a public photo pool documenting non-emergency 311 conditions throughout New York City. dangling traffic signs, illegal advertising, dead or dying street trees
this would be nicer on a map that does not suck, but it’s a start.
Tag: nyc
Dark Days
Dark Days the mole people of the MTA. one of those guys shut down a whole branch 2 years ago, with an electrical fire.
Hipster Olympics
UGC Subway Advisories
The Subway Status application, which was not developed by the MTA, is a user generated subway alert system. Now you can forget about those wet mornings when you don’t know if your train will get you to work. Theoretically all of the other users on Facebook who ride your Subway line will have already tipped you off to any service disruptions before you leave your house. Pretty cool, although it is only useful if a large number of people use it, so sign up!
using facebook to convey MTA status
MoneyTech
where will alpha come from in the future? With it be weather data? Data from Edgar filings? From the web? Or from social networks?
i should try to sneak in. that sounds really interesting.
Commuting after a Storm
“To get to Wall Street today, I took the Q from the 9th Avenue D-M stop in Brooklyn to Canal Street with the plan of taking the downtown M1 bus. In the end, I overtook 8 M1s walking from Canal to Wall Street, to the constant sound of car horns and yelling drivers. Mmm, dulcet.”
where is spitzer for the union busting when we need him?
MTA at fault
It is safe to assume that hearings will be held, studies will be conducted and recommendations will be made in the wake of the extensive transit disruptions in today’s morning commute. “3 years ago we had a rainstorm in September and the same thing happened, but nothing like today, so it’s obviously gotten worse than from just 3 years ago. And apparently, nothing was done to ameliorate or upgrade the system. The nerve of the MTA asking for a fare hike while this is going on.”
MTA = unionized assholes
Fake Directions
Tourist mom: Excuse me, miss, do you know how to get back to Manhattan? Hipster girl: I’m sorry, I don’t really have the energy to give you fake directions right now.
SonicVision
Fischerspooner, Spiritualized, Audioslave, Stereolab, Boards of Canada, David Byrne and Brian Eno, Goldfrapp, Zwan, White Zombie, and Moby, plus kick-ass visuals for 15 bucks, 3min from my apartment? sign me up
StreetsWiki
content encyclopedia project dedicated to sharing knowledge about sustainable transportation policies and practices from around the world.
Gregor J. Rothfuss 