by David | Jul 30, 2009 | technology, transportation, urbanism
I was excited to hear that Google maps had finally added Boston’s public transit system. Now you can get directions around Boston for driving, walking, and public transit. Of course, the MBTA website has been providing a trip planning service for some time. ...
by David | Jul 14, 2009 | design, transportation, urbanism
On the occasion of Fête Nationale, or Bastille Day, I’m going to write about a particularly European thing, the man bag. Like most public transit commuters – or really most travelers of any kind – I’m always looking for the most efficient,...
by David | Jun 29, 2009 | design, transportation, urbanism
Last week I spent some time in NYC, almost all of it on the West side, upper, middle and lower. As usual, I took the subway, and along the way I noted two ends of the lifecycle of transportation: the birth of a new station on the 7 line, and the rebirth as a park of...
by David | Jun 9, 2009 | eating, science!, transportation
This weekend I went on a three-hour tour with the New England Aquarium’s whale watch with Professor M and her friend J. An hour before the departure, I got the text message, “forgot Dramamine, please buy some before we leave” I couldn’t find...
by David | Jun 3, 2009 | transportation, travel, Uncategorized, urbanism
Sure, it’s fun to backseat drive the beleaguered public transit systems of this country – and there’s no shortage of news of their beleaguerment – but here are some things that every transit rider can do that can help keep things running...
by David | May 21, 2009 | media, transportation, urbanism
I’m not really sure even where to start.
