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Concept vehicles like Terreform's Hug n' Kiss land car, Gordon Murray's T.25 & the Libert-E electric scooter are just some of the highlights from this year's Urban Mobility segments that inspire you to think about the future of urban transportation and challenge you to explore your world consciously. Check out another innovative new vehicle, Scion's iQ, which is turning concept into reality in this week's Urban Mobility.Concept vehicles like Terreform's Hug n' Kiss land car, Gordon Murray's... more
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Traffic congestion is a major factor affecting the air quality in urban areas. With the average driver spending up to one year of their lifetime searching for a parking space, it is no surprise that vehicles in Paris emit 2 million tons of Co2 annually. Roughly 30% of all traffic in Paris is the result of cars looking for a parking spot.
How do you deal with traffic congestion?
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Traffic congestion is a major factor affecting the air quality in urban areas. With... more
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As populations of urban areas become denser, traffic becomes more problematic. In Paris alone, 30% of all traffic congestion is the result of drivers searching for parking spots. Car owners in urban areas understand the risks and expense of parking a car in a city; from high priced garages to expensive parking tickets, (the average cost of a parking ticket in New York City is currently $125) which is where concepts like SmartGrains come in, technologies such as these help reduce the hassle and travel time for urban drivers.
Wireless sensors like the SmartGrains aim to reduce carbon emissions caused by traffic congestion by alerting drivers of available parking spots. These alerts are sent via text, mobile application or a website in real time and are highlighted on a map of the general area. The map can be zoomed or expanded to show the number of parking spots in any given location.
Do you drive in an urban heavy traffic area? If so, are there any technologies you rely on to find a parking space? Tell us about them below.As populations of urban areas become denser, traffic becomes more problematic. In... more
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Sky Mall is seemingly here to save us all from life’s minor annoyances. One annoyance that can quickly turn to panic is the age-old “where did we park?” dilemma. Your aggravation could soon disappear with some help from Auto-Finder Deluxe. This device helps find your car when you’ve lost it in a sea of minivans.
Read more: http://www.whitespace.bz/ws/web/forms/pulse/PulseMainArticle.aspx?id=396Sky Mall is seemingly here to save us all from life’s minor annoyances. One... more
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Recently, a parking space in Boston was purchased for $300,000. What implications does this sale have on our transportation future?Recently, a parking space in Boston was purchased for $300,000. What implications does... more
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PARK(ing) Day is a one-day, worldwide event that raises awareness about the use of public space and urban planning issues by transforming parking spaces into public parks, guerrilla-style.
I hope that this video will give you an impression of what an amazing and transformational event this can be. Also, given that PARK(ing) Day 2009 is just about a month from now, this is the perfect time to start planning your own project for September 18. Check out the PARK(ing) Day 2009 Web site that’s been revamped with wonderful digital tools to help you get inspired and started with a project of your own.PARK(ing) Day is a one-day, worldwide event that raises awareness about the use of... more
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The City of Austin and University of Texas are about to shift your parking paradigm into reverse.
In August, the city will jump on a national trend and install reverse-angle parking, sometimes called "back-in parking". Salt Lake City, Washington, Seattle and Portland, among other cities, already have reverse-angle parking in places.
The lines of the parking spaces would point forward on the street rather than toward the curb, as with traditionally angled parking.
A driver would have to go just past the parking space, then back in to it while swinging the steering wheel to the right. The idea is that it is better to "back into the known" — a static parking slot — rather than backing into moving traffic.
But it would also mean backing into a confined area rather than into the wide-open space of a traffic lane, requiring a set of skills similar to parallel parking but different enough to be challenging initially.
Under the city's plan, the 2,000-foot-long stretch would instead have the reverse angle parking, bike lanes in each direction and four traffic lanes. Under the plan, the city would install parking pay stations like the ones in various places downtown.
"If it works on this pilot project, which I think it will, then we'll contemplate how we put it on streets without center medians," said Robert Spillar, city transportation director.
The concern is that without a median, people going one direction would turn left and park facing toward the curb on the other side. Backing out in that circumstance would be extremely dangerous, Spillar said.The City of Austin and University of Texas are about to shift your parking paradigm... more
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A well written description about the David Byrne bike rack project. Very cool stuff.
David is a rad biking head.
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In recent years his interest in bicycles has expanded from riding them to thinking seriously about the role they play in urban life, as he has started making connections with politicians and international design consultants keen to keep cars from taking over the city. So when the Department of Transportation asked him to help judge a design competition for the city’s new bike racks, he eagerly agreed — so eagerly, in fact, that he sent in his own designs as well.
They were simple shapes to define different neighborhoods around the city: a dollar sign for Wall Street; an electric guitar for Williamsburg, Brooklyn; a car — “The Jersey” — for the area near the Lincoln Tunnel. “I said, ‘Well, this disqualifies me as a judge,’ ” he recalled, “but I just doodled them out and sent them in.”
But for the 364 days that the racks will be out on the streets, Mr. Byrne doesn’t want them to be admired as artwork, he said; he wants them to be lashed with heavy chains, banged with Kryptonites and scratched by gears. He wants them to be used.
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Find the WSJ video from last month here:
http://current.com/items/89170200_biking_with_david_byrneA well written description about the David Byrne bike rack project. Very cool stuff.... more
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Step 1 - adopt an angry countenance. "I love the end of the clip when he checks out the rear of the car then walks off as if he just made it fit."Step 1 - adopt an angry countenance. "I love the end of the clip when he checks... more
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The Parking crunch is fairly basic - no one wants to use public transport but there's not enough parking spaces for their cars when they come to work everyday. The Parking crunch is fairly basic - no one wants to use public transport but... more
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I voted No this past week on Prop. H for San Francisco proposing the addition of 20,000 more parking spots throughout the city. Aren't we dealing with enough congestion, pollution and traffic already?I voted No this past week on Prop. H for San Francisco proposing the addition of... more
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