UPYCLE ALL DAY
How To Rehabilitate Old Oil Supertankers
The enormous ships that ferry crude oil around the world embody the fossil fuel era and its legacy of pollution. But can they be transformed to become good for the environment?
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I WANT TO RIDE MY BICYCLE
The 20 Most Bike-Friendly Cities On The Planet, Ranked
As trends come and go, simple design stands the test of time. And nowhere is that more evident these days than in urban mobility.
Why is bus ridership falling almost everywhere except Pittsburgh?
We headed to the Paris of Appalachia to investigate this transit mystery — the best kind of mystery.
THE WORLD'S FIRST
This Train Is 100% Solar Powered
While this 70-ton train requires a unique driving technique, it can otherwise run back-and-forth from destination to destination with ease. Amazingly, it also adds more power to the grid than it takes.
THEY DO LOVE DISRUPTION IN THE BAY AREA
San Franciscans Try Out BART's New 'Fleet Of The Future' Train, Which Immediately Breaks Down In A Tunnel
Hundreds of riders on BART's new train cars had to walk through the tunnels after a malfunction in the middle of a ride.
DEATH ON WHEELS
A Visualization Of How Much More Dangerous Motorcycles Are Than Other Forms Of Transportation
Think flying is dangerous? Then you've never really considered the shockingly high fatality rates of motorcycles.
FAULT LINES
Boeing Built Deadly Assumptions Into 737 Max, Blind To A Late Design Change
A system that doomed two flights was expected to engage only rarely and used two sensors. Decisions were based on those factors even when they no longer applied.
NOT A WALK IN THE PARK
Why New York Can't Have Nice Things
It costs three times more to build a subway station here than in London or Paris. What if we could change that?
OUT OF THE LOOP
Why Las Vegas Is Betting On Elon Musk
The Boring Company will develop an underground "people mover" for the Las Vegas Convention Center that's more marketing flash than public transit.
GETTING OUT OF A JAM
New York Experiments With A 'Holy Grail' To End Gridlock
The first American city is about to try congestion pricing. Will it be a miracle or meh?
PUTTING THE 'FUN' IN FUNICULAR
18 Of The World's Most Wondrous Public Transportation Options
As terrific as first-rate mass transit can be, all over the world you can also find public transport options that are experiences in and of themselves.
New York Has a Supervillain Pulling Emergency Brakes and Destroying Subway Commutes
“This is a nutcase who is addicted to fucking with the trains.”
Man Swipes Through The Subway Gate In Singapore And Keeps On Going Again And Again In A Loop
Was this a challenge? Was it a prank? The best part of this video may be we'll never quite know.
WHAT'S COOLER THAN FOUR WHEELS?
Why Buy A Supercar When You Can Buy A 5,700-Horse Power Steam Locomotive for $375,000?
Want to one-up your pals at the country club? Forget the Porsche, get this bad boy.
UNFAIR AND UNJUST
'They Were Conned': How Reckless Loans Devastated A Generation Of Taxi Drivers
Thousands of immigrants who were chasing the dream of owning a New York taxi were trapped in reckless loans by bankers who made huge profits, The Times found.
NEXT LEVEL AERODYNAMICS
The Unreal Science Of Japan's 400 Kilometer Per Hour Bullet Trains Explained
The ALFA-X, Japan's next-generation bullet train, will hit speeds of up to 400kph. But why does it look so weird?
WE THOUGHT OUR COMMUTE WAS HARD
We Followed Someone With A 2-Hour Bike Commute
Every day Chris Schierholtz rides his full-suspension mountain bike 35 miles to and from his office at Mission Workshop, in the heart of San Francisco, a route that includes three-plus total hours of saddle time, some seriously technical singletrack and a ferry.
'Uber Was Supposed To Be Our Public Transit'
In a booming Toronto exurb, partnering with Uber was cheaper than starting a public bus system. But when it got too popular, fares went up.
RIDE, FALL, RIDE TO HOSPITAL
'Broken Jaw, Split Lip, Broken Teeth': E-Scooter Accidents Can Seriously F**k You Up
Until you've read firsthand accounts of shattered arms and metal plates in faces, it's hard to comprehend just how completely these little scooties can wreck your s**t.
The High-Speed Rail Dream Is Still Alive in Texas
A private company plans to break ground on a bullet train between Houston and Dallas in 2019. But opponents of the project have a new argument.
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