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vid Nov 21, 2012 12:00 AM
I'm scared.

M II A II R II K Nov 21, 2012 11:45 PM
Contactless Power


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M II A II R II K Nov 25, 2012 9:26 PM
Japan Is Working On A 300 MPH Floating Train

Read More: http://www.businessinsider.com/japan...-train-2012-11

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The Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) yesterday unveiled a prototype it believes will bring faster train service than ever before to Japan. The Series Lo prototype is a magnetic levitation (maglev) train, floating above its track and moving forward thanks to powerful magnets, the Japanese newspaper The Ashai Shimbun reported.

- The first began operation in Shanghai in 2004, followed in 2005 by a Japanese system called Linimo, which runs at only 60 mph, 20 percent of the top speed the JR Tokai predicts for the new maglev train. Japan is already served by high-speed bullet trains, but maglev systems offer numerous advantages. As they are frictionless, they are faster and quieter than trains that use wheels, and are not impacted by bad weather.

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M II A II R II K Nov 26, 2012 10:54 PM
Could Twitter help urban planners improve transport networks?

Read More: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datab...sport-networks

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Data-mapping expert Eric Fischer has used geolocated Tweets to find the most frequently travelled routes in US cities. Could this sort of data be used to plan transit systems in the future?

- If the volume of geo-tagged Tweets is used a proxy for traffic levels, urban planners could use this data to fine-tune existing transport networks and establish where new routes are needed. Fischer took millions of geolocated Tweets from across the world, cross-referenced them with data on known transport nodes, and used the results to plot the most heavily used routes in cities, countries and continents. He then created what are in effect transit cartograms, with the thickness of a road or other mass transport line corresponding to the volume of Tweets sent along its path.

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Full Series: http://www.flickr.com/photos/walking...th/6804680189/

Fischer created this map using data from over one million Tweet-based trips in August 2011. Advocates of HS2 may feel somewhat vindicated.

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-imag...-Isles-001.jpg




Using data from Twitter covering 60,000 trips, aggregated within a ten mile radius, Fischer created this map of Europe's transport network. He acknowledges that disproportionately high Twitter usage levels in England and the Netherlands has skewed the overall picture.

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-imag...Europe-001.jpg




Broadway shows clearly as the most heavily used route, with subway networks also well-defined.

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-imag...er-NYC-001.jpg




Trips across the bay and along the peninsula dominate, though aggregation radii make it difficult to know exactly which road or rail line was being used.

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-imag...her-SF-001.jpg




The Chicago map was made by plotting ten thousand Twitter-sourced points over an OpenStreetMap grid. Fischer points out that the thicker line heading to the southwest doesn't correspond to any major road or rail line.

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-imag...hicago-001.jpg

M II A II R II K Dec 3, 2012 7:13 PM
We swim, run, and cycle to work. Why not jump?

http://www.salto.ee/fast-track/

Salto Architects’ 560-foot-long trampoline walkway, Fast Track, was built this summer as part of an emerging architecture festival called Archstoyanie. The six-year-old event is held in the small village of Nikola-Lenivets, a few hours outside of Moscow, that has recently blossomed as a center for land art.

http://www.salto.ee/wp-content/uploa...ta-Shohov3.jpg




http://www.salto.ee/wp-content/uploa...8/IMG_1812.jpg




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http://www.zundelcristea.com/project...t.html?lang=en

We propose an inflatable bridge equipped with giant trampolines, dedicated to the joyful release from gravity as one bounces above the river. Installed near the Bir-Hakeim Bridge, it is formed of inflatable modules, like giant life-preservers, 30 meters in diameter. In the central part of each ring, a trampoline mesh is stretched. The floating buoys, fabricated in PVC membrane, are attached together by cord to form a stable and self-supporting ensemble. Each module under tension - filled with 3700 cubic meters of air - develops in space with an arch-like form.

http://www.zundelcristea.com/IMG/jpg/ZC-106-002.jpg




http://www.zundelcristea.com/IMG/jpg/ZC-106-001.jpg




http://www.zundelcristea.com/IMG/jpg/ZC-106-003.jpg




http://www.zundelcristea.com/IMG/jpg/ZC-106-004.jpg

Derek Dec 3, 2012 7:23 PM
Honestly, that's probably the stupidest thing I've ever seen.

