Meanwhile, in #Egypt: New high-speed trains unveiled. Will run on 3 lines, with top speeds of 250 km/h (155 mph). Morocco already has a high-speed network; Nigeria is building one. (To Be Filed Under: We Can't Have Nice Things Here...Because Why?) https://www.cnn.com/travel/egypt-high-speed-rail-siemens-velaro-desiro-trains-spc

NEW STUDY: Why's the birthrate so damn low? It's because the rent is too damn high! Bombshell U. of #Toronto study identifies rising housing costs as the the primary driver of falling fertility rates. https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/housing-costs-fertility-rate-falling-study/

Here's a public transit model a lot more cities need to know about. It's the #Karlsruhe Stadtbahn. It runs tram-trains, in this metro region of 300,000 in #Germany Outside town, they run as standard commuter trains. Inside town, they operate as trams (streetcars)—no need to change mode. 🧵