Tag Archives: Commuting
Commuting on Electric, Foiling, Water E-Scooters to Avoid the Traffic – Love it or Hate it?
If Auckland Transport, Auckland Council and ACC have had nightmares about Lime and other brands of e-scooter, they should be very worried about the implications of this new disruptive transport mode, the electric water scooter being developed by Kiwi engineer … Continue reading
Life List #6/150 Write a Sequel to Unleashing the Roadwarrior
It’s been 15 years since I wrote and published Unleashing the Road Warrior and it’s interesting both how much has changed and how little has changed. I was planning on writing a book about traffic congestion on our roads and … Continue reading
Fixing the American Commute
American transportation is a mess. As the costs of repairs rise—fixing U.S. transportation would cost nearly the entire annual federal budget—and automotive technology advances, cars, often seen as a problem, may be our best hope. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.curbed.com … Continue reading
Why Transit Agencies Are Finally Embracing Uber
Increasingly, public transit is viewing mobility startups as partners, not competition. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.citylab.com Maybe ride-share and new transport suppliers aren’t the enemy. One interesting opportunity suggested in this feature is bridging the gaps between transit stations and … Continue reading
Commuters’ tales: No room to sit – even in the toilet – BBC News
Bhasker Solanki photographed commuters on an early morning train from Surat to Mumbai. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.bbc.co.uk When I first started catching the Northern Express Bus from the Auckland’s CBD to the North Shore around the evening peak, there … Continue reading
Autonomous Cars: More on the Pros, Cons, and Competition
The Automated Vehicle Symposium tracks the state of the driverless vehicle, examining the pros and cons of autonomous cars. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.automobilemag.com It’s really interesting how people can pounce on an idea and love it 100% and then … Continue reading
Cars Are Not Driving Away Any Time Soon
I’ve been reading a book called ‘Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do’ by Tom Vanderbilt, which resonates very well with me. Now I’m no petrol head, but I still like driving my car and it is still more … Continue reading
How Much Time Do You Spend Commuting? A Quick Poll
How much time do you spend each week getting to and from work?
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