For City’s Transportation Chief, Kudos and Criticism

"Frankly, it's about time we did something to stop confusing our customers."

Interesting discussion of some of the problems, politics, and successes in keeping London's Oyster card simple [MN]

"That do-do-dooo sound will now signal the closing of the doors. And, technology be damned, it’ll still be chunks of Quebec lumber [deep fried in peanut oil] slowing the things down at every station."

"All sense but political sense says scrap the ill-judged generosity of spending £1bn a year so over-60s can travel free"

Fascinating and beautiful look back: A Transit Program For The Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, 1939 [MN]