This blog is about getting from point A to point B (and sometimes includes topics in between).
This mostly includes issues around transportation mobility, policy, and impacts.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Distracted Drivers

Most people are aware of the dangers of trying to multitask while driving, but most continue to do it anyway. See video.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Getting Uphill

Getting Uphill

Sometimes it can be a challenge to get uphill. But here are two worthy solutions. The first is an innovative bicycle lift in Trondheim, Norway. The second is the 4th Street Elevator in Dubuque, Iowa, one of the remaining funiculars still in use in the U.S. Message to transportation planners: we need more of both of these modes of transport. Getting uphill should be fun! Ah ha -- that's why it's called a funicular.



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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Twitter to make geolocation data available

Twitter to make geolocation data available

Monday, August 3, 2009

nextstopdesign.com | Viewing Design | solar bus stop

nextstopdesign.com | Viewing Design | solar bus stop

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Friday, May 29, 2009

Transportation TV


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Monday, May 25, 2009

Walk, bike or sit, car-free, in Times Square and Herald Square


BY RICHARD VANDERFORD and SAMUEL GOLDSMITH

It's curtains for Broadway. Effective Monday, the iconic thoroughfare is officially closed to motor vehicles in two key sections of midtown - Herald Square and Times Square.

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Bicycles, Rolling Stops, and the Idaho Stop

Bicycles, Rolling Stops, and the Idaho Stop from Spencer Boomhower on Vimeo.