Public Transportation

The latest on mass transit around the world, from mobility and types of public transport to policy and road safety.

10 Reasons Why You Should Use Public Transport

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Why Build a Subway When There's Room for a Streetcar?

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How Fast Should an Elevator Go?

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Particulate Matter Levels in London Underground Are 18 Times as High as the Air Outside
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Streetfilms and a Sock Puppet Ride the 14th Street Busway
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Low-Clearance Rapid Transit: Cheaper Than Subways, Faster Than Trolleys
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Why Are Transit Riders Who Jump Fares Treated So Much More Harshly Than Drivers Who Steal Parking Spaces?
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New York's "Radical Traffic Experiment" Is Based on a Very Successful Toronto Prototype
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Watch an Elk Herd Run Majestically Across the Colorado Foothills
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Trolleytrucks Are Back
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This French City Is Largest in Europe to Offer Free Public Transportation for All
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Tokyo Metro Offers Free Noodles to Help Thin Out Rush Hour Crowds
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Air in the London Underground Is Far More Polluted Than Beside Busy City Roads
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World's Steepest Funicular Railway Debuts in Switzerland
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Bus Stations Don't Have to Be Second-Rate, as This One in Tilburg Demonstrates
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Canadian Transport Agency Is Looking for a Hyperloop Consultant
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Will Driverless Taxis Kill Public Transit?
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Luxembourg Is Making Public Transit Free to All
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Norway's Capital Adding 70 New Electric Buses
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Electrification Is Not Enough: Decarbonizing Transport Requires a Systems Approach
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Duke University Faces Community Pressure to Embrace Light Rail
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Trudeau Government Promises Electric Car Subsidies, Public Transit Support, Wind and Tidal Power
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Paris Had a Marvellous Moving Sidewalk in 1900
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Push Toward Transit-Oriented Housing Proves Divisive in California
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No, E-Scooters Are Not the Worst Thing That Ever Happened to Cities
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Are E-Scooters Really Just an Investor Money Pit?
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Why Public Transit Shouldn't Have to Pay for Itself
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How to Reimagine Public Transit and Get People Out of Cars
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Lose Weight Fast on the Public Transit Diet
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Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Jerks Are Vandalizing All the E-Scooters
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She Lives on a Train Because It's Cheaper Than Rent
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Why Train Travel Is the Best Way to Go
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Ridin' the Rails: Auto Use Down as Americans Discover Trains
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Despite D.C.'s Fatal Crash, Light Rail Is Safe Transit
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RIP Personal Rapid Transit
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Japanese Trains Save Deer With Sound Effects
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One Year Later, It Looks Like Putting People Before Cars in Toronto Was a Success
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In Istanbul, Your Recyclables Can Reduce Your Subway Fare
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Yonah Freemark Explains How to Build a Streetcar
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Lawsuit Launched to Shut Down E-Scooters, Halting What Could Be a Transport Revolution
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Amsterdam's Canal Boats Are Going Electric Too
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When Is Public Transport Free in Paris? When Pollution Gets Out of Hand
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Hyperloop Is Hard at Work, Killing Taxes and Public Investment
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Showers in Subway Stations? LA Metro Seeks to Boost Hygiene for City's Homeless
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Emma Watson Hides Feminist Books in London Subway
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Another Reason to Make Transit Free: Fewer Kids Will Get Beat Up by Fare Inspectors
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UK City Goes All in on Electric Taxis
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When State Legislators Defunded Light Rail, a City Stepped Up
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In Munich, Putting People Before Cars Makes Transit Work So Much Better
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9 Train Stations With Unforgettable Architecture
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Polluted German Cities Eye Free Public Transit
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By 2030, 84% of New Buses May Be Electric
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Did Minneapolis Just Host the Most Public Transit-Dependent Game in Super Bowl History?
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Steven M. Johnson on Turn Signal Clothing
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A Picture Is Worth: A Streetcar Stuck in Traffic
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Surprise! Electric Buses Are Significantly Greener Across the US
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Is Public Transportation a Human Right?
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My Totally Unscientific Ranking of Public Transit Systems
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Absolutely the Last Post About Elon Musk, Public Transit, and "Liberty Machines"
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Oslo, Norway, Getting 70 New Electric Buses
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Take a Tour of Stockholm's Most Magnificent Metro Stations
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Commuting Critters: Animals That Ride Public Transportation