Cirrus Dec 3, 2012 7:26 PM
It looks fun, but not practical. Make it a park.

electricron Dec 3, 2012 9:41 PM
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Originally Posted by M II A II R II K (Post 5923549)
We swim, run, and cycle to work. Why not jump?

http://www.salto.ee/fast-track/

Salto Architects’ 560-foot-long trampoline walkway, Fast Track, was built this summer as part of an emerging architecture festival called Archstoyanie. The six-year-old event is held in the small village of Nikola-Lenivets, a few hours outside of Moscow, that has recently blossomed as a center for land art.

We propose an inflatable bridge equipped with giant trampolines, dedicated to the joyful release from gravity as one bounces above the river. Installed near the Bir-Hakeim Bridge, it is formed of inflatable modules, like giant life-preservers, 30 meters in diameter. In the central part of each ring, a trampoline mesh is stretched. The floating buoys, fabricated in PVC membrane, are attached together by cord to form a stable and self-supporting ensemble. Each module under tension - filled with 3700 cubic meters of air - develops in space with an arch-like form.
The first lady wearing high heels, or the first mischievous boy carrying a pocket knife, and that bridge would deflate into floating debris. Bad idea.

Derek Dec 3, 2012 10:30 PM
Fun, until everybody starts flying over the edges into the water, or bumping heads with other people. :P

pdxtex Dec 4, 2012 12:03 AM
that tokyo subway scares me. i hear mostly alcohol induced horror stories from inlaws who go to japan frequently, wasted salary men the day after passed out in the middle of the platform, projectile barf....on that note, anyone remember a story about the last legal drinking car on some east coast commuter rail route? i forget the deal, but apparently is was an after work party everyday and the last of its kind....

Cirrus Dec 4, 2012 3:55 AM
MARC has an unofficial party car. Just a bunch of regulars who were always on the same car and started BYOBing. It's still a thing AFAIK.

Cirrus Dec 7, 2012 3:49 AM
I found Virginia license plate #1.

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8337/...0370aeae_b.jpg

M II A II R II K Dec 13, 2012 11:22 PM
Smart Choices, Less Traffic

50 Best and Worst Transportation Projects In the United States PDF:

http://www.sierraclub.org/transporta...n-Projects.pdf

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This report shows that Americans can and should expect the dollars we spend on transportation to contribute to solving environmental and economic problems. Smart transportation investments are already providing Americans with transportation options that reduce our dependence on oil, improve air and water quality and public health, and keep more money in local economies. But, old highway spending habits die hard.

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M II A II R II K Dec 22, 2012 11:02 PM
Commute to work on the roller coaster train

Read More: http://www.newscientist.com/article/...ter-train.html

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The Eco-Ride train feels like a ride on a roller coaster - and that's pretty much what it is. In a few years' time, this cheap and energy-efficient train could be ferrying passengers around areas of Japan devastated by last year's tsunami.

- Eco-Ride works in the exactly the same way as a theme park roller coaster. By turning potential energy into kinetic energy, it coasts along its tubular tracks without an engine. The train's speed is controlled by aerodynamics and by "vertical curves", sections of track that form the transition between two sloping segments. The Eco-Ride is set in motion and slowed at stations via rotating wheels between the rails that catch a fin underneath the train.

- When fully installed, Eco-Ride would ply a route, ideally circular, at speeds of up to 60 kilometres per hour. The idea is that Eco-Ride will use its own inertia to get up most slopes but may on occasion need to be winched up steeper inclines. If it was first lifted to a height of 10 metres, the train could comfortably cover a distance of 400 metres, says its developer, Yoshihiro Suda, director of the IIS Advanced Mobility Research Center.

