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A 137-Mile ‘Cycling Utopia’ Floating Above London’s Rail Lines
Cars, buses, and rogue pedestrians are all conspiring against cyclists in congested cities. It's something that designer Norman Foster -- an avid rider -- wants to alleviate with a dedicated biking...
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London’s New Taxi Is Astonishingly Hideous
London's iconic black cab, also known as the hackney coach, is set to retire after five decades of dutiful service. And its replacement has all the charm and charisma of a festering boil.
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This Audi Can Predict When a Parking Space Will Open Up
Audi's Urban Intelligent Assist research initiative uses big data, wireless connectivity and the car's on-board navigation system to, among other things, tell you which street spaces are available and,...
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The Monorail Gets a Second Life in São Paulo
Just in time for the 2014 World Cup, the Brazilian city of São Paulo will have a working monorail.
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Congress Gives Mass Transit Riders the Finger
A popular tax benefit for public transit commuters has suddenly ended, forcing bus and train riders to pay more out of pocket -- even though parking subsidies for those who drive to work remain untouched.
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Trolley-Train Hybrid Tackles City Streets, Then Speeds to Suburbs
The city of Sheffield, U.K. is installing the country's first tram-train, a public transit hybrid that can serve both the suburbs and a city's urban core thanks to a special wheel design that can...
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These Screens Are the Only Things You Should Touch on the NYC Subway
Almost two and a half years after the first On The Go prototype was unveiled at Bowling Green station, 18 new 47-inch screens have powered up, offering riders at-a-glance route information in addition...
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LCD Soundsystem Frontman Has a Cure for NYC Subway’s Brutal Noise
The rhythm of an approaching subway may be music to commuters' ears, but one legendary electronic musician has had enough with the dissonant beeps of New York's turnstiles.
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Volvo Thinks Magnetic Roads Will Guide Tomorrow’s Autonomous Cars
We live in a world where satellites and microprocessors can tell us how to get anywhere we want to go, but Volvo believes the future of transportation lies with something much simpler: magnets.
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After Decades of War, Iraq Adds Fleet of New Trains to Its Aging Railway
Brand new trains were delivered to Iraq for use on a popular railway route, another sign that the country is rebuilding the public transportation network that had fallen into disrepair over decades of...
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