LEGO Foundation LEGO Foundation - Research & Learning - Research & Learning. Bike Sharing with RF-ID. The Portland City Council today approved a community bicycling sharing program.
Bike sharing allows users to check their rentals back in at any station in the city. RF-ID is used to identify bikes and riders. It will cost about $4 million, with $2 million from federal funds and $2 million from private investments. The city would likely start with 75 stations and 750 bikes. One vendor candidate is Portland-based Alta Bicycle Share, which already runs networks in Washington, D.C., Boston and Melbourne, Australia.
Nice Ride « bike.walk.MOVE. Nice Ride season over, but consider the bus for short trips Wednesday, December 12th, 2012 The following is a post written by Hilary Reeves, communications director, Bike Walk Twin Cities, that originally ran in the Downtown Journal.
Now that Nice Ride bikes are tucked away for the winter, consider using the bus for your quick trips to lunch, meetings, doctor’s appointments, or shopping. Using Metro Transit is an ideal way to save on car and gas expenses, improve our local air quality and enhance your personal health. It’s always sad to see the green bikes and stations taken off the road for winter. Citybyke.co.uk - Bike sharing, Cycle sharing, Bike rental, Velib, Vipre. Membership fees within the UK Daily - from £2.00 per day for day of rental Weekly - from £7.00 per week for week of rental Annual - from £50.00 per annum The first one hours usage is free, thereafter the charge is £3.00 per hour or part thereof.
Please note that these are indicative prices and may vary at different cities. Welcome to Bike San Pedro. Bike San Pedro - Waterfront A San Pedro Aesthetic Mitigation Proposal to the Port of Los Angeles (online version).
Submitted by Richard Pawlowski 9.17.08 Essential GREEN Transportation Program for San Pedro and the Port of Los Angeles Introduction San Pedro, because of it's unique street topography, historic community characteristics and proximity to the Port of Los Angeles - where most ALL east-west streets are either uphill OR downhill and also go to OR from the Port itself, San Pedro needs its own unique and strategic, long-range bike transportation plan. The Planning Department of City of Los Angeles, the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and Los Angles Department of Transportation (LADOT) have NOT yet done this nor are they likely to anytime soon because of staffing, budget constraints and inter-agency conflicts. Charlwood Design envisions Vestri bike rental system for a greener tomorrow. Taking inspiration from the modern city environment, Charlwood Design (Victoria-based Australian design firm) conceives the Vestri bike rental system that allots wind turbines a respectable position within an entirely green setup.
Aside from generating their own power, the stations lock the bikes and wirelessly communicate to a central command centre about vacant slots. The central computer and bike lighting also get the much-needed succor from the wind power. Vestri Bike: The bike system will rely on modern, elegant Vestri bikes to offer an eco-friendly commute. Free Bike Hire Cheltenham - Transport - Cheltenham. 'Boris bikes' scheme is launched for Canterbury. ON YOUR BIKE: A docking station containing 20 folding bikes will be installed at Canterbury West Comments (0) A BICYCLE hire project similar to the "Boris bikes" scheme in London is being introduced in Canterbury.
Design Council. About Measuring Usability LLC. Measuring Usefulness. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) Jeff Sauro • November 1, 2011 Is it easy to use?
As important as that question is, there's one that's more important: Is it useful? Using AI to Evaluate Creative Designs (ICDC 2012) Marc Stickdorn, This is Service Design Thinking, 10 Nov 2011. Thomas Fisher: The Rigor of Creativity. Watch the TEDTalk that inspired this post.
We have so mystified, romanticized, and idealized creativity, so convinced ourselves that it remains primarily the purview of artists or "geniuses," that far too many people believe that they are not creative. In fact, they have not been allowed, or allowed themselves, to use the creativity that they and just about everyone else is born with. Prof. Dr. Mary Lou Maher: "Technology Enhanced Innovation and Learning" Mary Lou Maher. This is Service Design Thinking. Design for Innovation. Use our methods. DP0 (Design Project Zero) is a 90-minute (including debrief) fast-paced project though a full design cycle.
Students pair up to interview each other, create a point-of-view, ideate, and make a new solution that is “useful and meaningful” to their partner. Two versions of DP0 are “The Wallet Project” and “The Gift-Giving Project”. They have the similar format, only the topic is different. The original DP0 The Wallet Project was created for the d.school’s very first course in 2004 and the project starts with students looking at the content of their partner’s wallet or purse (and goes on to ask every student to design something for their partner). Another DP0 topic is The Gift-Giving Project where students are asked to redesign how their partner gives gifts. Get the materials to facilitate the activity for a group yourself here. Or play the Crash Course (video facilitation that leads the group) here. Designers. Service Design. Mention service design to your UX colleagues and you may find yourself unwittingly engaged in a game of Buzzword Bingo.
