April 2011
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NYT: East/West divide dispute on Fifth Avenue... →
A triumph of pragmatism: “This reflects the way New Yorkers perceive the city, not the rules of the grid.” Good, because this was keeping me up at night…
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More inspiring Transportation Camp feedback
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“Rarely do I leave a conference feeling as inspired as I did at the end of Transportation Camp West. Here was a room filled with all the thought leaders exploring the intersection of transportation and technology. They were exactly the people I love to meet, from fellow transportation tech startups to progressive agency staffers to academics in the field of urban planning. The...
March 2011
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One place the MTA gets As and Bs →
Subway announcements are clear, riders say. Unfortunately, the one time they’re not clear is always the time they are needed the most—unexpected delays.
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Streetsblog wants help following through with... →
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Subway Themed Greeting Cards
New Tumblr-crush.
subwayart:
Check out these cute Subway themed greeting cards by fellow New Yorker Seema Malik! Seema says the maps and other graphics in the subway inspire her and as a result, recently created this line of cards for her company Tastement. Go order some of these MTA-licensed gems for the trainophile in your life!
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My birthday's in December, just so you know →
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Riding The Rails in New York State - NYS Archives →
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ETERNITY.
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I have sacrificed my time to the MTA gods. I get out of work at midnight the evenings I work the late shift, generally arriving home at 1:15 AM. It used to be that I would care about getting home in a timely manner. I would bemoan any construction going on, the delays that result. “Why me?” I might ask myself in vain over the din of echoing saxophone. Vomit in train...
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Designing Mobility for Democracy: the Role of... →
A workshop/conference/panel put on by NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge. I’m going, and I think you should too!
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“Kids Aren’t Safe in the Metro”...
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Riveting 1980s subway photography
From a grittier time.
Via Jens Schott
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Not using your money? CA will take it! →
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“Last weekend at TranspoCamp East, I met David Mahfouda, co-founder of Weeels....”
– Over on his blog, John Geraci interviews David Mahfouda from Weeels. (via opentransportation)
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$5 a Gallon Gas Could Spur Up to 1.5 Billion... →
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“it had never occurred to me before but everything in new york is built upon...”
– colum mccann, let the great world spin (via notaqueensphotoblog)
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Wi-fi and cell service underground →
Of course it’s starting along part of the L train…
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Example of public API for bikeshare
opentransportation:
From Rennes in Brittany, France, this is a relevant project for multi-modal trip planning and transportation service availability.
Les Données Transport de Rennes Métropole en accèss libre (in French, here’s an automatic translation)
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New York State Continuing to Issue Thousands of... →
“The placards were a potential embarrassment because nothing irks a New York City resident more than the whiff of a city official getting a privilege he or she does not. But also, making it easier for city employees to park is an inducement to drive to work at a time when Mayor Bloomberg is encouraging people to drive less and take mass transit more.”
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“If you can’t say something good about someone, sit right here by me.”
– Alice Roosevelt Longworth (as quoted here)
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“Though he [Willem de Kooning] lives in the country, at East Hampton, L.I., he...”
– Charlotte Willard, “De Kooning: The Dutch-born U.S. master gathers in the international honors,” in Look (1969), 59.
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Wheels of Change: How The Bicycle Empowered Women →
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Schumer: "I am not commenting" on PPW bike lane... →
From now on I’m going to put [NYT] on all Times articles, what with the quota starting tomorrow and all. And re: Chuck there? Another instance of people trying to use “I like biking” or “Hey, I bike!” as a get out of jail free card. I think we’d prefer less pedaling, Schumer, and more support in the legislature.
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“I feel like I dug a groove that belongs to me. I’m not a part of a group,...”
– Ursula von Rydingsvard, in artist video on Artlog.
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creamconecoffee:
Hot Chip - She Wolf
Better...