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Seoul's Once and Future Mayor
Charting the rise, fall, and improbable rise again of Oh Se-hoon
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How Medellín Built a Metro Amid Bloodshed
The death and rebirth of Medellín Metro in the age of Pablo Escobar
May 22
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A Tour in Search for the Soul of Seoul
Jongmyo Shrine, Sewoon Sangga, and the uncertain future of the Korean capital
Feb 13
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How Japan Saved Tokyo's Rail Network from Collapse (Part 1, 1945-1982)
Feb 5, 2022
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How BART on the Golden Gate Bridge Died: A New History
Mar 5, 2022
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"Hell Line": Lessons from Seoul's controversial privatized subway line
Jan 22, 2022
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How France Saved its Public Transit from Catastrophe
May 25, 2025
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End of the line: Transit thoughts in an uncertain America
Feb 24, 2025
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How Seoul Metro Installed Platform Screen Doors Everywhere
Sep 6, 2025
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Urban Paradise Lost?: The History of Seoul's Only Planned City
Why are residents of an urbanist dream so mad?
Jun 10, 2025
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How France Saved its Public Transit from Catastrophe
One simple trick to revive a system in death spiral
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One Bullet, Two Volts: How Seoul's Metro Was Born
The story of Seoul Metro Line 1 and its consequences
Mar 30, 2025
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End of the line: Transit thoughts in an uncertain America
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Feb 24, 2025
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Aura of Success: The First Years of Japan's Privatized National Railways
What does it take to make a railway a "success"?
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