// It's been an awful week. I don't live in the United States, but I'm close enough that the victory of Donald Trump will cast a shadow over my life, the life of my friends and family, and, quite assuredly, over the life of everybody
Lessons from car-free villages in the Alps of Switzerland. Gondolas, funiculars, cog railways, oh my!
Tiny transit vehicles can play an important role in networks, especially as feeders—but they aren't a substitute for heavy-hauling, regularly-scheduled service.
On Riding Dublin's Human Transit-Redesigned Bus Network. // In last week's post, I wrote about the relative lack of rail transit in Dublin, a city with a population of 1.28 million (2.12 million in "Greater Dublin"). Much smaller cities in Europe have
A "National Capital" Worthy of the Name Deserves More than Buses—and One Funicular
How the Subway Transformed New York City (and the World)
It's Not the First Time the Great Soviet Subway Has Been Used to Dupe Visiting Chumps
*And Not on Substack, Where the Nazis Are Still Getting Published n.b. This post was originally on Substack; moving it to a more permanent home here. // I’ve spent a few weeks moving my archive of newsletters to a new platform. You can now find my transport dispatches at
A Review of the Long-Awaited Revised Edition of Public Transport's Bible
I’ve been living in the future all my life: a world without automobiles. I’ve never owned a car, which gives me a unique perspective on the world. I go to the places that cars don’t, and try to get around as much as possible by train, public
Substack Can Solve Its "Nazi Problem" by Not Being the Publisher of Nazis
Vive the Grand Paris Express! (But Let's Not Forget the Original Métropolitain)
