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1. Pedestrians fighting bikers. Bikers fighting drivers. Bus riders fighting train commuters.
2. Moving away from hybrid cars.
3. Using public transportation to advance a hate-filled agenda.
4. Building facilities for the Olympics that have no real use afterwards.
5. Lax attitudes about subway "griding."
6. Downtown casinos.
7. Focusing on fancy bike lanes.
8. Yarn bombing.
9. Selling naming rights to transit stations.
10. Pop-ups.
Source: http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2012/12/urban-trends-we-hope-die-2013/4240/
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Adam W
January 01, 2013, 11:49:37 AMI don't understand what a handful of those actually mean. But that aside:
Relating to item number one, I would like to see more cyclists follow the rules of the road (or as we call it over here, the highway code) and stop at red lights, stick to the road (and stay off of sidewalks), etc. And I'd like to see more pedestrians look both ways before stepping off the sidewalk. On top of that, I'd like them actually not expect a cyclist to slow down for them and realize that the cyclist should be treated the same as any other vehicle in the road.
As both a cyclist and a pedestrian, I think learning to commute correctly by whatever your chosen method can go a long way to reducing the friction.
thelakelander
January 01, 2013, 11:55:00 AMIf you click on the link directly under the list, it will take you to the original story where they explain each item in detail.
Adam W
January 01, 2013, 12:06:48 PMThanks, Lake. I guess I should be happy that I wasn't familiar with 'grinding.'
thelakelander
January 01, 2013, 12:24:37 PMYeah, subway grinding is pretty horrible. Since our mass transit vehicles don't get that crowded, that's hard to pull off in Jacksonville.
Charles Hunter
January 01, 2013, 12:41:13 PMSkyway was pretty crowded after the fireworks last night ... well, this morning.
stephendare
January 06, 2013, 11:37:38 AMI wonder why they dont like hybrid cars?
Adam W
January 06, 2013, 12:19:39 PMThey like hybrid cars. They don't like moving away from hybrid cars.