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I've added a new feature to Transit Explorer—the database of the world's fixed-guideway transit systems: The ability to compare cities, side by side, at the same scale.
Here, for example, is Washington vs. Chicago, and Singapore vs. London!
Play around: www.thetransportpolitic.com/transitexplo...
Here, for example, is Washington vs. Chicago, and Singapore vs. London!
Play around: www.thetransportpolitic.com/transitexplo...
September 30, 2026 at 1:12 PM
I've added a new feature to Transit Explorer—the database of the world's fixed-guideway transit systems: The ability to compare cities, side by side, at the same scale.
Here, for example, is Washington vs. Chicago, and Singapore vs. London!
Play around: www.thetransportpolitic.com/transitexplo...
Here, for example, is Washington vs. Chicago, and Singapore vs. London!
Play around: www.thetransportpolitic.com/transitexplo...
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There is perhaps no car manufacturer more than Volkswagen where Germany’s erratic approach to electrification is having a greater impact.
VW ID. Polo sold out for months ahead - electrive.com
In Europe, a waiting list is apparently forming for the VW ID. Polo even before the start of deliveries — at least for individual configurations. The waiting
www.electrive.com
September 8, 2026 at 7:13 AM
There is perhaps no car manufacturer more than Volkswagen where Germany’s erratic approach to electrification is having a greater impact.
I somehow missed that Dubai published a map of its "Rail Network Plan 2032" earlier this year. It's interesting from multiple perspectives, as it shows...
August 20, 2026 at 8:49 AM
I somehow missed that Dubai published a map of its "Rail Network Plan 2032" earlier this year. It's interesting from multiple perspectives, as it shows...
Genuine question: Can anyone explain to me why Dubai Metro is building this branched Blue Line instead of just extending the Red and Green Lines?
August 14, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Genuine question: Can anyone explain to me why Dubai Metro is building this branched Blue Line instead of just extending the Red and Green Lines?
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Ein Durchschlag "1400 Meter unterhalb des Brennerpasses" käme überraschend, denn der ist grad mal 1370 Meter hoch, also müssten sich die Tunnelbohrer unter Meeresniveau bewegen...
Brennerbasistunnel: Durchbruch der Tunnelröhren am Brenner zwischen Italien und Österreich
»Meilenstein für vereintes Europa«: Die Haupttunnelröhren am Brennerbasistunnel sind nun verbunden. Der Durchschlag erfolgte rund 1.400 Meter unterhalb des Brennerpasses.
www.zeit.de
July 29, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Ein Durchschlag "1400 Meter unterhalb des Brennerpasses" käme überraschend, denn der ist grad mal 1370 Meter hoch, also müssten sich die Tunnelbohrer unter Meeresniveau bewegen...
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NYC bus speeds are up 5% since automated enforcement of illegal parking and standing in bus stops and bus lanes for more than five minutes began, though the share of license plates that are unreadable by cameras has risen from 7% in 2024 to 17% in Q1 2026 gothamist.com/news/the-mta...
The MTA bus routes that slowed down after cameras began ticketing double-parked drivers
The cameras have sped up 67 bus routes by 5% on average. But certain routes show buses have actually slowed.
gothamist.com
July 27, 2026 at 4:48 PM
NYC bus speeds are up 5% since automated enforcement of illegal parking and standing in bus stops and bus lanes for more than five minutes began, though the share of license plates that are unreadable by cameras has risen from 7% in 2024 to 17% in Q1 2026 gothamist.com/news/the-mta...
A few more pictures of the new underpass. A lot of energy was spent to prevent car users from ever taking it "by accident". A curb modal filter on the western entrance, traffic lights, and the bus lanes narrow to a single lane under the tracks.
@chittimarco.bsky.social
@chittimarco.bsky.social
July 1, 2026 at 6:09 PM
A few more pictures of the new underpass. A lot of energy was spent to prevent car users from ever taking it "by accident". A curb modal filter on the western entrance, traffic lights, and the bus lanes narrow to a single lane under the tracks.
@chittimarco.bsky.social
@chittimarco.bsky.social
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Good news: 10 years on from the referendum, it turns out that Brexit created 15,000 jobs, added billions to the economy and resulted in a tax windfall and a building boom.
Bad news: all those Brexit Benefits happened in Frankfurt
www.fr.de/frankfurt/so...
Bad news: all those Brexit Benefits happened in Frankfurt
www.fr.de/frankfurt/so...
So hat Frankfurt vom Brexit profitiert – Entwicklung noch nicht zu Ende
Neue Büroflächen, internationale Topinstitutionen, Milliarden an Gewerbesteuer – Frankfurts Finanzbranche zieht nach zehn Jahren eine beeindruckende Bilanz.
www.fr.de
June 1, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Good news: 10 years on from the referendum, it turns out that Brexit created 15,000 jobs, added billions to the economy and resulted in a tax windfall and a building boom.
