Showing posts with label automobiles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label automobiles. Show all posts
Thursday, October 29, 2020

Eliminate jaywalking laws: "The core problem lies with street design, not human behavior."

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Yes, we've been here before.      Walking is not a crime: Dunman and others on the scourges of jaywalking in auto-erotic America. Like t...
Saturday, August 22, 2015

Walking is not a crime: Dunman and others on the scourges of jaywalking in auto-erotic America.

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Photo credit: Vox (below). I walk. I walk a lot. There is me, and there are hundreds of vehicles. Conscious of the disparity betwe...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Here, there, everywhere: "Creating real transportation options" for all residents.

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Specifically in this case, Denver, but the implications for Louisville metro are fairly clear. Is the ORBP boondoggle finished yet? Loc...
Saturday, May 02, 2015

In West Palm Beach, "downtown traffic counts indicate steep drop in vehicular trips."

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And then there's peak car . Despite increase in downtown residents, downtown traffic counts indicate steep drop in vehicular trips , ...
Thursday, February 26, 2015

He's taking the brakes off his car.

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Thanks to R for the submission. I intended to do more with this one, but at times the One Man Polemical Band falls a bit behind ... and it...
Monday, January 12, 2015

"There is an evolutionary pressure pushing motorists towards hatred of cyclists."

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At Facebook, on the topic of Jeff Speck's Downtown Street Network Proposal , a person who lives in Jeffersonville and works in Louisvil...
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Delightful heresy: Urban values as accommodating automobiles in an environment dominated by people.

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To rethink implies having the first thought, and as this pertains to New Albany's traditional ruling class, it's where the proble...
Sunday, June 29, 2014

In which the 1985 Ford F-150 finds a worthy new home.

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For a brief moment, we were the owners of four Fords, so something had to give. First up was my father's truck (84,000 miles...
Sunday, March 30, 2014

But first, a CeeSaw digression: "The Fascist Automobile vs. Bicycle Rebellion."

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Councilman Bob "CeeSaw" Caesar has uttered so much white-bread blather over the years that it would require a full-time archivi...
Friday, September 13, 2013

Say the word "innovation" in New Albany ...

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... and they generally think you said "syncopation," so they start dancing the Charleston -- say, wasn't flapper dancing a Bic...
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Bike lanes and a perceived loss of retail access.

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It isn't so much that this essay applies to the exact situation in New Albany. After all, we've been careful to place our bike lanes...
Sunday, February 17, 2013

From PPS: "Walking is Not a Crime: Questioning the Accident Axiom."

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A longer Sunday read, applicable to bicyclists, too, and overall, well worth the time to read. The excerpt below offers solutions only, but ...
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Friday, June 22, 2012

“We’ve taken the automobile, which can be a wonderful tool, and totally exaggerated its importance.”

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Here's another batting practice toss for CM CeeSaw to watch, uncomprehending, for a called strike three. From two feet to four wheels...
Monday, January 30, 2012

Powerful stuff. But are "sharing" ideas too "political" for timid Main Street organizations?

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There's a lot to chew on here; thanks Andy. The blog is Strong Towns , and the article is Shared Space . The ideas for debating therei...
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Friday, December 23, 2011

Return of "Commuting to Nowhere."

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From the Blue Ridge Parkway to the Ohio River Bridges Project, and including Spring Street in New Albany, we hear the voices of those who si...
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Saturday, January 08, 2011

Urban Indy: "One Year of Being Car Free in Indianapolis."

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Could it be done here? As the author freely notes, housing choices play a big part in automotive disuse. I continue to marvel at all the tim...
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

$20 a gallon? Main Street and Christopher Steiner think so, and it's a good thing.

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Since the chances of our local Main Street organization sharing it with you are somewhere between none and less than that, you may as well r...
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Sunday, December 07, 2008

The eternal Trabant.

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Trabants are back in the news, at least in these three articles in the New York Times . Where Have the Trabis Gone? A People’s Car as Flawed...
Saturday, May 03, 2008

The car itself is smart. As for the other drivers ...

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(A reworked MySpace blog post) Automobiles? They're the American birthright, or so I'm told, but when it comes to cars I'm an ae...
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