Now Reading
Planned books:
- Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us) by Tom Vanderbilt
Current books:
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Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives by Jarrett Walker
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Op de tram by Jorie Horsthuis
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Onze excuses voor het ongemak by Robert Giebels
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Lonely Planet Chile by Carolyn McCarthy, Jean Bernard Carillet, Kevin Raub, Greg Benchwick
Recent books:
- Introduction to Probability Models, Tenth Edition by Sheldon M. Ross
- Gothenburg and its Trams by Andersson
- Bicycle Mania by Shirley Agudo
- Max Plus at Work: Modeling and Analysis of Synchronized Systems: A Course on Max-Plus Algebra and It by Bernd Heidergott, Geert Jan Olsder, Jacob van der Woude
- Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition by Steve Krug
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Random pictures
At the moment I am busy counting night buses, so I only have time to bore you with some random pictures I have taken recently.
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The Amsterdam-London ICE
It is hard to overestimate the importance of the first German Intercity-Express (ICE) train in London – this is high speed rail serving more and more of the most important European business destinations, as well as the fruit of decades … Continue reading
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Quiz: what is this infrastructure?
This stretch of street is in Utrecht on the way to the station from the Uithof university campus. The question is, what is this narrow lane in the middle for, and also, why here? (click on the picture or here … Continue reading
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This Week in Sustainable Transport: Very High Speed Trains in China and a Big Apple
Rail Regarding public transport in China, as most of the Western media is preoccupied with boondoggle ideas of buses over cars, trains that never stop and whatnot, China is quietly advancing in “traditional” high speed rail and rapid transit (metro) … Continue reading
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Priority for Bicycle Parking
On Mondays I have math classes at the University of Utrecht, which is great not only because it is good to have math classes again but also because I can take an OV-fiets public bike through this great city. Last … Continue reading
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