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Aixe Djelal in The CoffeeliciousMar 273 min read

Over the Handlebars — Part 1

Mundane adventures on the roads of Portland

30 June

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Peter GasstonMar 142 min read

The Three Best Seats on a London Bus

Notes from a frequent traveller.

As a regular passenger on London buses, I’ve sat in a great range of seats. I feel this leaves me well placed to list the three seats that will provide you with the ultimate travel…

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Darin GivensMar 293 min read

Atlanta’s horrible traffic? Meh. It’s not that bad actually.

The region needs to stop focusing on moving more cars and instead work toward building places that accommodate a variety of transportation options.

Michael Fogleman in TransLoc TechLogMar 238 min read

Ridesharing Algorithms in TransLoc OnDemand

In August 2015, TransLoc launched a new product to serve the demand-responsive…

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NewCo in NewCo ShiftJun 20, 20142 min read

The Importance of Walkable Cities

One of the key NewCo themes is presenting forward looking and innovative companies that are “of the…

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Olivier Bertil4 days ago4 min read

Et si… on refaisait marcher les enfants.

En une génération, la voiture a remplacé l’énergie humaine. Ce n’est pas moi qui le dis…

ZedalveMar 132 min read

An open letter to Uber

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Never really considered this point before. I decided to look into it a bit.

The way Uber and other ridesource companies usually get around all this is that, in California, they are not actually considered transportation services according to the public utilities commission but rather they are a Transportation Network Company…

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M.g. WalkerOct 16, 20151 min read

Getting Over Uber

Susan Crawford

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I agree that Uber should be treating their drivers more fairly and extending certain benefits and protections, but the sad reality is is that Uber is planning on getting rid of drivers in the coming years and so their focus isn’t necessarily on drivers. They haven’t exactly been secretive about their desires to switch to a self-driving fleet of cars…

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Cynthia Yeung in Better Humans21 hrs ago6 min read

The David to the Goliath of Google Maps: Battling on the Frontier of Transportation

A case study in how a startup can beat the odds

If transportation is the lifeblood of a city, then digital maps are the equivalent…

Nicolae Rusan3 days ago12 min read

NY to SF in 10 Minutes

Imagine a world where you can travel from New York to San Fransisco in 10 minutes, for $5 USD. Where would you choose to live? How would it change who you spend your time with? Where would you go on a daily basis?

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