Mapping the Subways of North America

via ohhleary:

XKCD, transit, and geography nerdery, all in one? This makes my day.

More proof of how ridiculous suburban planning can be.

via ohhleary:

titularhumour:

blech:

Driving directions between two houses in Florida (specifically, a suburb of Orlando) that share a back garden fence: “7.0 mi, 17 mins”. Via Eric C, via Eric Fisher.

Behold the absurdities of communities built solely for the automobile.

h/t billyflood:

newyorker:

Cartoon by Joe Dator. For more: http://nyr.kr/YmHMVy

As a former NYer I must say #realtalk

Another waste of energy (in every sense of the word)

h/t ohhleary:

smartercities:

Public Transportation … for Your Car? | Atlantic Cities

Anwar Farooq has patented an eyebrow-raising invention. A train-ferry for car commuters. This kind of system would certainly eliminate traffic congestion in our highways. This rapid commute system would enable long-distance car commuters to hop aboard a train instead – while still bringing their personal vehicles with them.

You know what would also eliminate traffic congestion? Trains that don’t waste massive amounts of energy carrying cars.

Sometimes it’s hard to visualize the size and scope of space travel

Space vehicles, to scale
Maggie Koerth-Baker, boingboing.net

Dig­ging this draw­ing by astron­o­my blog­ger Invad­er Xan, show­ing space­ships of the past, present, and (pos­si­ble?) future lined up side-by-side for size com­par­i­son. I, for one, just learn that the Space Shut­tle Orbiter was larg­er than …

h/t itswilder: Kind of cool to see.

The U.S. Interstate Highway System, as a Subway Map