#urban transportation system

[freak-fox0003]

I hate you cars. I hate you Ford. I hate you GMC. I hate you car centered infrastructure. I hate you highway system. I hate you prioritization of motor vehicles. I hate you jaywalking. I hate you lack of public transportation. I hate you anti public transportation propaganda. I hate you trains you have to drive to. I hate you lack of sidewalks and crosswalks. I hate you giant slabs of concrete. I hate you stroads. I hate you lack of pedestrian safety. I hate you environmental destruction. I FUCKING HATE IT HERE!!!

#anti car #fuck cars #urban planning #stroad #car infrastructure #highway #american highways #america #WHYYY #i hate it here man #public transit #public transportation #public transport system #subway #trains #to be clear: i think people should be able to drive cars if they want #HOWEVER #people should also not be obligated to drive #and city infrastructure should focus on community and prioritize people #not cars #i hate cars

[energy-5]

Sustainable Development in Singapore: An Exemplar of Modern Urban Ecology

Strategic Advancement in Green Building: In an ambitious endeavor, Singapore aims for 80% of its buildings to be green-certified by 2030, a significant milestone considering its urban density. Changi Airport, an epitome of this initiative, integrates a myriad of eco-friendly features, including the Rain Vortex, the world's tallest indoor waterfall, enhancing its reputation as the "World's Best Airport" for eight consecutive years.

Solar Energy Initiatives: Singapore's commitment to renewable energy is evident in its solar power achievements. Surpassing 820 megawatt-peak (MWp) in solar capacity at the end of 2022, the nation is on track to reach its 2025 target of 1.5 gigawatt- (GWp).

Enhancements in Public Transportation: Singapore's sustainable transport strategy aims for 75% of peak-hour commutes to be via public transport by 2030. The expansion of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system and the introduction of eco-friendly buses are pivotal in this endeavor, aiming to reduce reliance on private vehicles and lower carbon emissions.

Promotion of Electric Vehicles (EV): The government's extension of the Electric Vehicle Common Charger Grant until December 2025 underscores its commitment to enhancing EV infrastructure. This initiative, covering up to 50% of the cost of smart chargers, has led to the approval of 267 EV charger applications across 107 condominiums since July 2021.

Vision of a "City in a Garden": Singapore's approach to urban development harmoniously blends with environmental stewardship, as seen in its goal to plant one million trees by 2030. The iconic Gardens by the Bay, with its Supertrees, symbolizes this blend of ecological innovation and urban living, integrating features like solar energy collection and rainwater harvesting.

Singapore's multifaceted approach to sustainability is a testament to its visionary leadership, integrating technology, policy, and community involvement to create a living model of a sustainable urban future.

#sustainability #urban ecology #Singapore #renewableenergy #public transport system #electricvehicles #environmentallyfriendly #green building #ev #urban development #green policy #urban greenery #electric cars

[hyperrealcartography]

The Last Train to Jamaica: How NYC Almost Replaced Its Els

Image of Queensboro Plaza, twice as large as it is today, before unification. Undated. Image of Queensboro Plaza, twice as large as it is today, before unification. Undated. Image of Queensboro Plaza, twice as large as it is today, before unification. Undated. The New York City subway is famously made up of three formerly private railroads; three distinct networks that were planned to be…

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#brooklyn #el train #elevated #Fulton Line #history #ind #IND Second System #Jamaica Line #Lexington Line #Liberty Line #map #mta #Myrtle Line #New York #new york city #nyc #subway #transit #Transportation #urban

[niteshade925]

I can see how the regional phenomena in totk is basically totk's version of a modern 4 horsemen of the apocalypse: pollution (the sludge), addiction (marbled rock roast), climate change (the extreme blizzard; admittedly this one is a bit of a stretch), and pestilence/infectious disease (the giant mosquito boss and the undead gibdo). Which, hey, references to real life issues, great, but what I didn't like so much was how you can just solve puzzles and fight bosses--basically have a handful of big name heroes running around doing tasks--and the water will magically clear up, the addicts will magically become normal people again, the extreme storms will magically dissipate, and the pestilence will magically disappear. Real life does not work that way. I know, I know, it's a game why you taking it so seriously blah blah, but I'm just saying, we have to remember that for any of these problems to be solved, it takes a lot of effort and cooperation from a lot of people to accomplish, and that's definitely an understatement.

