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Why the DC Streetcar Deserved its End

Redundancy by Design: The Train That Never Outran the Bus

Mar 2 • Hayden Clarkin

The Lost BART of the Midwest: Detroit’s 1974 Radical Transit Dream

100 minutes saved, a Woodward Avenue subway, and the world’s largest BRT, the "too ambitious" plan that Detroit still deserves today.

Feb 13 • Hayden Clarkin

Why the Northstar was not our North Star: A Tale of a Rail Line Doomed to Fail

Minnesota’s Northstar is officially dead. While advocates mourn the loss, we have to face the hard truth: we built a park and ride train for a 9-to-5…

Jan 20 • Hayden Clarkin

What if the Polar Express went to Detroit?

A serious case for Michigan’s most obvious rail line

Dec 22, 2025 • Hayden Clarkin

A College Student, A Gambler, and a Coastguardsman Walk onto a Train

Why Eastern Connecticut’s rail future isn’t a $500 million pipe dream, it’s a $130 million reality we can build today.

Dec 12, 2025 • Hayden Clarkin