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I’d actually like a Tesla bicycle
I watched Tesla’s We, Robot event last night. As many of you know, Elon and his team showcased a Cybercab, Robovan, and a humanoid robot that dances funny, all of which will be available in the market...
View ArticleMay we have a bike lane?
Just out there making traffic worse in Toronto by riding in this tiny sliver of a bike lane. #bikeTO pic.twitter.com/7x8bcsZqns— Brandon Donnelly (@donnelly_b) October 14, 2024 Today, the government...
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The longest cable car line in the world is in Mexico City
Mexico City is all kinds of big. It is the largest metropolitan area in North America, the largest Spanish-speaking city, and broadly one of the largest megacities in the world. Because of this, it...
View ArticleTesla vs. Waymo
One of the reasons why I’m interested in the autonomous vehicle space is that I know our built environment is sticky. And because we’ve designed so much of it around the car, it’s hard to imagine this...
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Vishaan Chakrabarti is an architect based in New York City. He is the founder of Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) and the author of two books. His first book, published in 2013, was A...
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This is what happens when you price roads
As a general rule, road pricing isn’t popular. But that’s not because it doesn’t work. The problem is that it works too well, and people don’t like the idea of driving less and paying for roads (that...
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We need far better urban data
The divisive debate over bikes lanes in Toronto continues to remind me that we need far better urban data. People and politicians keep touting “evidence-based decisions,” but what exactly is that...
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Mass transit with on-demand service
Here’s what we know: In the mid-20th century, the US made a pivotal choice that shaped its cities, economy and lifestyle. It chose highways and cars over public transit. At the time, this seemed like...
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Canada announces high-speed rail between Quebec City and Toronto — finally!
The train from Paris to Marseille takes just over 3 hours: To drive this same distance, it would take just over 8 hours: So unless you had a very specific reason, I don’t know why you’d ever want to...
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Paris introduces new limited traffic zone
As counterintuitive as it may sound, one way you could try and improve traffic congestion is to discourage people from riding their bikes and instead encourage them to drive more. That’s what’s...
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