#totk spoilers #:P #i haven't played many other zelda games so i can't say #but botw and totk are basically the Great Man Theory #aka 'we only need a few big heroes to save the day and nobody else's input is worth much' #maybe I'm too nitpicky or maybe I'm too old to suspend my disbelief entirely #something about that just doesn't quite sit right with me :P #doesn't mean the game is bad but just my thoughts #and let me add that genshin is also kind of a Great Man Theory sort of game on the surface #but in genshin the story itself actually does challenge that idea in many different places #whereas in botw and totk nothing about that logic is even questioned #you are expected to just accept that 'oh the hero defeated the bad guys and now the problems magically went away' #and since we are talking about real life issues this approach is honestly incredibly lazy #basically the same as 'if everyone can drive less (aka be a hero!) then we can reduce emissions and save the environment!' #while completely ignoring how driving is basically essential to life in the greatest country on earth (tm) #bc of urban planning lack of effective public transportation systems and lobbyists #it's a systemic problem and it's not going to be solved by being heroes or eating the rich #in conclusion: if you want to put real life issues in your game please don't be lazy with it #and if you want the traditional hero vs big bad thing then please stay away from real life issues #this is part of the reason why botw is better than totk

[dciric1]

The Science of Networks: Grand Paris

©Dragana Ciric

STRAND 2023 Exhibition

On Architecture - Challenges in Design

Gallery of Science and Technology, Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences, 5-19 December 2023, Belgrade, Serbia

#dciric #Grand Paris #Grand Paris Express #networks #network graphs #urban systems #systems design #urban mobility #urban intelligence #urban informatics #Paris rail system #paris metro #urban transportation #mobility #smart cities #artificial intelligence design methods #generativedesign #generative urbanism

[ssaalexblake]

well, the problem of having had a huge box of books for donation in the garage for 2 years but nowhere to donate them to has handily been solved by the fact that that stupidly long period of rain a few of weeks ago kind of flooded the floor where they were kept and like 90% of them have mould now :/ 

not how i’d have liked this to end (i hate chucking books) but it’s not like i can Not chuck them now

#eh #a Few books are more likely to be donated than a huge and heavy box #the only way u can get to the charity shops here is by driving into tow #*town #or taking a bus #and then walking the long high street to the charity shops #(no cars but emergency vehicles) #and uh #it costs a fucking fortune to take a bus Or to park #And the huge box was too heavy to just try and do a one off expense thing #but eh a little box that can be carried in might actually happen #also pro tip! if you're all about no car urban planning #i would advise that people based city planning with a prominent public transport system #only works if your public transport is not privately owned #trust me. #i live somewhere built Not to cater for vehicles but people #(it's pre car by Thousands Of Years) #and capitalism ruins the utopia you want #i can't afford to take public transport into town lololololololllll it's a laugh #a one off expense maybe... regularly? not fucking likely #too far to walk #too expensive to park and there's little parking anyway #yeah anyway those posts annoy me #they're usually ableist anyway #saw that one abt seoul and ppl praising it and like a month before i'd seen a post abt a protest by disabled people #at how inaccessible the public transport was

[kerstorte]

#urban planning #sustainability #cars #public transport system #Youtube

[fainfrumos]

I don't like buses, Bucuresti [27.05.23]

#photooftheday #photography #photographers on tumblr #original photographers #photoblog #cityphotography #urban photography #urban #black and white photography #black and white #public transport system #public transportation #bus #buses #garage #end of the line #parking

[makingcontact]

A History of Development and Disruption: Hella Town

Detail of a historic map of Oakland. (Photo thanks to UC Press) This week on Making Contact, we bring you a story of urban planning and how race has shaped American cities.  In a new book, Hella Town: Oakland’s History of Development and Disruption,  Author Mitchell Schwarzer explores the origins and the lasting impacts of transportation improvements, systemic racism, and regional competition on…

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#Caltrans #Cypress Freeway #Displacement #environmental racism #Gentrification #MacArthur Maze #Mitchell Schwarzer #Oakland #pollution #Southern Pacific Railroad Corridor #systemic racism #transportation improvements #urban planning

[atomicpursuits]

"Do you think God stays in heaven because he, too, lives in fear of car centric infrastructure?" - Dr. Stephen Buscemi, in the documentary Spy Kids

#photography #myphotography #photography on tumblr #picoftheday #memes #climate politics #transportation #urban exploration #urbanphotography #shitposting #existentialism #walkable cities #walkable communities #public transport system

[dciricnetworks]

The Science of Networks: Grand Paris

©Dragana Ciric, 2023

STRAND 2023 Exhibition

On Architecture - Challenges in Design

Gallery of Science and Technology, Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences, Belgrade, 2-19 December 2023

#grand paris #urban informatics #urban intelligence #network graphs #networks #systems design #urban mobility #smart cities #dciric #generative design #urban systems design #Paris rail system #transportation systems #Grand Paris Express

[butchdataset]

