Posts tagged Distracted Driving
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Breakfast links: Eye of the beholder
Murals: Love ‘em or hate ‘em?; “Rethinking” SmarTrip (but not bus stop spacing); Streetcar wires AND trees?; All together now: Highways are really expensive; And gas taxes don’t cover it; Gateway may close Virginia Ave; I just didn’t see the elephant. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Harebrained approaches to traffic
The right to drive distracted?; Debate tolls thoroughly! Now don’t!; Making transit more accessible; Talk long-term; Jaydriving worse than jaywalking; Buffett Northern Santa Fe; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Better data for better choices
Visualize your Walkshed; “Mapathon” will create open Atlanta map; “Bike There” soon on Google Maps; Streetcar meetings near you; You could kill yourself or someone else; The endless bike lane debates, NYC edition; Pick your car-tone?; The anti-Farmers Market crusader. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Those crazy economists
Freaky congestion pricing; Pricing’s defenders; E-ZPass is good for babies; Drunk walking the real scourge?; Waste our money on parking or we won’t lend it to you; Driving phone ban is working; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tragedy of the anti-commons
The Grinch stole playtime; Green line severed; Declining ridership means cuts; Tougher penalties for phones than booze?; Franklin School RFP; Another driverless car. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Heroes and scofflaws
Leon Swain the hero; The ticket collectors; Bicyclist killed because he was riding in the road?; Sustainable transportation program is not sustainable; Down from the summit on texting; Automated announcements?; Watch for falling gas. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hitting a wall
Free transit if you develop an app; Put the jobs near the people; Why-Mart?; Distracted reporter driving; Don’t be chicken; Klingle all the way; Two mayors on parking. Keep reading…
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Mean Streets: Let’s talk about txt
US DOT’s Distracted Driving Summit concluded today. Here are some interesting items in the news as Ray LaHood seeks to spotlight the dangers of phone use while driving: Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Government keeping you down
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Mean Streets: Hit-and-run becomes kill-and-run
Last week’s controversy surrounding the removal of the ghost bike should remind us that people from all walks of life die every day while using our region’s transportation system. While we often hear of car crashes or injury on the roads, the impact of these tragic occurrences often becomes dulled by their regularity. Therefore, we’re inaugurating a new… Keep reading…