Why is the U.S. unwilling to pay for good public transportation?
Maintenance has been pushed off so much that the D.C. Metro needs to shut lines down for months for repairs. momentsnotice/flickr, CC BYOfficials in...
Transport in the Middle East: Let’s go together
RIYADH, the Saudi capital, is no easy place to navigate. It sprawls over 1,500 square kilometres (580 square miles) and, but for a few...
A streetcar in the mire: Washington, DC’s pointless streetcar service finally opens
“LATE and over budget, streetcars are finally rumbling to life in Washington, DC. The long-awaited service, which has cost at least $135m to build,...
Comment on Who We Are by Un développement « radical » du vélo permettrait d’économiser 24.000...
L’Institute for Transportation & Development Policy, en partenariat avec l’Université de Davis en Californie publie un rapport qui invite les villes à favoriser...
A muddled train of thought: Some Americans are upset at the prospect of free...
IT MAY be pantomime season, but unlike Cinderella revelers in Washington, DC, who stay out past the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve...
Comment on Who We Are by Chart of the Day: CO2 Emissions vs. Cycling Modeshare...
a chart from a recent study by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), a big International thinktank, about the relationship between...
Ethiopia: Sub-Saharan Africa gets its first metro
GETTING around African cities is famously stressful. Whether in Nairobi, Lagos or Johannesburg most journeys involve negotiating roads clogged with honking cars and choked...
Subways in America: Gangway, please
IN LATE 2013, New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) released a comprehensive report on its capital investment needs for the next two decades. Buried...
Vancouver: More tax, less traffic?
VANCOUVER is the best place to live in the Americas, according to a quality-of-life ranking published earlier this month by Mercer, a consulting firm....
Etiquette on public transport: Spread ’em
THERE is a reason why men tend to spread their legs as wide as they can when they ride on public transport. It’s just...
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Revitalizing Mexico City’s Historic Buenavista Central Station
The current iteration of Buenavista Station debuted in the 1960s and continues to serve as a vital lifeline for thousands of commuters every day....
Shifting gears: Gender equity in transit
Gender inequities in transportation systems have often overlooked women’s travel and safety needs. From biased crash testing to undervalued non-work trips, this Women’s History...
The country’s civil engineers agree: $1.5 trillion didn’t produce good infrastructure
Despite historic levels of investment in infrastructure over the last twenty years, America’s 2025 infrastructure grades for roads, bridges, safety, and transit look mostly...
Nominate Now for the 2026 Sustainable Transport Award
Does your city or region deserve more recognition for new transport, street design, or policy improvements that increase mobility and improve quality of life...
