Archives for “transport”

1 minute of travel

1 minute in a train in Sri Lanka from Kandy to Colombo or the discomfort of travel. And this wasn't the rockiest moment of all! ...

0 Comments. Posted by Yaz on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 7:12 pm.

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Mapping the Terminal

I've contributed to a the Taking from. Leaving in. Moving on. by the Austrian artist Renate Mihatsch. She participated in the Mapping the Terminal project ...

0 Comments. Posted by Yaz on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 1:57 pm.

Filed under airport, art, exhibit, map, method, transport, travel.

“L’automobile n’a rien à faire au centre de la cité”

1973 (Before I was born!), fabulous discussion about the impact of the car on the urban environment (via crévilles): Reportage consacré à la pollution automobile dans ...

0 Comments. Posted by Yaz on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at 2:46 pm.

Filed under environment, transport, urban.

locate your bike-powered coffee bar via twitter!

Some time ago in Copenhagen, Oren and I spotted the Bike Espresso! The coffee (roasted locally) tasted unbelievably good. Now in Brooklyn 2 kikstand coffee ...

0 Comments. Posted by Yaz on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 8:51 am.

Filed under bike, cart, city, design, food, map, socialnetwork, transport, urban.

Industrial Origami

When digital technology participates to reduce the cost of transportation, check Industrial Origami: Shipping in the Flat. The Industrial Origami "smiles" can be stamped or ...

1 Comment. Posted by Yaz on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 3:44 pm.

Filed under design, transport.

housing + transportation affordability index

Check the H+T Affordability Index. Americans traditionally consider housing affordable if it costs 30 percent or less of their income. The Housing + Transportation Affordability Index, ...

0 Comments. Posted by Yaz on Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 8:23 am.

Filed under drive, pay, transport.

pay your coffee fix via iPhone

Thanks @FrancoisVerron for the tweet. The entire concept is pretty simple: punch in your Starbucks Card info, verify some details, and BAM! The iPhone app becomes ...

0 Comments. Posted by Yaz on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 1:30 pm.

Filed under food, transport.

Roadside America… “the donut hole it’s the quality”

Via The Architectural League, NY. John Margolies: Roadside America Celebration, book signing, and reception Wednesday, April 14 6:00-8:00 p.m. TASCHEN 107 Greene St. John Margolies: Roadside America brings together approximately 400 ...

0 Comments. Posted by Yaz on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8:49 am.

Filed under design, drive, transport, travel.

Pink Taxi in Abu Dhabi

0 Comments. Posted by Yaz on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 8:14 am.

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The future of urban mobility

... Physical mobility to be precise. At MIT: The Future of Urban Mobility A Global Collaboration to Make Urban Transport Sustainable The School of Architecture + Planning is ...

0 Comments. Posted by Yaz on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 6:34 am.

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world usability day – transportation

November 13, 2008, world usability day. This year's theme is on transportation: "Transportation means moving products and people in its broadest sense. Usability in transportation speaks ...

0 Comments. Posted by Yaz on Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 11:35 am.

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systems, cities & sustainable mobility

The art center summit 2008, in Pasadena CA. "The second Summit has an ambitious program. The Art Center Summit: Systems, Cities & Sustainable Mobility will look ...

0 Comments. Posted by Yaz on Sunday, January 27, 2008 at 7:55 pm.

Filed under conference, environment, transport.

CO2 emission

This below is the advertising campaign of WWF (China) to help us visualize the volume of harmful CO2 emitted daily by traditional modes of transportation. ...

0 Comments. Posted by Yaz on Monday, April 16, 2007 at 7:02 pm.

Filed under environment, transport.