“This Is Going to Change the World”
On the rise and demise of the Segway.
Transportation
The Road Home
The Texas Department of Transportation intends to spend $25 billion widening highways to fix traffic in Texas cities. What if we tore them down instead?
The Glory of the Rails
Why we must bring trains back.
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Part 1
“The world before the railways appeared so very different from what came afterward and from what we know today because the railways did more than just facilitate travel and thereby change the way the world was seen and depicted. They transformed the very landscape itself.”
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Part 2
“It is simply not possible to envision any conceivable modern, urban-based economy shorn of its subways, its tramways, its light rail and suburban networks, its rail connections, and its intercity links.”
A Kink in the Hyperloop
The dream of getting from Los Angeles to San Francisco in 35 minutes has run into a few speed bumps.
How Uber Conquered London
There are 1.7 million active Uber riders in London, about half the daily ridership of the Tube. Three years ago, there were 5,000.
Why Can't America Have Great Trains?
On the failures of Amtrak.
Fiction Pick of the Week: Train to Flavortown
The train to flavortown hits some speedbumps as an edgy Food Network host meets his match.
Why Johnny Can't Ride
“What are you doing here?” Loggins asked Janette. Janette thought this an odd question. “It’s Bike to Work Day,” she said. “Did you ride your bike to school?”“Bicycling isn’t allowed at Maple Avenue School,” said Loggins. Janette did a double take. “You’re kidding me,” she said. “Right?”
How Fast Can China Go?
On the railways of China and a trip aboard its latest spectacle, a $32 billion line carrying passengers between Shanghai and Beijing at 170 MPH.
