Blog Profile / InsideTransit
| URL : | http://insidetransit.com | |
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| Filed Under: | Industries / Transportation | |
| Posts on Regator: | 175 | |
| Posts / Week: | 0.8 | |
| Archived Since: | December 13, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Creative Bus Stop Advertising
Here are some cool and funky creative bus station advertising that I came across. The bus stop is converted into a oven with fresh hamburgers getting baked behind you as you wait for the bus. The over timer actual shows you the time. Feeling like having a hot snack? This is a direct adaptation of [...]
Bangkok Airport Transit System
Currently there are two airports in Bangkok, the famous Suvarnabhumi Airport and the Don Mueang Airport. Suvarnabhumi is the sixth busiest airport in Asia, and services close to 96 airlines. The Airport Rail Link (ARL) was opened in Aug, 2010 covering over 28.6 Kms. This connects to the heart of the city with two interchange [...]
Singapore Changi Airport Transit
Welcome to Singapore’s Changi Airport, the 7th busiest airport in the world. This is one of the major hubs in Southeast Asia, serving over 100 airlines to over 60 countries globally. The Changi Connect, offered by Changi Airport, offers passengers a easy and quick experience when transferring to and from the various budget airlines that [...]
The Dubai metro system from the Middle East
The Dubai metro is a driverless, fully automated system of metro railways covering 74.6 Kms in the Middle East. This is one of the safest metros with a dedicated police force and upto 3000 CCTV’s. According to the RTA close to 367 Million passengers used the metro last year, RTA is urging people to use [...]
The Copenhagen Flash Mob and Music on the Subway
Check out the video below – it’s from the Copenhagen Metro and features a flash mob. Watch how the passengers smile when the music begins to play. One of the things I’ve noticed as I travel on public transportation systems around the U.S. and Europe is that most people always seem so unhappy. What if [...]
An Empty Grand Central Terminal
My favorite place in the world is Grand Central Terminal. It’s my favorite place for so many reasons – watching the people go to work, leave work to head home to their families, the smell of the trains, the shops, the great black and white cookies at Zaros, the transit museum shop and being able [...]
NYC Subways and Buses Suspended Due To Hurricane Irene
Here’s something I never thought I would see in my lifetime – a complete shutdown of the NYC MTA bus and subway system. This is due to approaching Hurricane Irene. MTA’s Aaron Donovan notes that the system will resume, “when conditions make it possible”. This suspension includes ALL subway lines (both the letters and numbers) [...]
The L Train Becomes a Fine Dining Restaurant?
By now most of us have seen the “flash mobs” that gather in the subways and train stations around the world. In NYC, we have seen the pants off mobs and in Sydney we saw a Riverdance flash mob gather and dance to the Riverdance tunes. But this is the first time I’ve ever seen [...]
How NYC Subway Riders Reacted to Announcement of Osama Bin Laden’s Death
Last night, U.S. President Obama announced that Osama Bin Laden was dead. From the reports I saw on CNN, people took to the streets all across the country singing the songs of this country including the national anthem. Here’s how a packed NYC subway car full of people reacted to the news of Bin Laden’s [...]
Always Remember to Put The Parking Brake On!
Ok, here’s another one from the “uhm wtf?” file. A bus operator for Greyhound buses crashed into a wooded area –but get this, the bus operator forgot to set the parking brake after she parked the bus at a travel center in North Carolina. The bus traveled backwards across Highway 61 and somehow wasn’t hit [...]
Real Snakes on a Bus!
Last year I wrote about a snakes on a bus “wrap” where the German bus looked like it had huge snakes wrapped around it. The bus wrap was created to promote the Berlin zoo. Today I’ve learned about a man who carried a ton of snakes onto a bus in Argentina. The man, called a [...]
Paris Transit Overview – Airport Travel
There are 2 major international airports around Paris: Charles de Gaulle (a.k.a. Roissy) located north-east of the city, and Orly, located south of the city. You can get to either airport either by taxi or Air France coach for € 15 to € 70, depending on where you start from and where you’re going. Both [...]
Paris Transit Overview – Pricing Information
If you are interested in riding the Paris Metro subway system, here’s a listing of all of the current fares as of April 12, 2011. We’ve also created a how-to Paris Metro guide with more information about riding the system..Title{font-weight:bold;...Show More Summary
Paris Transit Overview – Metro and RER Network
Before we get started with our how-to ride the Paris Metro and commuter rail, a little geography: the city of Paris is delimited by a ring road called the Boulevard Périphérique. The city is located in a region called “Ile-de-France”. When you see a reference to the “Ile-de-France”, it is referring to the city of [...]
New Superbus Can Travel 150+ MPH (video)
Earlier this week I posted a video of a man in a Big Wheel challenging a NYC city bus to a race. At the end of the race, the text on the screen indicated that the bus moved at a speed of 3.8 miles per hour. Can you imagine a bus traveling at over 150 [...]
Man in BigWheel Challenges NYC Bus to a Race (video)
Ok, here is what might be the funniest transit race video I have ever seen. The video is described as, “Mark Malkoff sets out to race a NYC bus one mile on 42nd Street while on a Big Wheel.” Yep, this comedian uses a Big Wheel racer and rides across 42nd street in Manhattan. I [...]
Check Out Times Square in the Subway from 1986 (video)
When I watched the video below for the first time yesterday, I got chills. It’s one of the most awesome transit videos I have ever seen. The person who shot the video put together a bunch of clips from the various Times Square subway stations. The video is from 1986! It is absolutely amazing to [...]
How To Use Transit From The Austin Airport to Downtown
If you are planning to travel to Austin, Texas in the near future, I’d like to share some tips on how you can save money on your trip from the Austin-Bergstrom airport to downtown Austin. You can certainly take a taxi or hire a car service but these options will cost at least $25 each [...]
London Tube Stations To Get Wi-Fi Before Olympics
Nearly a year ago I wrote about a deal that was supposed to bring Wi-Fi access to all 277 underground subway stations in the NYC subway system. This weekend, the London Underground Transport for London management group announced that they are soliciting companies for a RFP for wi-fi internet access at about 120 London tube [...]
First Casper The Cat…Now a Doggie Rides the Light Rail
Two years ago I wrote about Casper, a nice cat in the UK who would ride the bus each day and always knew where to get on and off and what time the bus was going to arrive. Today I am back with the story of a dog who was captured on video riding the [...]