Topic: Transportation
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Why America's Bridges Are in Such Dangerously Bad Shape
There are many answers, but they all boil down to the structure of federal transportation funding.
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The Big Fix
A Foldable Fix to Public Transit's Peskiest Problem
Pasadena officials are giving people $220 to buy folding bikes in an effort to solve the "last mile" transportation problem.
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Do Bicycle Helmet Laws Really Make Riders Safer?
Typically, transportation laws promoting safety lead to an increase in public health. With bike helmet laws, the connection isn't so clear.
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Photos
The World's Most Luxurious Metro Station?
Here's what a subway station looks like in Saudi Arabia.
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The Golden Age of Gondolas Might Be Just Around the Corner
Meet the evangelists of cable-drawn aerial transportation.
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The Big Fix
The End of Federal Transportation Funding as We Know It
The diminishing power of the gas tax has renewed debate about how — and even whether — Washington can pay for local roads and rails.
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Postcard
Intimate Scenes From India's Railroads
As India contemplates a second fare hike in as many months, a Reuters photographer captures what the system means to its riders.
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Maps
We've Been Looking at the Spread of Global Pandemics All Wrong
Redrawn maps of the world's air-transport network could change the way we track disease from city to city.
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The Big Fix
Why Homelessness Is a Transportation Issue
What happens when government agencies least prepared to provide assistance wind up as the first responders?
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A Guide to America's Most Ambitious Transit Projects
The U.S. is currently planning 721 regional transit projects. Don't hold your breath for their completion, though.
