Hi Ann, We agree with most things, however, are the independent transport modes not walking, running, skating and cycling? Car use is increasingly dependent -...
Hi Richard and all, On reading your blog: London is not yet the largest bike-sharing scheme. Paris currently has 1,750 docking stations and 24,000 bikes, Bixi...
There is absolutely a difference between the philosophical and functional views of transport. Car travel spans the two and marks the essential struggle many...
Hi Ian, You're absolutely right, walking, running, skating and cycling are all independent transport modes. My thoughts on dependent, independent, and...
This analogy is interesting.However, i am of the opinion that the new mobility is going to be more cost-effective and environmentally friendly than the old...
the funny thing about your accurate assessment, 5. Currently our binomial choices are: Dependent = Public Transportation Independent = Private, Car Ownership ...
Can you help me make this analogy more useful? *A household owning a car is like a tiny business hiring a jack-of-all-trades *(but master of none ...). Your...
Hi Paul .. Interesting analogy. Not answering your request directly, but when you suggest that "having a car gives you a tool", maybe it is this analogy to a...
My answer to Ian's question is unequivocal. The letter is clear evidence that there is an unmanifested demand for the P1 bus service. I would have thought that...
Unfortunately for the P1 to connect with the water buses is not as simple as you would think. There are two water bus services in Cardiff, due to the owners...
Michael& Paul: I would add a couple comments to the analogy. I think of the car a device that has gained dominance by being the second or third best mode for...
... VTPI NEWS ... Victoria Transport Policy Institute "Efficiency - Equity - Clarity" ... Summer 2010 Vol. 13, No. 3 ... The Victoria Transport Policy...
As many sustran-discussers know, I see parking as very important for cities and their futures. So you will not be surprised that I have started a new blog to...
Me new colleague Karim Maarek has the following contribution for this discussion: Building underground parking, or better ways to spend public money In...
*The results of CILT's members' survey on the Government's Comprehensive Spending Review has been released today. * 1,244CILT members completed an online...
I had heard about this survey from another e-group. The results do not instil much confidence in me about the capacity of CILT members for consistent thinking,...
*Radio Netherlands Worldwide Earth Beat Programme: "Cities that Work"* * How do we build a city we can all love living in? From public art and integration to...
Greetings from Paris, Delhi and Kaohsiung: We are cooking up some reference tools over at World Streets which may be useful to you, and which you can possibly...
<http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kbTo-M_pSuw/THEMXyXN2AI/AAAAAAAADPs/pa90SXfqfAk/s 1600/ws-pic-eb-sitting2.jpg> Today: As of late June, we started to test and...
23 August 2010 Dear Eric, Congratulations. The design looks great. It is clean logical and inviting. The content has of course always been top class. All good...
Dear Rider, The news for New York City's millions of subway and bus riders is grim - The MTA has proposed whopping fare increases - up to $130 for an unlimited...
(Bangkok, Thailand August 23, 2010) At a meeting today of top transportation and environment leaders from two dozen governments across Asia, key experts said...
<http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/author/worldstreets/> Car <http://worldstreets.wordpress.com/2010/08/25/car-free-days-2010-part-1-origins-timeline/> Free...
A parking policy bite from the Indian far-east - Mizoram<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizoram>. While a number of Indian cities are debating the own a parking...