80 Percent of New York’s 150 Million Taxi Trips Could Be Shared
I’ve been a big fan of MIT’s Senseable City Lab since I was a grad student at Penn. Their work sits at the intersection of cities and technology, and so I’ve always found it incredibly fascinating....
View ArticleCities are Often Bad Places for Cars and … Oh Yeah … People Too
I stumbled upon a documentary called The Human Scale. (Editor’s note: It was released in late 2012 and is available to watch on Google Play for $3.99.) One of the things that’s so fascinating about...
View ArticleWhy Buy a Car When You’ve Got Mobile Apps?
(This article was originally published at Architect This City.) One of the things that many city planners, transportation experts, and municipalities are trying to figure out is how to successfully...
View ArticleWhy Streetcars Aren’t a Waste of Money
This article was originally published at Architect This City. Last weekend a friend of mine sent me an article from The Economist talking about why trams, streetcars, and light rail are a waste of...
View ArticleHow Uber Envisions Driving Down the Cost of Transportation
TDM TAKEAWAY Cities should be planning and working with UberPool and similar providers as transportation options expand and potentially become more affordable. A few days ago, Bill Gurley — who is an...
View ArticleHow Ridesharing Could Help Solve the Last-Mile Problem
OPTION OPPORTUNITY Ride-hailing services can help provide transit connections for riders and key data for agencies. A few months ago I wrote a post about Uber’s new “Smart Routes” feature and ended by...
View ArticleBarcelona’s “superblock” plan to return dedicated car space to the public
Barcelona is in the midst of dramatically rethinking its urban fabric to address issues around urban mobility and climate change. Initially laid out in this 2014 Urban Mobility Plan for Barcelona...
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