Informal Transit Is Crucial for Some. Can It Weather Covid-19?
In Kenya's capital Nairobi, business as usual has begun to return to the central commercial district, as pedestrians throng crowded streets where hawkers sell...
A Lawmaker Wants Fast Trains to Rev Up the US Economy
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The Pandemic Strands Some Ship Crews at Sea, Others On Shore
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Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs Scraps Its Ambitious Toronto Project
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As Cities Reopen, Outdoor Dining May Provide a Lifeline
The virus can be spread from droplets that an infected person coughs or sneezes, but researchers still aren’t sure how infectious those droplets are....
Covid-19 Spurs a Road Repair Boom—and Threatens a Bust
Until a few weeks ago, the California Department of Transportation was girding itself for a summer disaster. Come July, it was planning to shut...
Delivery Robots Aren't Ready—When They Could Be Needed Most
Starship and others building robots for sidewalks have faced criticism for operating there, where they compete with pedestrians and people in wheelchairs for space....
The Pandemic Could Be an Opportunity to Remake Cities
Last Tuesday, a Gemballa Mirage GT barrelled into a series of parked cars on a Manhattan street. The driver fled and was arrested. And...
Build Cities for Bikes, Buses, and Feet—Not Cars
The Parisian version of Octavia, it turns out, isn't all he'd hoped. “We screwed this one up,” Tumlin says. “The island is too narrow,...
Public Transit Cuts Hurt 'Essential' Workers Who Need It Most
Jason Young got up at 4am Friday. It was his daughter’s birthday, so he’d taken the early shift at the Giant Food grocery store...
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