Reading up on transportation
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- Expanding the Radius of Daily Life
Flying cars can expand the radius of daily life by combining aircraft speed with car-like point-to-point freedom, enabled by eVTOL technology.
- Opinion | You Can Walk to the World Cup in New Jersey. But Should You?
A writer and photographer walk from New York City to MetLife Stadium for the World Cup to test whether fans can bypass expensive transit, finding a fragmented, car-centric route that is technically possible but unsafe and uninviting.
- An Air Taxi Lands in Manhattan, but You Can’t Fly in It Yet
Electric air taxi developer Joby Aviation completes a demonstration flight in Manhattan, but commercial passenger service remains years away pending FAA certification.
- Uber to Offer Shuttles for Fans Leaving World Cup Matches
Uber will operate shuttle services for World Cup fans leaving stadiums in four U.S. cities that lack adequate public transit connections.
- As Easy as Riding a Bike? Adult Learners Give It a Try.
Bike New York's free adult cycling classes attract nervous, embarrassed learners, the majority of whom are women.
- Train-Hopping Along the Jersey Shore
NJ Transit ridership is increasing as New Jersey shore residents choose trains over cars for short-distance town-to-town trips.
- The World’s Highest-Flying Repo Men Are Collecting Spirit Airlines’ Jets - WSJ
As Spirit Airlines collapses, aircraft leasing firms hire Nomadic Aviation to rapidly repossess dozens of jets and fly them to desert storage in Arizona.
- Tesla Semi: first truck rolls off high-volume production line
Tesla rolled the first Semi off its high-volume production line at Gigafactory Nevada, targeting 50,000 trucks annually and undercutting rivals on price with 500-mile range.
- See How the LaGuardia Plane Crash Unfolded - The New York Times
Flight data and video reveal how an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport, killing two and injuring dozens.
- 4 Continents in 62 Hours: How One American Got Out of Qatar - The New York Times
A New Orleans doctor stranded by Middle East conflict travels across four continents in 62 hours to return home from Qatar.
- MSC Steps Up to Return Cruise Passengers Stranded in Dubai - The New York Times
MSC Cruises independently organized flights to repatriate thousands of passengers stranded in Dubai after the UAE government response was slow.
- How a New Yorker Put Poetry on the London Underground - The New York Times
Judith Chernaik's idea to feature poetry in London Underground subway cars has transformed the morning commutes of millions of riders worldwide.
- Amtrak’s Largest Train Revamp in 55 Years Is Coming Soon - The New York Times
Amtrak is replacing its aging long-distance fleet with modern trainsets, under construction at a Siemens factory in California, to improve service reliability and passenger experience by 2026.
- Travel Math: When Flying Costs as Much as the Train, Who Wins? - The New York Times
Dynamic pricing helps Amtrak's finances but frustrates last-minute travelers; avoiding airport hassles remains the train's key advantage.
- How 40 People Died In a Train Crash in Andalucia, Spain - The New York Times
Spain's deadliest rail crash in over a decade killed 40 people, including a police officer, journalists, and a family returning from a musical.