by David | Sep 18, 2014 | design, urbanism
Sukkot comes early To Central Square City Hall? Erev PARK(ing) day!
by David | Jul 15, 2014 | economics, transportation, urbanism
I should have known it would not be long. Just last month I posted about the battle between the city of San Francisco and the app Monkey Parking, and now the kerfuffle has come East as Universal Hub reported today that Boston mayor Walsh is squaring off against...
by David | Jun 23, 2014 | economics, technology, transportation, urbanism
Via TechCrunch, I learned that the city of San Francisco is putting legal pressure on Monkey Parking, an app that lets people who are parked in public spaces get paid to leave by people looking for parking. At Jalopnik, the same news is covered with the headline,...
by David | Sep 13, 2013 | transportation, urbanism
You may remember back in June when I reported that the MBTA was eliminating a couple of stops on the number 1 bus line, I wondered what would happen to the space freed up. Well, I’ve been watching those stops and seen no changes. Still no parking, still marked...
by David | Jun 18, 2013 | transportation, urbanism
Via the estimable newsmachers at UniversalHub, a report that the MBTA is eliminating some stops on 15 of the busiest bus lines in the city this summer. The idea is that snipping out some redundant stops and refurbishing others will reduce end-to-end trip time and cut...