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: January 2011
A Dutchman driving a Swiss train (video)
For the weekend, here is a short fun Dutch video from last year about a guy doing his dream job for a day: as seen on rtl.nl .
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B+R parking at tram and bus stops
It is no coincidence that my two professional interests are cycling and public transport: I believe that only a combination of cycling and transit can be a really successful green transport system. Transit cannot go everywhere, bikes cannot go too … Continue reading
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Real-time departure information in the shops (video)
An amazing idea, from Chicago. Put up displays of next bus departures into the nearby shops and cafes. Even better, convince them to do it themselves as then they can attract waiting passengers. (byStreetfilms) You can say, you have a … Continue reading
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The Bike Apple (Fietsappel)
I have written a bit recently about the high share of cycling in the Netherlands and the importance of bike parkings at railway stations, so today I can offer you mostly pictures. This is the “Bike Apple” in Alphen aan … Continue reading
Pedestrian traffic: The simple and the hard way to avoid stampedes
Three girls were killed in a club stampede last weekend in my home town, Budapest, and speculations are all over the Hungarian interwebs ranging from stabbing to racist accusations to asthma. I am no expert in pedestrian traffic flows but … Continue reading
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Gigantic bicycle parking at Haarlem station
40% of Dutch train passengers arrive to the station by bike, and cycling is still on the rise — so it is no surprise that when you deal with railways you should keep an eye on cycling, too. Last Sunday … Continue reading
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Fun picture: Rest In Peace, Berlin S-Bahn
Via Facebook, a friend sent me a last week cover of the Berlin tabloid paper Berliner Kurier, including an obituary to the 173-year-old Berlin commuter rail network, the first and largest S-Bahn. Although still alive, the operator DB Regio has … Continue reading
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ICE collision — What happened?
Today, a German-Dutch* InterCity Express (ICE) train collided sideways with an empty freight train in Eastern Netherlands (see here, or in Dutch with photos here or here) — it is good to know that nobody got hurt but we can … Continue reading
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There is no known limit to bicycle modal share
I have just received my new membership card to the Dutch Cyclists’ Union, Fietsersbond (see picture) and in the attached letter it is great to read that bicycle use has been growing in the recent years. Which is spectacular, considering … Continue reading
Tractors out of the way of traffic – bicycle traffic
In transport planning, all choices are wrong, but there are priorities driving the final choices and these priorities can be different. Here is an example where the safety and convenience of cyclists is prioritized over couple of seconds of perceived … Continue reading
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