- The lack of any engine makes carriages extremely light, so the energy required to propel them is small and the emissions low. Plus there is no need for the expensive, bulky infrastructure that usually accompanies the building of new train tracks.

- "This is probably the ultimate energy-saving transportation system," says Suda. A number of municipalities in Japan have shown an interest in the system, including communities hit by last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami in the Tohoku region in the north-east, he says. Other uses could be feeder routes between other transportation networks, or communities and college campuses located beyond what might be considered a reasonable walking distance, he added. Suda expects the first Eco-Ride to be in operation sometime in 2014.

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http://www.newscientist.com/data/ima....600-1_300.jpg

Wizened Variations Dec 28, 2012 2:17 AM
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Originally Posted by M II A II R II K (Post 5948099)
For a large number of reasons, public transportation is dealt with far more responsibly in Japan than in the US.

I can think of a couple of reasons: a) the historical reverberations of the Tokugaway Shogunate's social discipline; and b) the Confucian moral framework where those with power tend to have more 'social responsibility.'*

The US has no Confucian sense of social ethics.

*WWII is the reason I used 'tend.'

Cirrus Dec 30, 2012 1:46 AM
This is an actual picture of an actual bus in Sarasota, FL. Worst name in the world.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8215/8...0ed89a4f_c.jpg

mhays Dec 30, 2012 1:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Wizened Variations (Post 5951816)
For a large number of reasons, public transportation is dealt with far more responsibly in Japan than in the US.

I can think of a couple of reasons: a) the historical reverberations of the Tokugaway Shogunate's social discipline; and b) the Confucian moral framework where those with power tend to have more 'social responsibility.'*

The US has no Confucian sense of social ethics.

*WWII is the reason I used 'tend.'
They also don't have code requirements that comprise a big percentage of the cost of any us rail system.

vid Dec 30, 2012 1:53 AM
Well no wonder no one takes the bus. :rolleyes:

DTW Dec 30, 2012 4:21 AM
LOL How could they name their system that? They must not get out much in Sarasota

brickell Dec 31, 2012 4:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Cirrus (Post 5953487)
This is an actual picture of an actual bus in Sarasota, FL. Worst name in the world.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8215/8...0ed89a4f_c.jpg
WHAT? - winter haven area transit

http://www.polktransitauthority.com/...lk-trimmed.jpg
src: http://www.polktransit.org/transit-today/


Apparently Florida transit is so bad we have two SCATs.

Welcome to Space Coast Area Transit
http://www.ridescat.com/
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5209/5...a79486ac_z.jpg
SCAT Beach Trolley Stop by traveling around, on Flickr

Centropolis Dec 31, 2012 4:06 PM
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http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townn...review-620.jpg

vid Dec 31, 2012 9:11 PM
:ack:

I wonder which one will be the first to embrace green technology and power their vehicles with scat? :haha: "Shit! We've run out of fuel! Does anyone have to take a dump??"

Hey it would solve the bus seat poop problem! :tup:

Busy Bee Dec 31, 2012 10:26 PM
Complete with meaningless swoosh graphic, truly the worst of both worlds.

Maybe only worse if it was called Sarasota County Area Bus System.

SpawnOfVulcan Dec 31, 2012 10:48 PM
Let's not forget about the innuendo of the University of Alabama's bus system "The CrimsonRide". If you don't understand, go to urban dictionary..

Metro-One Dec 31, 2012 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by M II A II R II K (Post 5937126)
Smart Choices, Less Traffic

50 Best and Worst Transportation Projects In the United States PDF:

http://www.sierraclub.org/transporta...n-Projects.pdf
ugh, incredibly lame article.

It is so black and white it hurts. Very simplistic / 2D thinking, nothing critical about it.

From what I could see, every single STOP project was a highway / road project, and every single GO project was transit, pedestrian, and cycling.

