transportation
U.S. Airports No Longer Have to Build Their Own Terrible Trains
The byzantine bureaucratic rule that made useful airport connections to mass transit difficult is finally gone. Its legacy will live on in our crappy trains.
New Jersey Transit Won’t Explain How Its 'Face Mask Detection' AI Works
Transit advocates say surveillance technology will decrease ridership while providing little benefit.
This Game Lets You Build the Transit System of Your Dreams in the Real World
NIMBY Rails is a train-building simulator that doesn't have maps and levels. There's just Earth.
NYC’s Subway Used to Be for Everyone. What’s Going to Happen Now?
The subway is different from every other transit system in the country. If people think that's no longer true, it might not get the funding it needs.
Malaysia Invested a Lot on Its Trains. Why Aren’t More People Using Them?
In the Greater Kuala Lumpur area, only about 20 percent of people take public transportation.
Mayor Pete’s Secretary of Transportation Nomination Probably Doesn’t Matter
He's not exactly a transportation expert or Washington dealmaker, but the position simply isn't that important to the issues that affect us most.
How the Pandemic Got People Biking Again, Even in Asia’s Congested Cities
Biking is one of 2020’s most unexpected trends — an activity you can do at a safe distance, while appreciating nature and cityscapes.
Fully Driverless Taxis Are Now Roaming This City in China
In one video, a dog test-rides an unmanned RoboTaxi in downtown Shenzhen.
Commuter Rail’s Mask-Optional ‘Dumb Ass Car’ Emblematic of U.S.’s COVID-19 Response
"I’ll admit it’s not a perfect system, but our approach is working.”
Toronto Police Embarrass Themselves With Speed Trap for Cyclists
Toronto police have taken a lax approach to traffic enforcement, despite an increase in pedestrian and cyclist deaths this decade. No wonder a PR stunt to catch speeding cyclists rubbed many people the wrong way.
Japan Could Have Flying Taxis by 2023
These air taxis are battery-powered and could be more environmentally sustainable than other aircraft.
The Broken Algorithm That Poisoned American Transportation
For the last 70 years, American transportation planners have been using the same model to decide what to build. There’s just one problem: it’s often wrong.