Austin Wu

To provide relief from a housing crash which was part of the Great Depression, and to ensure future stability in …

Many months ago, when writing about land that the City of Iowa City had recently purchased near Oak Grove Park, …

Using public trains and buses while visiting cities can enhance your experience

In 2009, a minor controversy in a mid-sized town in Indiana involving two homosexual penguins was resolved when the penguins …

In my last article about the benefits of boosting urban populations in older northern cities in the East and Midwest, …

Only thing weirder than “keeping [X] weird” is accepting shrinking cities

Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgements to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the …

A few months ago now, I talked with a representative from the National Agricultural Aviation Association, which bills itself as …

Editorial Fellow | Austin Wu A few weeks ago I received what is a high-water mark in my short writing …

NTS now covers the entirety of Cedar Rapids, Marion, and Hiawatha

One of the sources used by Alexander Rapp in mapping out old public transit routes in eastern Iowa: an ad for the streetcar in Cedar Rapids and Marion, from the Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette and Republican, from Friday, 9 October 1931. These lines were replaced by buses by 1937. Courtesey of Alexander Rapp.

When commenting on the recent purchase of land for a potential passenger rail station, Iowa City Manager Geoff Fruin was …

A few weeks ago, it was reported that three residential properties were purchased by the city of Iowa City for …

In March of 2018, a classical music composer in Ohio wrote the following, as part of a larger comment on …

Although it appears at the time of writing that a large strike among freight railroad workers has been averted, the …