Tag Archives: USA

Top 5 Transit System Projects Worth Watching in 2016

Public transit systems in the United States are experiencing rapid growth of ridership and growing revenue predictions, although the funding to pay for improvements and keeping their systems in a state of good repair may not materialize.  With that said, most … Continue reading

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Top 5 U.S. States Visited

Early in the beginning stages of The Keen Cosmopolitan, I listed all of the states in the U.S. I have visited or lived in, including those I have been to only at the airport on a layover.  I am not … Continue reading

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Top 5 Transit System Projects Worth Watching in 2015

Public transit systems in the United States are experiencing rapid growth of ridership and growing revenue predictions, although the funding to pay for improvements and keeping their systems in a state of good repair may not materialize.  With that said, most … Continue reading

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Least Favorite Airports: HOU

I like the city, but I would have loved it if not for a few things.  Not really getting into everything, I will say this:  fly IAH instead.  IAH is George Bush Intercontinental Airport, about 30 miles NORTH of Houston. … Continue reading

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Select Bus Service in-Depth: Q52 and Q53

Woodhaven Boulevard and Cross Bay Boulevard.  One of the largest streets in Queens, one of the busiest thoroughfares in Queens, and part of the only north-south link to run nearly the length of Queens, all the way to the Rockaways. … Continue reading

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