MetaFilter posts tagged with traffic and transportation

Traffic Jam 101

Chinese Jet Pilot — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:03:40 -0800

The Imperial Stars promote their new single "Traffic Jam 101" with a traffic jam on 101.

Flying bicycles

mrgrimm — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:30:36 -0800

Kolelinia is a city fly attempt. We are born to move, this makes us alive. The transport is not only a transport, it has to be an experience! (via)

Encyclopedia of Transportation Planning Strategies

salvia — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:04:26 -0800

Too much traffic? Can't find parking? Choking on smog? Worried about climate change? Gas prices too high, but you still have to drive? Send your city planner a link to the Online Encyclopedia of Transportation Demand Management strategies. The Victoria Transport Policy Institute was mentioned in a comment back in 2005, but not the encyclopedia, which is one of the most complete online transportation resources that I've run across lately.

The Texas Transportation Institute released their latest figures

LinemanBear — Tue, 30 Sep 2003 14:36:43 -0800

The Texas Transportation Institute released their latest figures on which cities are the most congested, and how many hours per year the average person spends in traffic. Or you can read The Big Picture. I find it amazing that New York City isn't in the top 25 cities. The reason being is that New York City has an excellent public transportation network. Even some Politians are realizing that public transportation is a better bang for the buck.

Merge, dumbass!

riffola — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 18:34:38 -0800

Microsimulation of road traffic with a time-continuous model [via MagentBox]

Britain's Traffic Problems

daveadams — Wed, 06 Sep 2000 06:06:17 -0800

Britain's Traffic Problems
Sounds like the UK is trying its hardest to catch up with the US in auto-dependency. The Highways Agency is planning to spend US$1.75 billion on "intelligent transportation" improvements, but local motoring organizations are pushing for more lanes as traffic continues to worsen. [more inside]