Posts tagged Brazil
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Would this Brazilian ad make you think twice about drunk driving?
Now you see it, now you don't. This Brazillian ad profoundly shows how drunk driving impacts vision. Keep reading…
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National links: There are downsides to letting the Rust Belt shrink
An economist puts forward a strong argument on why it doesn’t make sense to say that we should just let middle-of-the-country places that are struggling economically die off, Donald Trump has named a Secretary of Transportation, and Volvo just finished building the world’s longest bus. Read about this, and more, from world of transportation, land use, and other related areas! Leaving… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Surge 2, smooth sailing
First work day for second surge; Section 8 overhaul; Homes for grandfamilies; Paid parking for Reston; Bike lane cheers and community; Olympic Metro woes. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The military and the battle
Tanks roll into Ft. Totten; Rock Creek bike crossing needed; Mara leads in cash; McAuliffe doubles Cuccinelli; Trains to Virginia getting popular; Banning vans as rape prevention?; Wheaton moving too slow; Who has frequent network maps?; And…. Keep reading…
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Block the crosswalk? Brazilians will lift your car
When inconsiderate motorists stop their cars in the crosswalk, pedestrians are often forced to walk dangerously close to traffic or navigate raised islands to get across the street. The Rotary Club in the Brazilian city of Florianópolis came up with an innovative solution: a team of people to move the car out of the way. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not like it used to be
The action is in the core; Verizon Center aims for new signage; Bikeshare survey says; New cars won’t come in time; Do they need the money?; Another “power grab”; Who’s running for what?; Chicago is stumbling; Rio’s growing pains; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Motion like the tide
Anacostia fears tsunami; DDOT moves, but slowly; Barry blames press; Back to work; Costco not winning hearts; Infant mortality improves; Hope from DC’s renaissance; The snarl reaches Brazil; And…. Keep reading…
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Boxing Day links: Bad garages make bad neighbors
Neighbors object to secret garage; Fingers crossed for transit; CaBi huge with tourists; Calvary to meet with community; Quenching food deserts; 2011 not great for NPS; Better predictions for transit projects; No ads in Brazil city. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Everything old is new again
Urban farming returns to DC; Fighting sprawl in 1959; Mark Center gets a parking max; Cities fight gangs, power vacuums; UK crashes mapped; Eisenhowers criticize Eisenhower Memorial; Cop hits bicyclist; Next stop, holiday cheer. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: The American Revolution lives on
DC gains a GOP friend; Walter Reed could affect Embassy Row; States must return federal money; Challenge to the jobs mantra; Transit is a tool of economic development; Maybe our AAA isn’t the worst; Virginia ratifies bevy of laws; Australia literally paying for sprawl; And…. Keep reading…