We’re definitely in a Brave New World situation.
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ATL Urbanist: The cost of car dependency in Atlanta -
The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports some sobering stats from AAA’s “Crashes vs. Congestion – What’s the Cost to Society?” publication.
…metro Atlanta’s car crashes cost the area $10.8 billion, or $1,979 per person, in 2009. The report also noted 498 deaths and 62,263 injuries…
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Just the very idea that a mom … she’s put in this position to cross a road — the bus lets her out across from her apartment complex after a long trip. She’s supposed to walk 1/3 of a mile down to a traffic light to cross a five-lane highway and 1/3 of a mile back… People don’t do that!
And to absolve the people who designed that situation of any responsibility and then to try her for vehicular homicide — it’s the kind of thing that’s completely unconscionable. That is the mentality that we have as a country these days because for so long we have favored ourselves when we were in our vehicles and penalized ourselves when we’re walking. It makes no sense whatsoever.
” —David Goldberg, who flew a long distance to accept a Golden Shoe award from pedestrian advocacy group PEDS.
Listen to the whole speech — he traveled a long way to make this speech, and it’s worth your six minutes.
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“Millennials appear to have developed a very different view of the automobile. Access and convenience are their top priorities.” — Study of licensed drivers finds that 45% of millennials had consciously made an effort to reduce how much they drive, and 64% would drive less if alternative options including public transportation, car sharing or convenient carpooling (ride sharing) were available in their area. Consequently, Ford and Zipcar launch a new partnership to bring car-sharing to the next generation of drivers at U.S. universities. (via curiositycounts)
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Whether to laugh, cry or destroy.: JAY'S GUIDE TO SURVIVING MINOR HURRICANES -
Hey guys a lot of people seem to be freaking out and maybe over planning a bit for Hurricane Irene. I know NYC is definitely over-hyping the storm and I understand because of how bad they screwed up the Blizzard. So here is just a quick list of things that I do for most hurricanes. I’ve been through a lot of hurricanes, including Katrina.
- Water: It’s best to get a case or some gallons. You can also fill the bathtub and use that water to fill the toilet tank so you can continue to flush the toilet etc.
- Non-Cooked Foods: bread, peanut butter, cans of tuna, nuts, chips, snack mix, etc.
- Buckets: For leaks, bailing water out etc.
- Lights & Batteries: Flashlights, candles, etc.
- Frozen Water Bottles: This is incase the power goes out you can throw them in the fridge to help keep stuff cold until the power comes back on. Just fill up a couple of liter bottles with tap water and stick them in the fridge before the storm.
- Cash: The first thing to go down will probably be ATM’s so make sure you have cash so that you can buy stuff if you need to.
- Duct Tape & Garbage Bags: To tape up windows and leaks if you need to.
- First Aid: Just in case. At least alcohol, bandages, witch hazel, Neosporin, etc.
- High Point: In case of flooding it’s best to get your valuables, electronics and hopefully yourself off the ground at the very least. If you have two stories, bring TV’s and other electronics upstairs.
- A Radio: Try to get one that takes batteries. This way you can stay up to date with what’s going on.
- Liquor & Boardgames: Self explanatory.
That’s all I can think of for now if I’ve missed anything please feel free to add it. If you feel the need to evacuate, do so.
Good luck and stay safe!
“Though I intend to take a nontraditional approach, this class will thoroughly explore the roots of Jewish theology.”
(Source: strixus)
This is very interesting! Atlanta also has one of the highest concentrations of cartoonists in the world. I wonder if these two (cartoonists and UX professionals) are somehow complementary?
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…When asked by a television reporter: Is rioting the correct way to express your discontent?
“Yes,” said the young man. “You wouldn’t be talking to me now if we didn’t riot, would you?”
The TV reporter from Britain’s ITV had no response. So the young man pressed his advantage. “Two months ago we marched to Scotland Yard, more than 2,000 of us, all blacks, and it was peaceful and calm and you know what? Not a word in the press. Last night a bit of rioting and looting and look around you.”
Eavesdropping from among the onlookers, I looked around. A dozen TV crews and newspaper reporters interviewing the young men everywhere.
” — Martin Fletcher, NBC