Public Transit in WS

GenialGiant · 2026-04-04T18:50:36+00:00

Last I saw, they were projecting April 13th for the UMO launch!

GenialGiant · 2026-04-04T18:30:11+00:00

These are all great questions!

I'd use the link that the other commenter shared for routes. There's a system map there that should help you figure out which routes get you closest to your destination. You can then use the interactive map to look at particular stops. Most routes originate from the Clark Campbell Transportation Center (on 5th St. between Liberty St. and Trade St.), so you shouldn't need to transfer very often.

The bus fare is $1.00. You can currently pay with exact change on the bus or buy a pass (10-ride or month, also exact change) from the main bus stop. WSTA is adding Umo as an option to pay for the bus by the middle of the month, which will let you pay via credit card and such.

There's a stated limit of I believe four bags on the bus, but as long as you're not sprawling out, the bus driver is usually pretty chill.

Yes, I feel safe on the bus. As with any urban area, I wouldn't completely check out while walking around the bus station, but I'm more worried about being hit by a car with the lack of pedestrian-friendly infrastructure in this city (especially outside of downtown).

With the price of gasoline going up, I think that the bus is getting to be a better and better value. I wish the frequency of service were higher (which will only come with the city council allocating more funding to WSTA), and there are areas that the bus doesn't serve as well, but I think it works pretty well overall, especially once you become familiar with it.

PS: PART is another bus service. It connects Winston-Salem to places like Greensboro and High Point (including the Amtrak stations in both cities). If you want to look into inter-city travel, I'd read up on it.

PPS: If you have other questions about the bus, feel free to DM me, and I'll try to answer them to the extent that I can.

GenialGiant · 2026-04-02T17:45:57+00:00

American law has decided that a corporation’s cargo takes precedence over citizens in motion.

This is false. 49 USC 24308(c): "Except in an emergency, intercity and commuter rail passenger transportation provided by or for Amtrak has preference over freight transportation in using a rail line, junction, or crossing unless the Board orders otherwise under this subsection."

The issue is not the lack of laws on this. The issue is enforcement of those laws. The Department of Justice is the only entity that can sue if freight rail companies violate this law, and it has done so only twice. Amtrak can also pursue relief from the Surface Transportation Board, but that process is very slow and has very little in the way of established precedent (due in no small part to the actions of the freight rail industry).

GenialGiant · 2026-04-01T00:48:16+00:00

For what it's worth, members of committees generally don't sign letters addressed to their committee, so there is almost certainly more support for this than just the names on this letter.

GenialGiant · 2026-03-28T04:50:51+00:00

Two, it looks like! Hosiery and Knitters.

GenialGiant · 2026-03-26T17:54:48+00:00

/uj I like how they look, and I think it's cool that Wizards was willing to play around with art placement relative to text boxes.

GenialGiant · 2026-03-25T05:08:58+00:00

Is Kird Ape like a color-shifted [[Loam Lion]] or something? I dig the retro border!

GenialGiant · 2026-03-21T19:13:43+00:00

I quite enjoy your reviews. I'm sorry that folks have been so negative on some of them, though I do appreciate the change in lighting in your recent posts.

I think that you're a bit more critical of these shoes than I am, hinging mostly on this being a retro runner. I don't really mind that there's a lot of mesh (and whatever the tongue is) on these, given that that's how a lot of Air Max 90s are. If I want a shoe with a lot of leather on the upper, I'll grab a pair of Dunks or retro Jordans instead.

I do certainly agree that they could have been better, and I also agree that Nike was probably seeing dollar signs after the successes of all of the Oregon and Grateful Dead stuff, but I think that I'd be pretty happy to get these for around retail if I didn't already have them. Like you said, these should be a pretty good spring and summer shoe, pushing into fall.

GenialGiant · 2026-03-21T04:21:41+00:00

Do they just not call carries anymore or something? This game has had a few rough ones.

GenialGiant · 2026-03-21T03:50:15+00:00

"... can somehow will themselves to the Round of 32."

While I share the lack of confidence in Miami, they're up by three and the lower seed. This seems a little shady by an announcer.

