Posts tagged Cuba
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Compare Cuba’s urbanism to DC’s with these fascinating pictures
I recently visited Havana, Cuba, where I saw a few things that aren't unfamiliar to our region: a metropolitan area trying to provide for its current residents while preparing for growth, a blending of old architecture and new, and the fact that a place is more inviting when its easy to walk around there. Below are some photos, along with more specific thoughts, from my trip. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Trampled by teenagers
Green line shooting; Unscheduled stop; Up in smoke; All things considered; Alley zoning; Hello Havana; Architectural fashion; Dubious honors; Pop pop-up. Keep reading…
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I spent five days in Havana. This is what transportation is like there.
Cuba has some special twists on transportation. These are my impressions after a five-day People to People cultural exchange tour I took of Havana, the Cuban capital. Articulated buses and bus stops were full: Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Takes a toll
Lower toll in Maryland; Flipped off; Where CaBi goes; Change the law; No stopping a traffic signal; Behind the Uber curtain; Who killed the streetcar?; Rain brings art; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: The sensitive subject of race
Kaya celebrates diversity; TBD dissects a gentrification article; Passengers may board at the back of the bus; Transforming the projects can lower crime; What’s good for GM may not be good for America; In Cuba, women hitchhike; Bike sharing leads to personal biking; California eases transportation project funding; And…. Keep reading…