# public transit (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover public transit. Page: Feed: --- ## [Canada keeps exporting its best builders, but the fix is right in front of us](https://brandondonnelly.com/canada-keeps-exporting-its-best-builders-but-the-fix-is-right-in-front-of-us/) _2026-08-22 · Brandon Donnelly · Brandon Donnelly_ Canada has a smart, highly educated, and entrepreneurial population base. The problem is that too many are leaving to build elsewhere. Here are some alarming stats from Barn Ventures, using data from Dominion List. The list shows 517 US-based companies with a Canadian founder. Of these founders, 88% were educated in Canada (12% were only \[…\] ## [Why uploading Toronto’s highways to the province won’t fix traffic congestion](https://brandondonnelly.com/why-uploading-torontos-highways-to-the-province-wont-fix-traffic-congestion/) _2026-08-22 · Brandon Donnelly · Brandon Donnelly_ In 2023, the City of Toronto announced a deal that would “upload” the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway from the city to the province. This was a big deal because these highways were previously the city’s largest state-of-good-repair liabilities, and so, before this deal, the city was, you know, trying to figure out how \[…\] ## [Fast fashion is embracing luxury placemaking](https://brandondonnelly.com/fast-fashion-is-embracing-luxury-placemaking/) _2026-08-21 · Brandon Donnelly · Brandon Donnelly_ The future of physical retail continues to evolve. Recently, we spoke about LVMH’s approach of spending billions on some of the world’s most prime real estate. But the focus on human-centred destination experiences isn’t unique to the luxury segment. Case in point: Zara just opened a new flagship store in Shanghai designed by AIM Architecture \[…\] ## [Traffic is agonizing, maybe we should try something new](https://brandondonnelly.com/traffic-is-agonizing-maybe-we-should-try-something-new/) _2026-08-19 · Brandon Donnelly · Brandon Donnelly_ The other day I asked my dad how a function he attended went, and he responded by saying, “Traffic, BRUTAL. Traveling by car is an agonizing experience.” He’s not wrong, and I know most of us in Toronto like to complain about it. Traffic is one of the negative externalities of a big city. But \[…\] ## [Why do cities build skyscrapers?](https://brandondonnelly.com/why-do-cities-build-skyscrapers/) _2026-08-19 · Brandon Donnelly · Brandon Donnelly_ Very generally speaking, cities build skyscrapers because of some mix of natural market forces and symbolic prestige. In cities like New York and Hong Kong, where land is extremely scarce and valuable, the only option is to go up. Tall buildings are essential. And in cities like Dubai, I think it’s fair to say that \[…\] ## [What five global cities teach us about social mixing](https://brandondonnelly.com/what-five-global-cities-teach-us-about-social-mixing/) _2026-08-17 · Brandon Donnelly · Brandon Donnelly_ Here is an interesting study published in Nature Cities called “Hidden patterns of urban mixing across five global cities.” The study leverages individual-level travel data, covering over 200,000 residents in Boston, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, and São Paulo, to analyze the amount of social mixing that tends to occur across different socioeconomic groups within these \[…\] ## [Compiling to intermediate representation: Write yourself a compiler, Part III](https://nurkiewicz.com/2026/08/compiling-to-intermediate-representation-write-yourself-a-compiler.html) _2026-08-16 · Around IT in 256 seconds_ It’s time to dive a bit deeper and abandon the naive realm of interpreters. Our tiny little project can finally call itself a compiler. In this part we’ll emit so-called intermediate representation instead of just evaluating and running the source code as-is. OK, what does this all mean? ## [Why some of the world’s most valuable real estate is human-centred](https://brandondonnelly.com/why-some-of-the-worlds-most-valuable-real-estate-is-human-centred/) _2026-08-16 · Brandon Donnelly · Brandon Donnelly_ Yesterday we spoke about the growing divide between what I am calling machine-centred and human-centred real estate (feel free to suggest better titles in the comment section below). Machine-centred assets are introverted. By definition, they do not need to engage their environmental context. They are utilitarian spaces optimized for machine efficiency. Human-centred spaces, on the \[…\] ## [The great bifurcation: Machine-centred vs. human-centred real estate](https://brandondonnelly.com/the-great-bifurcation-machine-centred-vs-human-centred-real-estate/) _2026-08-15 · Brandon Donnelly · Brandon Donnelly_ When you fall in love again, you don t think about the ex very much. —Travis Kalanick, co-founder of Uber, talking about how he feels about Uber today You d be forgiven for thinking that Travis Kalanick, co-founder of Uber, is back. Since leaving Uber heartbroken in 2017, he has been relatively quiet. But in his words, \[ \] ## [What’s next for Parkview Mountain House](https://brandondonnelly.com/whats-next-for-parkview-mountain-house/) _2026-08-14 · Brandon Donnelly · Brandon Donnelly_ Since we first opened bookings for Parkview Mountain House, we have been using a third-party property manager. This seemed to make the most sense given our team is not local. But since then, we have learned that, along with the fees charged by Airbnb and VRBO, it s simply too high a fee load. We also \[ \] ## [Stay updated on your professional world (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OBtCeN2oyq7Q) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Keep in touch with people you know, build your career. ## [Who actually wins the autonomous vehicle future?](https://brandondonnelly.com/who-actually-wins-the-autonomous-vehicle-future/) _2026-08-13 · Brandon Donnelly · Brandon Donnelly_ There was once a time when Uber was heavily investing in autonomous vehicles and rides. Then that stopped in an effort to become profitable. But now, out of necessity, it s back. Uber recently announced that the company will invest $10 billion of capital over the coming years to bring AVs to market at scale. Uber s \[ \] ## [Does design and brand equity sell?](https://brandondonnelly.com/does-design-and-brand-equity-sell/) _2026-08-12 · Brandon Donnelly · Brandon Donnelly_ It is a core belief of mine that design and brand equity create value in real estate. But to what extent is this true? And how much should a developer invest in these things? Is it worth spending a 3-5% licensing fee on a cool brand? Will the price premiums really be there? Here are \[ \] ## [Board Member Profile: Linda Rhine’s Passion and Expertise in Transit](https://transformca.org/board-member-profile-linda-rhines-passion-and-expertise-in-transit/) _2026-08-12 · Laura McCamy · Transform_ Linda Rhine, chair of Transform’s Board of Directors, wanted to stay involved in promoting transit and active transportation after retiring from a long career as a transportation planner. That led her to join Transform’s board six years ago. We recently spoke with her about the issues she’s passionate about, the things she’s enjoying in her \[…\] The post Board Member Profile: Linda Rhine’s Passion… ## [Site Tour: Craft Residences in the Junction](https://brandondonnelly.com/site-tour-craft-residences-in-the-junction/) _2026-08-11 · Brandon Donnelly · Brandon Donnelly_ This week, my friend Bill, who is the founder of Gairloch Developments, took me through his Craft Residences project. Bill has done and is doing a number of beautiful projects in the Junction and Craft is one of them. When we met up on Dundas, I immediately complimented him on the project s use of green \[ \] ## [Navigating cities through a stroller lens](https://brandondonnelly.com/navigating-cities-through-a-stroller-lens/) _2026-08-11 · Brandon Donnelly · Brandon Donnelly_ I love to travel and I try my best to be efficient at it. Pre-kid, Bianca and I would leave for weeks with just two carry-on suitcases and a laundry event at some point in the middle of the trip. But now we re planning our first trip to Paris and Nice with Vivienne (she ll be \[ \] ## [California’s Cap-and-Invest Crisis, Explained](https://transformca.org/californias-cap-and-invest-crisis-explained/) _2026-08-11 · Zack Deutsch-Gross · Transform_ Last year, Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature reauthorized Cap-and-Trade as Cap-and-Invest, extending our state’s signature climate program. Transform and our housing, transit, and environmental justice allies worked with the Legislature to craft a program that preserved continuous funding for critical transportation, housing, clean air, and clean water programs. The outcome… ## [How Tokyo fits 11 homes on 1,600 square feet](https://brandondonnelly.com/how-tokyo-fits-11-homes-on-1600-square-feet/) _2026-08-09 · Brandon Donnelly · Brandon Donnelly_ Last week, Globizen shared this 11-unit condominium project in Tokyo on Instagram. Some of you may like the design by Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture, and some of you may not. But regardless, it s an interesting case study in that the site area is only 152.27 square metres (or 