What Happens When You Ask Public Officials To Give Up Driving For A Week
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You get a flurry of local news coverage ... but not a lot of participation. No wonder pols all have the "windshield perspective."
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America’s Most Equitably Walkable City is … Cleveland?
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In most U.S. metros, renters and buyers alike pay a steep premium to live in walkable neighborhoods, a new report finds — except for a small handful of U.S. cities where they actually cost less than car-dominated ones.
The Polar (Vortex) Express: Riding Amtrak During Last Week’s Storm Disruptions
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While Chicago polar vortex-related flight cancellations have been covered extensively on the news, Amtrak hasn’t gotten nearly as much attention.
Rail-y Big Deal: Ohio Man Maps The Future
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"People said, 'This would change my life,'" said the visionary behind a Buckeye State rail system.
HYPE-err-Loop! 700 MPH Train Gets Fed Cash
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If a 28-minute ride between Chicago and Cleveland at the speed of sound seems too good to be true, well then you’re not dreaming big enough. Or fast and long enough. The Great Lakes Hyperloop System took one step closer to the Jetsons acid trip it was conceived from last month when the U.S. House of Representatives somehow […]
Ohio’s Poor Face Nightmarish Commutes
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Being poor anywhere is hard — but in Ohio, a lack of transit forces families to choose between housing they can't afford and long, exhausting commutes keeping them from their loved ones, a new study reveals.