Transit

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A community to productively discuss transit in all forms. The less-angry sibling community to "F*ck Cars".

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‘Rarest’ being totally subjective: number of speakers, rare for your area, rare for your country, whatever.

Machine translation of Armenian doesn’t seem to be available anywhere, but the English above it said ‘Watch your step’.

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Worldwide, metro service availability has expanded exponentially. In 1950, only 24 metropolitan areas in 13 countries globally could boast of a subway, elevated line, or monorail. Today, 232 metropolitan areas in 63 countries can make such a claim.

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Portugal is trying to break its car addiction by focusing mainly on developing the transit system, since its ancient streets are too narrow for separated bike lanes.

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Managing the micromobility boom (www.traffictechnologytoday.com)
submitted 3 years ago by deelayman@lemmy.ca to c/transit@lemmy.ca
 
 

Micromobility is in the middle of a massive boom in popularity, with e-scooters and rental bicycles becoming ubiquitous in cities worldwide. These new forms of transportation are often incentivized by governments and embraced by citizens, but nevertheless need careful management as they compete for road space with traditional modes, and add to the growing ranks of vulnerable road users