The Only Metric Highway in the United States
Currently, only three countries in the world have not adopted the metric system as the standard: The United States, Myanmar, and Liberia.
Spatial Relationships Between Public Transport and Ride-Hailing
Researchers have studied the effects of ride sharing on public transportation.
Mapping the Transportation Network of the Roman World
ORBIS is a mapping project developed by researchers at Stanford that reconstructs the financial and spatial challenges of transporting goods and people during Roman times about 200 CE.
Which Country Has the Most High Speed Rail Lines?
While China only started developed its HSR network in 2003, it has quickly become the country with the most high speed rail lines.
Geography of International Travel by U.S. Presidents
So where have U.S. presidents traveled? This article explores the geography of international travel by sitting U.S. presidents.
Review | The Longest Line on the Map
This book tells the story of how and why the Pan-American Highway was conceived and, poignantly, the why of a stubborn gap that remains unconnected.
World’s Largest Water Bridge Opens
The world’s largest sea bridge/tunnel system, which took nine years to build, connects Hong Kong to Macau and the mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai.
Which Countries Have No Airport?
How many countries in the world have no airports? There are five countries, all located in Europe, out of the 196 countries in the world that have no airports located within their borders.