Map of NYC bikelanes/greenways

Food miles are turning out to be a pretty bad thing to focus on; should we be surprised these things are complicated. Seems that, short of going veggie, cutting out all but local, pasture-raised meats is the biggest bang::buck...

I didn't think there was such a thing as an urban planning job that was actually desireable

Disney's vision of the autocentric future

UPS uses software analysis to streamline driver routes; one optimization: minimize left hand turns

"UPS, FedEx and other commercial delivery companies pay a steep price for doing business in New York City, getting an average of 7,000 parking tickets every day and paying more than $102 million in fines in the city’s latest budget year."

Site dedicated to ghost bike memorials

I'm sure they're going to get more flack with the recent fatalities

blogging photos of illegally parked government and other permitted (legit and not) cars -- advocating for better parking enforcement.

Plot your trip on Google Maps and this tool estimates your cab fare. Good for negotiating those Brooklyn car service prices - no meters!

In case anyone was wondering where my AIM name comes from, Hunter S. Thompson's political platform, item 1: "Sod the streets at once. Rip up all the streets with jack hammers and use the junk asphalt (after melting) to create a huge parking lot and auto-s

Because the midwest doesn't have Chinatowns...

Sweet database of parking garage prices -- and you can filter for motorcycle prices!

Chevy has a contest; submit an ad for the Tahoe; this one is hilarious ... "We make them bigger. And stupider. And you keep buying them. Assholes."