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What’s the Utility of a Train/Bus Hybrid?
Two different readers forwarded me links to this train/bus hybrid vehicle being introduced by JR Hokkaido. On of them was Adron, who blogged about it at his site. So it seems to me that we now have a variety of design choices for transit system, divided along several dimensions: Dedicated right-of-way (e.g., LRT, BRT) versus…
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Getting Local on Smart City
This week’s Smart City radio program focuses on getting local. In the lead story, Steven Johnson talks about the value of “local experts” who know the details and history of a place. He also talks about an interesting web site he helped found, outside.in. It’s a blog aggregator that aggregates on the basis of your…
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Featured Presentation: Putting 39th on a Diet
The highlighted class project from this year’s Portland Traffic and Transportation Class is from Nellie Korn. You can read Nellie’s full presentation here (PDF, 1.5M). Below are a few featured slides. I selected Nellie’s presentation to highlight because it both had a succinct problem statement and recommended solution, and because the policy and politics of…