public transport
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9 Classic Posters From The London Tube’s 150-Year History
The London Underground secured a place in the pantheon of good graphic design with engineer Harry Beck’s topologic Tube Map from 1933. In addition to that icon, however, the transit system has a pretty substantial history of bringing top-notch visuals to the subterranean masses; posters promoting everything from the Underground’s pleasant temperature control — cooler…
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The Best Guess At How Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Transit Fantasy Might Work
Earlier this week, Elon Musk announced that he would publish an alpha design for his crazy-sounding “Hyperloop” by August 12. According to Musk, the diagram above is as close as anyone has gotten to figuring out how the super-fast transit technology might work. And it seems bonkers.
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New York City’s New Subway Tunnel Looks Like A Level From Half-Life
New York City’s Metro Transit Authority is still plugging away on its giant project to bring the the 7 train into far west Manhattan, and the scope of the construction is just as awe-inspiring as ever. The MTA just put out a crop of new pictures on Flickr, and we just can’t help but see…
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How A Massive New Railroad Is Being Blasted Out Beneath New York City
You could be standing right on top of the United State’s biggest public transportation infrastructure project ever and not have the slightest clue — because its cavernous tunnels are being carved out a full 50m below ground.