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: November 2010
21 million euros for Dutch cycling highways
A high-quality bicycle route in Delft (photos: Daniel Sparing) Some quick breaking news: Dutch political parties can have significantly different opinions on foreigners (that’s me), culture or even investment in road vs public transport, but support for cycling is, fortunately, … Continue reading
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The newest metro station in the Netherlands
The newest Dutch metro station, Rotterdam Blijdorp, was opened this August connecting the former heavy rail line between Rotterdam Hofplein and the Hague to the Rotterdam metro network at Rotterdam central station. This short connecting tunnel (the Statenwegtracé) is part … Continue reading
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Quiz: where is this railway track going?
This summer I spent some time in Düsseldorf to meet friends and study German. I also went to the airport to check out the suspended monorail and the planes: But then I found this railway track apparently leading to nowhere. … Continue reading
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Is China busy with straddling buses or “traditional” trains?
Is it only me who gets frustrated the umth time straddling buses or trains that never stop come up in the media or on discussion boards? That is, a bus which runs over two lanes of highway traffic, and a … Continue reading
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Airline schedule planning
It it not only trains, trams and buses which run on schedules but also some vehicles outside my research area, i.e. planes. Of course, long-distance flight planning can be much different from railway timetable planning, simply because of the long … Continue reading
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Smart train control instead of a second track (for now)
I am so glad that the people from Systransis uploaded some photos of their booth at InnoTrans, it was really interesting to talk to them but in the meantime I forgot to take a picture of their fantastic demonstration. First, … Continue reading
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