Boston: At Downtown Crossing Station on Boston's T, someone has installed some rather cool looking, if completely useless granite "chairs". Perhaps they are metaphors for overcrowding... or perhaps they are... [read on...]

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Northeast Corridor: Amtrak's won a few points by having power ports in every seat, but their tray tables leave a lot to be desired. Not only are they flimsy and... [read on...]

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Chicago: I realize that transit agencies are perpetually strapped for cash, but putting televisions on the busses that bark adverts at you for the length of your ride is just... [read on...]

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Barcelona: Barcelona's otherwise fantastic metro-system offers a rather curious fine if you are caught smoking: 30 Euros and 5 Cents. Why the 5 cents? It probably costs more than 5... [read on...]

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The Strip: Las Vegas Boulevard and neighboring streets are among the worst designed I've ever seen. Pedestrians are funneled into overcrowded bridges and barely existent sidewalks, while traffic just sits... [read on...]

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London: Busses may emit less pollution per person than a normal car, but if you've ever been behind one, you may have noticed a rather impressive plume of black smoke... [read on...]

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London: One of the drawbacks of some bus routes is that they go slowly. Not because the bus itself is slow, or because of traffic, but because the route is... [read on...]

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Vancouver: Okay, I know busses do collect a few strange characters from time to time, especially in smaller cities where only the poor tend to ride them, but nothing excuses... [read on...]

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London: The red busses of London are generally brilliant, as long as traffic is moving smoothly. But they have one particularly annoying and illogical drawback: No Transfers. Most bus systems... [read on...]

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San Francisco: While Muni spends millions on new busses (which are arguably inferior in many ways to the slightly dirty existing buses), no improvement, other than a cosmetic brush... [read on...]

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San Francisco: Light Rail is a very useful form of urban transport, provided it meets one simple criteria: It must be an improvement on other forms of transit, including busses.... [read on...]

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