Ground Transport

Whatever Hyperloop will be, it will be the most anticipated transportation launch in decades.

Boat sharing avoids many of the regulations that make the sharing economy especially difficult to disrupt in the housing and auto industries, leaving quality and safety as the predominant determinants of success.

Whether or not these helmets will do the trick, it's a good time to get started the discussion of safety and bikeshares.

U.S. companies rarely have succes getting board seats at Japanese companies, and Cerberus' combination of bravado and poor choices (hello, Mr. Laughingston Vice President) are only adding to its woes.

The un-scientific eyes of Skift staffers can attest to the rapid adoption by a wide swath of users of the CitiBike program across Manhattan.

Outgoing secretary Ray LaHood weathered 4+ years of political storms and came out appreciated more than would seem possible. Hope that Foxx was taking notes.

The government has a considerable stake in Amtrak, but the rail’s for-profit business model mandates that it be considered a private company, years after its leaders drafted national rail standards.

From Kingfisher's demise to Etihad's investment in Jet Airways, airlines have dominated headlines about India as of late, but a lot of the real action is taking place in the rail sector. PhoCusWright, for example, projects that rail will gain share in the overall India travel market over the next couple of years.

Building up Croatia’s infrastructure will boost the economy and provide jobs on the road to greater tourism growth, which inclusion in the Schengen Zone will do even more so than EU acceptance.

The relatively ambitious travel plans seem to reflect economic optimism among American consumers.