Author Nick Kahn

Nick Kahn

Nick Kahn, MUP, is an urban planning professional assisting the state of New Jersey recover from the impacts of Hurricane Sandy. Originally from New York City, he lives in New Brunswick, NJ and is interested in transportation and urban culture.

Dubai’s Bastakiya Quarter: An Early Example of Planning for Climate and Modesty

Nick Kahn

February 27, 2015

Community and Neighborhoods, Featured

When most people think of Dubai, the largest city in the United Arab Emirates, they think of a glitzy city with futuristic-looking high-rise buildings, high-end shopping, luxury hotels and nightlife, along pris...

Mumbai Monorail. Photo by dasphoto on Flickr.

What to make of Mumbai’s new Monorail.

Nick Kahn

February 19, 2014

Transportation

Monorail. The mere mention of that word provokes a myriad of emotions. For some, it is a cool, sleek mode of transport that has a Howard Hughes-esque “way of the future” feel to it. For others, as brilliantly c...

How simple transportation investments led to civic pride in Colombia

Nick Kahn

February 3, 2014

Transportation

As recently as a decade ago, Bogotá and Medellin were considered among the world’s most dangerous cities. However, over the past decade, those two Colombian cities went from being crippled by the drug trade and...