handy bus. However, towns and cities would soon be overrun by jungles as unused bus lanes would become overgrown with rare flora and the like, with lions, elephants, and zebras descending into the bus lane jungles and merging alongside regular.

Smith argues this busless world would be:

“Truly shit.”

And that:

“In this horrifying new world I’d be out of work, too, although that won’t matter if this book becomes a bestseller. Because then I can become a writer, my other idea, beyond this pseudoscience rambling, is a horror series of bus books in the style of Stephen King meets 50 Shades of Gray. Then I’d have that career and a busless world wouldn’t bother me that much then to be honest.”

Across 500 rambling pages, Smith continues in this way. We found it to be riveting! Just think about this concept: if your local bus route CEASED TO BE.

We find the idea so terrifying we’ve taken to going to bed with all the lights on, whilst playing bus noises like these on YouTube to act as a safety blanket.

Smith’s book is a work of genius. We’re 97.5% certain of that. You should read it and try to comprehend how society is only ever one bus stop away from total, hellish collapse.

The Response From the Train Industry

Train drivers responded angrily and in droves to The Would Without Buses. An angry mob of enraged train drivers stormed Bolton town centre a week after the book’s launch in August 2008. A total of £350s worth of damage was done to the town centre as a polite riot began, with train drivers kicking bins over and piddling in the street.

Local police responded by deploying water cannons and the train drivers were soon blasted into submission.

34 were jailed, with 17 of them receiving life sentences. As of 2026, 10 remain behind bars and are unlikely to see a bus or train ever again.

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Building a whole new suburb, and then waiting more than 10 years to give it a half-hourly bus service, is a massive planning stuff-up.

And even then, half hourly service is really inadequate if you want people to switch from cars to public transport. It should be no more than 10 minutes all day:

"As residents moved into the 966 new lots of Campbelltown housing development Macarthur Heights from 2013, it felt like their new suburb had it all.

"The 122 hectare site, established by NSW government developer Landcom, had clean paths, playgrounds, barbecues, shops and even a university campus. But one thing was missing: public transport to get residents between them all.

"But things will change in July, when Transport for NSW and private bus operator Transit Systems begin running the 849 route, moving between Macarthur railway station and Macarthur Square, Campbelltown TAFE, Campbelltown Hospital and the Western Sydney University campus. It will run every 30 minutes from 6am to 10pm daily."

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/this-new-sydney-suburb-almost-had-it-all-but-spent-more-than-a-decade-waiting-for-one-thing-20260519-p5zyr3.html

#planning #cities #WesternSydney #bus #UrbanPlanning #Urbanism #publictransport #nsw #nswpol #australia

Building a whole new suburb, and then waiting more than 10 years to give it a half-hourly bus service, is a massive planning stuff-up.

And even then, half hourly service is really inadequate if you want people to switch from cars to public transport. It should be no more than 10 minutes all day:

"As residents moved into the 966 new lots of Campbelltown housing development Macarthur Heights from 2013, it felt like their new suburb had it all.

"The 122 hectare site, established by NSW government developer Landcom, had clean paths, playgrounds, barbecues, shops and even a university campus. But one thing was missing: public transport to get residents between them all.

"But things will change in July, when Transport for NSW and private bus operator Transit Systems begin running the 849 route, moving between Macarthur railway station and Macarthur Square, Campbelltown TAFE, Campbelltown Hospital and the Western Sydney University campus. It will run every 30 minutes from 6am to 10pm daily."

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/this-new-sydney-suburb-almost-had-it-all-but-spent-more-than-a-decade-waiting-for-one-thing-20260519-p5zyr3.html

#planning #cities #WesternSydney #bus #UrbanPlanning #Urbanism #publictransport #nsw #nswpol #australia

Building a whole new suburb, and then waiting more than 10 years to give it a half-hourly bus service, is a massive planning stuff-up.

And even then, half hourly service is really inadequate if you want people to switch from cars to public transport. It should be no more than 10 minutes all day:

"As residents moved into the 966 new lots of Campbelltown housing development Macarthur Heights from 2013, it felt like their new suburb had it all.

"The 122 hectare site, established by NSW government developer Landcom, had clean paths, playgrounds, barbecues, shops and even a university campus. But one thing was missing: public transport to get residents between them all.

