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Lost? Get Directions from a Cyclist or Driver
Via Slashdot: … or maybe a pedestrian (if you’re not going too far). But not an auto passenger or transit rider. An article posted in “Urban Planning” (PDF) suggests that the accuracy of your mental map of an area is related to how actively you engage in wayfinding. So if you’re a passenger and not…
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Oregonian Looks at the Small Picture
An editorial in today’s O the editorial board calls Earl Blumenauer’s proposed gax tax increase ‘too steep’ and quotes the “non-partisan Tax Foundation” citing Oregon’s gas tax as among the nation’s 20 highest. Looking at the big picture, it’s worth remembering that Oregon’s motor vehicle fees and taxes when added together are among the nation’s…
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Human Transit Takes Exception to OPAL’s Strategy
Jarrett has an interesting take on what benefits transit riders who are cash-poor, time-poor or both.
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KBOO Bike Show: Buying by Bike
Listen to the show (mp3, 25.2MB) Tori and Steph speak with PSU/OTREC researcher Kelly Clifton about her research on the consumer habits of folks using different modes of transportation (spoiler: people traveling by bike spend just as much, but in different patterns).
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Bikeshare as Place
The Project for Public Spaces has an interesting post up about the social life evolving around bikeshare stations in New York. Like bus stops, the stations function as gathering points, and host an interesting set of interactions.