Darren Haines
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Fewer cars. Faster travel. Less honking. Here are the things that have shifted since congestion pricing went into effect in New York.
Here Is Everything That Has Changed Since Congestion Pricing Started in New York
Fewer cars. Faster travel. Less honking. And some questions we still can’t answer.
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May 17, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Fewer cars. Faster travel. Less honking. Here are the things that have shifted since congestion pricing went into effect in New York.
In the two or more years since they put in the pedestrian cage it’s probably been broken more often than not. Who is this really protecting?
May 18, 2025 at 5:35 AM
In the two or more years since they put in the pedestrian cage it’s probably been broken more often than not. Who is this really protecting?
I keep seeing Clive Palmer's "Trumpet of Patriots" ads. They're going to build 120km fast train from the "CBD" to "Satelite City", but they have not mentioned which CBD. Is it one of them? or all of them? Or none of them?
March 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I keep seeing Clive Palmer's "Trumpet of Patriots" ads. They're going to build 120km fast train from the "CBD" to "Satelite City", but they have not mentioned which CBD. Is it one of them? or all of them? Or none of them?
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What would a TV ad promoting alternatives to driving look like? What if people who love cycling and progressive transportation reclaimed ideas like freedom, independence and even patriotism? We decided to give it a shot. Check out our new video, "America, It's Just Like Riding a Bike."
America, It's Just Like Riding a Bike
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February 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
What would a TV ad promoting alternatives to driving look like? What if people who love cycling and progressive transportation reclaimed ideas like freedom, independence and even patriotism? We decided to give it a shot. Check out our new video, "America, It's Just Like Riding a Bike."
Do you all remember when Covid hit and we all had that horrible feeling of doom and gloom Trump is basically that. Just like watching a slow motion train wreck unfold infront of you and you can’t do anything about it.
February 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Do you all remember when Covid hit and we all had that horrible feeling of doom and gloom Trump is basically that. Just like watching a slow motion train wreck unfold infront of you and you can’t do anything about it.
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Fox News: "The Onion has 4.3 trillion daily readers."
November 14, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Fox News: "The Onion has 4.3 trillion daily readers."
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Australia’s high-speed rail dream is doomed if stations are built in wrong place, ex-MP says
Australia’s high-speed rail dream is doomed if stations are built in wrong place, ex-MP says
Exclusive: John Alexander pleads with the rail authority to maximise future land value capture by placing Sydney and Gosford stops outside CBDs
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Australia’s push for high-speed rail is ignoring expert advice and parliamentary findings, according to a former MP who chaired the inquiries, warning planners are pursuing expensive station locations where recouping costs will be so difficult it could derail the project.
Former Liberal MP John Alexander, an advocate for east coast high-speed rail, is pleading for the High Speed Rail Authority to heed recommendations from three inquiries he chaired since 2010 before it finalises a business case on the Sydney-Newcastle stretch by the end of the year.
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November 13, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Australia’s high-speed rail dream is doomed if stations are built in wrong place, ex-MP says