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
Author Archives: Daniel Sparing
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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Ride a cabrio U-Bahn in Berlin
Starting from Valentine’s Day, it is possible to register for this year’s cabrio subway rides organized on some Fridays in Berlin. The underground journey gives you a detailed picture of one of the oldest and most extensive metro systems in … Continue reading
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RailRome
We are heading off to Rome for the 4th International Seminar on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis (“RailRome”), so no long posts coming up this week. If you are not attending but are nevertheless interested in railway optimization, you can … Continue reading
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A medieval tower on the move in Delft
A funny event took place today in Delft during the construction of the new four-track railway tunnel: the Bagijnetoren, a tower built around 1500, then part of the city wall, had to be temporarily replaced some 15 meters, while also … Continue reading
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The tragedy of French dynamic platform assignments
This is a small detail but devil is in the details: I am pretty sure that this nuisance scares thousands of people away from French trains and I wish I was wrong. Train departure board at Paris Gare d’Austerlitz (photo: … Continue reading
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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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