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School Kids And Barrier Streets

One of the things I liked about graduate school was using critical theory to ask uncomfortable questions about social and cultural artifacts of various sorts. Another way to put it: It was fun learning to be an intellectual pain in the ass. Allow me to demonstrate… Consider this article (part of a series) in today’s [...]

Posted 16 August 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology § news § policy ‡ Comments (13) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

Crossing The Line

Thanks to a heads-up from James Baumgartner, author of Car-free in PVD, check out this Blueprint America Special Report called Crossing the Line: Watch the full episode. See more Need To Know. This is what happens when you design roads for cars instead of people. Also see the discussion at Commute Orlando. Technorati Tags: car culture, pedestrian [...]

Posted 29 July 2010 † Andy Cline § ecology § policy ‡ Comments (8) ° Also tagged: ,

Zen And The Art Of Anything

The construction “zen and the art of ____” (e.g. perhaps the most influential book on my life) indicates a state of mindfulness regarding a particular endeavor. This state of being is exactly the opposite of the state of being associated with multitasking. When one is mindful one may be able to truly identify with one’s [...]

Posted 17 January 2010 † Andy Cline § ecology ‡ Comments (5) ° Also tagged:

Slow(ing) Traffic

Slow ain’t in the American vocabulary, baby! And that plays a role in why about 35,ooo to 40,000 Americans die in traffic every year. This figure shocks no one because, frankly, we 1) don’t give a shit, and 2) think that it won’t happen to us because “I’m a better driver than others” (read this [...]

Posted 09 December 2009 † Andy Cline § ecology § policy ‡ Comments (6) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Of Accidents and Forgiveness

I’m inspired by the story on the front page of the Springfield News-Leader today. The man who hit a teenage pedestrian in September will face charges for careless and imprudent driving for going 55 in a 40 mph zone. The police say his speed caused the crash that nearly killed Kimberly Armstrong. The inspiring part [...]

Posted 02 December 2009 † Andy Cline § ecology § news ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged:

Mindlessness Behind the Wheel

I recently mentioned the Dangerous By Design report and our own crash stats here in Springfield. While were not suffering to the same extent as Florida, we are suffering (here, here, here). Keri Caffrey, of Commute Orlando, updated her Facebook page today with a link to the Time article above and this message: I think [...]

Posted 01 December 2009 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology § news ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , ,

Missouri Scores OK in PDI Rankings

The recently-released Dangerous By Design report by Transportation For America shows that Missouri has plenty of room to improve pedestrian safety. But there are bright spots. From the TFA website, here’s an explanation of the city rankings: The Pedestrian Danger Index (PDI) is a measure of the relative risk of walking, adjusted for exposure. It [...]

Posted 12 November 2009 † Andy Cline § advocacy § bicycle safety § ecology § news ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , ,