Since the end of the coronavirus pandemic, tourism seems to have increased almost everywhere I go. The small alpine village where my parents live is packed with crowds, museums in London and Paris that used to be a breeze now require timed-entry tickets, and already-busy Bali feels like it's bursting at the seams. In a hectic world, I've found that some less famous cities like Taipei and Warsaw are great places to experience good urbanism without the Instagram-fueled crowds.

Switzerland is known for, among other things, its trains. They're frequent, punctual, and reliable and because they're good, the Swiss...

Toronto Edition Public transportation planning is rooted in dreaming big. Most of the people I've worked with got into this profession because at some point, we looked at transit maps and thought "what if...". Reality has an uncanny way of obstructing aspiration though, and public transportation planning is so often an exercise in negotiating against your own grand visions. That subway line your city needs? Too expensive. Removing street parking to add a bus lane? Too politic