MIT prof @cathywu.bsky.social suspected that nav apps inaccurately calculate “time to arrive,” esp re: parking. In a new paper, she and colleagues built a model to direct urban drivers to garages that best balance proximity and likelihood of an open spot. Result: Drivers could save up to 35 min.

Show Post

Introducing a new cartoon project: Creativity Diagrams. Been a cartoonist for 20 years, trying (and quite often failing) to be creative. A series of cartoons on the topic in my newsletter every week. More about it: davewalker.com/creativity/ Newsletter: diagramclub.substack.com/p/072-introd...

Show Post

For everyone who asks us to do roads: “At first, planners estimated the Cross Bronx’s projected total cost at $38,670,000. When work had been underway for about a year, the estimate went up to $60 million.”

Show Post

I always cycled this. Guaranteed 20 mins.

Show Post

Very true. This is a journey I know. 38 min by public transport INCLUDES very long walks to Belsize Pk and from Leicester Sq Tubes. 32 min by car EXCLUDES difficult on-street parking in Hampstead (often 500m), and finding a space in a multi-storey in Covent Garden. Unfair comparison.

Show Post