#TransitThursday Celebrations
Justin (@BJustin) and I must be on the same wavelength today! Great #Transit minds MUST think alike ;-)
I sat down to write this post this morning thinking about all of the cool things to celebrate this week about transit. I started pulling together all of the celebrations, events and news stories that have happened this week and that are happening this month:
- @Amtrak turned 42 yesterday. Happy Birthday @Amtrak!
- @triangletransit turned 20 on April 30th. Happy Birthday @triangletransit! Love that video by @inkspotcrow http://t.co/h4tW0uLrqQ
- @GrandCentralNYC continues to celebrate its 100th Birthday with great exhibits and awesome events, like yesterday’s World’s Largest Bake Sale!
- Happy 2nd Anniversary to Larry Ehl’s @Transpo_Issues http://www.transportationissuesdaily.com — an awesome news source for all things transportation!
- The POTUS announced his nomination for U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Mayor of Charlotte, NC s @MayorFoxx @AnthonyFoxx. A mayor that has been supportive of all forms of transportation, including the LYNX Blue Line Extension light rail transit project.
- National Train Day @NatlTrainDay is coming up! w00t! http://www.nationaltrainday.com
- Bike month is going on! http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bikemonth/ (Not #Transit exactly, but cycling is a force multiplier for transit or as @ajfroggie says transit is a force multiplier for cycling; either way, bicycling is still a very important mode for our transportation community)
I needed to find a link I came across about celebrations this week, so I went to twitter. Right there on my #TransitThursday hashtag list were Justin’s tweets:
@BJustin Happy May #Holidays: @Amtrak’s 42nd BDay (1st), National #Bike Month, National #Train Day (11th), & Bike to Work Day (16th) #TransitThursday
@BJustin: Hope everybody celebrates the joy & positive impact of transportation everywhere throughout May & everyday! #TransitThursday
GREAT #TRANSIT MINDS THINK ALIKE!!!
There is really just much to celebrate in the transit world this week! Justin is right!!! While totally awesome transit and transportation-related events are happening this week and this month, we should celebrate the joy and positive impact of transportation everywhere…and not just #TransitThursday!
…EVERY DAY!
So for today’s topic:
#TransitThursday - Tell us what’s going on in YOUR community to celebrate #Transit! Share the news, the videos, the events, the announcements, the birthdays, the meetups, the pictures…whatever! Just don’t forget the hashtag #TransitThursday otherwise we can’t hear you!
Special thanks to @BJustin for inspiring today’s #TransitThursday topic!
Before the Harlem Shake or the Electric Slide, there was a great group dance song by The Fatback Band called The Bus Stop. It’s a song about the dance you do while you’re waiting for the bus.
There are so many great songs about transit, whether it be Blackfoot’s - Train, Train or The Hollies - Bus Stop. So share your favorite songs about transit & let’s make a great mix tape! Don’t forget use the hashtag #TransitThursday or we won’t hear you’re awesome songs!
Let the music move you as you thank @chrismillerwbt for this awesome #TransitThursday topic!
And the winner is… #TransitThursday
Paperman is a Disney Short Film nominated for Best Animated Short Film at this Sunday’s Oscars. A sweet, short, love story that takes place at a train station and on a train. Of course this film will win, it has all the necessary elements for an Oscar… Transit commuting, meeting people in transit, falling in love in transit, waiting for a train, riding a train, and oh, yeah…did I mention #TRANSIT!!
So, since this Sunday is the Oscars, we thought, what a better #TransitThursday topic than #Transit in the Movies! Share your favorite films with transit. Bonus points for Oscar nominated movies or movies that have won Oscars in past years. & don’t forget the hashtag #TransitThursday!!
Have fun! Learn about great films with transit! Root for Paperman this Sunday! And may the best film with transit win!!
Happy #TransitThursday! It’s #dontdriveday! Tell us what did you do save on gas & clear the air?
Charlotte region, don’t forget to register your commute deets at http://dontdriveday.org for a chance to win cool prizes!
Looking for something to do at lunch? Use the Charlotte Bcycle at lunch; the $8 fee is waved today!
Take lots of pics & share your stories using the hashtag #TransitThursday
Happy riding y’all!
On Thursday, September 27th, Charlotte regional commuters can reduce traffic-related stress, SAVE GAS MONEY, and improve local air quality by trading in their solo commute to work for a cleaner commute method. They could also win prizes donated by local businesses, including an Apple iPad!
Everyday could be a Don’t Drive Day!Eligible clean commutes to work are:
- Ride the Bus
- Carpool
- Telecommute
- Ride LYNX
- Walk
- Bike
- Vanpool
REGISTER ON —> http://don’tdriveday.org for a chance to win:
· GRAND PRIZE: an Apple iPad provided by N.C. Air Awareness;
· A $100 Harris Teeter gift certificate donated by Harris Teeter (for first time clean commuters).
· Two $50 Queen City Bicycles gift cards donated by Queen City Cycles; or
· A 1-year membership to Charlotte B-cycle bicycle sharing program donated by Alta Planning + Design,
HEY COOL!
Also, Charlotte B-cycle will waive the $8 daily membership fee for the B-cycle program in observance of Don’t Drive Day 2012!
(overage charges will still apply to encourage people to “share” the bikes)
One of five high quality 100% cotton Charlotte Area Bicycle Alliance T-shirts, your choice of size and color.
Details about Don’t Drive Day…Entries will only be accepted on http://dontdriveday.org from September 27 through noon on September 28, 2012. One entry per participant.
Winners must live or work in the Charlotte non-attainment area which includes Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Lincoln, Rowan, Union and York (SC) counties.
For more information call Charlotte Area NC Air Awareness at 704-336-5430.
#TransitThursday: Lights, Camera, Transit!
Some say art imitates life. Nothing could be more true than on the silver screen!
Movies and TV shows mirror the familiar in our lives: sights and sounds, iconic buildings, and yes..even TRANSIT!
Why transit? Transit draws us closer into the stories and plot lines; it gives us something we can relate to: how we get to where we are going.
Transit is so engrained in our culture that endless examples exist in books, movies & TV.
So today we ask:
What is your favorite example of transit in movies or on TV? Bonus points if you share a vid clip. Super, duper, gold star transit geek bonus points if you can identify any inaccuracies in the movie/TV show’s transit reference (e.g. wrong train, city, transit system, train lines serving the transit stop, etc.)
#TransitThursday shout out to @geoff_green in Chapel Hill, NC who came up with this week’s #transitThursday topic idea: “transit in media, ie movies (Pelham 1-2-3), tv, even books.”
