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Author Nick Kahn

Nick Kahn

Nick Kahn, MUP, is an urban planning professional assisting the state of New Jersey recover from the impacts of Hurricane Sandy. Originally from New York City, he lives in New Brunswick, NJ and is interested in transportation and urban culture.

The Bastakiya Quarter

Dubai’s Bastakiya Quarter: An Early Example of Planning for Climate and Modesty

Nick Kahn
February 27, 2015
Community and Neighborhoods, Featured
When most people think of Dubai, the largest city in the United Arab Emirates, they think of a glitzy city with futuristic-looking high-rise buildings, high-end shopping, luxury hotels and nightlife, along pris...
Mumbai Monorail. Photo by dasphoto on Flickr.

What to make of Mumbai’s new Monorail.

Nick Kahn
February 19, 2014
Transportation
Monorail. The mere mention of that word provokes a myriad of emotions. For some, it is a cool, sleek mode of transport that has a Howard Hughes-esque “way of the future” feel to it. For others, as brilliantly c...

How simple transportation investments led to civic pride in Colombia

Nick Kahn
February 3, 2014
Transportation
As recently as a decade ago, Bogotá and Medellin were considered among the world’s most dangerous cities. However, over the past decade, those two Colombian cities went from being crippled by the drug trade and...
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