Nothing wrong with supporting Transit and cycling (I do!) but there is no critical thinking at all in this PDF. Some transit projects are lame ducks, poorly designed, and or poorly implemented, they can not all be GOs. Seems like a very rubber stamp approach.

The same way not all bridge replacements / highway expansions are bad, some are needed and can actually help improve transit via Rapid Bus programs and other transit initiatives (or removing industrial traffic from local roads as commuting patterns and industrial locations change).

Sorry, but I really dislike such obvious bias reports.

Jonboy1983 Dec 31, 2012 11:49 PM
:previous: Agreed. There are some transit projects that are/were very short-sighted and not well-thought-out. One that comes to mind is the North Shore extension. Sure, it's a very neat, outside-the-box project for the Burgh, but IMO there are/were better options for crossing to the North Shore and providing service access/extensions to the North and West. In reality, I think the steel city could have had a much better system if they'd actually implemented their initial plan from the 1920s and '30s, which called for an elaborate subway network...

As for highway projects, what about the Bay Bridge replacement in San Fran, or the I-95/PA Turnpike interchange project? I'd say the fact, in and of itself, that that interchange was never built is rather short-sighted. The Bay Bridge is in need of replacement, and the I-95/Turnpike project will fill in a gap in the Interstate Highway system and improve overall access for automobiles...

bulliver Jan 3, 2013 2:20 AM
Strathcona County (Sherwood Park...suburb of Edmonton) also uses the surprisingly popular "SCAT" acronym for their special disabled service:

http://www.strathcona.ca/departments...tion-scat.aspx

HowardL Jan 3, 2013 4:11 AM
São Paulo is super hilly. At least two metro stations are built where a train line punches out from one side of a ravine and pokes back in on the other side. This one is Sumaré on the Green Line going out to Vila Madalena. I think I remember another one going south on the Blue towards Jabaquara.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gbDfcqVKNQ...IMG_0320+2.JPG

Innsertnamehere Jan 3, 2013 5:51 AM
There is something similar in toronto where the bloor line crosses the don valley. It runs under a bridge built 45 years before the subway. The geniuses of 1919 actually included a lower level to allow for an eventual streetcar tunnel to cross the valley. It ended up getting used for a subway rather than a streetcar tunnel, but still amazing forward thinking. It is also on a much larger scale than that, I think the bridge is 5-600m long.

202_Cyclist Jan 3, 2013 5:48 PM
Two of the more interesting vehicles I saw this past year were an electric Coca-cola delivery truck and the Mitsubishi I-MiEV electric car.

Here is a photo of the Coca-cola truck, courtesy of Coca-cola's website:

http://d1lwft0f0qzya1.cloudfront.net...04mk092112.jpg
http://www.coca-colacompany.com/medi...lectric-trucks

Here is the link for the Mitsubishi I-MiEV: http://i.mitsubishicars.com/

My girlfriend and I also drove an electric Smart car when we visited San Diego last summer (photo by taken by me).

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8299/7...6f24edb4_z.jpg

Leo the Dog Jan 3, 2013 6:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 202_Cyclist (Post 5957739)
My girlfriend and I also drove an electric Smart car when we visited San Diego last summer (photo by taken by me).

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8299/7...6f24edb4_z.jpg
These seem to be very popular. I don't know how the company is doing financially, but I see these all over DT and the Beach areas. Pretty good idea because may residents at the beach don't own vehicles.

I hope SD gets a bike sharing program like Bixi one day. Seems like a perfect city for it.

202_Cyclist Jan 3, 2013 6:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Leo the Dog (Post 5957829)
These seem to be very popular. I don't know how the company is doing financially, but I see these all over DT and the Beach areas. Pretty good idea because may residents at the beach don't own vehicles.

