Posts tagged Subway
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National links: France may cut thousands of parking spaces to mitigate climate change
A French bill would slash thousands of parking spaces to address climate change. Subway stations cost more to built in New York City than in comparable major cities. Houston’s highway project aims to make the downtown more walkable, but many people are skeptical. Keep reading…
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National links: San Bernardino is a leader in the online shopping industry—and ozone pollution
San Bernardino County has booming logistics industry and nation’s worst ozone pollution. Someone has been pulling the emergency brakes on New York trains, delaying or cancelling over 747 of them. See the invisible city under Paris. Keep reading…
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This 1944 proposal for a DC streetcar subway would have been the largest in the US
A swelling population in the District between the late 1930s and the early 1940s resulted in a lot of traffic congestion—as welll as calls to fix it. Many officials and companies were excited in particular about the prospect of building a subway system. Keep reading…
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Advocates have pushed for a subway in DC since FDR and WWII
Between 1932, when Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected, and 1941, when the US entered the war, the District's population rose by nearly 50%. This spike in population led to overloaded buses and streetcars, as well as severe automobile congestion. The city was in desparate need of transportation alternatives. Keep reading…
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Light rail? Heavy rail? Subway? Rail transit modes fall on a continuum
Despite wide variety in transit systems around the world, here in the United States we only have a few words to describe transit modes, such as commuter rail, heavy rail, and light rail. Keep reading…
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Check out this map of Washington streetcar and proposed subway lines in 1944
Jake Berman, an artist living in New York City, recently sent us this beautiful map of existing streetcar routes and proposed subway lines in DC and surrounding areas in 1944. Keep reading…
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National links: Is America getting cities wrong again?
Star cities continue to develop their urban centers — but why are they so empty? By controlling the curb, cities can control the future. The next leader in water management could be…Los Angeles? Keep reading…
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Metrorail is no longer the second-busiest rapid transit system in the country
Transit ridership has been falling nationwide, but Washington's metro ridership has fallen significantly even compared to other systems. For a long time, Metrorail had long had the second-highest ridership of any of the country’s 13 heavy rail rapid-transit systems. Keep reading…
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How’d you do at Subway Sudoku?
A few weeks ago we published Subway Sudoku, a challenging Metro-themed puzzle. If it's still got you stumped, we're got the answers for you. How did you do? Keep reading…
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National links: Trump just killed a crucial infrastructure project
Trump might not be so good for infrastructure after all. Global cities are increasingly disconnected from the surrounding areas. New York City has an incredibly expensive subway system, compared to their European and Asian counterparts. Keep reading…
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National stories: New York’s subway is stuggling. Here’s why.
New York's subway problems aren't that trains are crowded, they're that maintenance has been put off for years. In Oregon, people who buy bikes now have to pay an extra tax. And at malls around the country, parking spaces may soon be put to much better use. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Keep reading…
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National stories: David Beckham agrees that there’s too much parking
Now that his playing career has wound down, David Beckham wants to build a soccer stadium in Miami that features zero parking spaces. Look at a great visualization of how China's cities have added subway systems. The recent tragedy in Times Square highlights how smart infrastructure keeps us safe, and highlights questions we should be asking moving forward. Keep reading…
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Eight lessons about great (and not-so-great) transit I learned in Toronto
Toronto may be North America's most fascinating transit city. Here are eight things I learned while visiting, both positive and negative. Keep reading…