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Mondermania
Update: It made Slashdot this morning… For some time, Hans Monderman has been advocated that the best way to make streets safer is to remove all the traffic control devices – lane marking, signs, singals, etc. The idea is to make everyone slow down and figure out what’s going on around them. This has been…
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Three Smart “Smart City” Pieces
This week’s Smart City podcast features three different stories that grabbed my attention: The show leads off with a discussion of the interplay between housing costs and transportation costs, and how some consumers seeking lower housing costs may actually wind up pay more overall when commuting costs are factored in. About 22 minutes into the…
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The Fleet Replacement Problem
Jim Mayer has an interesting piece in yesterday’s O about particulate emissions from diesel, especially off-road equipment. The interesting part to me is how long it takes to replace the installed base of equipment: …thanks to slow turnover, the health benefits from the new standards won’t be realized until 2030. This is referencing rules that…