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Category Archives: traffic
Classic Word of the Week: TRAUMADINEJAD
TRAUMADINEJAD \TRAW ma DINN eh JAHD\ noun: The extra traffic stress felt by car commuters when a controversial world leader is in Manhattan. USAGE: I caught all sorts of Traumadinejad on the FDR Drive because that Iranian president dude is … Continue reading
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PBS Special Looks at Future of Transit
PBS offers up the special Blueprint America tonight about what roads, rails and cities will look like across America in the near future. Reported by Miles O’Brien, the special looks at light rail-friendly/bike-happy Portland, Ore., increasingly green New York City, … Continue reading
‘Jockeying’ For Position in Jakarta
As America’s sports pages, particularly those on the East Coast, suddenly turn to horse racing this time of year, there’s an interesting yarn in today’s NY Times about Jakarta’s “jockeys”–people who charge a few shekels to jump into a commuter’s … Continue reading
No, Really — Shut Up and Drive!
When I walk a certain way to the train, I pass a house that’s teetering toward what one might call ramshackle, with a banged-up SUV outside that hasn’t moved since we moved in. Another car parked in front has a … Continue reading
Ask Engine Bob
Q: “Why the hell does it take a Metro North train 15 minutes to get from Grand Central to 125th Street?” A: Actually, it only takes 10 minutes (check any schedule) but it can seem like 15 minutes or even longer. … Continue reading
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