I wanted to make a quick post about anti-car activism because as a firm #carhater myself, I wanted to yammer on about it

biggest reason why I'm anti-car is because cars kill so many people. in 2016, cars killed an average of 102 people every day. this is just flat-out unacceptable to me. I frankly care very little for any excuses as to why these deaths are "worth it," because they're not. this is horrific. cars are objectively unsafe and until we acknowledge that, people are going to keep dying.

visibility in these ever-biggering car models is horrible. a lot of people seem to think this is a problem of size, and while I agree that trucks are unnecessarily large, this is frankly just a blatant lack of regard to safety. this illustration compares many modern cars' visibility to the ground, with many modern cars at 7+ meters from the driver (note: not all modern cars. look at the diagram, it gets into specific models it's comparing), with semi-trucks and other large vehicles in ground visibility ranges of 3-7 meters. the worst of the cars being a GMC Sierra 2500 HD (10.60m) and the worst of the large vehicles being A BATTLE TANK (GDLS M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank) that has a HIGHER VISIBILITY with ground visibility at 9.45m away. these vehicles just keep getting bigger (making it more likely to kill someone if it strikes them) with less safety precautions. proves to me we have become so tolerant of the fact that cars kill us, we've started accepting that safety features are just something to be cut for aesthetic ones. completely asinine.

any time I see people who agree with these points yet are pro-car, they bring up things like "but I like my car" or "but some people need cars to get places (for accessibility reasons, think of the disabled people, etc.)" which I guess they think means the anti-car movements is going to take hold and action #1 is going to be destroying things we already have in place? which... no. I think people get so caught up on the "anti-car" label that they ignores the "pro-environment," "pro-accessibility," "pro-safety," and "pro-condensed living" that are much more fundamental. things like streets are still helpful, we still will need infrastructure for things like trucks transporting goods and fire trucks/ambulances, the biggest argument is that we need to be redirecting funds that are just going into making more highways and more parking lots to make public transportation accessible so that cars aren't the only option.

the biggest problem with car infrastructure is not that it exists at all, it is that we've become completely reliant on it. not everyone can afford a car. not everyone can afford a good car. not everyone can afford maintenance, gas, car insurance, and repairs that come with cars, which inevitably makes transportation hard for them. this is classism. restricting how poor people can move around isn't good, and it also restricts things like children's ability to play outside. "why don't kids go outside anymore?" is really easy to answer, because kids can't even go anywhere when they go outside, because they can't drive.

not to mention people acting like this is an accessibility thing is ignoring the fact that many disabled people can't drive, and as a result become overly dependent on people to go literally anywhere when public transportation would give them much more geological freedom. plus, many disabled people use wheelchairs or are naturally shorter (many disabilities involve maldevelopment of legs/spines/production of growth hormones/etc.!), and cars are inherently putting them into more danger due to restricted ground visibility. it also ignores the fact that many disabled people are on SSI/SSRI (at least in america) that puts them into tense financial situations and cannot afford a car. it ALSO ignores the fact that, once again, cars would still be around, they just wouldn't be literally the only way to get around. it frankly feels (as a disabled person myself) that disabled people have started being used as a mouthpiece by people who like cars more than they care about disabled people to affirm why they're pro-car, and I don't like it! it doesn't consider multiple forms of disability or classism at all!

anyway I could go on about how driving infrastructure is also horrible environmentally and spatially, but I don't want to make this post too long. those are posts are another day ig!

(sources are linked in text)

#yapping #anti car #public transportation #public transport system #car dependency #fuck cars #public transport #urban planning #long post

[sustainabletransportday]

High-Level Meeting on Sustainable Transport - General Assembly, Sustainability Week, 78th session.

The high-level meeting will highlight sustainable and effective solutions to improve the balance between economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainable transport, to take full advantage of sustainable transport in accelerating the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.  

Opening

Ministerial segment

Interactive multi-stakeholder panel: Enhancing intermodal transport connectivity and developing socially inclusive and environmentally friendly transportation

Closing segment 

Sustainable transport systems remain crucial for sustainable development. They support economic growth, facilitate global supply chains, including the delivery of goods and services to rural and urban communities, enhance international cooperation and trade, connect people and communities to jobs, schools and health care, and thus provide all with equal opportunities. 

The meeting will be open to Member States and Observers, the United Nations system, ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations and other relevant stakeholders.

