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30 Minutes on Mass Transit in 20 World Cities
A new website shows you exactly where you can go in under 30 minutes using mass transit.
transit  transportation  buses  cities  urbanism  from instapaper
9 days ago by taestell
Fox News has finally figured out that low gas prices are bad
Fox News logic: "High gas prices are a sign of economic recovery, and Obama is to blame for the gas prices, but should not get credit for the recovery [...] Low gas prices are a sign of a flagging economy, which is Obama’s fault, but the low gas prices have nothing to do with him."
politics  Fox.News  Obama  transportation  gas  from instapaper
10 days ago by taestell
The Invention of Jaywalking
In the 1920's, "AAA and other auto clubs [...] funded safety patrols that taught kids they had to stop for traffic, not the other way around."
automobiles  cars  transportation  jaywalking  urbanism 
4 weeks ago by taestell
Led by Youth Americans Are Driving Less, But When Will Lawmakers Notice?
Year after year, Americans are driving less, young people are waiting longer to get their license, and more people are relying on mass transit. When will policymakers notice?
transit  transportation  generation.gap  politics 
5 weeks ago by taestell
Making the World's Largest Airline Fly
An interesting look at some of the technical issues a merged United-Continental airline will face.
aviation  United  Continental  merger  business  transportation  from instapaper
8 weeks ago by taestell
TSA Airport Screeners Are Under Siege
Representative John Mica, who helped create the TSA, wants to chop the organization down to a faction of its current size.
tsa  airports  aviation  security  transportation 
8 weeks ago by taestell
Austin Boulevard traffic exceeding 2035 forecast
In short: building new roads and highway interchange does not reduce congestion; it increases congestion.
roads  highways  transportation  infrastructure 
10 weeks ago by taestell
Paul Allen’s Vulcan Urges Seattle to Raise Building Heights
The neighborhood that's home to Seattle's first modern streetcar line is growing fast, and investor Paul Allen wants the ability to build taller buildings.
transit  transportation  Seattle  streetcar  development  urbanism 
february 2012 by taestell
Clive Thompson to Texters: Park the Car, Take the Bus
Maybe the problem with "texting and driving" isn't the texting part.
texting  driving  transportation  transit 
january 2012 by taestell
Public Transportation is Communist!
The editors of the Cincinnati Enquirer are either clueless and out-of-touch with reality or actually attempting to start a modern day Red Scare by publishing this mindless letter-to-the-editor.
LTE  Cincinnati  Enquirer  transit  transportation  cities  urbanism  streetcar  from instapaper
january 2012 by taestell
Thousands Of Trucking Jobs, But Few Take The Wheel
Long hours, low pay, and time away from family mean more trucking jobs are going unfilled, even in this time of high unemployment.
transportation  freight  trucking  jobs  economy  from instapaper
november 2011 by taestell
Birth of Virgin Atlantic
"The airport terminal was full of stranded passengers. I made a few calls to charter companies and agreed to charter a plane for $2000 to Puerto Rico."
aviation  transportation  richard.branson  virgin  from instapaper
november 2011 by taestell
It’s time to put an end to the campaign falsehoods
Let's hold politicians accountable for their claims -- "Ohio's smoking ban will hurt businesses" or "the Fountain Square renovation will be a boondoggle -- that are proven wrong.
urbanism  cities  cincinnati  coast  fountain.square  transit  transportation  streetcar  smoking.ban  revitalization 
september 2011 by taestell
Revolights
"Revolights is a Kickstarter Project that places LEDs in a ring around the wheel, timed so that it provides a constant beam lower down, lighting up the road around you." This is awesome -- watch the video.
kickstarter  bikes  transportation  LEDs 
september 2011 by taestell
Our Fantasy Nation?
"Mass transit is underfinanced; after all, Mercedes-Benzes and private jets are much more practical, no?"
transportation  transit  infrastructure  politics  tea.party 
august 2011 by taestell
Salt Lake City, Rising Transit Star
One of the nation's most conservative cities builds one of the best transit systems completed in recent times.
transit  transportation  salt.lake.city  utah 
august 2011 by taestell
How Transit Systems Can Make Money
Don't believe there is a massive amount of development potential in the land surround rail lines? Hong Kong's transit system is rolling in profit because they develop this land themselves.
transit  transportation  cities  hong.kong 
august 2011 by taestell
Stay Classy, Smitherman
"If the national office of the NAACP had any idea what Chris Smitherman is doing to their brand here in Cincinnati, they would’ve shown him the door years ago."
cincinnati  politics  naacp  chris.smiterman  transit  transportation  urbanism  cities 
august 2011 by taestell
Cincinnati one of the most walkable cities in U.S.
Cincinnati's high walkability is exactly why rail transit would be a prefect match for the city.
cincinnati  urbanism  transit  transportation  cities 
august 2011 by taestell
Indestructible Cincinnati Streetcar Faces Another Foe
StreetsBlog covers the latest anti-streetcar measures in Cincinnati
cincinnati  streetcar  transit  transportation  cities  urbanism 
august 2011 by taestell
Airlines Raise Fares as Federal Taxes Expire
“The consumer should have saved anywhere from $25 to $50 round trip. Instead, it’s a windfall for the airlines.”
aviation  taxes  politics  faa  transportation 
july 2011 by taestell
NextGen Will Change Air Travel. Why the Delay?
New air traffic control system will save airlines billions in fuel costs ("Southwest Airlines... is saving $16 million a year in fuel as a result"), but most airlines are hesitant to upgrade prior to the 2020 deadline.
aviation  transportation  infrastructure  energy 
july 2011 by taestell
Would a 56-mpg Fuel Standard Really Hurt the Auto Industry?
Auto industry is claiming high fuel standards will kill jobs, yet the United Auto Workers union is in support of raising the standards.
transportation  economy  politics 
july 2011 by taestell
Fixing the Mobility Crisis Threatening the Baby Boom Generation
The baby boomer generation built their entire lives around the concept of being able to drive for everything... so what happens when they can't drive any more?
urbanism  transit  transportation  generation.gap  baby.boomers 
july 2011 by taestell
Five Media Myths That Perpetuate Car Culture
"These myths about our car-dependent transportation system, and the industries that benefit from it, too often go unquestioned by journalists and opinion leaders. Advocates for transportation equity and for a modern transportation system must challenge these assumptions."
transit  transportation 
july 2011 by taestell
25 Senators Demand Robust Transit Funding
The language is generic, but it's good to see this many senators agree that funding mass transit is essential.
transit  transportation  politics 
june 2011 by taestell
Thoughts on prioritizing urban space and roads
"While American cities are synchronizing green lights to improve traffic flow and offering apps to help drivers find parking, many European cities are doing the opposite: creating environments openly hostile to cars."
urbanism  transit  nyc  transportation 
june 2011 by taestell

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