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NYT: What's in a Symbol? A Lot, the M.T.A. Is Betting (1994)
"Frankly, it's about time we did something to stop confusing our customers."
via:mayonissen  publictransport  transport  transmobility  branding  brand  mta  nyc  (nyc)  subway 
march 2011 by Urbanscale
NYT: Feed the Meter; See It Light Up (But Still Expire) (1996)
"the next frontier may be forged by a hacker determined to trip up the electronic meters, which are not foolproof."
via:mayonissen  parkingmeter  technology  networked  ubicomp 
march 2011 by Urbanscale
London Reconnections: The Problem With Simples: Why Oyster is a Victim of its own Success
Interesting discussion of some of the problems, politics, and successes in keeping London's Oyster card simple [MN]
via:mayonissen  oyster  rfid  london  transfort  tfl  publictransport 
february 2011 by Urbanscale
Goodbye, retro Métro - Arts & Culture - Montreal
"That do-do-dooo sound will now signal the closing of the doors. And, technology be damned, it’ll still be chunks of Quebec lumber [deep fried in peanut oil] slowing the things down at every station."
via:mayonissen  publictransport  metro  subway  canada  montreal  design  emotion  poetry  history 
february 2011 by Urbanscale
Our bus services are being slowly crushed by the pensioner burden | Julian Glover | Comment is free | The Guardian
"All sense but political sense says scrap the ill-judged generosity of spending £1bn a year so over-60s can travel free"
via:mayonissen  bus  publictransport  uk  politics  transport  mobility 
february 2011 by Urbanscale
Official NYC Social Media Sites Index
Quite the list [MN] RT @rachelsterne Dozens of NYC gov. agencies are on Twitter & Facebook, see the City's list here:
via:mayonissen  nyc  (nyc)  socialmedia  twitter  internet  city 
january 2011 by Urbanscale
[1939] A Transit Program For The Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Fascinating and beautiful look back: A Transit Program For The Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, 1939 [MN]
via:mayonissen  mobility  transport  publictransport  LA  california  USA  cities  urbanism  1930s 
january 2011 by Urbanscale
Q&A With the Danish Architect Bjarke Ingels - NYTimes.com
"We’re trying to see if you can create a hybrid typology. What happens if you crossbreed the Copenhagen courtyard with the New York high-rise? [...] New York is ideal for cycling."
via:mayonissen  urbanism  architecture  design  copenhagen  (nyc) 
january 2011 by Urbanscale

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