I hope SD gets a bike sharing program like Bixi one day. Seems like a perfect city for it.
Car2Go provides an excellent service here in DC. I usually use it once or twice per week, when our buses and metro system aren't running as frequently. You can either pay $20 for a taxi or spend $5 (they charge by the minute) for these Car2Go vehicles.

BrandonJXN Jan 3, 2013 7:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 202_Cyclist (Post 5957739)
Two of the more interesting vehicles I saw this past year were an electric Coca-cola delivery truck and the Mitsubishi I-MiEV electric car.

Here is a photo of the Coca-cola truck, courtesy of Coca-cola's website:

http://d1lwft0f0qzya1.cloudfront.net...04mk092112.jpg
http://www.coca-colacompany.com/medi...lectric-trucks

Here is the link for the Mitsubishi I-MiEV: http://i.mitsubishicars.com/

My girlfriend and I also drove an electric Smart car when we visited San Diego last summer (photo by taken by me).

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8299/7...6f24edb4_z.jpg
FedEx and UPS have electric trucks. I see them scooting around town quite often. As does Staples.

http://www.mnn.com/sites/default/fil...trucksmall.jpg
http://www.mnn.com/sites/default/fil...trucksmall.jpg

And the Mitsubishi i is an awful car. Invest in a Ford Fusion Energi. 8 MPGe more than a Chevy Volt and 13 (!!) MPGe than a Toyota Prius.

http://photo.netcarshow.com/Ford-Fus...3_photo_01.jpg
http://photo.netcarshow.com/Ford-Fus...3_photo_01.jpg

http://photo.netcarshow.com/Ford-Fus...3_photo_0a.jpg
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M II A II R II K Jan 3, 2013 8:30 PM
Measuring Transport System Efficiency

Read More: http://www.planetizen.com/node/59995

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There are several possible ways to measure transport system efficiency, which can result in very different conclusions about what solutions are optimal:

• Conventional roadway planning evaluates roadway efficiency based primarily on motor vehicle travel speeds. From this perspective increasing transport system efficiency requires increasing roadway capacity and design speeds. This supports roadway expansions.

• Traffic network planning evaluates roadway efficiency based on automobile access, and so recognizes the reduced travel distances that result from more connected road networks and two-way streets. This supports efforts to increase both traffic speeds and road network connectivity.

• Multi-modal transport planning recognizes that travel demands are diverse because not everybody can drive, and transport costs (including road space, parking, vehicle, travel time, accident risk and environmental costs) and benefits vary. For example, it is inefficient if inadequate transport options forces parents to chauffeur children to school if they would prefer to walk or bicycle, or forces commuters to drive when public transit is overall cheaper. From this perspective transport systems are most efficient if they support and encourage use of resource-efficient modes, so users choose the most efficient option for each trip. This supports complete streets policies, including bike- and bus-lanes, and other efforts to improve and encourage use of resource efficient modes.

• Accessibility-based transport planning recognizes that mobility is seldom an end in itself; the ultimate goal of most transport is access [PDF] to services and activities such as education, employment, shopping and recreation. Several factors can affect accessibility including mobility (travel speed and affordability), the quality of transport options, transport network connectivity, land use accessibility, and mobility substitutes such as telecommunications and delivery services. From this perspective, transport systems are most efficient if they increase road network connectivity, support efficient modes, and encourage more accessible land use. This justifies integrated planning that increases transport network connectivity and supports more accessible and multi-modal community development.

• Economic efficiency refers to the degree that consumer benefits provided by a good exceeds the costs of producing that good (roads can be considered a good consumed by users). From this perspective roads are most efficient if managed or priced to favor higher-value trips and more resource-efficient modes over lower-value trips and less efficient modes. This can justify priority treatment of freight and service vehicles (they tend to be high value), and public transit and high occupant vehicles (they tend to be space efficient), or even better, congestion pricing (road tolls that are higher during peak periods) that test users’ willingness to pay for scarce road space, which allows higher value trips and more efficient modes to outbid lower-value trips and more space-intensive modes.