1,639 square feet). The building footprint is 84.86 \[ \] ## [The 2026 Governor General Medals in Architecture](https://brandondonnelly.com/the-2026-governor-general-medals-in-architecture/) _2026-08-08 · Brandon Donnelly · Brandon Donnelly_ I was in Montréal at the start of this year for work and I stayed at the Moxy Downtown. (I will, by the way, use any excuse to find my way to Montréal.) As I walked over to the hotel from the train station, I remember thinking to myself, Wow, this is a beautiful tower. \[ \] ## [The spirit of a place](https://brandondonnelly.com/the-spirit-of-a-place/) _2026-08-08 · Brandon Donnelly · Brandon Donnelly_ We often think of cities in terms of their built environment. This city has lots of futuristic tall buildings, this one has lots of ornate mid-rise buildings, and this one is mostly suburban sprawl. But the built environment is only one component. Underlying the physical environment (let s call it the hardware of a place) is \[ \] ## [Canada is uniquely suited to become a global hub for data centres](https://brandondonnelly.com/canada-is-uniquely-suited-to-become-a-global-hub-for-data-centres/) _2026-08-07 · Brandon Donnelly · Brandon Donnelly_ Kevin Yin frames the data centre debate eloquently in this recent Globe and Mail article: The backlash against data centres is understandable. But the answer is not to block construction. It is to design a better bargain. Here are some things we can say about data centres right now: Meaning, Canada is uniquely suited to \[ \] ## [Play Both Sides Of The Lie (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/LaixASrhc7Ed) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Two operatives, one manufactured war — uncover the Complete Truth after both campaigns. ## [Transform Helps Richmond Plug In](https://transformca.org/transform-helps-richmond-plug-in/) _2026-07-29 · Carrie Harvilla · Transform_ Transform partners with a number of Bay Area cities to help residents connect to affordable, sustainable transportation options. Our Alameda Safe Routes to Schools work connects students, teachers, parents, and administrators from more than 300 schools around the county. Our recent projects have taken us around the Bay Area: to San Jose in Santa Clara \[…\] The post Transform Helps Richmond Plug In… ## [Rise South City Sheds Light on Air Quality in the Shadow of SFO](https://transformca.org/rise-south-city-sheds-light-on-air-quality-in-the-shadow-of-sfo/) _2026-07-29 · Laura McCamy · Transform_ Julio Garcia has worked on environmental issues in frontline communities for 23 years, much of that in East Palo Alto. When he co-founded Rise South City in 2022 with Francesca Pedraza, “We noticed right away that the air quality was one of the worst issues in South San Francisco,” he said. Transform recently spoke with \[…\] The post Rise South City Sheds Light on Air Quality in the Shadow of SFO… ## [New Poll Shows Path to Victory for Funding Measure to Prevent Catastrophic Cuts to Bay Area Public Transportation](https://transformca.org/new-poll-shows-path-to-victory-for-funding-measure-to-prevent-catastrophic-cuts-to-bay-area-public-transportation/) _2026-07-29 · Zack Deutsch-Gross · Transform_ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2026 Contact: Jeff Cretan – (415) 308-6782, jcretan@west-advisors.com Building on unprecedented regional campaign to qualify the measure for the November ballot, the broad coalition behind the Regional Transit Measure turns focus to expanding support and winning at the ballot box SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA — A new poll of likely \[…\] The post New Poll Shows Path to… ## [mastodon.social Archive](https://nurkiewicz.com/2026/07/mastodon.social-archive.html) _2026-07-22 · Around IT in 256 seconds_ I migrated from mastodon.social to fosstodon.org. This page is meant to archive all my posts from the old instance, just in case. ## [Arithmetic interpreter: Write yourself a compiler, Part II](https://nurkiewicz.com/2026/07/arithmetic-interpreter-write-yourself-a-compiler.html) _2026-07-21 · Around IT in 256 seconds_ In the previous article, we created the most naive interpreter, which can basically execute number + number expressions. A logical extension is obviously to handle all basic operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The time has come! ## [The simplest interpreter: Write yourself a compiler, Part I](https://nurkiewicz.com/2026/07/simplest-interpreter-write-yourself-a-compiler-part-i.html) _2026-07-16 · Around IT in 256 seconds_ I’ve always felt that writing a compiler is the most romantic software engineering