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Articles and publications tagged Transportation across the Atmosphere.

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Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetDec 9, 2025
Compartmentalizing
How the shipping container, a dominant force in ocean shipping, came from a truck driver whose invention proved to be too good at its job.
shippingshipping containers
Bryan
BryanMay 6, 2025
The Future of Portland Transit Hangs in the Balance
The Oregonian podcast Beat Check recently shared an episode titled "A Perilous Moment for Portland Mass Transit" in which it highlighted the growing crisis facing TriMet, Portland's regional transit agency, as it grapples with declining ridership, financial strain, and public perception challenges. While crime on the system has dropped since the pandemic, fare evasion has nearly doubling from 15 percent in 2016 to close to 30 percent in 2024. The agency is pushing for an increase in the payroll
transportationurbanism
Low Velocity
Low VelocityMay 6, 2025
The Future of Portland Transit
The Oregonian podcast Beat Check recently shared an episode titled "A Perilous Moment for Portland Mass Transit" in which it highlighted the growing crisis facing TriMet, Portland's regional transit agency, as it grapples with declining ridership, financial strain, and public perception challenges. While crime on the system has dropped since the pandemic, fare evasion has nearly doubling from 15 percent in 2016 to close to 30 percent in 2024. The agency is pushing for an increase in the payroll
TransportationUrbanism
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetJun 30, 2021
Ribbon-Cutting Overkill
The evolution of the ribbon-cutting ceremony, as seen through the sharp blades of a huge pair of ceremonial scissors. Did a bridge just open nearby?
scissorsceremonial scissors
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetJun 13, 2019
It’s Just A Swipe Away
Vintage technology has powered the innards of the NYC subway system for decades—and sometimes, it surfaces in interesting ways. This one’s for you, OS/2 fans.
os/2subway
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetOct 20, 2015
An Escalating Danger
Mitch Hedberg's famous joke about escalators turning into stairs when they break isn't as funny as it sounds. Why? Because escalators are dangerous.
manufacturingbuilding design

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