by David | Jul 6, 2007 | photo, transportation, travel
I never get tired of this buoy. That’s the Wan Chai convention center to the left, near the hotel where we usually stay. Foggy Sunday morning. The top of IFC2 (88 floors) is just out of the clouds. Last ferry on a dark night. On a cloudy night, the sky and water...
by David | Apr 11, 2007 | economics, technology, transportation
Back when I lived in San Francisco, I lived near Van Ness Avenue, a wide boulevard from which it was very difficult to make a left turn. People trying to make left turns on or off of Van Ness would often cause traffic to back up. I complained that these people should...
by David | Apr 5, 2007 | culture, eating, transportation, working
I normally wouldn’t bother with something like this, but the timing was just too good. As reported in the Boston Herald, a stretch of route 495 turned blood red yesterday, adding yet another hazard to daily gauntlet of Boston-area commuting. Like Marienhoff...
by David | Jan 7, 2007 | economics, transportation, working
I’ve just returned from two weeks on vacation during which I traveled thousands of miles but didn’t personally drive a single one. In New York City and in cities in Europe and Africa, I returned to car-free living, which always makes me think about my...
