Transit
We are proud transit geeks at Untapped New York, and here is the place to find it all! You'll discover where the remnants of the former Penn Station are, read plans for the future of the city's transportation... or learn about leaf-zapping laser trains!
Hilarious Parody Dr. Zizmor Ad for Canine Plastic Surgery
Untapped Cities writer Benjamin Waldman snapped these photos of a parody Dr. Zizmor ad in the New York subway today
Transit Talk: A Book Club for Commuting
For the past few weeks I’ve felt very exposed on the subway. As a member of the nascent New
Transit Talk: Untapping the G Train, a Photo-Essay
Not everyone checks the transportation conversation on Twitter as obsessively as I do, but even a casual visitor over the
Portland Oregon: A Mecca for Bicycling
Entering into the mouth of the Hawthorne Bridge, travelers will find a herd of bicyclists young and old, from businessmen
Last Week to Win a One Month Pass to the East River Ferry!
Just a reminder to our Untapped Cities readers: The East River Ferry pass giveaway ends Wednesday, October 31st at midnight.
Meet Miss Subways: New York’s Beauty Queens 1941-76 at the New York Transit Museum
New York Transit Museum has opened Meet Miss Subways: New York’s Beauty Queens 1941-76, an exhibition on the history
Biking in LA, the City of Motorists
Bikes are few in the city of Los Angeles. It is hard to believe that an initiative such as the
Spotlight on the Orange Line, LA’s Bus Rapid Transit
The Los Angeles County Metro Authority (or LA Metro) debuted a new 14-mile bus rapid transit (BRT) system in the
New York Transit Museum’s 19th Annual Bus Festival at Atlantic Antic
Transit historian Edward R. Crew, a former subway conductor, at the “Historians Depot.” On Sunday the New York Transit Museum
San Francisco Leads the Way for Cyclists
As an inner city dweller, I think about where I am going before choosing my mode of transportation. In San
Public Art and Durable Legacy: Interview with Sandra Bloodworth, Director of Arts for Transit
Sol LeWitt, Whirls and twirls (MTA), 2009. 59th Street-Columbus Circle station. Sandra Bloodworth has been the Director of the Metropolitan
Mashable Social Good Summit: An Interview with Sophie Blackall
The 2012 Mashable Social Good Summit was held this past weekend. Hundred of celebrities, ambassadors and community members gathered at
