Transportation

What if the Las Vegas Strip could be a model of urban transportation?

If Elon Musk decided to revolutionize freight trains, he'd probably come up with something like this.

E-scooters were supposed to be a solution to traffic congestion but they ended up becoming a blight.

How this megatropolis of 37 million people is unrivaled in its attention to detail.

Elon Musk claimed his tunnels would solve road traffic. Here's what happened this week during CES.

The LaserCube purports to provide a laser-based navigation system. It looks awesome but there's no way it's street legal, right?

The zoning laws of many cities explicitly ban corner stores, something that provides basic needs for people within walking distance. Here's a deep dive into why legalizing corner stores can help American be less reliant on cars.

Parliment Station in Melbourne is home to the world's most dangerous escalator.

New York City's North River Tunnel, which serves as one of the most critical transportation links in the country, was built over a hundred years ago, and it shows. Here's how the US Department of Transportation is working to fix one of the most important tunnels in America.

Tom Scott got as giddy as a schoolgirl when he discovered this highway in Germany that charges trucks like trains.

Boji has become famous for being Istanbul's "commuter dog" — as their public transportation is so accessible even a canine can do it.

Tom Scott explains the unreal physics of this unusual elevator.

Here's a comprehensive explainer about why commuter rail is a colossal waste of space/money that only perpetuates car dependent infrastructure in lieu of walkable cities.

Tom Scott discovered the coolest application for a model train set ever devised.

Tom Scott takes us on a tour of the most infamous toll road in Germany.

Desiging bike lanes is a mixed bag, especially in cities with diverse traffic patterns. Here's what planners get wrong and what they can do to make everyone's lives safer.

If you've tried to hail an Uber recently, you may have realized the price has skyrocketed. Here's why.

Speed limits are supposed to keep streets and roads safe. Yet more than 38,000 people die every year in crashes on American roadways. Why aren't speed limits in North America keeping people safe?

A guy in Calgary attempts to see if his community scores better on bike friendliness than Amsterdam. Here's how that went.

Japan's investment in next technology public transit has been expensive but potentially monumental in the way its citizens get around the country.