When is it ever cheaper to build a band new technology from the ground up vs using one that already exists and has a proven track record (excuse the pun)? Plus the article stated that getting a semi decent rail service from Cleveland to Chicago wouldn’t be all that difficult. Trains are a fantastic form of…

I started laughing at my desk when I read this. Then I thought about it in the context of watching the movie in the theater, the tension of the audience all built up and suddenly cut by that hilarious outburst, and I laughed even more. She truly used her obnoxious youth for good that day.

If that’s true I’m getting screwed and need to ask for a big raise. But seriously, while $175k will certainly make you comfortable here, the “no worries” thing is reserved for the millionaires.

Well said. The 10 below rule is pretty shitty advice. Dangerous, even.

As a northerner with many years of snow driving experience, I appreciate your sentiment and think some of your advice is sound. But your take on how fast to go in snow condition is flat out wrong and even dangerous. Speed limits go out the window in snow, so saying, "just go 10 below the limit" is irresponsible,…

If you think the only people who ride the subway in NYC are poor and lower-middle class, then you don't know anything about NYC. The F train runs through some of the city's most expensive neighborhoods in Manhattan and Brooklyn and many of the wealthy residents use it on a daily basis. Some of them even are even in…

Those of us who ride bikes call all that peddling "exercise".

While the running out of money and not building the 10th Ave stop is a pretty big blunder, I can't understand why the 2nd Ave line will be a "bigger joke". Again, far more expensive and much slower to build than it should be, but it will be a valuable addition to the system, relieving crushing overcrowding on the…