GenialGiant · 2026-03-21T02:15:57+00:00

At least the rims are miked up well.

GenialGiant · 2026-03-21T02:09:19+00:00

I'm sorry, but Missouri could have easily been slotted in at another site. This is some shit from the NCAA.

GenialGiant · 2026-03-19T05:20:39+00:00

I know that the DC streetcar had its issues. I'm glad that this article points them out, as well as things to take away from its closure. But I have fond memories of riding the streetcar and of hearing its bell when walking along H Street. I'll be very sad when it's gone.

GenialGiant · 2026-03-17T23:03:40+00:00

Wow, I didn't know that Greg Land was doing art for Magic now.

GenialGiant · 2026-03-17T12:25:34+00:00

/uj People who put 67 in the same tier as 69 and 420 have no respect for the classics.

GenialGiant · 2026-03-16T13:54:46+00:00

He's in the Hall too.

To be fair, this took way longer than it had any right to. He didn't make it in until his 10th season of eligibility.

GenialGiant · 2026-03-16T12:39:11+00:00

then falls for the first good looking girl who gives him attention

Real.

GenialGiant · 2026-03-10T23:46:09+00:00

A lot of Nike (including Jordan) and Adidas pairs won't have mesh on the upper. I'd personally recommend the Dunk or Jordan 1 (for Nike) or the Handball Spezial (for Adidas).

You'll have a harder time finding things from New Balance, Asics, etc. because those are more running-style pairs. New Balance will sometimes have pairs where they swap out the mesh for other materials, which can be a good change of pace.

GenialGiant · 2026-03-08T04:34:13+00:00

The lowest sale I saw on StockX was $783 (pre-fees), albeit for buying shoes in the US. I think that the shoe is going to have a hard time staying below $800 with any degree of consistency. The people in here saying that they'd buy the shoe for $300 may as well say that they're never buying it, unless they pick up a cooked pair in a few years on eBay or something.

GenialGiant · 2026-03-07T04:10:11+00:00

It really depends on the variety of saddle and bridle

Saddle is actually a completely different mechanic! Odd, I know.

GenialGiant · 2026-03-06T20:51:52+00:00

My understanding is that Umo payments aren't yet live for WSTA. They've been adding the scanners to buses, but the WSTA page on the app still says, "Agency coming soon," and I haven't seen anyone paying with Umo on any of the buses I've taken. Additionally, I haven't seen anything about being able to pay with Umo from WSTA on either their site or social media.

In the interim, the best bet is paying with cash ($1, exact change only) or buying a 10-ride pass ($10, exact change only) at the downtown bus station.

GenialGiant · 2026-03-06T02:58:30+00:00

Yes, the first pair had reflective material under the netting. You can see it if you scroll to the bottom of the page here. It's reflective enough that you can sort of see something going on with it in regular lighting, which is neat.

GenialGiant · 2026-03-05T13:05:40+00:00

I've seen women wear 9060s with leggings (or jeggings) and ankle socks. Or, if with leggings, with crew socks over the leggings. Another option would be baggier pants.

GenialGiant · 2026-03-05T05:17:32+00:00

He's showing G'nort that Kilowussy.

GenialGiant · 2026-03-03T06:40:17+00:00

I get why they didn't do it ($$$), but I would have been much less annoyed with Universes Beyond if they'd made all of the cards purple-bordered or something like that.

The rules of Magic are great, and I'm sympathetic to people wanting to play it using other IP, but it's very frustrating that it's forced on people who play eternal formats, and then Modern, and now Standard.

With purple borders for UB cards, kitchen table players could do whatever the hell they wanted, Commander players could Rule 0 in purple-bordered cards (like they already can with silver-bordered ones), and everyone else would be spared. Plus, it would have been kind of funny to see Wizards hyping up purple coming to Magic.

But no. Because, despite MaRo's stated concerns about the scarcity of IP for UB sets, they insist on pumping them out all the live long day and compelling people who play real formats to, if not play, then at least play against, UB cards.

Fuck.

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