"But things will change in July, when Transport for NSW and private bus operator Transit Systems begin running the 849 route, moving between Macarthur railway station and Macarthur Square, Campbelltown TAFE, Campbelltown Hospital and the Western Sydney University campus. It will run every 30 minutes from 6am to 10pm daily."

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/this-new-sydney-suburb-almost-had-it-all-but-spent-more-than-a-decade-waiting-for-one-thing-20260519-p5zyr3.html

#planning #cities #WesternSydney #bus #UrbanPlanning #Urbanism #publictransport #nsw #nswpol #australia

Building a whole new suburb, and then waiting more than 10 years to give it a half-hourly bus service, is a massive planning stuff-up.

And even then, half hourly service is really inadequate if you want people to switch from cars to public transport. It should be no more than 10 minutes all day:

"As residents moved into the 966 new lots of Campbelltown housing development Macarthur Heights from 2013, it felt like their new suburb had it all.

"The 122 hectare site, established by NSW government developer Landcom, had clean paths, playgrounds, barbecues, shops and even a university campus. But one thing was missing: public transport to get residents between them all.

"But things will change in July, when Transport for NSW and private bus operator Transit Systems begin running the 849 route, moving between Macarthur railway station and Macarthur Square, Campbelltown TAFE, Campbelltown Hospital and the Western Sydney University campus. It will run every 30 minutes from 6am to 10pm daily."

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/this-new-sydney-suburb-almost-had-it-all-but-spent-more-than-a-decade-waiting-for-one-thing-20260519-p5zyr3.html

#planning #cities #WesternSydney #bus #UrbanPlanning #Urbanism #publictransport #nsw #nswpol #australia

Building a whole new suburb, and then waiting more than 10 years to give it a half-hourly bus service, is a massive planning stuff-up.

And even then, half hourly service is really inadequate if you want people to switch from cars to public transport. It should be no more than 10 minutes all day:

"As residents moved into the 966 new lots of Campbelltown housing development Macarthur Heights from 2013, it felt like their new suburb had it all.

"The 122 hectare site, established by NSW government developer Landcom, had clean paths, playgrounds, barbecues, shops and even a university campus. But one thing was missing: public transport to get residents between them all.

"But things will change in July, when Transport for NSW and private bus operator Transit Systems begin running the 849 route, moving between Macarthur railway station and Macarthur Square, Campbelltown TAFE, Campbelltown Hospital and the Western Sydney University campus. It will run every 30 minutes from 6am to 10pm daily."

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/this-new-sydney-suburb-almost-had-it-all-but-spent-more-than-a-decade-waiting-for-one-thing-20260519-p5zyr3.html

#planning #cities #WesternSydney #bus #UrbanPlanning #Urbanism #publictransport #nsw #nswpol #australia

https://www.europesays.com/ch/71905/ IIT-educated founder praises Switzerland’s public transport: ‘Then comes India…’ #CountryPlanning" #Entrepreneur #Investor #PublicTransport #Switzerland

Another little “side project”: putting some more on Sweden (“färgläggning”)…

Have spent some time lately to extend (and refactor) the Lua script that I wrote some time ago for post-processing the GTFS data from Trafiklab in Transitous. Especially in Kiruna, the likelyhood of the mapping from line name to color seems extra stable, and less likely to change… 😄

🚌🚋🇸🇪

#transitous #motis #trafiklab #PublicTransport #PublicTransit #gnomemaps

Another little “side project”: putting some more on Sweden (“färgläggning”)…

Have spent some time lately to extend (and refactor) the Lua script that I wrote some time ago for post-processing the GTFS data from Trafiklab in Transitous. Especially in Kiruna, the likelyhood of the mapping from line name to color seems extra stable, and less likely to change… 😄

🚌🚋🇸🇪

#transitous #motis #trafiklab #PublicTransport #PublicTransit #gnomemaps

Another little “side project”: putting some more on Sweden (“färgläggning”)…

Have spent some time lately to extend (and refactor) the Lua script that I wrote some time ago for post-processing the GTFS data from Trafiklab in Transitous. Especially in Kiruna, the likelyhood of the mapping from line name to color seems extra stable, and less likely to change… 😄

🚌🚋🇸🇪

#transitous #motis #trafiklab #PublicTransport #PublicTransit #gnomemaps

Another little “side project”: putting some more on Sweden (“färgläggning”)…

Have spent some time lately to extend (and refactor) the Lua script that I wrote some time ago for post-processing the GTFS data from Trafiklab in Transitous. Especially in Kiruna, the likelyhood of the mapping from line name to color seems extra stable, and less likely to change… 😄

