The automobile is just a tool
People of my generation believed that our private automobile said a lot about who we are, that [it] defined our power and our status. The younger generations don’t seem to be buying into that anymore,...
View ArticleFreakonomics on the automobile
Two recent episodes of the Freakonomics podcast shed light on automobile-related problems that most drivers misunderstand or don’t even think about: The Downside of More Miles Per Gallon (6 minutes)...
View ArticleParking lots in SimCity
Why are parking lots minimized in SimCity? Stone Librande, lead designer of SimCity: When I started measuring out our local grocery store, which I don’t think of as being that big, I was blown away by...
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No mechanism for electorate to challenge ODOT
No mechanism for electorate to challenge ODOT A letter-to-the-editor from Jake Mecklenborg published in the Enquirer: Much of the argument for reconstruction of I-75 and the Brent Spence Bridge is the...
View ArticleCredit downgraded for company that built 85-mph toll road
Credit downgraded for company that built 85-mph toll road [...] because the Texas 130 toll road is carrying traffic about half of what was projected when it opened in October. A one-off occurrence, or...
View ArticleThe End of Car Culture
The End of Car Culture “Different things are converging which suggest that we are witnessing a long-term cultural shift,” said Mimi Sheller, a sociology professor at Drexel University and director of...
View ArticleBaby boomers now buying more new cars than their children
Baby boomers now buying more new cars than their children People aged 55-64 had the highest rate of new-vehicle purchases in 2011, according to the study, and they’ve become the age group most likely...
View ArticleTurns out cities are safest places to live
Turns out cities are safest places to live Whether you live in rural areas or the city, you’re much less likely to die from a gunshot wound — either from someone else or self-inflicted — than you are...
View ArticleFord CEO: More Cars in Cities “Not Going to Work”
Ford CEO: More Cars in Cities “Not Going to Work” But [Ford CEO Alan Mulally] also said he wasn’t sure what role Ford would play in the future of transportation in big cities. According to the...
View ArticleWhy America Stopped Driving
Why America Stopped Driving The most shocking thing about this driving decline is that it doesn’t seem to be caused by the weak economy. […] Some say higher gas prices have caused drivers to stay home....
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