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Tag Archives: commuting
Wealthier “nearburb” communities close to downtown
The list included at the bottom of this post identifies those wealthier communities that are located close to the central business district of the metropolitan area they are located. These wealthy “nearburbs” demonstrate that local gentry of each metropolitan area … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative transportation, cities, commerce, demographics, downtown, economic development, geography, historic preservation, history, Housing, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Passenger rail, place names, planning, politics, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, traffic, transportation, urban design, urban planning, zoning
Tagged cities, commuting, enclaves, gentry, geography, maps, nearburbs, per capita income, rich, streetcar suburbs, streetcars, suburbs, towns, wealth
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Freezeways: Cutting-edge planning for Winter Cities
Atlanta’s ambitious and impressive Belt Line was fostered by a thesis project. Now, comes the Freezeway, a bold theorem by University of British Columbia graduate student Matt Gibbs, which proposes to convert some of Edmonton, Alberta’s bike trails into linear commuter/recreational … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Alternative transportation, bicycling, Biking, Canada, cities, climate change, culture, education, entertainment, fitness, fun, geography, health, infrastructure, North America, placemaking, planning, product design, spatial design, sports, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, writing
Tagged Alberta, bike trails, Canada, cities, commuting, design, Edmonton, education, exercise, freezeways, skating planning, sports, trails, transportation
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How about insurance incentives for bicycling?
Among my many ponderings about cycling and bike commuting, one topic that bugs me on a semi-annual basis is why I am not eligible to get a lower auto insurance rate for commuting to/from work so often by bicycle? In … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, cities, civics, commerce, culture, environment, fitness, fun, government, health, Health care, marketing, planning, recreation, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged auto, bicycling, bike commuting, biking, commuting, environment, health, health care, insurance, sustainability, transportation, work
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The cycles of one’s life
The Golden Days I will always remember when I got my three-speed, sky-blue Schwinn Sting-ray bicycle with its white, banana-shaped seat and removable plexiglas windshield for Christmas. I thought I was the coolest kid in the neighborhood riding that three-speed … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, civics, colleges, culture, entertainment, environment, family, fitness, fun, geography, health, history, humanity, pictures, product design, recreation, sustainability, technology, trails, transportation, Travel
Tagged bicycles, bikes, Citizen, commuting, cycles, cycling, Diamondback, fun, Raleigh, recreation, riding, Schwinn, Sting-ray, tandem, transportation, Trek
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Cambridge’s “complete” Vassar Street
During our Boston St. Patrick’s Day weekend, we wandered around parts of Cambridge and MIT’s campus. One of the places we chanced upon after our bike sharing tour along the Charles River was Vassar Street. This approximate two-mile long urban thoroughfare … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, civics, colleges, commerce, culture, downtown, economic development, education, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, infrastructure, land use, Maps, new urbanism, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, revitalization, schools, spatial design, sustainability, technology, third places, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged active transportation, advocacy, bicycling, biking, Cambridge, cities, commuting, complete streets, design, fitness, fun, geography, health, land use, maps, Massachusetts, MIT, placemaking, planning, protected bike lanes, transportation, travel, urban planning, Vassar Street
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Plow the d@%n bike lanes too!
Now that most of us are in the frosty grip of winter (quit smirking Hawaii and Florida), I have been reminded about an old pet peeve that many of us commuting cyclists have – the lack of snow or ice … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, Biking, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, civility, climate change, commerce, culture, downtown, economics, environment, fitness, fun, geography, government, health, Health care, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, logistics, placemaking, planning, politics, seasons, spatial design, sports, sustainability, technology, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, weather
Tagged automobiles, bicycling, bikes, biking, cars, commuting, cycling, design, environment, environmental justice, equity, highways, roads, seasons, social justice, streets, sustainability, transportation weather
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Geography of AMTRAK’s 2013 ridership
Below are fiscal year 2013 ridership data from AMTRAK for the 20 leading states. As can be seen, passenger rail is no longer just a Northeast Corridor phenomenon. All three states along the Pacific Coast placed in the Top 20; as … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, cities, commerce, environment, fun, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Passenger rail, planning, rail, spatial design, States, Statistics, sustainability, technology, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged AMTRAK, cities, commuting, data, environment, intercity rail, passenger rail, planning, railraods, railways, states, statistics, tourism, trains, transportation, travel
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“Borderline states” – largest percentage of out-of-state workers
The following “borderline states” lead the nation in the percentage of their work force who live in another state. The District of Columbia is an obvious location commuting from out of the district and into the City of Washington. Likewise, … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, bicycling, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, Communications, geography, Housing, infrastructure, Labor, land use, logistics, Passenger rail, placemaking, planning, rail, spatial design, sprawl, States, Statistics, transit, transportation, urban planning
Tagged borderline, census, cities, commerce, commuting, infrastructure, labor, Madonna, planning, spatial design, sprawl, states, transportation
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The loveliest commuter railway of all
I will grant that I have not ridden every commuter railway line on the planet, but one would find it hard to find a one any lovelier than the DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) line that extends 17 miles from Dublin’s … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, entertainment, environment, Europe, fun, geography, Geology, government, hiking, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, Ireland, land use, logistics, nature, Nature, placemaking, planning, product design, spatial design, sustainability, technology, tourism, Trade, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged Bray Head, cities, commuter rail, commuting, DART, Dublin, Greystones, Irish Rail, land use, railroads, railways, scenery, transportation
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The mega-commuting states
Below is a list of those states/territories with the highest percentage of 60 minute plus commuters (one-way). Having done that myself for two years in the mid-1990s, I can personally attest to how much time, effort, energy, and dollars such … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, bicycling, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, energy, environment, geography, infrastructure, land use, North America, planning, rail, spatial design, sprawl, States, Statistics, sustainability, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged buses, cars, Census Bureau, cities, commuting, data, geography, mega-commuting, planning, rail, spatial design, sprawl, states, statistics, trains, transportation, travel, work
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