🚌🚋🇸🇪

#transitous #motis #trafiklab #PublicTransport #PublicTransit #gnomemaps

Another little “side project”: putting some more on Sweden (“färgläggning”)…

Have spent some time lately to extend (and refactor) the Lua script that I wrote some time ago for post-processing the GTFS data from Trafiklab in Transitous. Especially in Kiruna, the likelyhood of the mapping from line name to color seems extra stable, and less likely to change… 😄

🚌🚋🇸🇪

#transitous #motis #trafiklab #PublicTransport #PublicTransit #gnomemaps

'We pay our rates': Call for island to introduce public bus
By Sarah Richards

Macleay Island residents say the community has a "very high percentage" of people who are elderly and have a disability, who would benefit from a bus service.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-26/complaint-bus-service-absence-macleay-island/106705546

#PublicTransport #PeopleWithDisability #SarahRichards

'We pay our rates': Call for island to introduce public bus
By Sarah Richards

Macleay Island residents say the community has a "very high percentage" of people who are elderly and have a disability, who would benefit from a bus service.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-26/complaint-bus-service-absence-macleay-island/106705546

#PublicTransport #PeopleWithDisability #SarahRichards

'We pay our rates': Call for island to introduce public bus
By Sarah Richards

Macleay Island residents say the community has a "very high percentage" of people who are elderly and have a disability, who would benefit from a bus service.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-26/complaint-bus-service-absence-macleay-island/106705546

#PublicTransport #PeopleWithDisability #SarahRichards

'We pay our rates': Call for island to introduce public bus
By Sarah Richards

Macleay Island residents say the community has a "very high percentage" of people who are elderly and have a disability, who would benefit from a bus service.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-26/complaint-bus-service-absence-macleay-island/106705546

#PublicTransport #PeopleWithDisability #SarahRichards

'We pay our rates': Call for island to introduce public bus
By Sarah Richards

Macleay Island residents say the community has a "very high percentage" of people who are elderly and have a disability, who would benefit from a bus service.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-26/complaint-bus-service-absence-macleay-island/106705546

#PublicTransport #PeopleWithDisability #SarahRichards

https://www.europesays.com/africa/?p=252003 Lull before the storm? A long June for Ruto after fuel protests #CivilUnrest #CostOfLiving #diesel #ElectricVehicles #FinanceBill #FuelPrices #GenZProtests #Kenya #PoliceKillings #PublicTransport #TransportStrike #WilliamRuto

The general strike called for Wednesday, 3 June 2026, comes in response to proposed government employment reforms and follows failed talks and a ...

Widespread travel disruption across public transport networks and aviation is predicted in Portugal for the first week of June, due to mass strike action planned by#Portugal #Portugalstrike3June #publictransport #Portugaltransportstrikes #3June #flightcancellations #traveldisruption #airport #metro #trains #buses #nationalwalkout #nationalstrike #generalstrike #industrialaction #cabincrew #labourunions #aviation #passengerrights #flights #cancellations
Portugal faces travel disruption on 3 June as nationwide strike threatens 500 flights

The general strike called for Wednesday, 3 June 2026, comes in response to proposed government employment reforms and follows failed talks and a ...

Widespread travel disruption across public transport networks and aviation is predicted in Portugal for the first week of June, due to mass strike action planned by#Portugal #Portugalstrike3June #publictransport #Portugaltransportstrikes #3June #flightcancellations #traveldisruption #airport #metro #trains #buses #nationalwalkout #nationalstrike #generalstrike #industrialaction #cabincrew #labourunions #aviation #passengerrights #flights #cancellations
Portugal faces travel disruption on 3 June as nationwide strike threatens 500 flights

The general strike called for Wednesday, 3 June 2026, comes in response to proposed government employment reforms and follows failed talks and a ...

Widespread travel disruption across public transport networks and aviation is predicted in Portugal for the first week of June, due to mass strike action planned by#Portugal #Portugalstrike3June #publictransport #Portugaltransportstrikes #3June #flightcancellations #traveldisruption #airport #metro #trains #buses #nationalwalkout #nationalstrike #generalstrike #industrialaction #cabincrew #labourunions #aviation #passengerrights #flights #cancellations
Portugal faces travel disruption on 3 June as nationwide strike threatens 500 flights