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Ride Single-File in These Upstate Towns Or Risk Arrest

By Aaron Short | Jul 15, 2019 | 12 Comments

Cyclists love riding the scenic roads in the Hudson River valley, but a Draconian municipal law could have cops ticketing riders and even throwing them in jail if they ride side by side.

Cyclists in London made an average of 2.5 million trips a day in 2018, up 5 percent from the previous year.

Tally Ho! London Breaks its Cycling Record

By Aaron Short | Jul 8, 2019 | 7 Comments

London's painstaking network of new bike lanes, refurbished signals at intersections, and traffic congestion policies are paying off with record ridership.

Will Americans ever commute at the speed of sound or merely dream of it?

HYPE-err-Loop! 700 MPH Train Gets Fed Cash

By Aaron Short | Jul 3, 2019 | 11 Comments

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 […]

Interstate 5, leading toward Portland. Oregon plans to widen the highway through the Rose Quarter.

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Boondoggle: Portland Takes a Step Backward

By Gideon Weissman and Matthew Casale | Jun 28, 2019 | 11 Comments

Portland has made bold moves toward becoming a good place to get around without a car. But it's about to make a huge mistake in the Rose Quarter.

Pennsylvania seeks to widen I-83 in York County, but funds for the costly project would be better spent on operational improvements such as crash prevention. Image: PennDOT

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Boondoggle: Keystone State’s 1-83 Expansion

By Gideon Weissman and Matthew Casale | Jun 27, 2019 | 6 Comments

Pennsylvania is moving forward with a plan to spend $300 million in order to widen I-83 in York County to eight lanes from four. But project documents fail to show how the project will solve any problems or bring clear benefits to the region.

Miami has increasingly relied on private investment to expand its rail system.

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Rail Reversal: Miami Looking to China For Transit Help

By Aaron Short | Jun 25, 2019 | 7 Comments

The Chinese government is pitching Miami on a new rail line as public investment in Florida transit stalls.

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