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Archive for July, 2007

no exit

I commute, therefore I am.

My apologies for disappearing for yet another hiatus. Last week I moved from a rental to the house we bought. It was supposed to have been Berkeley, from which I would have had what many would consider a normal commute to our large white office building near Oakland Coliseum.

Alas, my son signed up for biochemistry. That was my undoing.

Turns out it’s much more competitive than Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
Under: Capitol Corridor (Amtrak), Freeways, Transit vs. driving, connectivity, driving | 5 Comments »

don’t let new BART card master you

Posted on Thursday, July 19th, 2007
Under: BART, Fare systems, Funding, rail, transit equity | 2 Comments »

what’s that got to do with the price of beer?

Posted on Monday, July 16th, 2007
Under: Environment, fuel, technology | 4 Comments »

my 15 minutes

Posted on Wednesday, July 11th, 2007
Under: Bay Bridge, Caltrans, Freeway collapse, Freeways, Funding, Safety, art, driving | No Comments »

cookin’ up HOT lanes

Posted on Tuesday, July 10th, 2007
Under: Carpooling, Freeways, Funding, Smart Lanes, driving, tolls | 1 Comment »

got ethanol?

Posted on Monday, July 9th, 2007
Under: Environment, driving, technology | No Comments »

FasTrak rat race

Posted on Friday, July 6th, 2007
Under: Caltrans, Freeways, Funding, driving, tolls | 7 Comments »

end of the line for budget fight

Posted on Thursday, July 5th, 2007
Under: Buses, Funding, rail, transit equity | 4 Comments »