Living the Transit-Oriented Lifestyle
Transit-Oriented Development is not just a way to save on infrastructure costs, reduce global warming, and get people to work more efficiently. TOD is a lifestyle, a movement, and a re-awakening of public life. This section of the site is dedicated to the less data-driven aspects of TOD. Here you’ll find links to urban blogs and podcasts, inspiring art and fiction that addresses cities and land use, and everyday people who are passionate about their cities, parks, and trains.
Peter Newman Discusses Auckland, New Zealand "City of Cars"
Video Parts 1-3
Transport to the Urban Core Travel Time Maps
Here are some maps that show the relationship of transport choices and travel times in London. Fascinating! h/t to MySociety
The Portland Streetcar Video Overview
Video by Streetcar Advocate John Scheuerman
Download the WMA Version Below (Coming Soon)
Powering transit with wind...from cars?
Mark Oberholzer of Wittenberg Oberholzer Architects in Houston proposes a unique idea for greening transit: using the wind generated by cars and trucks on freeways as a fuel source. Oberholzer's design was a runner-up in Metropolis Magazine's 2006 Next Generation design contest, and it continues to inspire designers looking for new ways to power transit.
Dinner to go
What better location for a fancy dinner party than the London Underground? Watch the puzzled expressions on the faces of onlookers as this traveling feast winds its way through the subway.
The Oakland Berkeley & Eastern
18-yr old transit fan Daniel Levy has an excellent site documenting electric trains in California's East Bay. Everything you've ever wanted to know about the Key System, the Interurban Electric Railway, the Sacramento Northern, and more. Images, links, and some great personal stories from Mr. Levy. We applaud his efforts.
TransitMan hits Seattle
Exposed to freakish Bureaucratic Radiations while serving as Artist-in-Residence at Sound Transit, mild-mannered artist Christian French was transformed into a rogue SuperHero with a mission to save the world by riding the bus.
"Saving the world. Riding the bus. What's the difference?" -TransitMan
MetroTransit in the Twin Cities teaches us "a new way to move"
This fun notebook-like site gives users a new way to think about how to live the transit lifestyle. Text is highlighted, pages are saved with old photographs and tickets, and scraps of Post-Its litter the site- just like our desks. The lived-in look makes transit and transit life seem familiar and well-worn, traits that are lacking in a lot of newer development.