Category: Traffic
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Are you suffering from Advanced Car Brain?
Have you ever seen people get into a huff about losing parking spaces for a bike lane? Have you ever seen people loudly complain when the speed limit is lowered on their commute? Have you ever been around when people go on and on about how terrible traffic is while they hop into their vehicle…
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Cape Coral: At Street Level
At Street Level is a series of posts talking about individual cities unique and often bizarre built environment and what that actually means for the people who live there. If you’ve ever heard anyone casually bringing up Cape Coral in conversation, you might not find it all that interesting. It’s a smallish city (for Florida),…
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Could Autonomous Vehicles Ruin Everything?
Self-Driving cars, (AKA Autonomous vehicles) have enormous and potentially revolutionizing implications on our work, leisure and economic sectors of our lives. But their effects on urban development and planning are quite disquieting. These types of vehicles can obviate the need for well planned urbanism and actually make poor planning and sprawl more common than ever…
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Let’s talk about bicycle transit
In terms of daily transpiration, most people don’t consider bicycles as a realistic choice for their commute. They often are ignored for transportation options that can cover more relative distance faster. But the value of bicycle transit is greater than what their distance can cover. It includes their cost, their usability, and flexibility, as well…
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The Personal Vehicle: What should its proper place be?
Almost every city and town in America is hyper-focused on easing the experiences of those transportation users that primarily use the personal vehicle. The focus on vehicles necessitates a massive demand for an extensive highway system. Because of this focus, other transportation methods are often marginalized to expand and maintain the existing road network. Public transportation…
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