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The hub and spoke public transport model found in most English cities provides direct, linear public transport routes connecting outer areas to a central hub. Arguments for this approach include ...

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Most would agree that public transport should reach enough people, sufficiently meet their mobility needs and generate significant ridership. But in many cities these goals are only being met wit...

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Trying to find an appropriate adjective to describe the experience many of us are living through right now is a peculiar process. The coronavirus pandemic has tangibly changed the lives of billio...

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The humble bus is a feature of most urban public transport, but what if it wasn’t so humble? Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a bus-based public transport system which typically uses dedicated lanes,...

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During a recent visit to Colombia to participate in the World Bike Forum in Medellin, I learned some lessons on mobility in Bogotá, many of which have stayed in my mind. I am convinced that ed...

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Earlier this month, workers in Fresno broke ground on what was, by all accounts, a historic project: the California high speed rail line, connecting San Francisco and Los Angeles with plans to ev...

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Being the home state to Silicon Valley is a mixed blessing. No one can deny that there are enormous advantages to concentrating the world’s best programmers and electronics designers within you...

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Caracas, capital of Venezuela, lies in a narrow mountain valley surrounded by popular areas that define its hillsides. It is a crowded city with a population of more than 5 million, part of which...

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As I was scanning my Facebook feed this evening, one headline jumped out at me: “The Triumphant Return of Private U.S. Passenger Rail.” Without checking the source, I was sure must be from th...

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It used to be difficult for me to visit San Francisco. As a native of Southern California, I represent one of the few things San Franciscans just can’t tolerate, along with greenhouse gases, th...

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