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: March 2011
Happy Birthday, @ns_online
Doesn’t get much nerdier than this: a train operator celebrating a twitter account anniversary(!) in a Fatboy lounge. It is too much for even me I have to say I am not a big twitterer, although I do acknowledge Twitter’s … Continue reading
Win a ride in a train simulator!
I am kind of surprised that there exists a train simulator with suspension systems resembling airline pilot training simulators (Full Flight Simulators in aerospace lingo). Besides accidents and tilting trains (which do not exist in a flat country like Holland), … Continue reading
Take your bike on the bus in Gdańsk
Sometimes discussions about bikes on buses (and trams) can swift to high-level arguments about the priority of public transport vs bikes. If you are cycling, why don’t you cycle all the way, why do you need the bus vs. let’s … Continue reading
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London recommendations?
I am taking the Eurostar to London via Brussels (as there is no direct train yet) to meet good friends and look around again after 6 years. I was wondering if any of you have some recommendations of what’s great … Continue reading
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Streetfilms explains Transit-Oriented Development
The guys at Streetfilms do such a great job that it is really hard not to link to them all the time. In this new video, they describe a New Jersey area as a successful example of Transit Oriented Development. … Continue reading
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Fiddling with highway speed limits: A small step in the wrong direction
Spain reduces highway speed limit to 110 km/h to decrease oil dependency. Meanwhile, the Netherlands starts a pilot to increase speed limit to 130 km/h on some highways. What’s going on? Briefly, nothing. A small 10 km/h change over 100 … Continue reading
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