Comments on: Microbuses and Bike Sharing: The New Parisian Street Scene http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/24/the-new-parisian-street-scene/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christine Berthet http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/24/the-new-parisian-street-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-36440 Christine Berthet Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:47:21 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/24/the-new-parisian-street-scene/#comment-36440 OH LA LA ! these double bike lanes under a canopee of trees ! so cool .. and the minibuses are "so cute" you want to hug them.. what about getting all the phone booths in the city ( read bulky advertisement boards ) to be replaced with free bike parkings with advertisement ( flat advertisement boards) ??? Replace a public service that isnot needed any longer with another one that is necessary.. OH LA LA !

these double bike lanes under a canopee of trees ! so cool .. and the minibuses are “so cute” you want to hug them..

what about getting all the phone booths in the city ( read bulky advertisement boards ) to be replaced with free bike parkings with advertisement ( flat advertisement boards) ???
Replace a public service that isnot needed any longer with another one that is necessary..

]]> By: greg http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/24/the-new-parisian-street-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-34490 greg Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:11:12 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/24/the-new-parisian-street-scene/#comment-34490 i would imagine that these buses are a lot quieter than he monsters roaming our streets i would imagine that these buses are a lot quieter than he monsters roaming our streets

]]> By: Angus Grieve-Smith http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/24/the-new-parisian-street-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-34455 Angus Grieve-Smith Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:03:20 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/24/the-new-parisian-street-scene/#comment-34455 What's so simple about a public works program? The question is not how much it costs, but whether it's worth spending the money on that rather than something else. Part of the rationale is that it's more efficient to run a full microbus than a half-full bus. What’s so simple about a public works program?

The question is not how much it costs, but whether it’s worth spending the money on that rather than something else.

Part of the rationale is that it’s more efficient to run a full microbus than a half-full bus.

]]> By: Eric http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/24/the-new-parisian-street-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-34453 Eric Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:45:38 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/24/the-new-parisian-street-scene/#comment-34453 All that and a park on top of the railyards, instead of Ratner's "Gare de triage d'Atlantique." Makes me proud to be a Frenchman. All that and a park on top of the railyards, instead of Ratner’s “Gare de triage d’Atlantique.” Makes me proud to be a Frenchman.

]]> By: gecko http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/24/the-new-parisian-street-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-34448 gecko Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:37:03 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/24/the-new-parisian-street-scene/#comment-34448 Beautiful! Beautiful!

]]> By: P http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/24/the-new-parisian-street-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-34444 P Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:28:58 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/24/the-new-parisian-street-scene/#comment-34444 Given the high portion of labor as a part of the MTA's budget wouldn't it cost a fortune to run the mini buses? Are you sure this isn't simply a public works program? Given the high portion of labor as a part of the MTA’s budget wouldn’t it cost a fortune to run the mini buses?

Are you sure this isn’t simply a public works program?

]]> By: Angus Grieve-Smith http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/24/the-new-parisian-street-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-34440 Angus Grieve-Smith Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:00:57 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/24/the-new-parisian-street-scene/#comment-34440 Videos here: http://www.paris.fr/portail/deplacements/Portal.lut?page_id=7663 (Psst - I think parts of it are speeded up; traffic still doesn't move that fast!) Videos here:

http://www.paris.fr/portail/deplacements/Portal.lut?page_id=7663

(Psst – I think parts of it are speeded up; traffic still doesn’t move that fast!)

]]> By: Angus Grieve-Smith http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/24/the-new-parisian-street-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-34438 Angus Grieve-Smith Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:18:21 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/24/the-new-parisian-street-scene/#comment-34438 But do they allow you to bring shovels and rakes and implements of destruction on the microbus? But do they allow you to bring shovels and rakes and implements of destruction on the microbus?

]]> By: Ed Crotch http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/24/the-new-parisian-street-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-34423 Ed Crotch Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:32:55 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/24/the-new-parisian-street-scene/#comment-34423 Isn't it amazing what great things can come about in a civilized city! A city where everyone does not feel like and behave like a rat! Isn’t it amazing what great things can come about in a civilized city! A city where everyone does not feel like and behave like a rat!

]]> By: Red http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/24/the-new-parisian-street-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-34414 Red Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:39:45 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/24/the-new-parisian-street-scene/#comment-34414 My God, that bus is smiling. Could this be the start of the robotic uprising? Or have I just been watching too much Flight of the Conchords? My God, that bus is smiling. Could this be the start of the robotic uprising? Or have I just been watching too much Flight of the Conchords?

]]> By: greg http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/24/the-new-parisian-street-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-34412 greg Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:11:45 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/24/the-new-parisian-street-scene/#comment-34412 inspirational inspirational

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