Tag: Transportation

Apocalypse ready off road limo

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management

Devolro’s apocalypse-ready off-road limousine
C.C. Weiss, gizmag.com

Does anyone really need to be chauffeured around in a stretched out off-road rambler? Probably not, but if society ever collapses into a loose collection of post-apocalyptic outposts strung together with rock and rubble, we expect that the…

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3d printed cars on the way

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Systems Science

The 3D-Printed Urbee 2 Hybrid Car is Light, Strong, and Nearing Production
Morgana Matus, inhabitat.com

Nothing says “Welcome to the Future” like a 3D-printed runabout vehicle with a hybrid engine, three wheels, speeds of up to 110 mph, and capacity to carry up to 1,200 lbs. The Urbee 2 is the result of Jim Kor’s dream for a modern, sustainable vehi…

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Transit apps and commuter happiness

by timbatchelder, posted in Design UX, Digital health, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Network Science

Study: Transit Apps Make Us Happier Commuters
By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan, fastcodesign.com

A study of two crowdsourcing apps suggests that a better digital infrastructure for commuters could improve urban transit overall.

We know that we tend to be hap­pi­est when we’re com­mu­ni­cat­ing with and help­ing those around us. But could th…

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Description: F Train, Manhattan-bound, 17 May ...
Description: F Train, Manhattan-bound, 17 May 2005 9:25am. New York’s subway ridership comprises much of the city’s newspaper readership base. Location: New York (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Think’s electric cars saved from bankruptcy (again)

by timbatchelder, posted in Ethnographic Methods, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Systems Science
English: UMB Electric Cars
English: UMB Electric Cars (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

Man, I really want to like Think electric cars. They have some great ideas. Unfortunately given our gas guzzling ways, they can’t seem to stop going bankrupt.

 

http://venturebeat.com/2011/07/25/think-back-from-dead/

 

 

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Jake’s School Bus Conversion Project

by timbatchelder, posted in Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Interesting project converting a school bus into a mobile house.

Jake’s School Bus Conversion Project

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Traffic: Behavior Based Reality

by timbatchelder, posted in Design UX, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Systems Science

Drawing upon a growing network of sensors embedded on our roadways several new books and articles show that once again few studies were done into actual human behavior before designing the conduits which we spend most of our waking hours in: our national roadways. Discoveries reveal that for example the $15 Big Dig project in Boston actually increased traffic in the suburbs (average commute times have doubled in some areas) while reducing it downtown (it just moved the bottle necks outward). Also, speed bumps are worthless because drivers just speed up between them.

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Yapta: Track flight prices and check for airline refunds

by timbatchelder, posted in Design UX, Digital health, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Metadata Masterdata, Sustainable Design
Image representing Yapta as depicted in CrunchBase
Image via CrunchBase

Yapta: Track flight prices and check for airline refunds.

Yapta is a travel site built on the little-known airline policy of refunding ticket holders the price difference if the fare drops. Simply enter in your flight info and the price you paid for your tickets, and Yapta will track the ticket price.

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