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The utility of the automobile continues to be threatened by inaction on congestion as congestion pricing remains largely theory. This could be solved by the autonomous vehicle if we use it right. See www.endofdriving.org

2013/04/18

Metrolinx: HOT lanes should be used to break the ice for VMT charging

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Among the critical revenue tools proposed by Metrolinx for Southern Ontario’s gridlock problem are two that are related to “user-pay”: Hi...
2013/03/01

Is the Big Move really the Big Lie?

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“ Is the Big Move really theBig Lie? ” is how Tess Kalinowski, Transportation reporter for The Toronto Star, opened her 20...
2012/11/03

Loss aversion to Road User Charging and the Autonomous Vehicle

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Loss aversion is the critical barrier to acceptance of mileage-based user fees or VMT charging. Well known to behavioral economis...
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2012/08/02

This week in self-driving cars

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The autonomous car buzz continues to grow. I think the Jetsonian optimism of the mainstream press  is over the top.  Many predicti...
2012/07/31

Peak Car? China says "not yet".

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Peak Car is more likely to be related to an automotive-ownership saturation level given a particular configuration of wealth, age and other...
2012/07/27

The Five Faces of Public-Private Partnerships

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A colleague from the D.C. area who is an expert in road finance wrote an insightful, concise and sobering note about Public-Privat...
2012/07/18

Driverless journalism

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Added on 2012.09.13      Pro:   Kiss Your Bus Goodbye      Con:  Will driverless cars abolish buses ? People are starting to note a lot...
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2012/07/09

Use revenue from parking reform rather than tax property

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The Stintz - De Baeremaeker “OneCity” plan for Toronto Transit got a B+ from former Toronto chief planner Paul Bedford and urban designer ...
2012/07/04

Toronto New York Vilnius - Styles differ re War on Cars

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Toronto's Mayor Ford can can pick up some tips about the War on Cars, here... http://blah-city.tumblr.com/post/25654653342 …whil...
2012/06/07

Parking policy can boost modality choice

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We often use the notion of choice when discussing mobility: “We should have better transportation choices.” “We should be ab...
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2012/05/17

Toll Road Revolt in South Africa

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In Gauteng Province (South Africa) an ambitious and expensive toll road scheme has been put on indefinite hold 2-days before its launch du...
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Bern Grush
Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Geographic Information Systems, spatial systems, pattern recognition, imaging. Founded 4 firms: GIS SW publisher; DocMan SW publisher; SI for financial B/Os & www.paybysky.com
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