So, as I had hoped, I came in Not-Last Place in the Blogging Scholarship contest. As near as I can tell, I did this by about 2 votes. And from the fine print of the contest site, I think my prize is some sort of pre-worn gym clothing. But about the contest itself. Shelley Batts, [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2007
Frumination: a blog with lots of public transit info
Michael Frumin has a great blog, Frumination, chock full of information about public transportation, mainly the NYC Subway. There are graphs, maps, pictures, and much more, with lots of data and links to data. A few interesting posts: NYC Subway capacity analysis Urban GPS and congestion pricing Sources of NYC Traffic Data Enjoy playing.
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Atlantropa of Herman Sorgel
Atlantropa, a concept from the 1920′s by the architect Herman Sorgel, is profoundly weird. The concept was to dam the Strait of Gibraltar in order to unify the continents of Africa and Europe, and thereby allow the super-continent to compete with Asia and the Americas. And this wasn’t a one shot idea. Sorgel worked really [...]
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2007 Blogging Scholarship Finalist
So, it appears that The Biourbanist has been chosen as one of twenty finalists for the 2007 Blogging Scholarship. As is required, I am requesting that all readers please Vote For Me. In addition, if you could get your friends to vote as well and thereby prevent me from taking last place, that would be [...]
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Shea Stadium Guard with Two Right Hands
As seen in this photograph from the New York Times, apparently a clubhouse guard has two right hands. Seems the Grey Lady is encroaching on the Enquirer’s territory. And as a side note, this makes the guard literally ambidextrous.
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