A bit of news:
Wes Marshall (author of Killed by a Traffic Engineer) & I are have launched Look Both Ways, a new podcast with pragmatic conversations about all things transportation – from street design to robotaxis to fare-free transit.
The first three episodes are available on YouTube (and your favorite podcast platform): https://www.youtube.com/@LookBothWaysPod
Why Cars Still Don't Have Airless Tires, Yet - Twenty years after Michelin introduced the Tweel in 2005, airless tires remain abs... - https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/08/14/1733234/why-cars-still-dont-have-airless-tires-yet?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #transportation
Who wants to play Mode Choice Choose Your Own Adventure?
It's 7am. You're getting ready to head out to work, and you face your first major decision: do you drive a car or ride a bike?
There's a twist though: the goal of the game is to not endanger anyone's life (including your own) on your way to work.
We depart via the most popular mode in 12 hours.
https://www.alojapan.com/1346246/2025-expo-osaka-30000-visitors-left-behind-at-venue-osaka-metro-apologises/ 2025 Expo Osaka: 30,000 visitors left behind at venue; Osaka Metro apologises #accident #Japan #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #society #TheYomiuriShimbun #transportation #大阪 #大阪府 August 14, 2025 OSAKA – Osaka Metro held a press conference Thursday morning to explain how the Chuo Line, which directly connects to the Osaka-Kansai Expo site, was suspended on all lines Wednesday night. Osaka Metro officials apologized at the beginning of the press confe
How AI is being used to boost efficiency and security at truck terminal gates - A new automated gate platform from Outpost is designed to capture more reliable data as ... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/how-computer-vision-and-ai-is-being-used-to-boost-efficiency-security-at-truck-terminal-gates/ #transportation #computervision #logistics #trucking #outpost #ai
Can Long Thanh Airport fly without faster links to Ho Chi Minh City ?
Polestar Sets Production Car Record For Longest Drive On a Single Charge - An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: [O]ver in the UK, a single-... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/13/2011212/polestar-sets-production-car-record-for-longest-drive-on-a-single-charge?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #transportation
Archdaily : Nova Gorica Railway Station and Vrtača Underpass / SADAR + VUGA https://www.archdaily.com/1032774/nova-gorica-railway-station-and-vrtaca-underpass-sadar-plus-vuga #PublicArchitecture #Infrastructure #Transportation #TrainStation #UrbanDesign #Urbanism
As part of an initiative to bolster community safety, state and local officials on Tuesday welcomed Houston ISD students back for the first day of school at Marshall Middle School, where the memorial of a former student marks the sidewalk.
The paperback version of ROAD TO NOWHERE is out today!
Silicon Valley promised it would make transport better for everyone; their initiatives delivered nothing of the sort, while delaying real solutions.
Get your copy: https://www.versobooks.com/products/2795-road-to-nowhere
Travelers avoid France, Italy, Thailand as overtourism surges https://www.byteseu.com/1279885/ #AI #destinations #Enabled #France #guides #highlights #Modular #ModularStory #story #StoryHighlightsAIEnabled #thailand #tourist #TouristDestinations #Transportation #Travel #TravelGuidesU0026Travelogues #TravelU0026Transportation #Travelogues #u0026
https://www.europesays.com/2322674/ Crude oil prices rise 0.39 percent to $66.90 following U.S.-China tariff extension, trade optimism #business #China #CrudeOil #CrudeOilPrice #DonaldTrump #economics #Economy #GDP #Inflation #investment #oil #OilAndGas #OilPrice #OilPrices #opec #Petroleum #Russia #Tax #transportation #UnitedStates
GM Plans Renewed Push On Driverless Cars After Cruise Debacle - An anonymous reader quotes a report from Seeking Alpha: General Motors is reviving... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/11/2142246/gm-plans-renewed-push-on-driverless-cars-after-cruise-debacle?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #transportation
Ford Announces Investment To Bring Affordable EVs To Market - An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Detroit Free Press: Ford is announcin... - https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/08/11/216244/ford-announces-investment-to-bring-affordable-evs-to-market?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #transportation
Ford reveals breakthrough process for lower priced EVs https://www.theverge.com/ford-motor-company/757243/ford-ev-truck-breakthrough-model-t #Transportation #ElectricCars #Cars #Ford #News
Banning gas motorbikes in Vietnam is a silly move
https://vietnam-aujourdhui.info/2025/08/11/banning-gas-motorbikes-in-vietnam-is-a-silly-move/
The problem with cargo-bicycles (and how to solve it)..:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcfIezQ36y8
(from the Oh The Urbanity channel on YouTube, August 2025)
Archdaily : UK Terminal Amsterdam Centraal Station / Superimpose Architecture + architectural studio ZJA https://www.archdaily.com/1032909/uk-terminal-superimpose-architecture-plus-architectural-studio-zja #Infrastructure #Transportation #InteriorDesign #TrainStation
Archdaily : Aspire Westjet Lounge / MRDK https://www.archdaily.com/1032139/aspire-westjet-lounge-mrdk #Infrastructure #Transportation #InteriorDesign #Airport
Video shows terrifying chairlift collapse at Russian mountain resort https://www.byteseu.com/1271651/ #disasters #Russia #Transportation #World
