homelessness Why American public spaces are unbearable Ellsworth Toohey

urban planning Less is more: how removing bus stops speeds up transit Séamus Bellamy

transportation NYC subway arrival boards get user-friendly redesign Mark Frauenfelder

Japan Steal $7, lose $84,000 Ellsworth Toohey

Games "Subway Poker" — a commuter game that turns random passengers into playing cards Ellsworth Toohey

new york city Wave of the hand defeats new $700k subway gates meant to deter fare evaders David Pescovitz

san francisco Captivating first-person video from a San Francisco cable car in the 1960s David Pescovitz

movies Actual San Francisco bus driver's fantastic tweeted review of the Shang-Chi bus scene David Pescovitz

public transit There was once a "Miss Subways" beauty contest that displayed its winners on the NYC subway Annie Rauwerda

nyc It's now official: No pooping on NYC subways and buses David Pescovitz

politics Andrew Cuomo's naked hostility drives out MTA president Andy Byford, the "Train Daddy" who has transformed the world's rail systems Cory Doctorow

Business Easy subway access predicts the resilience of New Yorkers' friendships Cory Doctorow

economics Buried in Uber's IPO, an aggressive plan to destroy all public transit Cory Doctorow

public transit Public transit seating covers reviewed Rob Beschizza

Kids Watch subway cars align as train goes around a bend Andrea James

Funny Four sets of identical twins pull an epic NYC subway car time-machine prank Cory Doctorow

Science SpaceX launches Hyperloop pod design competition geared for students and indie engineering teams Xeni Jardin