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One of the best ways to cut pollution from transportation is to make cities easier to walk or bike in and to improve public transit, like Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), which is cheaper than building subways and still very effective. Cities...

Seoul, South Korea:"From this peninsula located in Central America we will travel to Seoul, a bustling city full of history and culture."

This video discusses the challenges faced in constructing the Los Angeles subway system, which was built on a seismic fault line. Despite the difficulties, the subway tunnels are considered to be some of the soundest constructions in the...

Discovering Buenos Aires:Next, we'll journey to Buenos Aires, immersing ourselves in the vibrant culture of this cosmopolitan city. Explore the historic and picturesque neighborhood of San Telmo, known for its charm and rich history.

Discover how Alexis Cregger and The Opera Collective transform NYC subways with opera, touching lives.

Storm surges are huge domes of water sucked upwards by the eye of a hurricane. What happens if they hit the shore, or worse, a city? Earth Science - Weather - Learning Points. Storm surges are caused by low pressure in the eye of a...

Guess What I Am while developing basic English reading skills.

Weird History Food is getting out the fryer for this one on Fried Foods. People worldwide have enjoyed various fried foods for centuries. Deep-frying is thought to date back to ancient Egyptian times; the process was meant to help...

Dr. Forrester talks about categorizing areas by their populations. Cities have a denser population of people and are characterized by taller buildings.

Discover how Alexis Cregger and The Opera Collective transform NYC subways with opera, touching lives.

This video provides a brief history of trains, from the initial fear and skepticism surrounding their safety to their widespread use today for both passenger and freight transport. It highlights key milestones such as the first safe...

Pesky prepositions are everywhere in English! Today get a secret hack on how whether to use in or on when it comes to transportation plus get full clarity on the prepositions in, on, and at for place.

Why Transportation Systems Fail demonstrates reasons why a transportation system may lose efficiency or fail to operate.

We partnered up with Sign Say in the UK to show you a side by side comparison of ASL and BSL. Although there are many similarities in the different sign languages there are also many differences. See if you can spot the similarities and...

In part 3 of INET's interview with John Kay, he tells us what the London Tube map and Max Planck can tell us about oversimplifying systems and models

In this lesson, you can learn how to deal with common situations and problems when you’re talking on the phone in English.



You’ll see four dialogues, and then we’ll explain the vocabulary and phrases that we use. This...

The New York City MTA closed the subway system for fear of flooding from Hurricane Irene. Underground sump pumps are activated when pressure sensors detect high water pressure. Impellers in the pumps propel the water into pipes that...

Last week, the Las Vegas City Council voted to approve the Boring Company’s plan for a citywide Loop system. <br/>

Here is a short video about how to get directions by public transport in Google Earth.

CCTV and gait analysis may come to US public transit to allow commuters to pay without using cards or passes. <br/>

A journalist by trade, Lenore spent 14 years at The New York Daily News as a reporter-turned-opinion columnist, and two more at The New York Sun. In 2008, after her column "Why I Let My 9 Year Old Ride the Subway Alone" landed her on...

This video serves as English listening comprehension practice for beginner students. In this video, a native English speaker talks slowly and clearly about the topic of transportation. The subtitles are included at the bottom of the...