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Transit
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Is Travel Really That Bad?
Okay, the title of this article is a bit tongue-in-cheek, but travel does involve considerable costs. The average…
Which are The Best Public Transit-Friendly Cities in America?
Living in a city that has great public transit access can be a big bonus to getting around…
The Top 10 U.S. Cities With the Best Public Transit
Finding a home with easy access to public transit is a wonderful thing. In the United States, though,…
To Ride the Subway of the Future, All You Need Is Your Face
Biometric markers could replace physical payment methods, speeding entry for passengers (and discouraging fare evaders). Is this awesome,…
Does Transit Always Increase Land Value?
Cities are harnessing future land values to pay for new infrastructure. But the research behind this approach may…
Top 10 Cities In The US If Public Transport Is Your Thing
According to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, the average auto commuter in the United States spends 42 hours…
A Googley View Of The World’s Largest Railroad Model
Remember when Google Street View only allowed you to explore streets? Since its launch in 2007, the service has…
Why Transit-Oriented Developments Do Not Need Transit
Urban planners have invested a lot of energy in the idea of transit-oriented developments (TODs). Developing dense housing…
A Tale Of Four World Cities Compared
These four cities – home to a total of more than 80 million people – respond to economic,…
How Car-Centric Cities Like Phoenix Learned To Love Light Rail
While other cities have struggled to finance their existing transit, Sun Belt cities like Phoenix have embraced light…
Hacking Your Ride For The Next Generation Transit Tools
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority hosts the three-month challenge to hunt for new transit tech beyond the…
Apple WWDC 2015 : Solutions For The Urbanites
Apple’s WWDC 2015 has begun. The annual event where Apple launches new releases, major updates and products and…
How 3D Colorful Pathways Transform Tokyo Transit
At the personal level, your daily commute might seem tedious, even mind-numbing. But on a macroscopic scale, public…
Great Transit : Boon To Local Businesses
Jobs are moving back into city centers, but there’s still an awful lot of them in the urban…
Throwback Thursday : Seattle In Transit
Definitive motor ways of the past pave way for the future. As a city that’s had plenty of…
What Your Nearest Transit Station Says About Your Income
New visualisations map household income by rail stops in Chicago, Portland, Atlanta and D.C. A city’s transit system…
Every City Should Have Something Like San Francisco’s Mass Transit Access Map
It lets you see exactly how much of the city you can reach in a given time window.…
What Old Transit Maps Can Teach Us About A City’s Future
An analysis of once-rejected, later-constructed routes in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Houston. Houston, Atlanta, and Los Angeles are…
Communities Of The Future Will Be Organised on Transportation
The era of transit-oriented development and “networked livable communities” has arrived. The Great Recession has fundamentally changed the…