task. You’re writing a program that reads textual instructions describing precisely what a computer should do. Do not confuse this with prompting an LLM, where you write vague, verbose instructions that only loosely describe what a computer might do. But I digress. ## [Safe Routes to Schools Marks a Banner Year](https://transformca.org/safe-routes-to-schools-marks-a-banner-year/) _2026-07-08 · Emilio Elenes · Transform_ As we wrap up another incredible school year, we want to take a moment to celebrate the students, families, educators, and community partners who helped make the 2025–2026 school year a success for Safe Routes to Schools across Alameda County. This year, we supported more than 300 schools with programs, events, and activities that encouraged \[…\] The post Safe Routes to Schools Marks a Banner Year… ## [The Coolest Way to Get to Summer Sports](https://transformca.org/the-coolest-way-to-get-to-summer-sports/) _2026-07-08 · Laura McCamy · Transform_ The World Cup brought lots of excitement to the Bay Area. The local matches may be over, but you can still fill your summer calendar with lots of sporting fun. Whether you’re catching a Giants or Valkyries game in San Francisco or going to see the Roots or B’s in Oakland, skip the traffic jams \[…\] The post The Coolest Way to Get to Summer Sports appeared first on Transform . ## [San Jose Activates Street Space and Brings Out the Crowds](https://transformca.org/san-jose-activates-street-space-and-brings-out-the-crowds/) _2026-06-22 · Laura McCamy · Transform_ Nate LeBlanc, Economic Development Director for the San Jose Downtown Association, has worked in downtown San Jose long enough to see many changes. Some of the biggest changes are pedestrianized blocks of commercial streets. San Pedro Street, next to San Pedro Square, is downtown’s restaurant row. And the activated street, decorated with a colorful mural, \[…\] The post San Jose Activates Street… ## [BART “Air Traffic Controller” Has a Unique View of the Importance of Transit](https://transformca.org/barts-air-traffic-controller-has-a-unique-view-of-the-importance-of-transit/) _2026-06-15 · Laura McCamy · Transform_ This post also appears on Streetsblog SF. Kelly Robinson has worked at BART for 30 years, since shortly after she graduated from high school. She thinks of it as the “family business.” Her father started working as a train operator in 1973. (The first segments of the system opened in 1972.) As a child, she’d \[…\] The post BART “Air Traffic Controller” Has a Unique View of the Importance of Transit… ## [Follow Releases, Get Reminders (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/e7kTOPGZcLwC) _2026-06-15 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a genre or a name and receive reminders on release day — free. ## [Statewide Coalition Urges State Leaders to Protect Key Transit, Housing and Equity Investments](https://transformca.org/statewide-coalition-urges-state-leaders-to-protect-key-transit-housing-and-equity-investments/) _2026-06-12 · Transform Staff · Transform_ May. 29, 2026 (Sacramento, CA) – A broad coalition of housing, transportation, environmental, labor, and local government organizations today called on Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Monique Limón, and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas to uphold the state’s funding commitments to critical climate and community investment programs following a critical vote by the California Air… ## [Rewriting my 2005 C++/OpenGL game in Go](https://nurkiewicz.com/2026/06/rewriting-cpp-opengl-game-in-go.html) _2026-06-06 · Around IT in 256 seconds_ I asked Claude Code to rewrite CuTe, my 20-year-old 3D Tetris clone, from C++/OpenGL/WinAPI into modern Go. What went well, what broke, and what I had to fix four times. ## [MCP by example](https://jdamcd.blog/posts/mcp-by-example/) _2026-05-15 · About me on jdamcd.blog_ I’ve written about using AI coding tools to build various side projects. I decided to take a broader look at the ecosystem around the models, starting with Model Context Protocol . MCP is an open standard for connecting AI systems to external tools. The official docs describe it as USB-C for AI: a single protocol to connect any model with any tool. We’ll cover each component of… ## [OpenTelemetry glossary: 30 terms you should know](https://nurkiewicz.com/2026/04/open-telemetry-glossary.html) _2026-04-14 · Around IT in 256 seconds_ A glossary of OpenTelemetry and observability terms, from traces and spans to Grafana and Datadog. Opinionated definitions for developers who don't have time for dry documentation. ## [LED matrix