January 2012
3 posts
December 2011
4 posts
September 2011
2 posts
August 2011
2 posts
July 2011
3 posts
Number of Female Cyclists Lags in New York, With... →
I’ve certainly noticed the lack of female cyclists in NYC, but I can’t say this article helps answer any of my questions about why, in a city with rapidly improving bike infrastructure, male cyclists still outnumber female cyclists 3 to 1. The best answer this article gives is that women are afraid of cycling’s “risks” and afraid of their own sweat. New York is a...
June 2011
5 posts
May 2011
14 posts
Ushahidi
A colleague of mine gave a talk last night on the crowd-source mapping tool Ushahidi (Swahili for “Testimony”). It’s an amazing open source tool originally developed to help visualize violence in Kenya based on reports from mobile devices. Since then it’s been used to track the spread of war or crime in many other areas, including the current conflict in Libya.
LATELY I JUST WATCH YOUTUBE
This blog will now reflect that.
April 2011
10 posts
“When surveillance becomes omnipresent and ever-more insistent demands are made...”
– Ursula Frohne
“There have been reports that wildlife has flourished due to significant...”
– Zone of Alienation, Chernobyl
March 2011
8 posts
“In wintertime, local TV newscasts in Northern states stream the list of school...”
– This is a heartbreaking story about public education in Detroit. Via Diane Ravitch.
“When I become mayor, you know what I’m going to spend my first year doing?” Mr....”
– Eben Weiss, NYC’s own Bike Snob, talks about the current cycling backlash and ticketing blitz in the city over at Bicycling Magazine.
