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imgur album. The Spanish know how to build their cities... unlike us. Also includes a set of images from Madrid Rio, which is the Spanish version of the Big Dig, putting 10 km of highway underground and opening up a massive riverfront park -- with no 'surface artery highway' on top either! I...

See imgur gallery.

See imgur gallery. 4-day trip, lots of fun. When I go back I want to do some intercity rides, and a somewhat better bike (mine was a single-speed spare with barely working backpedal brakes, and an uncomfortable saddle).

I've tried to make things easier by using imgur, but probably failed. Munich and Dachau album.

I'm suddenly very interested in the topic of Cambridge: I've just accepted a postdoc for a couple years over there at the University. Alas, that means I will have to leave Boston for a while, from August onwards. Already working on obtaining the visa. I'm sure I'll have plenty of pictures to...

(note: for fun, compare to 2008) From Billy Bishop Airport: The Royal York and some new stuff: Kensington Market: View from the room. Hypertrophic new development. Le Corbusier would probably approve :( Although, there is some street-level stuff, tucked away. The Gardiner...

http://cyclingacademics.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-turning-point-for-dutch-cycling.html It's labeled "the turning point for Dutch cycling" but actually the video is almost entirely about the fight against urban renewal in a neighborhood of Amsterdam. It's right around the same time period that...

[Can't seem to find a thread about this, so...] City of Boston is publicizing a new meeting on Jan 28th. http://www.cityofboston.gov/transportation/melnea/ http://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/Melnea%20Cass%20Community%20Meeting%20DRAFT%20Jan%202015_tcm3-49713.pdf Quick take: it...

http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2015/01/baker_to_name_northeastern_official_as_transportation_boss This is a very, very interesting move. And surprising. In a good way.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/22/upshot/rent-or-buy-the-math-is-changing.html?abt=0002&abg=1 It's neat. I plugged in some sample numbers and arrived at about the same conclusion I did a few months ago: I can get more for renting than buying, currently.

Commonwealth Avenue Green Line Improvements Public Meeting A consolidation of Green Line Stops is being proposed to enhance service BOSTON — A public meeting outlining a proposal to consolidate four Green Line stops along Commonwealth Avenue will be held on Thursday, October 23 at 6:00 PM...

On the lighter side...

Good start to the trip, whisking past this giant mess in comfort and speed, while also proving my point about induced demand: Hello Chicago. A picture with a little of everything: Divvy Bikes, puffered bike lane, and a restaurant with BIG PIZZA: Streeterville: Lincoln Park...

Oakland city center 12th street to 19th street These bike racks aren't going anywhere. Oaksterdam! BART station Macarthur in the median of a massive highway interchange. Quite typical, although this station is special. Timed transfers! The fact that any American rail operator is...

http://willbrownsberger.com/forums/topic/2014-green-line-forum-a-progress-report-on-green-line-improvements/

(forking a new thread) Upcoming public meeting: April 10, 6:30pm Jackson Mann Community Center Auditorium, 500 Cambridge Street, Allston http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/EventCalendar/tabid/409/ModuleID/1140/ItemID/1648/mctl/EventDetails/Default.aspx

http://space.newurbanmechanics.org/ What do you think?

This is a very early version but I figure I might as well put it out there for people to enjoy: a map of Boston (version 0.5-alpha). If you have the game, have fun. If not, well I see that it's on sale this week on Steam for half-price. ;) (gallery) The main arterial, highway and rail...

Haven't seen any discussion about a new paper from a Harvard researcher: http://scholar.harvard.edu/files/resseger/files/resseger_jmp_11_25.pdf The Impact of Land Use Regulation on Racial Segregation: Evidence from Massachusetts Zoning Borders Plus this 2009 paper from Princeton. There's...

After two trips there this year I have some thoughts... There seems to be a lot of development around Metro stations. I know there's a height limit but even within that, you see brand new buildings that are 10 stories tall easily. A lot of the newer blocks seem quiet, or not filled out yet, for...