Elizabeth Press over at Streetfilms has been producing awesome stop-motion animations recently. The latest: Diverter. This short video shows how diverters can be used to redirect traffic flow and make intersections more friendly for pedestrians and cyclists.

This is a great follow-up to Clarence Eckerson's epic Berkeley Bike Boulevards video, showing some of these ideas in practice. Elizabeth has also done stop motion films on chicanes and raised crosswalks.

Last Tuesday, Aaron Naparstek and I took in the Yankee game and watched the impressive Cliff Lee throw a 7-inning shut out and drop his ERA to 0.81, in what some analysts were calling "the pitching matchup of the season" (5-0 Lee vs. 6-0 Wang). It turns out, had we been a little earlier, we would have caught Cliff riding the 4 train up to the stadium. Pretty cool that major leaguers (not to mention the upcoming game's starters) take the subway to work. Now, if only the city would encourage transit use to stadiums rather than subsidizing more

One of my colleagues at The Open Planning Project, Sebastian Benthall, has started blogging over at Digifesto. Seb is one sharp cookie, so keep an eye on this blog for lots of great web gems -- the blog will be focusing on "how the internet and open source software can be used by civil society to save the world." I have a feeling it's going to be big (no pressure, Seb).

Elizabeth Press over at Streetfilms has been producing awesome stop-motion animations recently. The latest: Diverter. This short video shows how diverters can be used to redirect traffic flow and make intersections more friendly for pedestrians and cyclists.

This is a great follow-up to Clarence Eckerson's epic Berkeley Bike Boulevards video, showing some of these ideas in practice. Elizabeth has also done stop motion films on chicanes and raised crosswalks.

Last Tuesday, Aaron Naparstek and I took in the Yankee game and watched the impressive Cliff Lee throw a 7-inning shut out and drop his ERA to 0.81, in what some analysts were calling "the pitching matchup of the season" (5-0 Lee vs. 6-0 Wang). It turns out, had we been a little earlier, we would have caught Cliff riding the 4 train up to the stadium. Pretty cool that major leaguers (not to mention the upcoming game's starters) take the subway to work. Now, if only the city would encourage transit use to stadiums rather than subsidizing more

One of my colleagues at The Open Planning Project, Sebastian Benthall, has started blogging over at Digifesto. Seb is one sharp cookie, so keep an eye on this blog for lots of great web gems -- the blog will be focusing on "how the internet and open source software can be used by civil society to save the world." I have a feeling it's going to be big (no pressure, Seb).