arrivals](https://jdamcd.blog/posts/led-arrivals/) _2026-04-14 · About me on jdamcd.blog_ Arrivals is a Kotlin Multiplatform project for real-time public transit info. The most recent exploration was a Raspberry Pi driving an LCD . Now I’m going for character: a 128x32 dot-matrix board built from two chained LED panels, which feels like a miniature of the real thing. If you’re interested in building this project, the README is comprehensive, so this post will… ## [How I Got Into Board Gaming](https://robotskirts.com/2026/04/06/how-i-got-into-board-gaming/) _2026-04-07 · Eliot · RobotSkirts_ This is literally the capsule review I saw in the February 1997 issue of InQuest magazine that got me to buy a copy of The Settlers of Catan. The magazine was part of my Magic: The Gathering hobby and since I didn’t have a lot of people to play with, I spent much of my \[…\] ## [Organizing With Bayes](https://heat-shield.space/organizing_with_bayes.html) _2026-04-06 · heat-shield.space_ A probabilistic model of collective power. ## [Good vibes only](https://jdamcd.blog/posts/vibes/) _2026-02-22 · About me on jdamcd.blog_ Google Trends suggests we’ve reached peak vibes. This is presumably down to “vibe coding” – a term coined by Andrej Karpathy a year ago. Like many others, I noticed a step change in the coding abilities of AI models in December 2025 with the combination of Claude Code and Opus 4.5. LinkedIn is now awash with slopfluencer predictions about the death of software… ## [Raspberry Pi arrivals](https://jdamcd.blog/posts/pi-arrivals/) _2026-02-18 · About me on jdamcd.blog_ Arrivals is an open source project for real-time public transit info. It’s also an exploration of weird Kotlin Multiplatform targets: a macOS menu bar app, a CLI, even a web widget on the landing page . I added a simple desktop UI with Compose Multiplatform and used it to build a physical transit times display. Let’s walk through the build. Hardware The two key… ## [Long Live Petitions](https://heat-shield.space/long_live_petitions.html) _2026-02-11 · heat-shield.space_ The role of petitions in an era when our leaders aren't listening ## [Podcast everything: how to turn any content into podcast feed](https://nurkiewicz.com/2026/01/podcast-everything.html) _2026-01-29 · Around IT in 256 seconds_ How to turn YouTube channels, radio stations and 'read later' articles into custom podcasts ## [2025 b/w](https://jdamcd.blog/photos/2025-bw/) _2025-12-24 · About me on jdamcd.blog_ ## [2025 c](https://jdamcd.blog/photos/2025-c/) _2025-12-23 · About me on jdamcd.blog_ ## [Best places to commute from in Warsaw: public transit heatmap](https://nurkiewicz.com/2025/12/public-transit-heatmap-of-warsaw.html) _2025-12-01 · Around IT in 256 seconds_ Location, location, location! That’s what the real estate agent will tell you when asked what’s the most important factor when choosing the place to live. When living in a modern, busy city like Warsaw you have two choices: traveling by car or by public transit. I came up with the idea to automate finding the best place to live in Warsaw, transport-wise. My plan is to estimate the time it takes to… ## [Inky stocks](https://jdamcd.blog/posts/inky-stocks/) _2025-11-21 · About me on jdamcd.blog_ I don’t obsess over day-to-day stock movements, but I do like to know what’s happening in the world when there’s market volatility. I built a low-power stock ticker display to stay informed passively rather than searching and scrolling. The Raspberry Pi Zero is perfect for a quick build like this. It runs Linux, which enables rapid software iteration in high-level… ## [Power for the Rest of Us](https://heat-shield.space/power_for_us.html) _2025-09-01 · heat-shield.space_ Identify your power, join together, and apply it ## [And Then There Were Pants](https://robotskirts.com/2025/06/24/and-then-there-were-pants/) _2025-06-25 · Eliot · RobotSkirts_ Here’s an update to the LED Adidas track jacket project. While the animated pixel sleeves of the jackets were very cool, they’d often suffer breaks in the data line right at the elbow. You can see above in the video I’ve actually programmatically masked out the bottoms of the sleeves since they’re all a bit \[…\] ## [How to use a Zine: A Zine](https://heat-shield.space/how_to_zine.html) _2025-06-21 · heat-shield.space_ How and why you should use a zine ## [Pride Brick Plushie: A Zine](https://heat-shield.space/pride_brick.html) _2025-06-04 · heat-shield.space_ DIY your own brick-shaped friend ## [Immigrant Rights are Our Rights: A Zine](https://heat-shield.space/race_police.html) _2025-05-04 · heat-shield.space_ How ICE endangers all of us