The Onion | Report: 98 Percent Of U.S. Commuters Favor Public Transportation For Others
july 2008 by bkerr
"Americans have finally recognized the need for everyone else to do exactly that."
onion
public
transportation
ha-ha
only-serious
via:liana
july 2008 by bkerr
The Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest
october 2007 by bkerr
Peer review for 2007 prizes now open. (Recall that George Hotelling's project, CitizenSpeak, won this prize last year, and that the Grass Commons' WagN project was a nominee.)
open
software
public
interest
computing
prize
peer-review
2007
october 2007 by bkerr
metromode | U.S. 23 commuter line looks to expand, create rail authority
may 2007 by bkerr
"The proposed commuter rail line along U.S. 23 between Ann Arbor and Howell is looking at adding another stop in Hamburg Township and possibly expanding to Saline or Monroe."
annarbor
saline
monroe
howell
washtenaw
michigan
public
transportation
trains
in-ur-base
commutin-ur-dudes
via:vielmetti
may 2007 by bkerr
Community Darkrooms
april 2007 by bkerr
"...is a state-of-the-art, affordable public access photography and digital imaging facility." (You can learn a lot about a town from its weird public access spaces. See also: Pinko's.)
syracuse
public
photography
darkroom
etc
via:anikarenina
april 2007 by bkerr
safe2pee - mapping gender neutral bathrooms, unisex restrooms, accessible toilets. bathrooms for everyone
april 2007 by bkerr
"A resource where people who do not feel comfortable with traditional public restrooms can find safe alternatives, and to support advocacy and research to further the cause of gender free, inclusive bathrooms."
bathroom
public
spaces
universal
access
mapping
via:dorkyspice
april 2007 by bkerr
Shorpy | Rush Hour, Detroit: 1942
april 2007 by bkerr
"Traffic at 5:30 on 2nd Avenue at West Grand Boulevard, Detroit. July 1942 ... The picture was taken from the 28-story Fisher Building (green copper roof) across the street." Count the streetcars.
detroit
detritus
michigan
images
past
public
transportation
april 2007 by bkerr
Shorpy | The Motor City: 1942
april 2007 by bkerr
"Looking south along Woodward Avenue from the Maccabees Building at Warren Avenue, with downtown Detroit in the distance. July 1942 ... Note the yellow streetcars -- at least four."
detroit
detritus
michigan
images
past
public
transportation
april 2007 by bkerr
Freep | Live from the Megabus
april 2007 by bkerr
"I hear a scream. It is the bridal party having fun. I have not slept yet." Reader commentary: "Wow, Free Press, this is really incredible journalism."
detroit
annarbor
chicago
megabus
public
transportation
journalism
failures
via:vielmetti
april 2007 by bkerr
Humanize the Earth! | A Public Service
march 2007 by bkerr
"Why do we require Amtrak to cover it’s own bills? Highways certainly don’t pay for themselves. We subsidize the heck out of both roads and fuel."
chicago
chicagoted
public
transportation
collective
ownership
amtrak
march 2007 by bkerr
Plug Finder
march 2007 by bkerr
Mapping publicly-accessible electrical outlets in Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Portland, OR.
google
maps
urban
micro
cyberinfrastructure
public
electricity
umich
a&d
bluepuddle
march 2007 by bkerr
ann arbor transit authority board - Google Search
march 2007 by bkerr
Ed asks: "do any of the board members regularly board the bus?" GOOD QUESTION which came up at a2b3 this week. If operation-rustbelt falls through I will have to run for AATA board.
a2b3
annarbor
ypsilanti
aata
theride
public
transportation
board
governance
via:vielmetti
march 2007 by bkerr
PingMag | Troika: making technology blame itself
march 2007 by bkerr
Interview with the creators of, among other things, the SMS Guerilla Projector: "We try to create what we feel has been lost from products; a subjectivity and a narrative, a concept that goes beyond fitting 10,000 songs in a box."
tech
consumer
product
sms-guerilla-projector
public
urban
sms
display
SCHIZOPOROTICA
punch-card
music
tool-for-armchair-activists
design
london
march 2007 by bkerr
Megabus - ArborWiki
march 2007 by bkerr
"Inexpensive 2x daily bus service from Ann Arbor UM State St lot to Chicago Union Station. Prices vary, as low as $1. Service starts in April."
annarbor
chicago
arbchi
mega
bus
public
transportation
march 2007 by bkerr
Connecting Iowa | Demolishing the 89.5 tower
march 2007 by bkerr
"Toppling what’s left of the Classical 89.5 tower. The upper portion of the tower collapsed because of high winds and icing." Todd Mundt sez: "who knew it was this easy?"
npr
public
radio
control-towers
destruction
video
pull-the-pin
run-like-hell
via:toddmundt
march 2007 by bkerr
Cool projects - ArborWiki
february 2007 by bkerr
"Cool projects with materials you can get locally." Great idea!
arborwiki
annarbor
civic
mashup
public
openspace
february 2007 by bkerr
tinzeroes's PDX's Historical Trolley Lines - Platial.com
january 2007 by bkerr
thanks Ed, this is great fun.
portland
public
transportation
maps
history
via:vielmetti
january 2007 by bkerr
Detroit News | Take train to work? Few jobs near line
january 2007 by bkerr
"Only a fraction of the people who live on a planned rapid transit line connecting Detroit to Ann Arbor could likely take it to and from work each day because jobs in the area are so spread out, an analysis of commuting patterns shows."
annarbor
detroit
public
transportation
trains
via:vielmetti
january 2007 by bkerr
Vacuum | Transit card swap at a2b3 meeting
december 2006 by bkerr
Great idea -- I have expired TriMet and CTA cards, but looking forwards to seeing what others come up with.
a2b3
public
transportation
december 2006 by bkerr
Transportation Riders United (TRU)
november 2006 by bkerr
"The mission of Transporation Riders United (TRU) is to improve transportation access and mobility in Greater Detroit. TRU is incorporated in Michigan as a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization."
annarbor
detroit
michigan
public
transportation
nonprofit
november 2006 by bkerr
Upcoming.org | Rapid Transit Meet-up at AADLfreespace (Tuesday, November 28, 2006)
november 2006 by bkerr
"Come to a meet-up with Transportation Riders United (TRU), a non-profit group working to improve public transit in southeast Michigan."
annarbor
detroit
michigan
rapid
public
transportation
november 2006 by bkerr
Troika | Sms Guerrilla Projector
november 2006 by bkerr
"The SMS Guerilla Projector is a home made, fully functioning device that enables the user to project text based SMS messages in public spaces, in streets, onto people, inside cinemas, shops, houses."
sms
projection
public
spaces
november 2006 by bkerr
carfree ann arbor: walkability presentation
october 2006 by bkerr
Presentation -- "Walkability: A Major Route to a Livable Community," at 3 p.m., Oct. 18, in Lecture Hall, Room 1690, SPH I.
umich
annarbor
pedestrian
public
health
october 2006 by bkerr
carfree ann arbor
september 2006 by bkerr
"Resources, tips, tricks and ideas for the car-free community in Ann Arbor, Michigan."
annarbor
ypsilanti
public
transportation
travel
weblogs
september 2006 by bkerr
Arbor Update | Transportation Information Revolution
may 2006 by bkerr
"Robin Chase will explore and explain how we can use cheap and ubiquitous information to reduce congestion, to improve the quality of transit alternatives, to shift our relationship with transportation modes, to be a catalyst for new service options."
annarbor
umich
public
private
transportation
may 2006 by bkerr
S. S. Trudeau | Sleeping Plans: Ann Arbor Public Meetings on the Web
april 2006 by bkerr
"Just before leaving Ann Arbor last fall, I attempted to make contact with someone at the local cable access station (CTN) regarding two issues surrounding their broadcast of government meetings."
annarbor
politics
public
tv
april 2006 by bkerr
WikiWeblogPIM
february 2006 by bkerr
JohnAbbe's "technological elephant."
personal
social
public
wiki
weblog
addressbook
events
etc
february 2006 by bkerr
blyberg.net [John Blyberg]
january 2006 by bkerr
A librarian at the AADL writing about some of the interesting low-hanging fruits in web+library interactions.
annarbor
public
library
future
arborblogs
blogroll
via:jkglenn
january 2006 by bkerr
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