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What if the Italians Built a Subway under Providence?

A Century Later, Providence Still Needs the Subway It Planned in 1914.

Nov 18, 2025 • Hayden Clarkin

The Busiest “Rail Line” You’ve Never Heard Of Is In the Suburbs of Atlanta

Atlanta’s 2.8-mile Plane Train quietly moves more people each day than most American transit systems, and might be the most efficient rail line in the…

Nov 7, 2025 • Hayden Clarkin

What if the Staten Island Ferry was in Miami?

How a borough ignored by the subway built the most successful ferry line in the World

Oct 27, 2025 • Hayden Clarkin

I Asked ChatGPT to Build a Rail System for the Midwest (It Kind of Did)

What an AI rail plan says about how small our infrastructure dreams have become.

Oct 11, 2025 • Hayden Clarkin

The Hitchhikers Guide to Building A Lot of Subways

A Four-Step Playbook for Building Transit Faster, Cheaper, and Smarter

Oct 3, 2025 • Hayden Clarkin

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