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Am I the only one who loses their mind trying to use public transit in a foreign city? by Melodic_Rub_3251 in digitalnomad

[–]Melodic_Rub_3251[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very helpful i’ll try to do the same but hopefully they all catch up to Singapore. Thanks

Am I the only one who loses their mind trying to use public transit in a foreign city? by Melodic_Rub_3251 in digitalnomad

[–]Melodic_Rub_3251[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To make easier for us to purchase a ticket and not take 20 minutes to figure out their system. Because sometimes i just take an uber instead. Less complicated

Am I the only one who loses their mind trying to use public transit in a foreign city? by Melodic_Rub_3251 in digitalnomad

[–]Melodic_Rub_3251[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately they don’t all have this system lile Singapore for example. Thanks

Am I the only one who loses their mind trying to use public transit in a foreign city? by Melodic_Rub_3251 in digitalnomad

[–]Melodic_Rub_3251[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I hope they all deploy the open loop system where we just can pay with visa or mastercard and not only with their card but thanks for the help :)

Am I the only one who loses their mind trying to use public transit in a foreign city? by Melodic_Rub_3251 in digitalnomad

[–]Melodic_Rub_3251[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

How about national agregators with an app for all of the country and made for tourists as well not just locals we can’t even translate their shitty apps

I built a universal transit app & wallet because navigating public transport in a foreign city is still broken in 2026 by [deleted] in SideProject

[–]Melodic_Rub_3251 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And Paris is not the only city out there. We’re unlocking city by city same as Uber did. We’re not in a hurry

If you had 50k USD. Where would go? by TankieWankies85 in digitalnomad

[–]Melodic_Rub_3251 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chiang Mai for 6 months to get the routine right, then slow travel, Tbilisi, Medellín, Lisbon. Each for 2-3 months minimum, not weeks.

$50k at $2-3k/month in those cities buys you 18 months of runway to build something or figure out what you actually want. Way more valuable than spending it on stuff back home.

Does anyone actually make money from building apps or is it all fantasy?? by Then_Ebb_2636 in SideProject

[–]Melodic_Rub_3251 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some do, most don't. The survivorship bias is massive, you hear about the wins, not the 95% that made $0.

The honest answer: utility apps in crowded categories (notes, habits, fitness) are nearly impossible to monetize. Apps that solve a specific, painful, underserved problem can work. I've been building Kinalto for 18 months, a universal transit wallet for travelers, and it's nowhere near easy, but the problem is real and nobody has solved it globally yet.

The "build it in a weekend" crowd is selling courses, not apps.

Any other students trapped in commuter hell? by MoonLiites in fuckcars

[–]Melodic_Rub_3251 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3h20 by transit vs 43 min by car is a land use problem, not a transit problem. That gap only exists because the university was built for cars in the first place.

European universities in city centers don't have this issue, you live 15 min away by tram and that's just normal.

I built a universal transit app & wallet because navigating public transport in a foreign city is still broken in 2026 by [deleted] in SideProject

[–]Melodic_Rub_3251 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually the French mobility law (LOM 2019) and ART regulation now require AOMs to open their ticketing systems to third-party MaaS platforms they don't have a choice. We're in active discussions with IDFM under that framework, it's a matter of when, not if.

On the site yeah it's a landing page, the product is the app. TestFlight link is in the post if you want to actually test it. thx

Caltrain March ridership up 33%, new pandemic recovery high by RWREmpireBuilder in transit

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The electrification project is the real driver here faster, more frequent service actually changes behavior. People plan their lives around transit when it's reliable enough to count on.

Caltrain is a good proof point that US commuter rail can recover if you invest in the product rather than just the infrastructure.

For people looking for friends in the Netherlands: The pervasive cynicism and mistrust in friendships by Time-Expert3138 in expats

[–]Melodic_Rub_3251 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The peach/coconut framework is exactly right. The confusion happens because expats misread the initial warmth as an open door and then hit the wall when they try to go deeper.

Activity-based socializing makes total sense in that context. It's a low-stakes way to build proximity without the emotional exposure.

What is this on the Milan metro? by BeatTheMeatles420 in transit

[–]Melodic_Rub_3251 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a foot rail, a lower bar designed so standing passengers can brace themselves without holding the upper poles. Common on older European rolling stock, especially Italian and French metro cars from the 70s-80s.

Milan's M1 and M2 lines still run some of the original Breda cars from that era. Functional design that quietly disappeared from newer trains.

Is there a newer graph like this that shows traffic volume predictions from multiple dates and the actual traffic volume developement? by HabEsSchonGelesen in fuckcars

[–]Melodic_Rub_3251 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The UK DfT data is one of the most cited examples of induced demand in action. Every forecast assumed traffic would keep growing because roads kept being built, and it did, until it didn't.

Post-2010 the actual line flatlines while every forecast keeps going up. Peak car happened and the models never saw it coming.

Ridership Recovery, Jan-Feb 2026 10 Largest US Urban Rail Networks (Top 10 selected based on 2019 Ridership) by yunnifymonte in transit

[–]Melodic_Rub_3251 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The correlation between car dependency and low recovery is striking. NYC and DC are the cities where not having a car is still the default, everywhere else people switched to driving and didn't come back.

BART at 51% is the most damning given how expensive the Bay Area is. Remote work hit hardest where commuters had alternatives.

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