Subway grid over spokes

Updated: 2025.08.15 6M ago 1 sources
Shift from hub-and-spoke commuter rail to dense, intra-urban rail grids that enable car-light living. — Guides multi-billion-dollar transit choices, ridership outcomes, and urban economic geography; affects climate, equity, and city competitiveness.

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America has only one real city
Noah Smith 2025.08.15 100% relevant
The article highlights NYC’s grid-like subway coverage versus other cities’ commuter-centric systems as the functional reason NYC feels uniquely urban.
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