Interesting transportation things

[mrnyc]

bike tunnel under glass below a canal —


https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWBWuxNCW7s/?igsh=bGJwZWRqZDlrNHg2

[mrnyc]

street calming in lakewood, oh —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWkAjL1gSsG/?igsh=YnZvanJiNDlyZmZo

[mrnyc]

akron is on deck for major road calming —
as in getting rid of its innerbelt highway
and replacing it with 4k homes and etc
stitching neighborhoods back together —

https://www.instagram.com/p/DWkPG90lV63/?igsh=YnNpeHd2MGE2dXdt


https://www.akroninnerbelt.com/master-plan


What to know about Akron’s new Innerbelt master plan

Anthony Thompson
Akron Beacon Journal
March 24, 2026


Akron officials have officially unveiled the master plan for the Innerbelt, outlining how the city could redevelop land left behind after portions of the downtown highway were removed.

The plan focuses on reconnecting neighborhoods, adding housing and guiding redevelopment in areas surrounding the former Innerbelt corridor.

The effort comes decades after construction of the Innerbelt demolished hundreds of homes and businesses, displacing residents predominantly in Black neighborhoods.


more:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/loca...r-neighborhoods-and-housing/89297165007/

[mrnyc]

yeeooow!

nasa artemis 2 moon flight launch as seen from a passenger plane —


https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWo3cBYEXaI/?igsh=c2J4aWUwd3Voa3lx

[Busy Bee]

Originally Posted by mrnyc

akron is on deck for major road calming —
as in getting rid of its innerbelt highway
and replacing it with 4k homes and etc
stitching neighborhoods back together

Good for them

[SpongeG]

new line open in San Pauo Brazil

• Video Link

[mrnyc]

soyuz launch as seen from the iss —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSNwp3_jcAj/?igsh=MTltYWhjYWQ0YWJuNg==

[mrnyc]

the mayor of paris has steered a lot of street calming over the past decade —


https://www.instagram.com/p/DW1NUD-iP15/?igsh=MWlmaXg5YnFka3Vzaw==

[mrnyc]

meanwhile, back in the states —
paint is not infrastructure —
ridiculous death trap bike lanes —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUih5o1Drzd/?igsh=MTFpNHQ3cno0YWJmag==

[202_Cyclist]

Joby did a demonstration flight today with its electric vertical takeoff aircraft from JFK to the 30th Street heliport in Manhattan.

https://x.com/shaig/status/2048771337687101850?s=42

[mrnyc]

interesting and funny --

• Video Link

[mrnyc]

about the amogy ammonia fueled vehicle -

it was at the brooklyn navy yard tour i took recently -- see the photo thread --



Amogy Presents World’s First Ammonia-Powered, Zero-Emission Semi Truck

more:
https://amogy.co/news/amogy-presents-worlds-first-ammonia-powered-zero-emission-semi-truck


latest amogy news --

https://amogy.co/news/amogy-and-gs-ec-si...ce-green-ammonia-based-distributed-power

[mrnyc]

what's ahead --



6 Technologies and Trends That Will Impact the Future of Transportation (Updated for 2026)

January 14, 2026


In 2023, I wrote about emerging trends in transportation technology that explored how railways, roadways, airways, waterways, and pipelines would shape the way we travel. Since then, we have seen some exciting shifts, with several areas accelerating quickly while others reach maturity.

Many of my predictions, including major strides in autonomous vehicles and smart communities, have stayed on track, but others, like the Hyperloop, have fallen off. In this updated article, we’ll take a fresh look at key developments in transportation technology from late 2024 through early 2026 and look for clues about what’s next.


more:
https://meadhunt.com/6-trends-transportation-2026/

[mrnyc]

monocab trains in germany —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWQ5NLDioI1/?igsh=d3Q1andpbjBlOW1s

[UrbanImpact]

Miami's Metrorail (heavy rail)and Metromover (people mover) had delays yesterday due to an earthquake off Cuba:

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2026/...-to-county-hall-evacuation-train-delays/

[mrnyc]

the historic uprr 4014 big boy tootles through cleveland —


https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZYfntHJ3A_/?igsh=ZWpqazh0eTQ4YjF4

[mrnyc]

the crowd funded lutchsinngel walkway in rotterdam (2015) —


https://www.instagram.com/p/DZFrCEQDQlu/?igsh=NW5iMng5cmt6bzV5

[mrnyc]

riverlink/hartline for north hartford —

https://www.instagram.com/p/DZdhc_XmYrp/?igsh=MXN3ZGYweHA0cjR2dw==

[mrnyc]

longest bike tunnel in norway —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZZ1zzXIOs2/?igsh=MWxoOTV6dzd0MXlxeA==

[202_Cyclist]

This is a really interesting article but none of it is surprising. The amount of deaths we allow from automobiles is a national tragedy.

The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s

"After analyzing federal and industry records, including never-before-examined data on vehicle dimensions, we found that the rise of large pickups and S.U.V.s is an important factor.

Our estimate is that about 200 to 400 pedestrians a year would not have died if vehicles had remained approximately the same size over the past quarter-century. That represents about 10 percent of the recent increase in pedestrian deaths...

But based on the best available data, the model reached a sobering estimate: The shift toward vehicles with higher hoods caused about 3,000 deaths from 2016 to 2024."

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026...destrian-crashes.html?eafs_enabled=false