Mass Transit articles

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  Meet Harry Beck, the genius behind London's iconic subway map

  By Amar Toor on March 29, 2013 10:00 am + 150 comments

  © Ken Garland, courtesy of London Transport Museum You won't find Harry Beck's face on any coins Continue reading…

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  NYC to install touchscreen subway kiosks with directions, schedules, real-time alerts

  By Chris Welch on March 20, 2013 02:25 pm + 62 comments

  Later this year, New York City will begin installing interactive "On The Go" subway kiosks that will Continue reading…

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  Let's raze Silicon Valley and put a green Manhattan in its place

  By Tim Carmody on January 9, 2013 11:09 am + 20 comments

  Instead of building skyscrapers in the city, The Awl's Ken Layne argues that San Francisco should be Continue reading…

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  Hurricane Sandy: a record-breaking storm rocks America's east coast

  By Chris Welch on October 29, 2012 11:29 am

  When it appeared in late October, 2012, Hurricane Sandy was declared the largest hurricane ever Continue reading…

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  Google Maps now shows service alerts for the New York City Subway

  By Dante D'Orazio on July 31, 2012 08:55 am + 5 comments

  The New York City subway system is quite an engineering feat with its 24-hour-per-day operation, 468 Continue reading…

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  Pandav relaunches multi-city mass transit apps for iOS and Android under new Embark brand

  By Chris Welch on January 25, 2012 07:18 pm + 6 comments

  There's no shortage of apps for both iOS and Android that contain mass transit schedules and Continue reading…