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I fall for every new flavor - ich kann halt nicht anders: Wenn es #Chips in neuen Geschmacksrichtungen gibt, muss ich sie einfach probieren 🤷🏻‍♂️

Vielleicht liegt es an einer Kindheit, in der es nur Paprika-Chip gab 😂 - aber ich finde es auch interessant, dass mit Gewürzen alle Geschmäcker gezaubert werden können.

Eigentlich hätte ich eher die entsprechenden Original-Produkte zum Vergleichsessen dabei gehabt 😅

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Then there is Ford's baby subway, the Ontario Line. It will be:
- Incompatible with all other lines the #TTC operates (can't: build junctions later for interlining, can't share rolling stock)
- Smaller than Subways (Ford's logic: narrower tunnels means more distance for the same budget and more is better, never mind projected usage being higher than capacity!)

Billions wasted to satisfy our own Trump.

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Watching this video makes me lament for #Toronto and #Ontario and the damage done to it by Rob and Doug Ford.

As originally designed the Eglinton LRT would have spread throughout Scarborough and Etobicoke.

Instead Ford is wasting $3.5bn to bury the west end of the line, money that could've been used to build dozens of kilometres of on-street dedicated LRT lanes.

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youtube.com/watch?v=bNTg9EX7MLw

#TOPoli#ONPoli#TTC

When it comes to visiting cities, my primary criteria is that a city without excellent public transit will always be near the bottom of my list, no matter how interesting it is otherwise, while cities that have a lot of attractions I don't care about, but fantastic transit, like Vienna, for example, are right near the top, because I love riding trams. When I travel, the last thing I want to do is drive a damn car.

Longest onsite airport people movers in North America

Phoenix Sky Train: Source: en.wikipedia.org

The following list identifies those airports in North America that have onsite people mover, tram, subway, or similar transit systems. It does not include links to offsite transit networks unless they are an integrated part of the onsite people mover network, nor does it include bus transit. Generally, these onsite transit systems utilized cables, rail, or guideways to connect multiple terminal(s) and/or the terminal(s) with gates, parking garages, remote rental car facilities, cell phone lots, meeting facilities, hotels, and other related uses on or close to the airport property.

San Francisco-Oakland Airport – Source: flysfo.com

Such systems can help reduce congestion at or near airports, particularly near arrival and departure entrances, as well as provided accessibility to gates and other features without requiring lengthy walks. Please note, mileage for those airports with multiple lines and/or systems are first broken down individually, then compiled at the end of the list.

Peace!

Los Angeles’ Automated People Mover (opening 2026) – Source: railway-technology.com

_______Length by Route_______

1. New York City Kennedy (JFK): AirTrain JFK/Jamaica Station Train* = 6.60 miles

2. New York City Kennedy (JFK): AirTrain JFK/Howard Beach Train* = 5.30 miles

3. Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) = Sky Train = 4.90 miles

4. Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): Skylink = 4.81 miles

5. Washington Dulles (IAD): AeroTrain = 3.98 miles

6-8. Chicago O’Hare (ORD): Airport Transit System; San Francisco-Oakland (SFO): AirTrain Red Line; and San Francisco-Oakland (SFO): AirTrain Blue Line = 3.00 miles

9. Atlanta Hartsfield (ATL): Plane Train = 2.80 miles

10. Newark Liberty (EWR): AirTrain = 2.5 miles (2029)

11. Los Angeles (LAX): Automated People Mover = 2.25 miles (2026)

12. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (FLL): Automated People Mover = 2.10 miles (2030)

13. Houston Bush (IAH): Subway = 2.00 miles

14. Mexico City Juarez (MEX): Aerotrén = 1.90 miles

15. New York City Kennedy (JFK): AirTrain JFK/Airport Terminal Loop = 1.80 miles

16. Seattle-Tacoma (SEA): SEA Underground = 1.67 miles

17. Atlanta Hartsfield (ATL): SkyTrain = 1.5 miles

18. Orlando (MCO): Automated People Mover = 1.43 miles

19. Tampa (TPA): Automated People Mover = 1.40 miles

20. Miami (MIA): MIA Mover = 1.27 miles

21. Denver (DIA): Automated Guideway Transit = 1.25 miles

22. Toronto Pearson (YYZ): Terminal Link = 0.90 mile

23-25. Detroit Metro (DTW): ExpressTram; Houston Bush (IAH): Skyway; and Miami (MIA): Skytrain = 0.70 mile

26. Las Vegas Reid (LAS): Blue Line = 0.65 mile

27. Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP): Concourse C People Mover = 0.51 mile

28. Pittsburgh (PGH): People Mover = 0.49 mile

29. Cincinnati (CVG): Underground Train = 0.29 mile

30. Las Vegas Reid (LAS): Green Line = 0.27 mile

31. Sacramento (SMF): Automated People Mover = 0.26 mile

32. Las Vegas Reid (LAS): Red Line = 0.23 mile

33. Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP): Hub Tram = 0.19 mile

34. Miami (MIA): e-Train = ?

Proposed: Boston (BOS), Philadelphia (PHL), and San Diego (SAN)

The Oakland Airport Connector was not included because it solely links the airport with BART versus servicing sites throughout the airport.

*The Jamaica Station and Howard Beach Trains share a route for 1.5 miles.

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JFK Airport – Source: transitmap.net

Length of combined route totals (from above):

  1. New York City Kennedy (JFK)* = 13.80 miles

2. San Francisco-Oalkland (SFO) = 6.00 miles

3. Atlanta Hartsfield (ATL) = 4.30 miles

4. Houston Bush (IAH) = 2.70 miles

5. Miami (MIA) = 1.97+ miles

6. Las Vegas Reid (LAS) = 1.15 miles

7. Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) = 0.70 mile

*The Jamaica Station and Howard Beach Trains share a route for 1.5 miles.

Detroit Metro Express Tram – Source: fox2detroit.com

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