Transportist: September 2026

[David M Levinson]

If you are reading this I survived open heart surgery to remove a Myxoma from my left atrium. Benign tumours can come for you too.

Posts​

Publications​

Pointers​

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  Your Regular Reminder
  
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    Car ramming in Normandy, France
    

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  AVs
  
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    Waymo involved in fatal crash, but probably not the cause
    
    
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    Waymo lifts the lid on the ‘brain’ powering its robotaxis
    
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  EVs
  
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    The state of battery-swapping EVs
    
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  Walking
  
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    India’s Supreme Court declared in June that the right to walk safely on designated footpaths was a fundamental right.
    
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  Transit
  
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    Why transit suddenly costs so much. – by Reece Martin
    
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  Social Media
  
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    Mastodon: Transport Starter Kit 1, Starter Kit 2
    

Press​

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  Plans for high-speed rail line from Sydney to Newcastle just got one step closer
  

Sydney University transport professor David Levinson warned against people getting excited that the plans would result in a high-speed train line being constructed.

“They still have to come up with the money to build the thing. Someone has to fund $90 billion,” he said. “Until they show the money it’s not real.”

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