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Don't Look Now, but There's a Monster Next to You on the Subway
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Why Do Americans (And Elon Musk) Hate Public Transit So Much, and Love Chasing "Cyberspace Techno-Dreams"?
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See the Soothing Waterfalls of NYC's Subway System
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City of 11.9 Million Will Have Only Electric Buses by the End of the Year
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Bring on the Chinese High Speed Trains
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LA's Journey to 100% Electric Bus Fleet Moves Forward With Purchase of 25 Proterra Buses
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Bring Back the Trolley Bus
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Seattle Is Topping One of Its Famous Floating Bridges With Light Rail
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Supercapacitors Could Be Better Than Batteries or Fuel Cells for Clean Electric Powered Transit
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Map Shows What US-Wide High Speed Rail Might Look Like
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This Singapore Bus Stop Is the Best Bus Stop
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Bus Ride From Toronto to NYC Epitomizes the Sad State of Ground Transportation
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Orlando, Florida Makes a Good Thing (Public Transportation) Even Better (With Biodiesel)
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Why Trains Are Important (Even for Car Guys)
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Here's a Great Way to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint: Take Transit
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Is Public Transportation Really Greener Than Driving?
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Air Fresheners: The Secret to a Better Subway?
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How Much Could You Save if You Stopped Driving? $10,000 a Year? $15,000 a Year?
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The Gyrocar Could Be the Solution to the Biggest Urban Problem of Our Times
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High-Speed Trains Coming to California, Voters Approve Prop 1A
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The Shweeb Pedal-Powered Monorail: Fast and Carbon-Free
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A Good Overnight Sleeper Bus Would Be a Wonderful Thing. Then There Is the Snoozeliner.
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Is This a "Trackless Train" or a Bendy Bus?
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Why Elon Musk Hates Public Transit
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New York City May Get Wonderful "Open Gangway" Subway Trains
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Solo EV: New Electric Bus by Optare
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New York's Broadway Almost Got an Elevated Moving Sidewalk in 1872
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Miami-Dade Might Move on Chinese Bendy Buses
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Do Hydrogen Powered Trains Make Sense?
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Huge Shift From Planes to Trains on London-Scotland Routes
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Sleep Your Way From SF to LA in Cabin
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Video: Phoenix's Brand New Light Rail Has 60% More Users Than Expected
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In China, 20% of New Buses Are Now Electric
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French Startup Will Put 'Flying' Electric Water Taxis to Work in Paris
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Is Uber Killing Transit?
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12 Big Cities Commit to Electric-Only Buses & Fossil-Fuel-Free Zones
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Taipei's Forest Bus Brings Lush Nature to the Concrete Jungle
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The First Self-Driving Cars May Be ... Buses!
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L.A.'s New Bus Stop Benches Look Like Swell Places to Sit for a Spell
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Steampunk Technology Fuels NYC Subway System
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German Cities to Offer Free Transit to Cut Air Pollution
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Study Shows Old Rich White People Don't Take Transit
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Is the Chinese Straddling Bus a Fraud and a Scam? Wait and See.
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Take a Ride in Heathrow's Driverless Pod! (Video)
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Human Transit vs My Kind of Transit: Two Views of What Makes Transit Work, and Why (Book Review)
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How Millennials Feel About Cars, Public Transit and Electric Vehicles
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In the Future, Homebuyers May Hyperloop 'Til They Qualify
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Does Public Transit Reduce or Increase Prejudice?
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Buenos Aires Is Doing a Fantastic Job of Transforming Itself Into a More Livable City!
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UC Irvine Orders 20 Electric Buses
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RIP, American High Speed Rail
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Transit Drivers Should Learn Eco-Driving Tips (18.7% Potential Fuel Savings, Study Says)
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How Transit & Bikes Paid for My Home
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New York Transit Union Claims “Pedestrians Are a Menace”
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Promoters of the Straddling Bus Are Arrested for Illegal Fundraising
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A Modular, Rehabbed, Battery-Electric Train
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Could a Subway Swipe & Read Scheme for Smartphones Boost Visits to Public Libraries?
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Car-Free Living — Meeting With Friends
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World's First Double Decker Electric Bus, Now in Service
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Yes, Buses and Trucks Can Be Zero Emission Too
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UK to Phase Out Diesel-Only Trains, Eventually
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The Weird, Beautiful Metros of the Soviet Union: A Slideshow
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Neighborhoods Built Around Transit Make Life Easier for Seniors, Improve Quality of Life for Everyone
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There's a Private Subway System for Senators Under Washington