Bad news: all those Brexit Benefits happened in Frankfurt
www.fr.de/frankfurt/so...
Bad news: all those Brexit Benefits happened in Frankfurt
www.fr.de/frankfurt/so...
Champions League der Recherche vom Spiegel. Ein Südtiroler 'Ministerpräsident" findet Erwähnung. Eine "Stadt" namens Brenner...
(S+) Wichtigste Straße nach Italien: Dieser Mann lässt am Samstag den Brenner sperren
Karl Mühlsteiger könnte an diesem Samstag für Chaos sorgen. Aus Protest will der Tiroler Bürgermeister die Brenner-Autobahn blockieren, die wichtigste Straße nach Italien. Treffen mit einem, der keine...
www.spiegel.de
May 30, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Champions League der Recherche vom Spiegel. Ein Südtiroler 'Ministerpräsident" findet Erwähnung. Eine "Stadt" namens Brenner...
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The UK will have spent more on this line than France has and will spend on its entire network over many decades. Almost none of that benefit will deliver a superior product to what the French have built. Utterly baffling.
May 19, 2026 at 2:04 PM
The UK will have spent more on this line than France has and will spend on its entire network over many decades. Almost none of that benefit will deliver a superior product to what the French have built. Utterly baffling.
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Eurozone unemployment rates fell to 6.2%, tying the lowest on record, in data released this morning, while the EU held steady at 6%
Czechia (3.1%), Bulgaria (3.2%), & Poland (3.3%) had the lowest unemployment, while Finland (10.5%), Spain (10.3%) & Sweden (9.2%) had the highest
Czechia (3.1%), Bulgaria (3.2%), & Poland (3.3%) had the lowest unemployment, while Finland (10.5%), Spain (10.3%) & Sweden (9.2%) had the highest
April 30, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Eurozone unemployment rates fell to 6.2%, tying the lowest on record, in data released this morning, while the EU held steady at 6%
Czechia (3.1%), Bulgaria (3.2%), & Poland (3.3%) had the lowest unemployment, while Finland (10.5%), Spain (10.3%) & Sweden (9.2%) had the highest
Czechia (3.1%), Bulgaria (3.2%), & Poland (3.3%) had the lowest unemployment, while Finland (10.5%), Spain (10.3%) & Sweden (9.2%) had the highest
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#Finland opens world's longest car-free bridge, intended for bicycle riders, pedestrians and mobility device users, and transit riders.
#Helsinki's Kruunuvuori Bridge is 1,191 metres long, and will soon be served by trams.
newatlas.com/architecture...
#Helsinki's Kruunuvuori Bridge is 1,191 metres long, and will soon be served by trams.
newatlas.com/architecture...
April 23, 2026 at 1:11 PM
#Finland opens world's longest car-free bridge, intended for bicycle riders, pedestrians and mobility device users, and transit riders.
#Helsinki's Kruunuvuori Bridge is 1,191 metres long, and will soon be served by trams.
newatlas.com/architecture...
#Helsinki's Kruunuvuori Bridge is 1,191 metres long, and will soon be served by trams.
newatlas.com/architecture...
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Civils and tracklaying have been completed on the 44km, €2.7 bn segment of Milan-Venice HSR between Verona and Vicenza. It's due to open for revenue service with the winter 2026 timetable change.
veronapadova.it/completate-l...
veronapadova.it/completate-l...
March 27, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Civils and tracklaying have been completed on the 44km, €2.7 bn segment of Milan-Venice HSR between Verona and Vicenza. It's due to open for revenue service with the winter 2026 timetable change.
veronapadova.it/completate-l...
veronapadova.it/completate-l...
Eine der irrsten Ideen der Ära Durnwalder: Bruneck zur "Universitätsstadt" zu machen.
Zu wenig Studierende in Bruneck | SALTO
Die Freie Universität Bozen überlegt, den Studiengang zu Tourismusmanagement an der Zweigstelle Bruneck aufzugeben. Das bestätigt Generaldirektor Günther Mathà. Die Freie Universität Bozen überlegt, d...
salto.bz
March 13, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Eine der irrsten Ideen der Ära Durnwalder: Bruneck zur "Universitätsstadt" zu machen.
Nach nem Dreivierteljahr kann man jetzt auch endlich den Südtirol-Fix365-Pass mit der App verknüpfen und entwerten. Gut, besser als nie. Aber vermutlich heißt das auch, dass das Warten auf die für September 2025 angekündigte App aufgegeben wurde und erst mal an der alten App weitergebastelt wird.
