Transportation
The Timely Return of the Drive-In Restaurant
During the COVID-19 pandemic, carhop service is making a comeback. Is it here to stay?
How Cities Plan to Keep Traffic Out When Lockdowns Lift
Extended bike lanes and wider sidewalks are among solutions to keep car traffic down as people continue to avoid public transit
These Four Trends Are Changing Mobility as We Know It
See how mobility, electrification, connectivity, and autonomous vehicles are transforming the future of transportation
Parts of Florida Highway Honoring the Confederacy Will Be Renamed in Honor of Harriet Tubman
Miami-Dade County commissioners unanimously approved plans to rename local stretches of Dixie Highway
Scientists Design Bacteria-Based Living Concrete
Its designers hope that it could help with construction in deserts or even on Mars
Eight Remarkable Inventions Unveiled at This Year's CES
From a smart grill to a bike that rides on water, these were the coolest—and strangest—gadgets at the Consumer Electronics Show
How the New York City Subway Is Preparing for Climate Change
“We’re doing this because climate change is real,” the MTA account wrote on Twitter after a local shared a snapshot of a flooded subway entrance
What the Fight Over Scooters Has in Common With the 19th-Century Battle Over Bicycles
The two-wheelers revolutionized personal transport—and led to surprising societal changes
The History of How School Buses Became Yellow
Rural educator Frank Cyr had the vision and pull to force the nation to standardize the color of the ubiquitous vehicle
The Volkswagen Beetle Says Auf Wiedersehen
The iconic car with a history stretching from Nazi Germany to the Summer of Love stops production
Pompeii Fixed Potholes With Molten Iron
A new study suggests the Romans knew how to melt iron and used it to fill in wheel ruts and cavities on their stone streets
One of the Biggest Locomotives of All Time Rides Again
After five years of restoration, 1.2 million pound Big Boy 4014 is visiting Utah to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Golden Spike
Signficant Air Pollution Plagues Almost All U.S. National Parks
Ozone and other pollutants are obscuring views, hurting plants and causing health concerns for visitors at 96 percent of parks
Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad by Sleeping in a Train Car
These authentic cabooses, mail cars and train cars from U.S. railways have been converted to sleeping quarters for train fanatics
The Transcontinental Railroad Wouldn't Have Been Built Without the Hard Work of Chinese Laborers
A new exhibit at the National Museum of American History details this underexamined history
Massachusetts Elementary Students Led Campaign to Install ‘3-D’ Crosswalk in Front of School
The optical illusion uses shaded block of paint to make crossing stripes appear to float in the air
The Motorized Scooter Boom That Hit a Century Before Dockless Scooters
Launched in 1915, the Autoped had wide appeal, with everyone from suffragettes to postmen giving it a try
The Last of the Great American Hobos
Hop a train to Iowa, where proud vagabonds gather every summer to crown the new king and queen of the rails
Drones’ Newest Cargo Might Just Be Human Organs
Surgeon Joseph Scalea is developing a cooler, biosensors and an online platform with GPS to monitor organs in transport in real time
Magnetic North Is Cruising Toward Siberia, Puzzling Scientists
It has drifted so far that scientists made an emergency revision to the World Magnetic Model
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