Yield

Wednesday, 27 June 2007

This fascinating video from NYC Streets Renaissance demonstrates what must be among the most satisfying jobs I’ve ever seen: a city staffer in Portland whose job is to be a decoy, nabbing drivers who roll through crosswalks. The sometimes maddeningly deferential Northwestern driving culture didn’t just arise out of thin air; it owes at least something to strong enforcement of the existing laws.

NYCSR/Transalt also has this amusing flowchart of the positive feedback loops one can expect with congestion pricing: