Links and Tidbits – July 3, 2015
Links and Tidbits – July 3, 2015
Links and tidbits is our semi-regular roundup of interesting fodder about transportation from the last few weeks or so. If you have links to contribute, put them in the comments, or email us.
» The Chow Bus is on the move in Tennessee to fight child hunger!
» Just try and escape the internet! Google Sidewalk makes plans to fit bus stops with WIFI hubs.
» Subway etiquette breaches are ranked. How is gross kissing only at 54?
» Build it and they will…blog about it? Our buses have entered the world of Minecraft!
» I have to agree, technically this is still manspreading.
» The amount of transit money lost per trip in major U.S. cities has been charted. Looks like everyone is losing!
» “It’s got its feet on the seats, but I’ll allow it because of that sweet hat.” Apparently, if you are a stylish goat you can break all the rules.
» How many ways can the Metro ‘M’ be designed? CityLab counted 77 super hero-esque logos!
» Personalized mass transit? There’s an app for that.
» Virtual reality transit etiquette at its best or at its worst? You decide.
» Music to my ears! Former LCD Soundsytem frontman James Murphy is working on a Subway Symphony.
» Contortionists give us a look at extreme transit etiquette. Kinda looks like it hurts, no?
» Who wants to get inked on this old TriMet Bus tattoo parlour? Anyone?
» What do you get when you cross a Concorde, a rail gun and an air hockey table? Meet the ‘fifth mode of transportation’.
» I dig these smooth transit moves. Watch subway dancers bring the NYC sound to the underground!
» Stick it to them! Sexist and misogynistic NYC subway ads get sticker bombed.
» Off the cuff travel planning takes on new meaning with subway bracelets. You’ll never be lost again!
» Hop, skip, Skedaddle to Crane beach (and take me with you).
» It seems suffering for your art is still a thing: transit travel acts as a muse for NYC art show PLATFORM.
» Love may conquer all, but paint helps too! A scary subway in England is transformed by artists into a tunnel of love.
» Here’s 21 reasons why Canadian public transportation isn’t so bad. Our system makes a cameo in 13 and 20!
» It looks like waiting for the bus just got a bit more fun in Gloucester as Zumba makes its way to the platform!
» Here are five things to know about Toronto’s love affair with subway tokens and some cool old photos of the fare system. Check out that old paper transfer design!
Author: Laura Tennant