public transportation | designboom.com https://www.designboom.com/tag/public-transportation/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Thu, 24 Apr 2025 02:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 joby and virgin atlantic to bring electric air taxis to the UK with flights to london in 8 minutes https://www.designboom.com/technology/joby-aviation-virgin-atlantic-electric-air-taxis-uk-flights-london-03-17-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/joby-aviation-virgin-atlantic-electric-air-taxis-uk-flights-london-03-17-2025/#respond Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:00:05 +0000 matthew burgos I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1121599

after the launch, the first operation starts within the hubs at heathrow and manchester airport.

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nendo & AREP draw on natural flow of rivers for france’s next-generation TGV train design https://www.designboom.com/technology/nendo-natural-flow-rivers-next-generation-tgv-train-design-03-14-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/nendo-natural-flow-rivers-next-generation-tgv-train-design-03-14-2025/#respond Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:50:19 +0000 ravail khan I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1121234

its external body features abstract semi-circles in white and gray over a warm gray base, subtly evoking the ripples and waves of flowing water.

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high-speed train ‘starline’ by 21st europe travels and stops around the continent like metro https://www.designboom.com/technology/high-speed-train-starline-21st-europe-travels-stops-continent-metro-03-13-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/high-speed-train-starline-21st-europe-travels-stops-continent-metro-03-13-2025/#respond Thu, 13 Mar 2025 02:01:19 +0000 matthew burgos I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1120955

traveling at 300–400 km/h, the transport can take passengers from helsinki to berlin in over three hours instead of a full day.

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japan railway unveils E10 shinkansen bullet train, with design inspired by sakura flowers https://www.designboom.com/technology/japan-railway-e10-shinkansen-bullet-train-design-inspired-cherry-blossom-tangerine-03-07-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/japan-railway-e10-shinkansen-bullet-train-design-inspired-cherry-blossom-tangerine-03-07-2025/#respond Fri, 07 Mar 2025 04:30:51 +0000 matthew burgos I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1119763

in collaboration with the design consultancy tangerine, a flowing curve on the exterior mimics the shape of the sakura petals.

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atelier bugio adapts graça funicular railway to lisbon’s hilly terrain https://www.designboom.com/architecture/atelier-bugio-graca-funicular-railway-lisbon-hilly-terrain-02-14-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/atelier-bugio-graca-funicular-railway-lisbon-hilly-terrain-02-14-2025/#respond Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:50:06 +0000 Alexander https://www.designboom.com/?p=1116065

the project establishes a connection between graça hill and the lower city while integrating with lisbon’s historical and topographical context.

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dominique perrault completes sunlit villejuif-gustave roussy metro station in paris https://www.designboom.com/architecture/dominique-perrault-light-filled-villejuif-gustave-roussy-metro-station-paris-02-05-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/dominique-perrault-light-filled-villejuif-gustave-roussy-metro-station-paris-02-05-2025/#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:10:44 +0000 christina vergopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1114399

a vast cylindrical shaft floods the underground levels with natural light, enhancing openness within villejuif-gustave roussy metro station by dominique perrault.

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fan-shaped bus stop by ginga architects welcomes schoolchildren in rural japan https://www.designboom.com/architecture/fan-shaped-bus-stop-ginga-architects-schoolchildren-rural-japan-01-27-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/fan-shaped-bus-stop-ginga-architects-schoolchildren-rural-japan-01-27-2025/#respond Mon, 27 Jan 2025 10:20:38 +0000 06392880966 https://www.designboom.com/?p=1112476

the architecture of traditional japanese tea houses inspires the 3.3-square-meter structure by ginga architects.

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with an undulating lattice facade, zaha hadid architects’ metro station opens in riyadh https://www.designboom.com/architecture/lattice-facade-zaha-hadid-architects-riyadh-metro-station-opens-saudi-arabia-11-29-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/lattice-facade-zaha-hadid-architects-riyadh-metro-station-opens-saudi-arabia-11-29-2024/#respond Fri, 29 Nov 2024 17:01:38 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1104558

the sculptural riyadh metro station by zaha hadid architects (ZHA) is a key link in the world’s longest driverless transit system.

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snøhetta to bring glimmering green cable car stations to koblenz, germany https://www.designboom.com/art/snohetta-cable-car-stations-koblenz-germany-10-31-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/art/snohetta-cable-car-stations-koblenz-germany-10-31-2024/#respond Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:01:10 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1099144

a gracefully curving roof is clad in metal shingles, whose subtle green tones capture the natural play of light along the rhine.

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iF DESIGN AWARD 2024 winner series: teague visit and interview https://www.designboom.com/design/if-design-award-2024-winner-series-teague-studio-visit-interview-10-28-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/design/if-design-award-2024-winner-series-teague-studio-visit-interview-10-28-2024/#respond Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:50:07 +0000 eirini ilia I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1096259

from the long-haul passenger rail in the U.S., to life on the moon, teague tells designboom all there is to know behind their two iF DESIGN AWARD 2024 wins.

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