by David | Nov 13, 2012 | economics, technology, transportation, urbanism
Thanks to the alert folks at Universahub, I found out yesterday that you can buy Mass Bay Commuter Rail tickets with a mobile app on your iPhone or Android thingus, at least for the North side lines for now. Naturally, I had to try it. After all, I’ve got...
by David | Jun 18, 2012 | economics, transportation, urbanism
Today was Bunker Hill Day, and therefore Boston parking meters were “off,” meaning not that you could park all day for nothing, but rather that you could park for two hours at a time for nothing. Parking was free but still time-limited. I’m betting...
by David | Nov 30, 2010 | design, transportation
Is it just me, or is the quality of subway graffiti just not what it used to be?
by David | Nov 22, 2010 | reading & writing, transportation, urbanism
I try not to look at the ads in the T, especially the ones over the tracks. If you look there too long, your animal brain starts to notice things moving down there and you become aware of a whole rodent jamboree. But that’s not my point, this is: I saw it a...
by David | Oct 25, 2010 | culture, design, economics, technology, transportation, urbanism
I was talking with some friends about maybe replacing my car and was promptly scolded because my choice wasn’t fuel-efficient enough. I have my back of the envelope calculations about the economics of paying a premium for a hybrid car when I don’t drive...
by David | Jun 15, 2010 | economics, media, science!, technology, transportation
Well, here’s one thing that doesn’t seem to be in evidence in Sicily: a burbling startup scene. I dropped in at Web Innovators 26 (it seems only yesterday I was at Webinno18) at the Royal Sonesta to check out the demos and pitches. As usual, there were...
