Mayorical on 34th Street

By Father Tony

I've long been a fan of Mayor Boomberg's efforts to calm traffic in Manhattan.

Today we read about his administration's decision to restrict 34th Street to buses and pedestrians.

I like this because it will add a bit to the dissuasion of vehicular visitors to Manhattan, but I am slightly hesitant about any plan that crosses buses with pedestrians.

I still hope to live to see the day when Manhattan will be entirely relieved of the noise of the gasoline engine and auto horns, and when most of its streets are exclusively for pedestrians and bikes.

(A New York Times graphic)

V2G. I Want This NOW. Not 20 Years From Now.

By Father Tony

It just makes so much sense. You would actually buy speed the way we currently buy minutes on a phone plan. The single-serving vehicle actually makes more sense than the eight seater even though common thinking about van-pooling indicates the opposite.  Vehicle-as-skin is more suited to human nature. I don't take seven people with me when I go to the grocery store. I also like the way these link.

I'm not sure how the V2G (Vehicle to Grid) would apply to New York City, but really, an electronic grid would be an easy installation. In the city, these cars would basically drive themselves. Applying how we communicate to how we travel is simply brilliant.

Be sure to check out all eight of the concept pictures. Elegant and dreamy.