Fight Over Environmental Impact of ‘Maglev’ High-Speed Rail by Tom Pelton SOURCE: NPR

 “The project severely neglects the urgent need for updated and affordable public transportation in the area. However, the privately-proposed project does provide an alternative for high-income residents of Washington D.C. and Baltimore that commute between the two cities.”--state Delegate Julian Ivey

Luxembourg’s New Deal: Free Transit and Legal Weed By Feargus O'Sullivan SOURCE: Bloomberg CityLab

 

Also, every building in Luxembourg looks like this.Paul Ames/AP

Southeast Asia’s roads more dangerous than by David Hutt Covid Asia Times

 

A 2017 study by the World Bank, The High Toll of Traffic Injuries, suggested that if Thailand could cut road traffic mortality rates by 50% over a period of 24 years, it could generate additional income equivalent to 22.2% of GDP – of the 2014 level.

10 Reasons Not to Build High-Speed Rail SOURCE: The Antiplanner

"High-speed rail is an obsolete technology because it requires expensive and dedicated infrastructure that will serve no purpose other than moving passengers who could more economically travel by highway or air. The United States should not make the same mistake as China, Spain, and other countries that have gambled their economies on this archaic form of travel."

UK finally gets Asia-style bullet trains by Andrew Salmon FROM Asia Times

 

"Yet relief for British train users [though they invented the train] is hardly going to pull up at a nearby platform any time soon. According to the BBC, Phase 1 will not be open until 2029-2033; for Phase 2 it will be 2035-2040; and there are already questions over the feasibility of Phase 3."

Inside Arrival's Revolutionary Microfactory FROM Vision

China unveils 600 km/h Transrapid train by Dave Makichuk FROM Asia Times

"And while the manufacturer, the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC), claims it is a purely Chinese product, in fact, the patent comes from Germany."

The flying car completes first ever inter-city flight (Official Video)

 

Biden Chooses Cronyism Over Letting Puerto Rico Rebuild by Scott Shackford, associate editor at Reason

"The Jones Act shields the American shipping industry from foreign competition and harms both the environment and disadvantaged communities."

What it's really like steering the world's biggest ships by Francesca Street, CNN. Graphic by Sarah-Grace Mankarious and Marco Chacón, CNN

Simple but cool video game: Try your hand at traversing one of the most highly trafficked nautical thoroughfares in the world.

Suez Canal logjam boosts China-Europe rail link by Frank Chen FROM Asia Times

The cancelled plans for a 300mph hovertrain in the UK FROM ianVisits

 

Explained: Suez Canal’s bumpy history and impact on global trade by Nandini Mahajan FROM Indian Express

"In 1967, Nasser ordered the peacekeeping forces out of Sinai leading to a new conflict between the two countries. Israelis occupied Sinai and in response, Egypt closed the canal to all shipping. The closure lasted until 1975, when the two countries signed a disengagement accord."

Why Your Public Transportation Sucks | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

 

Is This High-Speed Train the First Megaproject of the Biden Era? By Anthony Flint FROM Bloomberg

"The president promised to go big on infrastructure. The $105 billion North Atlantic Rail plan between Boston and New York City definitely fits the bill."

Transportation Emerges as Crucial to Escaping Poverty By Mikayla Bouchard FROM The New York Times

Would Building Speed-Limit-Free Highway Lanes Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions? BY Christian Britschgi FROM Reason.com

It’s been 5 years since Elon Musk proposed a Hyperloop design FROM by Megan Geuss Ars Technica

David Camarillo | TEDxStanford Why helmets don't prevent concussions — and what might

Just ride your bike very slowly!

The quiet success of America’s freight railways FROM The Economist