Sunday Video: European Rail Giants Battling Out In North America
Reece Martin looks into why several European companies are trying to make inroads into the North American market (in this case metropolitan Toronto) for...
Sunday Video: How China’s Flagship Belt and Road Project Stalled Out
https://youtu.be/AU1OvrbawE8
China has been heavily focused on global infrastructure initiatives through its Belt and Road strategy to increase the country’s prosperity and influence. A key...
Ultra High-Speed Surface Transportation Feasible in Washington, State Report Suggests
A feasibility report on ultra high-speed surface transportation in the Cascadia region was released two weeks ago. The $300,000 study was commissioned by the...
Map of the Week: Hogwarts Express
Who says transit can't be fun? Every once and while, mapheads put together some creative, nerdy maps like the Game of Thrones world à la Google Maps and neon...
Sunday Video: What’s Better Than Open Loop Payments For Transit?
As transit agencies modernize their fare payment systems, digital payment methods are becoming more widespread. Many transit agencies are allowing use of open loop...
Sunday Video: Changsha Maglev
In December, the city of Changsha, China started trial runs on a recently completed 11.5-mile urban low-speed maglev train line (<75 mph). How is that...
Transit App Upgrades To 5.0
Transit App users will find that the aptly named mobile navigation app has graduated to version 5.0. The milestone version is noticeably different from...
Urban Hubs Need A CLT Boost
This is the second in a two-part series on cross-laminated timber; read the first here.
I've proposed creating a cross-laminated timber (CLT) bonus by adding 35...