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News and Views: Record Rides, a Railroad on the Edge, and a Penn Station Turf War
Transportopia: News & Views — July 7, 2026 Two weeks in transit and urban planning rarely deliver a World Cup, a bond default near-miss, a housing bill in legislative limbo, and a public feud between two transit agency chiefs all at once. This one did. Here's what actually mattered. For an audio version of this blog post, check out this week's Transportopia Podcast. THE WORLD CUP IS REWRITING RIDERSHIP RECORD BOOKS Halfway through the 2026 FIFA World Cup, transit agencies acr
Rick L'Amie
Jul 75 min read
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News and Views: Record Rides, a Railroad on the Edge, and a Penn Station Turf War
Transportopia: News & Views — July 7, 2026 Two weeks in transit and urban planning rarely deliver a World Cup, a bond default near-miss, a housing bill in legislative limbo, and a public feud between two transit agency chiefs all at once. This one did. Here's what actually mattered. For an audio version of this blog post, check out this week's Transportopia Podcast. THE WORLD CUP IS REWRITING RIDERSHIP RECORD BOOKS Halfway through the 2026 FIFA World Cup, transit agencies acr
Rick L'Amie
Jul 75 min read
When Buses Drive Themselves: The Quiet AV Revolution
What If Autonomous Vehicles Solved the Right Problem? A conversation with Eran Ofir, CEO of Imagry You've probably seen a Waymo by now. Maybe in San Francisco, or Phoenix, or Austin — a white SUV gliding through traffic with no one behind the wheel. It's striking. It's a little unsettling. And it raises an obvious question: is this the future of transportation? Eran Ofir thinks we're asking the wrong question. Photo courtesy Imagry Ofir is the CEO of Imagry, an autonomous dri
Rick L'Amie
Jun 163 min read
Take the Train: A Day on the G with My Favorite Transit Rider
Last week I traveled to Brooklyn to spend a day on the New York City subway with my daughter Lauren — guest of one Transportopia episode, and after ten years in New York, by my admittedly biased reckoning, my favorite transit rider in the world. Lauren moved to New York from Austin, Texas, almost exactly ten years ago. The same year she got on a plane east, we sold the family second car — a 1998 Honda CR-V we called Herman. She hasn’t owned a car since. Today she lives in Bro
Rick L'Amie
Jun 42 min read
News and Views: Five Days That Tell You Everything About American Transit Right Now
May 26, 2026 Last week was one of those weeks where the whole map of American public transportation showed up at once. A 580-billion-dollar transportation bill cleared a House committee. New York's congestion pricing turned in a first-year report card that's hard to argue with. California floated a freeway bus that goes 140 miles an hour. And in Salt Lake City, the people who actually drive the buses gathered to find out who's the best at it. Four stories. One through-line. H
Rick L'Amie
May 264 min read
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