After reading an article suggesting that New York's subways seeded COVID-19, Salim Furth's response to that article on this blog, and one or two other pieces, I decided to write a more scholarly piece summarizing the various arguments. The piece is at https://works.bepress.com/lewyn/196/ For … [Read more...]
MTA Rider Report Card: an F for Incentive Structure
This morning, as I stepped to the stairway that brings me into Brooklyn's 86th street subway station on the R line, I was greeted by two MTA employees who handed me MTA's 'Rider Report Card' to fill out and mail in. As I started down the steps, I noticed something different than the usual routine; … [Read more...]
EconTalk Podcast on Public Transportation
I regularly listen to Russel Robert's EconTalk podcasts. This week's podcast with Michael Munger from Duke University is particularly interesting, and possibly my favorite, along with the Milton Friedman interview. Photo by Flikr user Silvia Sugasti Professor Munger had just returned from … [Read more...]
World’s Most Impressive Subways
WIRED - Gallery: The World's Most Impressive Subways photo of DC Subway by flickr user JerryHayesAustin, although DC was not included in WIRED's gallery. … [Read more...]