Category Archives: Rail infrastructure

I’ve been in Mexico City twice in the last couple of months, first in mid-January and then in late February. Except for a very brief visit in 2013, these were my first trips to Mexico City in something like twenty-five … Continue reading →

I spent several days in Toulouse in mid-October. I’d previously only been in Toulouse briefly. On my recent trip, I made a point (as usual) of looking at recent developments in non-automobile-oriented transportation. Basic Toulouse statistics tell you a great … Continue reading →

I’ve been in Santiago (Chile) twice in the last couple of months, first in early July then in late August. I had been to Santiago only two times previously, in 2002 and 2015. On my latest trips, I was, as … Continue reading →

I spent a few days earlier this month in Calgary. It was my first visit to the city since 1991. I had also been there in 1975. Calgary has been a pioneer in three areas of concern to this blog—[1] … Continue reading →

I spent several days in the Lille area in early March. I had been in the city numerous times over the years but had never previously spent a night there. Lille occupies a peculiar place in the French urban hierarchy. … Continue reading →

I’ve been in London twice this summer, in early July and then just last week. In London, as in just about every other big city in the Western world, there has been a serious effort over the last fifty or … Continue reading →