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04/16/2012

if you invite me to speak ...

... be assured that I don't expect this!

Still, a nice gesture from Calgary Transit. I trust it flashed only briefly, so that nobody missed crucial info about when the next train is coming.

Posted at 06:24 in Calgary | Permalink

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You deserve it, Jarrett!

Your book is amazing. Clear and understandable, that helps any reader and lay transit advocate participate in a transit planning discussion intelligently and cogently.

Congratulations!

Posted by: Dan Wentzel | 04/16/2012 at 09:45

Well we had considered lighting the olympic torch on top of the Calgary Tower for you, but settled for this instead. (joking!)

Posted by: Neil | 04/16/2012 at 09:47

It's nice to see they used those signs for something good! Here, they went through a lot of expense to install digital signs, but they are only used to flash messages like "Remember to renew your driver's license" and "Fare evasion is a violation of state law."

Somebody at operations put up a holiday greeting last year, briefly, but promptly got in big trouble for "misusing the signs."

Posted by: Matthew | 04/16/2012 at 11:49

That's awesome!

Posted by: Bossi | 04/20/2012 at 13:20

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