• Planning efficiency refers to the degree that planning activities are comprehensive and integrated, so that individual, short-term decisions support strategic, long-term goals. This is functional way to develop more accessible and economically efficient roadway systems. From this perspective transport systems are most efficient if planned, designed and managed to support strategic objectives. For example, efficient planning justifies special truck lanes if that supports regional industries, bus lanes and pedestrian improvements that support transit oriented development, streetscaping that supports local commercial district redevelopment, and constraints on urban fringe roadway expansion if that support strategic objectives to encourage more compact development.

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Innsertnamehere Jan 3, 2013 8:36 PM
lucky. All You see up here in canada is the odd Volt and Leaf.

anyways, heres a pic of the toronto bridge.

http://www.torontoplaques.com/Graphi...rd_Viaduct.jpg

http://www.torontoplaques.com/Pages_...d_Viaduct.html

M II A II R II K Jan 4, 2013 1:00 AM
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Jonboy1983 Jan 4, 2013 2:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere (Post 5958030)
lucky. All You see up here in canada is the odd Volt and Leaf.

anyways, heres a pic of the toronto bridge.

http://www.torontoplaques.com/Graphi...rd_Viaduct.jpg

http://www.torontoplaques.com/Pages_...d_Viaduct.html
That is a neat bridge. Gave me a heck of an idea for my own pipe dream for the Burgh. Could the Westinghouse Bridge support an el train?

M II A II R II K, that glow-in-the-dark highway idea in the Netherlands is a bad-ass idea!

M II A II R II K Jan 13, 2013 10:08 PM
NYC Subway Infographic Posters

Read More: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...raphic-posters

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NYC Subway Infographic Poster set shows each subway line in clear crisp design as it exists geographically with stats and description.

- The subway map is usually not really a map but rather a diagram as it is not a literal representation of the subway. Each subway map from cities all around the globe all distort the city and distort the subway lines for the purpose of visual clarity. This is great for someone running to catch a train and not knowing where to get off.

- This series of posters tries to flip the original rational for clean design on its head. Instead of creating a map showing the routes of each line abstracted to fit into a small map each poster shows just one train line by itself, stripped away from its context, with a description and statistics provided. Why do it this way? I wanted to show the viewer something they see everyday but in a completely new, almost unrecognizable way; the way it actually looks.

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M II A II R II K Jan 16, 2013 12:55 AM
A transit map for all of California!

Large Version: http://www.californiarailmap.com/

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The map includes rail lines of the following agencies: Amtrak, BART, Muni, VTA, Caltrain, Altamont Commuter Express, Sacramento Regional Transit, San Diego North County Transit District (NCTD), San Diego Trolley, LA Metro, and Metrolink. Key bus and ferry connections between services are also shown on the map.

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https://sites.google.com/site/califo...=480&width=360

M II A II R II K Jan 17, 2013 6:58 PM
http://www.organictransit.com/models.html

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The ELF is designed with the busy commuter in mind. The ride height puts you in sight of other drivers while the body is still slim enough to navigate bike trails. There is plenty of room to stash your laptop case and pick up several bags of groceries on the way home. Recharge the removable battery pack by parking your ELF in the sun or by plugging it in to a standard outlet. Upgrade to a more powerful solar panel to stay off grid or add a NuVinci 360 hub to ease your ride. Additional upgrades and features will be available.



http://www.organictransit.com/images/elfred.jpg




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The Truckit is a more rugged vehicle designed for the light delivery market. Whether your business is flowers or hot meals, the Truckit can save you big money on local delivery. This OTV can carry over 800 lbs and can be customized with hot/cold boxes, a lockable trunk, extra shelving, or whatever you might need to make the Truckit fit your business.
http://www.organictransit.com/images/Truckit.jpg




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M.K. Jan 22, 2013 6:41 PM
2013 rolls royce wraith - 03.2013
 
