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Living in a Walker’s Paradise?
August 16, 2010 – 3:29 pm | 4 Comments

Living in a Walker’s Paradise?

Some of our perennial readers may remember Walk Score, which we wrote about back in 2007. The website ranks neighborhoods’ walkability on a scale of 0 to 100, based  on a complex, patent-pending, ever improving …

New York’s Iconic Subway Map Gets Makeover
June 4, 2010 – 11:20 am | 5 Comments

New York’s Iconic Subway Map Gets Makeover

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is set to release a revamped subway map – the first since 1998.
The new map features a taller and fatter Manhattan and a  shrunken Staten Island; brighter, cheerier colors; and …

Build a Better Burb
April 6, 2010 – 10:39 am | 6 Comments

Build a Better Burb

There has been a crisis of imagination, and your bold new ideas are urgently needed. There should be no preconceptions about what is or is not possible. What would you do on these …

Google Maps Now Includes Bicycling Directions
March 10, 2010 – 1:05 pm | 6 Comments

Google Maps Now Includes Bicycling Directions

Google Maps now has directions for cyclists!
In 2005, Google started offering directions for car drivers, then two years later, it added transit routes. The map navigation expanded to pedestrians in 2008. We’ve already written about …

Transport-Related Apps for Your Smartphone
February 5, 2010 – 2:23 am | 3 Comments

Transport-Related Apps for Your Smartphone

Do you want to be able to map your bike routes as you ride and share them with fellow riders?  Impress your friends by locating the closest Zipcar on the spur of the moment?  Find …

TheCityFix Guide to Communication & Mobility @ TRB’s Annual Meeting
January 8, 2010 – 4:35 am | One Comment

TheCityFix Guide to Communication & Mobility @ TRB’s Annual Meeting

We at TheCityFix and EMBARQ are especially excited about all of the activity around this topic of communication and sustainable mobility and for anyone attending this year’s TRB Annual Meeting we have put together a list of sessions that should not be missed…

SeeClickFix Adds New Features, Gets Smarter
October 9, 2009 – 9:07 pm | No Comment

SeeClickFix Adds New Features, Gets Smarter

Big news from our partners at SeeClickFix, the online mapping tool that helps citizens take direct action to fix problems in their community: they’ve preloaded the boundaries of 25,000 cities and towns — and more …

Tracking Transportation Funds
October 6, 2009 – 4:10 am | 4 Comments

Tracking Transportation Funds

The stimulus package, known formally as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, has raised hopes but also concerns about its potential effects on sustainable transportation. Will enough funds be allocated to transportation and …

Eat Your Heart Out, Google. Beijing’s Got a Better Bus Map.
August 28, 2009 – 10:17 am | No Comment

Eat Your Heart Out, Google. Beijing’s Got a Better Bus Map.

For foreigners moonlighting in Beijing like myself, navigating the concrete jungle of China’s capital can be quite intimidating. Never to fear: The Beijing edition of E都市 (”E-dushi,” which essentially translates as “E-Metropolis”) is an …

SeeClickFix Releases iPhone App
August 13, 2009 – 9:20 am | 4 Comments

SeeClickFix Releases iPhone App

Reporting problems in your neighborhood has become even easier, thanks to SeeClickFix’s new iPhone app, released today. You can download the app for free from Apple’s store. Then, with the power of GPS, report and …