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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Dave Hill

In praise of us

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He put computer chips in the wallets of commuters in London, charged a fee to drive in the center of the city and helped lure the next Summer Olympics there. Now Jay Walder, the public transportation expert who helped turn London's aging transit system into an (albeit expensive) envy of the globe, wants to take his brand of high-tech transit reform to the city where he got his start, New York.

That's right: "envy of the globe". Hold on, what if they're right? Now read on.

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