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Will New Technology Make High-Speed Rail Obsolete?
Do new technologies undermine the case for fast trains?
Much debate is happening around high-speed rail in Canada, and while arguments against may appear compelling, they are grounded on a misunderstanding of the actual state of technology...
Comments on Comments: Screen Doors
Installing screen doors requires installing screen doors.
Something we will be doing periodically on The Transit Brief are posts responding publicly to comments from the audience on posts, and sent directly to us at [email protected]...
Alberta's Lost Decade.
Alberta has managed to talk a lot about rail recently: a train to Banff, high-speed rail, or a Calgary airport connector. But the province has in some senses experienced a “lost decade” — many plans seem unlikely to go anywhere fast, and th...
Automate the trains!
Before we get to our main content, Reece was recently on “The Line”, a podcast on Canadian politics, talking about our project delivery losses, but also wins. It’s a good conversation.
Rail automation should be much more widespread...
Is riding the subway like smoking a pack of cigarettes?
Is the air down there safe, anywhere?
Air quality on many of the world’s subways is poor, but that matters less than you might think; there is also a lot we can do about it.
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