April 9, 2008.
California Office of Traffic Safety Summit
San Francisco, CA.
May 19, 2009
University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies
Bloomington, MN
June 23, 2009
Driving Assessment 2009
Big Sky, Montana
June 26, 2009
PRI World Congress
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
June 27, 2009
Day of Architecture
Utrecht, The Netherlands
July 13, 2009
Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals (ATSIP)
Phoenix, AZ.
August 12-14
Texas Department of Transportation “Save a Life Summit”
San Antonio, Texas
September 2, 2009
Governors Highway Safety Association Annual Meeting
Savannah, Georgia
September 11, 2009
Oregon Transportation Summit
Portland, Oregon
October 8
Honda R&D Americas
Raymond, Ohio
October 10-11
INFORMS Roundtable
San Diego, CA
October 21, 2009
California State University-San Bernardino, Leonard Transportation Center
San Bernardino, CA
November 5
Southern New England Planning Association Planning Conference
Uncasville, Connecticut
January 6
Texas Transportation Forum
Austin, TX
January 19
Yale University
(with Donald Shoup; details to come)
Monday, February 22
Yale University School of Architecture
Eero Saarinen Lecture
Friday, March 19
University of Delaware
Delaware Center for Transportation
April 5-7
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
McMurrin Lectureship
April 19
International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (Organization Management Workshop)
Austin, Texas
Monday, April 26
Edmonton Traffic Safety Conference
Edmonton, Canada
Monday, June 7
Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Wednesday, July 6
Fondo de Prevención Vial
Bogotá, Colombia
Tuesday, August 31
Royal Automobile Club
Perth, Australia
Wednesday, September 1
Australasian Road Safety Conference
Canberra, Australia
Wednesday, September 22
Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s
Traffic Incident Management Enhancement Program
Statewide Conference
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Wednesday, October 20
Rutgers University
Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation
Piscataway, NJ
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Ontario Injury Prevention Resource Centre
Injury Prevention Forum
Toronto
Monday, May 2
Idaho Public Driver Education Conference
Boise, Idaho
Tuesday, June 2, 2011
California Association of Cities
Costa Mesa, California
Sunday, August 21, 2011
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Attitudes: Iniciativa Social de Audi
Madrid, Spain
April 16, 2012
Institute for Sensible Transport Seminar
Gardens Theatre, QUT
Brisbane, Australia
April 17, 2012
Institute for Sensible Transport Seminar
Centennial Plaza, Sydney
Sydney, Australia
April 19, 2012
Institute for Sensible Transport Seminar
Melbourne Town Hall
Melbourne, Australia
January 30, 2013
University of Minnesota City Engineers Association Meeting
Minneapolis, MN
January 31, 2013
Metropolis and Mobile Life
School of Architecture, University of Toronto
February 22, 2013
ISL Engineering
Edmonton, Canada
March 1, 2013
Australian Road Summit
Melbourne, Australia
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February 12th, 2010 at 8:26 am
The bricks keep the chairs from blowing away. We have 4 of these that came with our house when we bought it. They sit on the back porch and without a little weight on them, fly away at the barest hint of wind.
February 12th, 2010 at 8:54 am
Interesting. Further evidence of their almost ethereal nature. They could simply have weights attached as part of the original design as outdoor furniture, but that presumably would interfere with stacking and make it more difficult to move them around.
February 12th, 2010 at 10:17 am
I’ll be honest, I’m proud of my mayor for sticking up for my lawn chair.
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/heardinthehall/84159472.html
February 12th, 2010 at 11:57 am
The money quote is of course at the end of the article, where it’s admitted that although people are dismayed by the practice, nobody dares move the objects for fear of getting a brick through their window. To sum up, no work has gone into getting the space, but the offender gets to keep it because of the threat of violence. As long as the authorities don’t step in, they get a free ride too. Even if you know who’s doing it, are you going to risk getting punched in the face by standing up to the bully?
Way to go guys, you’ve managed to recreate the power dynamics of the dark ages in the middle of a first world country. Whoo Hoo…
February 12th, 2010 at 3:53 pm
When I lived there, my favorite tactic was to claim “dibs” on as many parking spaces as I could, even although I don’t have a car.
Just doing my bit for a car-free city.
It was absolutely amazing how long my spaces remained car-free.
February 13th, 2010 at 2:27 am
Today, I saw this behavior in sunny SoCal.
February 14th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
I demand the right to charge tolls on the sidewalk in front of my house, backed up with the threat of shovel-crushing the skulls of those who don’t respect that I’ve earned that sidewalk as my own by shoveling it.
@Kevin Love: great idea. The best way to destroy a stupid law (or convention) is by enforing it to its logical conclusion.
February 15th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
haha some people in pittsburgh designed some t shirts for this http://store.cottonfactory.com/cf-1370.html
February 15th, 2010 at 5:07 pm
Tom Vanderbilt@2 “They could simply have weights attached as part of the original design as outdoor furniture, but that presumably would interfere with stacking and make it more difficult to move them around.”
Attaching weights would, of course, make these chairs much, much more expensive to produce (and ship)! The primary reason for this chair’s ubiquity is their cheapness!
February 19th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
“Interesting. Further evidence of their almost ethereal nature.”
Tom, you are hilarious. Further hilarity:
“claim “dibs” on as many parking spaces as I could, even although I don’t have a car.”
“charge tolls on the sidewalk in front of my house,”
I think I will try randomly placing chairs in the street to see if this works. I don’t know if I will try the tolls on the sidewalk. Is there a way I can claim dibs on my street? Maybe not the whole street, cause that would be outrageous. Just a portion of it of course. A place to setup that kiddy pool I’ve been wanting, perhaps.
February 22nd, 2010 at 10:26 am
Passive-Aggressive Notes has just done a nice series of notes on just this subject…
February 23rd, 2010 at 6:02 am
Why is this a winter thing? A question from the sunny south (Australia). Seems a strange custom anyway.