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Protest and pedestrian market at Victory Monument during Bangkok shutdown. Photo courtesy of David Gimore

Bangkok “Shutdown” Ironically Brings New Life to city streets

March 24, 2014

Ever since the majority party in Thailand’s national government attempted to pass a blanket amnesty bill in November, Bangkok, Thailand’s capital, has limped through weeks of street protests that have lengthene...

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...

A covered bridge in Long Grove, Illinois. Photo by jim_watkins on Flickr.

Paying for Underfunded Village Roads

John Cruz

February 5, 2014

The Burbs, Transportation

The Village of Long Grove, Illinois is one of many communities throughout the United States learning the hard lessons of depending on continuous growth to sustain their network of public infrastructure. While 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...

Cincinnati’s Streetcar Project looks to be the first casualty of the 2013 Municipal elections

John Cruz

November 7, 2013

News, Transportation

On Tuesday, municipal elections across the United States brought fourth a lot of change to the way urban policy will be shaped in the coming years. While we await to see how the policies of many new big-city ma...

In the works for over 150 years, Istanbul’s New Tunnel Finally links Europe and Asia

John Cruz

October 29, 2013

Featured, News, Transportation

In 1860, as the United States was in the early stages of their Civil War, Sultan Abdülmecid I, the 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire in present day Turkey hatched a plan to construct a tunnel that would link th...

Bikes outsell Automobiles in United States and almost all of Europe.

John Cruz

October 24, 2013

Featured, News, Sustainability, Transportation

National Public Radio has reported that the number of bicycles is outselling cars in almost all of european countries, with countries such as Italy seeing new bicycle sales outpacing new car sales for the first...

One Way Street Sign. Photo courtesy of nicejenny83 on Flickr.

Are days numbered for one-way streets?

John Cruz

February 21, 2012

Culture, Transportation

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While for years many people have favored one way streets as a quick way to get in and out of town, they have come under recent fire as being ineffective and confusing, but new evidence shows that like roundabou...

Parking Lot Hockey. Image courtesy of The Western Star.

A Parking Spot to Play In

David Mieksztyn

January 19, 2012

The Burbs, Transportation

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Planners and urbanists have boisterously made the case that parking lots are a nightmare in terms of land use, and with good reason behind it. Considering the amount of land a typical shopping center's parking...

Bus Rapid Transit is the new reality for Detroit

John Cruz

December 19, 2011

Featured, Maps, The Burbs, Transportation

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In the city of Detroit this holiday Season, the city council isn't taking a vacation. In the city of Lansing, the state of Michigan is reviewing the books for Detroit. When they are done, the city council ma...