A view from the South Unit Scenic Loop – credit, National Parks Service One of the most beautiful drives in the Midwest, the South Unit Scenic Road in Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP) has finally reopened after a 6-year closure. The reconstruction required a $51 million investment from an important park fund and the Dept. … Read more
One of the REM trains – credit, Reece Martin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cheap, efficient, new and exciting, Montreal’s new automated light rail transit system which recently opened is a major accomplishment for a country routinely criticized for its public transport. Taras Grescoe is an expert in metropolitan rail systems around the world, and by his … Read more
Crews used a hydraulic gantry to quickly move new elements into position – credit, Metropolitan Transport Authority, CC 2.0. via Flickr New York City had to replace a 132-year-old railway line along Park Avenue, and the contractor’s innovative approach has saved taxpayers millions. Confusingly called the Park Avenue Viaduct, the same name as the historic … Read more
A roadway near Timgad – Credit Itiner-e, Artas Media, MINERVA. It was said that all roads lead to Rome, but from where do all the roads to Rome lead? Using a mountain of data, a team of two dozen scientists have created a digital road atlas of the Roman imperial world, complete with many features … Read more