Tag: public transit
MIT’s SENSEable City Laboratory and the 21st Century Bus Stop
by John Muir on May.24, 2009, under Smart Devices, Sustainable Communities, Transportation
21st Century Bus Stop?
When I first read Candace Lombardi’s article “In Italy, futuristic bus stops to blend practical, chic” about the twenty-first century bus stop, “EyeStop”, I thought I’d stumbled onto a straggler from April Fool’s day or possibly the antics of The Yes Men.
Upon further investigation, it appears that Apple inspired name is not a fictitious marketing spoof ala the iProduct, but an actual collaboration between MIT, the province of Florence and the local transit authority, ATAF.
The “EyeStop” project is part of MIT’s SENSEable City Laboratory which is exploring the “increasing deployment of sensors and hand-held electronics in recent years,” and exploring “a new approach to the study of the built environment.”
New York City has seen traffic decrease in recent years.
by John Muir on Dec.13, 2008, under News, Transportation
The New York Times had an article today that discussed a surprising trend with New York city’s traffic. Between 2003 and 2007 traffic has actually decreased while the population has increased. Public transit has taken up the slack. The financial crisis puts some of these gains at risk. Read the entire article here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/14/nyregion/14traffic.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