After seeing spread silhouette of the new model profile in the web, i took my conclusions, now you think if it is a Rolls Royce or not, I mean a BMW, the rear could be a GT as well...
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/39/2013rrwraith.png
Source: Photos took from several places in the www and edited


M II A II R II K Jan 22, 2013 8:58 PM
Side-by-Side Router allows you to compares driving, walking, biking, and transit for any selected route:


http://mvjantzen.com/tools/modes.html

Swede Jan 22, 2013 9:04 PM
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Originally Posted by M II A II R II K (Post 5983497)
Side-by-Side Router allows you to compares driving, walking, biking, and transit for any selected route:


http://mvjantzen.com/tools/modes.html
Pretty cool. My commute would take just 14 minutes by car (except for that little thing called traffic). I take transit now tho, it takes 40 minutes and is maybe 40% longer. Really should start biking when the snow melts (if I've got money for a bike), takes as long as the subway/bus!

awholeparade Jan 23, 2013 2:20 AM
What?

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Originally Posted by m ii a ii r ii k (Post 5977294)
the ride height puts you in sight of other drivers while the body is still slim enough to navigate bike trails. There is plenty of room to stash your laptop case and pick up several bags of groceries on the way home. Recharge the removable battery pack by parking your elf in the sun or by plugging it in to a standard outlet. Upgrade to a more powerful solar panel to stay off grid or add a nuvinci 360 hub to ease your ride. Additional upgrades and features will be available.

M II A II R II K Jan 27, 2013 6:36 PM
Could These Crazy Intersections Make Us Safer?

Read More: http://www.theatlanticcities.com/com...us-safer/4467/

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Geometry tells us that the traditional four-way intersection is inherently dangerous. When you plot all of the potential points of conflict on a diagram – and transportation engineers actually do this – it turns out that vehicles have 32 distinct opportunities to collide into one another at the nexus of two two-lane roadways. Cars can crash into each other while merging or diverging from a given lane. Then the worst action happens right in the middle of the interchange, at that perilous point where vehicles turn left across oncoming traffic.

- With that geometry in mind, it becomes clear what we need in the holy grail of intersection design: a scheme that would eliminate left-hand turns while still enabling drivers to move in all four directions. The basic roundabout does this, with only eight relatively less harmful points of conflict. The challenge is to translate that same idea onto much busier roads. You may already be familiar with the “Michigan Left,” also known as the “median U-turn,” which solves this problem by requiring drivers to pass through an intersection, make a u-turn and then re-approach it from the opposite direction, ultimately making a safer right-hand turn. The concept is also intended to improve traffic flow by eliminating that pesky left-turn cycle at the light.

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Cirrus Jan 27, 2013 8:23 PM
^
Classic traffic engineering. Ignore pedestrians.

vid Jan 27, 2013 11:14 PM
Vehicles are the only kind of traffic that is considered traffic. She actually does have one video where pedestrians appear for a moment.

Swede Jan 28, 2013 5:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Cirrus (Post 5989826)
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Classic traffic engineering. Ignore pedestrians.
Hear, hear. Just like with all the roundabouts that have sprung up all over Sweden in the last 15 years.

M II A II R II K Jan 28, 2013 4:55 PM
http://www.rapidcommute.com/

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Rapid Commute System is a short-haul commuter carrying system that consists of especially modified electric (or diesel) trains that would carry commuters; their passengers and their vehicles onboard, similar to how ferryboats carry drivers and their vehicles across bodies of water. Commuters would drive their vehicles themselves onto the train using specially designed ramps and drive from boxcar to boxcar inside the train, until they reach the front. Other commuters would follow behind. The commuters would turn off their engines and stay in their vehicles while the train carries them to their destination. At the end of the trip, the commuters would drive themselves off the train. This system would allow commuters to avoid driving on the freeways, thus eliminating traffic jams.

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Cirrus Jan 28, 2013 5:24 PM
Awful idea. Combines the inconvenience of adhering to a transit schedule with the inefficiency of car storage.


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