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Reuters Freight is crippling metro areas, but it's rarely part of city planning.
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Olympics 2012
London Creates Public Transportation Chaos on Purpose
The city's effort to simulate Olympic-level congestion leaves commuters frustrated and late.
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The Big Fix
Race, Class, and the Stigma of Riding the Bus in America
Can a city successfully gentrify its bus system? Does it want to?
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Of Course People Will Ride California HSR
What they may stop riding are commercial airlines, research suggests.
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Why U.S. Transit Systems Are Still So Far Away From Converting to Driverless Trains
Public sector transit unions are a potent force in setting transit agendas in American cities – more so than in Europe and Asia.
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Study of the Day: Planners Miscalculate Benefits of New Roads
Researchers in Denmark found that municipalities underestimate the economic and environmental impact of new roads.
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Why Americans and Europeans Give Directions Differently
A new study finds big cross-cultural differences in spatial descriptions.
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Olympics 2012
You Can Now Travel the Really Boring Part of the Thames By Air
Is London's 'Emirates Air-Line' a total or partial waste of money?
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Filling a City With Moving Walkways: Is This a Good Idea?
Is this Spanish walkalator a boon for the old and infirm, or a crutch for the lazy?
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The End of Taxis
Traditional taxicab drivers are in trouble and they don't even know it yet.
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The Underground New York Public Library
A subway-hopping photographer memorializes reading riders on a Tumblr blog.
