January 2011
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Today, for every one car-pooler, there are six...
The percentage of workers who car-pool has dropped by almost half since 1980, the first time the Census Bureau started systematically tracking the numbers, according to new data from the bureau.
The sharp decline has confounded efforts by urban planners, who over the years have tried to encourage the practice by setting aside highway lanes for car-poolers, as well as offering incentives like...
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“But from year to year the picture becomes clearer, the research more finely...”
– Book Review - The View From Lazy Point - A Natural Year in an Unnatural World - By Carl Safina - NYTimes.com
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“I have no idea whether Chinese architects can do this.”
– “…maybe they can — but I didn’t want to take that risk. In China there was no development like this. The villa market is rather young in China.”
Wang Qian, a consultant for the developer, the ZK Real Estate Development Company of Shanghai.
China Boom Benefiting Smaller U.S....
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“To hell with efficiency, effectiveness is all I care about.”
– On the Battle Field, Saving Energy Can Save Lives - NYTimes.com
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“In over 87 years, she moved 150 feet.”
– In East Harlem, Isabella Mazzia lived on one street in the neighborhood for all her 87 years. She moved just twice in her life, from 286 Pleasant Avenue to 297, then from 297 to 304.
In Windsor Terrace, the Marshal Stands Watch - NYTimes.com
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“Book lovers, you can exhale. The printed, bound book has been given a stay of...”
– Selling a Book by Its Cover - NYTimes.com
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“Escapism is great, and submission and denial, too, have their places. But sound...”
– The Argument Against Headphones - NYTimes.com
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