Do you love public transit and science fiction? Of course you do! Now you can have them at the same time! Next Tues 9/16 at 6pm, an astonishing panel of activists and creators are coming together to talk about the future of transit. Seriously do not miss this one-of-a-kind event. We are also going to try to livestream it, but that isn't certain yet. I will keep you posted! #sfba #scifihttps://luma.com/0olo6szj
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@span annaleen Looks like a good month for public transit discussions:
https://www.socaltransitmonth.org/virtual_panel_transit_and_hollywood
https://www.socaltransitmonth.org/virtual_panel_transit_and_hollywood
@span annaleen I've been imagining a near-net zero transportation system based upon existing technology & examples with the help of a couple of Large Language Models. Here are some of the examples:
https://solarray.blogspot.com/2022/07/playing-with-electric-trains-as-climate.html
https://solarray.blogspot.com/2022/07/playing-with-electric-trains-as-climate.html
Electrify transportation, from bikes & scooters on up, use regenerative braking, & Big Data on traffic upgrade & down to balance the energy expended as closely as possible to the energy regenerated through movement. All those movable batteries are an ad hoc grid if 2-way.
@span annaleen so guessing lots of talks about trains?
Good news for lovers of science fiction and public transit! This event will be livestreamed, and you can sign up to watch FREE at the link in the OP.
@annaleen This panel is SO GOOD. (Watching from Nebraska.) Thank you and all the panelists!
@annaleen This panel is SO GOOD. (Watching from Nebraska.) Thank you!
@span annaleen oh yay I'm so glad it'll be recorded!! I wish I could make it, but it's right before Star Trek Trivia in Oakland which is the only place I see some friends and I was SO SAD to possibly miss out on this talk
I have been telling EVERYONE to read Terraformers but also trying SO HARD not to spoil the bit about the trains because it is fucking magical and delightful and I cried
@bouncinglime @annaleen was this recorded? I would love to get the link!
@annaleen I love riding my space bicycle on the hyperspace cycling path. It's good for health and lowers traffic.
@annaleen
Still think it's fascinating that Koch kept Uber afloat to thwart public transit.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/uber-koch-brothers-public-transit-privatization
https://jacobin.com/2019/08/uber-koch-brothers-david-charles-rideshare-public-transit
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/climate/koch-brothers-public-transit.html
https://disconnect.blog/the-high-cost-of-ubers-small-profit/
https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2019/05/ubers-path-of-destruction/
https://www.laprogressive.com/economic-equality/capitalist-thugs-follow-the-money
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