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April 22, 2010 – 8:00 pm

transit disparity

The infrastructurally-obsessed will appreciate the Transport Politic‘s summary of the Chinese boom in local rapid transit, prompted by the observation that Shanghai now has the longest metro network in the world, despite having begun the first tracks merely fifteen years ago.  The local transit boom parallels the Chinese investment in high-speed rail which mammoth previously […]

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January 29, 2010 – 2:21 pm

high-speed rail funding

The Transport Politic reviews the distribution and impact of this week’s high-speed rail funding announcement in a cautiously optimistic fashion, with the important caveat that “eight billion dollars of spending won’t be enough for even one true high-speed line”, while Infrastructurist explains why the prioritization of the Orlando-Tampa line, which is slated to receive $1.25 […]

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January 25, 2010 – 1:06 pm

the best architecture of the decade

[The Large Hadron Collider] The end of a decade inspires a lot of list compiling; in that spirit, mammoth offers an alternative list of the best architecture of the decade, concocted without any claim to authority and surely missing some fascinating architecture.   But we hope that at least it’s not boring, as this was an […]

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June 16, 2009 – 3:45 pm

interstate traveler

Interstate Traveler: proof that you should never let anyone tell you that you can’t build your offbeat megaproject (complete with Equestrian Explorer and Triage Traveler), particularly if you have a friend skilled in the production of vintage Popular Mechanics diagrams.  Or else proof that the Michigan state legislature is completely nutty.  Do watch the video, […]

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April 14, 2009 – 10:19 am

on a more positive note

Its not exactly high-speed rail, but, unlike Becker’s state, mine is adding rail service — Richmond-DC and Lynchburg-Charlottesville-DC, which should allow me to realize my dream of living in the Fan District and commuting to DC. Which isn’t to disagree at all with what Stephen noted — there is a real problem in the disconnect […]

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