Tars
05-22-2009, 08:01 AM
An interesting graphic posted on The Daily Dish (https://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/) (05/21):
Taking Up Space (https://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/05/taking-up-space.html)
https://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/.a/6a00d83451c45669e20115709b6601970b-500wi (https://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/.a/6a00d83451c45669e20115709b6601970b-popup)
by Richard Florida
Image via SUNY Stonybrook Department of Geosciences (https://www.geo.sunysb.edu/bicycle-muenster/traffic.jpg) (h/t: Ian Swain, Martin Prosperity Institute (https://martinprosperity.org/)). This poster, courtesy of the city of Muenster, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnster) Germany, illustrates the different amounts of space taken up by different kinds of transit.
Bicycle - 90 sq. m for 71 people to park their bikes.
Car - 1000 sq. m for 72 people to park their care (avg. occupancy of 1.2 people per car).
Bus - 30 sq m for the bus.
Taking Up Space (https://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/05/taking-up-space.html)
https://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/.a/6a00d83451c45669e20115709b6601970b-500wi (https://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/.a/6a00d83451c45669e20115709b6601970b-popup)
by Richard Florida
Image via SUNY Stonybrook Department of Geosciences (https://www.geo.sunysb.edu/bicycle-muenster/traffic.jpg) (h/t: Ian Swain, Martin Prosperity Institute (https://martinprosperity.org/)). This poster, courtesy of the city of Muenster, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnster) Germany, illustrates the different amounts of space taken up by different kinds of transit.
Bicycle - 90 sq. m for 71 people to park their bikes.
Car - 1000 sq. m for 72 people to park their care (avg. occupancy of 1.2 people per car).
Bus - 30 sq m for the bus.