Jake Berman Jake Berman is a cartographer, historian, and the author of The Lost Subways of North America. His work has been featured in the New Yorker, Vice, Atlas Obscura, and the Guardian. A native of San Francisco, he now lives in Brooklyn. Europe Safer Roads Are Just A Vacation Away ... Or how I learned to stop worrying and love what Europe does with active transportation. Jake Berman July 9, 2026