Eric Jaffe
Eric Jaffe is a contributing writer to The Atlantic Cities and the author of The King's Best Highway: The Lost History of the Boston Post Road, the Route That Made America. He lives in New York.
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Why I Love My City
Love in a Subway Car
Just in time for Valentine's Day, the Philadelphia transit agency is asking couples who met on board to share their stories.
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The Challenges of Burying the Dead in Urban Asia
Space restraints have led to new rituals in Far Eastern cities.
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Should the Post Office Be Saved?
Today's business-centric view of the mail system stands in contrast to its historical civic mandate
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A Homeless Man's Unused Subway Card Empire
John Jones says he's made $20,000 reselling tossed Metrocards. Should that be legal?
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How a Civic Engagement Campaign Saved Ecuador's Biggest City
The revival of Guayaquil offers a powerful model for urban recovery
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The Municipal Feud That Made Hollywood
In 1937, a California city just southwest of Hollywood tried to change its name - to Hollywood
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Photos
Translating the American Highway System Into a Subway Map
Graphic designer Cameron Booth gives a London Tube map treatment to America's roadways
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How to Entice Car Owners to Switch to Public Transit
A new report, based on an evaluation of Atlanta's transit system, suggests expanding into job centers and improving transfers
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How Our Brains Navigate the City
By using a mental map oriented to the north, says a group of psychologists
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What the Eurostar's Success Means for California HSR
A new study shows just how much high-speed rail dominates the Paris-to-London trip and concludes it would compete with air travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco
