Category Archives: transportation

Economic benefits

Posted on September 12, 2010 by AXM

Interesting feature of metro.net, Los Angeles’s Metro web site. When you calculate your route, it shows you your total cash fare, but it also shows your comparative driving cost. How does this encourage/discourage usage? How does this frame the metro as a driving alternative vs. as a standard means of transportation?

Scoot

Posted on September 10, 2010 by AXM

One of the challenges of self-propelled transportation is portability. On the one hand you have the efficient bike, but it’s too big to carry on the subway. On the other hand you have the longboard, but it’s not practical for long distances. And yes, bikes fold now, but they’re still heavy and difficult to manage. [...]

Going Green in Car Country

Posted on September 8, 2010 by AXM

Southern California, as we all know, is car country. But it’s also very concerned with sustainability and clean energy. How to reconcile? Priuses have been quite popular, as have Honda’s hybrid lines. But another solution is emerging: use the big car to get from city to city, and then provide transportation options within each city. [...]

Mobile Payment

Posted on September 1, 2010 by AXM

Bottom-right corner: a pay to park sign. You could pay at the meter or be really cool and pay by phone.