Category: Modes

  • More on Freight in the Netherlands

    One of our final meetings in the Netherlands was one attended by Tom Miller (Sam Adams’ chief of staff) and myself with two representatives of the freight industry: a freight forwarder and a representative of their industry association. The meeting was at Schiphol airport, a major European hub of air freight activity. The area is…

  • Bikes and the Strike

    Todd Boulanger notes that 600,000 people per day cycled into New York during the transit strike (5x normal volume). This press release (PDF, 35K) goes into detail and makes suggestions on how some of that could be made permanent. Todd also points us to a radio program where this is discussed.

  • Real Time Transit Info in Japan

    In the last few days we’ve heard quite a bit about TriMet’s failures during the 12/18-19 insta- winter storm. The Max breakdowns were one thing, but there were also a number of complaints about misleading internet tracking information ( “there was no notice of anything out of the ordinary with her route….She waited and waited…

  • Walking in Seattle

    Rex passes on this pointer to a discussion from our neighbors to the north on sidewalks and pedestrian issues…

  • Bikes Play Key Role in New York Transit Strike Response

    Vancouver bike advocate Todd Boulanger passes along some notes on how bikes are playing a role in getting commuters in and out of New York City this week. While the official transit strike information site offers little in the way of info for cyclists, Transportation Alternatives (NY’s answer to the BTA?) has a comprehensive information…