The Transportationist's most popular posts of 2014
The Transportationist 13 Most Popular Posts written in 2014 (note some 2013 posts were still popular):
HIGHWAYS' HIDDEN SUBSIDIES November
DEATH BY CAR: ARE YOU MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM A CRASH OR BREATHING ITS TOXIC EMISSIONS? November
DOGFOODING: WHY TRANSIT EMPLOYEES AND MANAGERS SHOULD USE TRANSIT August
WHEN WILL WE REACH PEAK ROAD? January
IT’S A SMALL MARKET, AFTER ALL. ES GIBT EINEN KLEINEN MARKT, UBER ALLES. December
THE hITE OF ABSURDITY: MINIMUM PARKING IN AN ERA OF DECLINING TRAFFIC January
PEAK SHOPPING AND THE DECLINE OF TRADITIONAL RETAIL February
There is really two types of posts that seemed to be especially popular. One I will call "car subsidized" (1, 2, 4), the other "car over/future of transportation" (6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13). The car is of course neither all bad nor all good, it is a technology and is used and misused all the time, like anything. The car is not quite over yet either, but its trajectory in the US has mostly flatlined. Also some "transit should be better" (3, 5, 6, 10)
This is out of about 300 posts . Of course you should not just be a dedicated follower of fashion and read the top 13, you should read them all.
David King also started posting in the Fall, so I expect to see his posts in this list next year.
The Transportationist's most popular posts of 2013 may also be of interest. (I did 39 on last year list, so I am 67% more discerning this year). Note, my biggest posts last year were much bigger than my biggest posts in 2013.
Streets.mn also has a list of popular posts; all my posts for streets.mn are cross-listed here, but tend to get views over there.