Details
www.suedtirolmobil.info
February 25, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Nach nem Dreivierteljahr kann man jetzt auch endlich den Südtirol-Fix365-Pass mit der App verknüpfen und entwerten. Gut, besser als nie. Aber vermutlich heißt das auch, dass das Warten auf die für September 2025 angekündigte App aufgegeben wurde und erst mal an der alten App weitergebastelt wird.
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February 25, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Neues vom Flughafen Bozen. Der Airport erreicht nun rund 60% des Passagieraufkommens der Mendelbahn 🥹✌️
SkyAlps: Mehr Passagiere trotz Mehrausgaben - Wirtschaft | stol.it
Mehr Passagiere und zusätzliche Flugverbindungen haben bei der Bozner Fluggesellschaft SkyAlps für eine zufriedene Bilanz 2025 gesorgt. Getrübt wurde das Ergebnis allerdings durch ungeplante Mehrkoste...
www.stol.it
February 25, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Neues vom Flughafen Bozen. Der Airport erreicht nun rund 60% des Passagieraufkommens der Mendelbahn 🥹✌️
Wie ist das eigentlich möglich? Haben die eine Positivliste zulässiger Zeichen definiert (inklusive à und ù usw.), aber niemandem ist der Gedanke gekommen, dass im Jahre des Herrn 2025 es auch italienische Staatsbürger mit "ausländischem" Zeicheninventar geben könnte? @christophmoar.bsky.social
February 19, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Wie ist das eigentlich möglich? Haben die eine Positivliste zulässiger Zeichen definiert (inklusive à und ù usw.), aber niemandem ist der Gedanke gekommen, dass im Jahre des Herrn 2025 es auch italienische Staatsbürger mit "ausländischem" Zeicheninventar geben könnte? @christophmoar.bsky.social
Many rail enthusiasts tend to think of the past as the good old times. But nobody should ever forget, how astonishingly bad things really were. Pictured: a mid-80s timetable of a branch line in Italy. Few trains, no consistent timings, an endless list of exceptions.
January 30, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Many rail enthusiasts tend to think of the past as the good old times. But nobody should ever forget, how astonishingly bad things really were. Pictured: a mid-80s timetable of a branch line in Italy. Few trains, no consistent timings, an endless list of exceptions.
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There’s a paradox around remote work. Jamie Dimon says it will kill productivity, while startups are hiring for remote roles. Who is right?
With Abhinav Gupta and Elena Simintzi we try to resolve this dispute
Paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Substack: arpitrage.substack.com/p/remote-wor...
With Abhinav Gupta and Elena Simintzi we try to resolve this dispute
Paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Substack: arpitrage.substack.com/p/remote-wor...
January 14, 2026 at 2:40 PM
There’s a paradox around remote work. Jamie Dimon says it will kill productivity, while startups are hiring for remote roles. Who is right?
With Abhinav Gupta and Elena Simintzi we try to resolve this dispute
Paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Substack: arpitrage.substack.com/p/remote-wor...
With Abhinav Gupta and Elena Simintzi we try to resolve this dispute
Paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Substack: arpitrage.substack.com/p/remote-wor...
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Greenland: the first Brexit
How plucky Greenland escaped the European Communities only to end up threatened by the United States
By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk last March
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
How plucky Greenland escaped the European Communities only to end up threatened by the United States
By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk last March
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Greenland: the first Brexit
How plucky Greenland escaped the European Communities only to end up threatened by the United States
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Greenland: the first Brexit
How plucky Greenland escaped the European Communities only to end up threatened by the United States
By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk last March
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
How plucky Greenland escaped the European Communities only to end up threatened by the United States
By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk last March
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
One of Italy's oddities: most new technical installations will still use "hybrid" sockets that can accommodate German Schuko/Europlug, but also the "traditional" Italian 3-prong Type L plug, a close-to-extinction technical standard by and large unused in any device built in the last 2-3 decades.
January 4, 2026 at 12:44 PM
One of Italy's oddities: most new technical installations will still use "hybrid" sockets that can accommodate German Schuko/Europlug, but also the "traditional" Italian 3-prong Type L plug, a close-to-extinction technical standard by and large unused in any device built in the last 2-3 decades.
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India’s demographic shifts are a crossroads: they could spark overdue debates on reproductive freedom, women’s rights and future labour markets — or be weaponised to deepen ethnic divisions.
scroll.in/article/1088...
How Indians respond will shape the fate of the country’s democracy.
By Rukmini S
scroll.in/article/1088...
How Indians respond will shape the fate of the country’s democracy.
By Rukmini S
December 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
India’s demographic shifts are a crossroads: they could spark overdue debates on reproductive freedom, women’s rights and future labour markets — or be weaponised to deepen ethnic divisions.
scroll.in/article/1088...
How Indians respond will shape the fate of the country’s democracy.
By Rukmini S
scroll.in/article/1088...
How Indians respond will shape the fate of the country’s democracy.
By Rukmini S