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The Polar (Vortex) Express: Riding Amtrak during last week’s storm disruptions
While Chicago polar vortex-related flight cancellations have been covered extensively on the news, Amtrak hasn’t gotten nearly as much attention.
December 28, 2022
Questioning the hype around the Cleveland-Chicago Hyperloop
The marketing geniuses at Hyperloop TT seem to have seized on some important cultural zeitgeist.
December 20, 2019
Cheer up Clevelanders, the O’Hare Express is dead, and you can kill the Hyperloop
The story of how Elon's Musk's airport died an early death offers hope for Cleveland transportation advocates dismayed by Hyperloop Boondoggle.
December 16, 2019
Is the Hyperloop Taking Cities for a Ride?
The Hyperloop has never carried human passengers. Yet Ohio officials signed off on a grant based on the promise of Cleveland-Chicago route in just three to five years.
February 27, 2018
What’s Driving Hospital Sprawl?
The trend toward private rooms has hospitals heading for the cornfields.
January 11, 2018
Cleveland Police Enforcement of Transit “Proof-of-Payment” Ruled Unconstitutional
Proof-of-payment speeds up bus service. But leaving enforcement up to police can violate passengers' rights, a Cleveland judge ruled.
November 2, 2017
An Impressive New Bike Connection Highlights Changing Attitudes in Cleveland
People on bikes finally have some space of their own on the Detroit-Superior Bridge. The outer eastbound lane is being converted into a bike lane, linking downtown Cleveland to two thriving retail districts and two large public housing complexes.
October 27, 2017
Too Many State DOTs Are Little More Than Highway Departments
In the last 50 years, nearly every state agency that used to call itself the "highway department" has changed its name to the "department of transportation" to reflect a change in mission. But in practice, many state DOTs still operate strictly as highway departments.
August 23, 2017
Enough With the Gondolamania Already
In American cities, gondolas have mainly served as a distraction from bigger problems facing urban transit systems.
April 10, 2017
Don’t Push Bus Riders to the Margins
Mayors frequently face pressure from business interests to remove bus riders from downtown areas. But that's a big mistake, says transit consultant Jarrett Walker.
February 6, 2017
