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I'm bored tonight so I asked AI to do its best and compare patronage public transport patronage across different cities/metros. Some of these numbers are probably slightly off but the best I managed to get them with some fine-tuning and with the limitations of AI.

@TheOpalUser Locals (in both Sydney and Melbourne) don't touch that stuff and generally buy from local coffee places.

@TheOpalUser Melbourne has a lot of international students which fuels demand for stuff like this in Melbourne CBD. UniMelb and RMIT are just closer in and more integrated to the city.

One thing Sydney Metro needs to copy from Melbourne - a Starbucks at every Metro station 😤

@OperationalInc1 And in turn this change in attitude is why many lines are getting more after dark services soon including every 10 minutes to Clifton Hill and Ringwood. And more feeder buses are now suddenly running to midnight especially since the recent Wyndham and Craigieburn upgrades.

@_colourmeamused Investors are losing confidence in New Zealand despite having no capital gains tax that they proudly flaunt

I am not sure why we are not talking about this, it hasn’t been this low since the Global Financial Crisis

The two George St routes in Sydney are the most popular tram/light rail routes in Australia now it seems.

@hamhammer27 There's no testing really needed when it's done it's done

how the hell is north east link supposed to be finished in 2 years

Hello again HCMT at South Yarra. I don't know why these aren't just extended into Flinders St or the city loop though. I do like how Sydney makes an effort to divert trains into different city tracks during weekend infrastructure works. Eg, T4 trains go via T1 to North Sydney.

@fictillius The better M1

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Attention Metro Tunnel dwell time haters jobs.metrotrains.com.au/job/Melbourne-…

@camvalj King William in Adelaide

@MiddleMoney Every William St in an Australian CBD should have trams

There should be a tram down William Street

@retrobike_c16 @taipan168 Dictator Chris

@taipan168 Minns +: Economics, housing Minns -: authoritarianism, transport, ego Ablo +: Resilience Ablo -: Economics, strategic vision Not great really. Especially at federal level

I have it on good authority that Albo and Minns absolutely loathe each other, as in, can't even stand to be in the same room, and when you see this sort of thing, you can sort of see why. 🤭🍿

@thiagist @Globalstats11 Nine dashed line here we come

@Globalstats11 I would like to see the line passing around Singapure.

Strange Map: The Rich North and The Poor South

@Blue_Pie_Ninja @hamhammer27 Nope only the actual tunnel itself

@MiddleMoney @hamhammer27 The middle will be tolled express lanes actually

scorched earth to build a toll road 🛣️

Did they put this sign up to get people to walk from town hall station after the opening the new tunnel.

@Nirgal451 They had a referendum on this during the Cameron era

Starmer should have immediately introduced compulsory preferential voting when he became prime minister. Basically, just adopted Australia's system. You can't run FPTP election with 5+ parties each getting 15-25% of the vote.

@AlexeyButovMP @yarratrams I'm more worried about safety tbh, there should be a chicane there.

I award @yarratrams on making an accessible tram stop inaccessible

@thetramspotter K-set ASMR

Doing what I do best <3