Grieve-Smith on Transportation

Here's a great Planet Money video where you get to see Adam Davidson figuring out why jitneys in Haiti are painted so vibrantly. However, I think there's a mistranslation at 3:48 in the video.Driver Patrick Toulousma is translated as "One can read t… more »

The MTA is doing track work on the #7 line to improve speed and reliability. That's good. As they have done for previous track work projects, they will be shutting down the line between Queensboro Plaza and Times Square for the next several weekends. Tha… more »

Urban transit is a major hazard in Santo Domingo; vehicles destroyed.Dueños del país ...en las suyas. October 9, 2009. Teofilo Bonilla, El Nacional.The "surprise stoppage" that was conducted by the National Transportation Federation, New Option… more »

Lanes will be set aside for these mass transit modes in order to decrease congestion downtown.Circulation à Bamako : BIENTÔT UN ANNEAU SOTRAMA ET UN COULOIR BUS. L. DIARRA, May 7, 2008.The scene takes place in the area around the Finance Min… more »

Photo by Craig JamesI was chatting with a friend today about long-distance travel. I mentioned how I've taken a number of overnight bus, train and ferry trips, and he told me about bus travel in his home country of Argentina. Turns out that there a… more »