Related Sites and Documents

UNGA Sustainability Week Concept Note

Watch the High-Level Meeting on Sustainable Transport - General Assembly, Sustainability Week, 78th session

#choosesustainability #united nations general assembly #unga78 #UNGAsustainabilityweek #sustainable transport #transport system #high-level meeting #ChooseSustainability #SustainableTransportation #urban transport #rural transport #high-level event #resilient transport #road infrastructure #sdg9 #sdg11

[intrusiveruminations]

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/30-percent-fall-demand-bus-service-167-lta-tel-commuters-unhappy-3928596

Also in Singapore,

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/what-will-it-take-to-make-singapore-car-lite-688641

Meanwhile, in Japan,

Source: https://www.japan-rail-pass.com/plan-your-trip/travel-by-train/train-in-japan/one-passenger-station

#singapore #public transportation #public transport woes #public transport system #railway #japan #JR train station with one passenger #capitalist dystopia #profits above all else #hypocrisy #policy making #ivory tower #urban planning #serving the people

[automotiveera]

Driving the Future: Autonomous Commercial Vehicle Market Revolution

The autonomous commercial vehicle market is experiencing growth and is projected to reach USD 1,302.1 billion by 2030. This development can be ascribed to the continuing development in commercial vehicle technologies, growing government aid for autonomous commercial cars, and rising requirement for effective advantages and well-organized and safer driving options.

In recent years, the semi-autonomous category, on the basis of vehicle autonomy, contributed a higher revenue share. Vehicles must be fortified with electronic stability control or at least one of the progressive driver-assistance system ADAS features (either for steering or acceleration) to attain level 1 automation. Most of the European nations and the U.S. have forced the acceptance of basic ADAS features in all new commercial vehicles, which essentially makes all of them semi-autonomous.

In recent years, the truck category held the larger market share, and the category is projected to remain dominant in the vehicle type segment of the industry during the projection period. This can be credited to the growing utilization of autonomous trucks for logistical processes, like domestic logistics transportation, automated material handling, logistics digitalization, and yard management.

In the coming few years, on the basis of the application segment, the public transportation category is projected to advance at the fastest rate. This can be credited to the rising acceptance of autonomous shuttle facilities for public mobility reasons. Numerous start-ups and recognized businesses are coming up with strategies to grow level 5 autonomous shuttles for public transport. Such shuttles will not need human drivers for the process, which will aid transportation agencies save on working prices.

In the past few years, the North American region dominated the industry with the highest revenue for the autonomous commercial vehicle market, and the region is also projected to remain in the top spot during the projection period. This can be mainly credited to the increasing research and development activities on autonomous automobiles and growing aid from the federal and state governments for advancing autonomous driving technologies.

The APAC region is projected to witness the fastest development because of the booming vehicle industry here. APAC is the globe's largest vehicle maker, responsible for almost half of the annual production.

Hence, the continuing development in commercial vehicle technologies, growing government aid for autonomous commercial cars, and rising requirement for effective advantages are the major factors propelling the market.

#Autonomous Commercial Vehicles #Self-Driving Trucks #Logistics Automation #Transportation Industry #Freight Efficiency #Connectivity Solutions #Driverless Technology #Market Trends #Fleet Management #Autonomous Delivery #Truck Platooning #Market Players #Freight Transportation #Urban Mobility #Automation Innovation #Autonomous Trucking #Safety Systems #AI-driven Logistics #Long-Haul Trucking #Commercial Vehicle Automation

[aurizondatatech1]

Navigating the Road of Data: International Traffic Survey and Data Collection Companies in India

#policy formulation #and infrastructure development. In a country as diverse and dynamic as India #understanding traffic patterns and collecting accurate data is essential for transportation planning #urban development #and more. International Traffic Survey (ITS) companies and Data Collection Company in India have emerged as crucial players in this domain #facilitating the collection and analysis of data related to traffic #mobility #and transportation systems. This article explores the significance and role of these companies in India's evolving landscape. #International Traffic Survey Companies: #International Traffic Survey Company specialize in collecting #processing #and analyzing data related to vehicular traffic #transportation infrastructure #and mobility patterns. Their services are instrumental in aiding government bodies #urban planners #and businesses in making informed decisions. Some key aspects of ITS companies in India include: #Data Collection Technologies: ITS companies employ a variety of advanced technologies such as Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) #GPS tracking #traffic cameras #and sensors to gather comprehensive traffic data. #Traffic Studies: They conduct traffic surveys and studies to assess traffic flow #congestion levels #vehicle types #and road usage patterns. These studies are essential for designing efficient road networks and transport systems. #Toll Collection Management: Many ITS companies are involved in the management and operation of toll collection systems on highways and expr #ensuring seamless traffic flow and revenue collection. #Public Transport Analysis: ITS companies also analyze data related to public transportation #including bus and metro systems #to improve the efficiency and accessibility of these services. #Data Collection Companies: