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Seeing Cities as Islands and What Cars Are Good For
August 3, 2009 – 11:32 am | 2 Comments
Seeing Cities as Islands and What Cars Are Good For

The Mother Nature Network has a slideshow up showing seven car-free cities around the world. What’s interesting is that the majority are tiny islands and heavily reliant on the tourist industry. The largest “city,” Venice, …

Friday Fun: Gridlock Buster
July 24, 2009 – 4:38 pm | No Comment
Friday Fun: Gridlock Buster

Via Planetizen, here’s a mostly fun and I think actually educational game from the University of Minnesota where you have to serve as traffic engineer, setting the red and green lights to keep traffic moving …

Yes, We Can Learn From The Developing World; or, Keeping an Open Mind About BRT
July 22, 2009 – 2:04 pm | No Comment
Yes, We Can Learn From The Developing World; or, Keeping an Open Mind About BRT

I hate to do another round on BRT with The Overhead Wire, but I can’t help myself. It’s an important discussion, particularly with BRT gaining momentum in D.C.
The latest discussion started with Streetsblog making what …

Why Do Drivers Get Mad at Bikers?
July 20, 2009 – 4:07 pm | 6 Comments

Sarah Goodyear asks a good question: “What is it about bicycles that drives some motorists so crazy?” Her answer is that while yes, bikes do sometimes slow down cars, she “sometimes think[s] that drivers hate …

Worst Ad Campaign Ever
July 1, 2009 – 2:00 pm | 2 Comments
Worst Ad Campaign Ever

World Streets shares this very funny French ad for a car-sharing company.
The translation of their slogan is “It’s almost your car.” In another ad, the same man is eating a messy sandwich in the car …