Peak oil late-night comedy bit

Who says peak oil can't be funny?



Oh. Wait a minute. It isn't funny.

The shortest route for cars may be down your street

Nicholas Carr: "Dashboard maps are having some unintended consequences. In many cases, the shortest route between two points turns out to run through once-quiet neighborhoods and formerly out-of-the-way hamlets...a research group in the Netherlands last month issued a report documenting the phenomenon and the resulting risk of accidents. It went so far as to say that satnav systems can turn drivers into child killers"

The Battle for Britain's Roads

Via Streetsblog, here's an excellent documentary from the BBC:

A phrase that struck me at the 56-minute mark: "Share and let live."

The ultimate speed bump

There are some streets in Berkeley that could use one of these.

A bicycle boulevard balancing act

The World Edition commissioned me to write a transportation article, and I chose the issue closest to me: how a rise in motor vehicle traffic could imperil the Hillegass bicycle boulevard in Berkeley.

Martian observation

James Kuntzler: "A casual observer from Mars would have to conclude that President Bush perfectly represents a nation that shows such a thoroughgoing incapacity for thought, and such an aversion to the truth about its own behavior. A people so hopelessly unwilling to get its act together deserves to suffer."

Take the Walk Score test

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