Here’s our semi-regular roundup of interesting tidbits and links about transportation from the last week or so. If you have links to contribute, put them in the comments or email us!

• Hey, there’s a bar called SkyTrain in Bangkok! Rated one of the top rooftop bars in 2010, you can also see Bangkok’s actual SkyTrain passing by from the bar.
• Local blog the Dependent has a great feature on the taxicab monopoly in Vancouver.
• Want to hear confessions from strangers on your subway ride? Wait no more: the TTC has an video art project called Confessions Underground starting next week.
• The Presto pass, Ottawa’s transit smartcard, was meant to debut this weekend, but instead will be delayed until February 2013.
• Copenhagen Cycle Chic points out a lovely video for a Vancouver cycle chic party!
• Calgary Transit issued a report recommending fare increases and parking fees to replace service hours cut in 2011, and add more service in low-served areas.
• Toronto’s transit agency is seeking four citizens to serve as transit commissioners to oversee their work. Apply now: deadline is July 4!
• Dave 2 sent in this Vancouver Sun article from 1974 about a subway coming in just a few years. Oh, history.
• Also the founder of Nettwerk Records has written a book of short stories about subways.
• Hey, the original SkyTrain prototype car is in Squamish!
• And the Transit Museum Society had a vintage bus in New Westminster’s Hyack parade.
• Yay, New Jersey cyclists! New Jersey transit is letting riders take their bikes on trains during limited periods.
• Chicago’s shutting down an entire subway line for five months to do a quick rehab. 80,000 journeys disrupted, wow!
• The New York Times reports that walkable neighbourhoods are more in demand than ever.
• Also, London’s road and transit networks are bracing for Olympic traffic.
• Also from New York: when a new transit project is announced, expect delays.
• And a New York City transit heroine story.
• So fantastic: a bike ride through Vancouver in 1974!
• Great read: a summary of George Hazel’s talk on transportation from Mr. Nathan Pachal.
• A book review from Spacing Vancouver: the Story of the Steveston tram.
• On building duplicate infrastructure in Dallas.
• A profile of the New York City planning director, the most powerful planning director in America (so says the New York Times).
• Vancouver’s downtown bike lanes are now permanent (thanks Sheba and Ben K for the links!)
• And last but not least: city life was a pain even back in the days of the Romans.