Category Archives: Sharing roads and paths

Sometimes pedestrians do stupid things for a reason

Posted on January 8, 2014 by nathan

Near the end (or the beginning if I’m going home) of my regular 50-mile commute (by subway, rail and foot), I have to cross a 3 lane road in Providence, RI. The road falls along my walking route from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Problems and issues, Sharing roads and paths, Walking | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Unpredictable Driving

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Nathan

Angela and I are both mathematicians. Inevitably, when either of us mentions math, either that we do math, teach math, or studied math, the response we get more often than not is “Oh, I hate math.” You get used to … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Cambridge and Boston area, Problems and issues, Sharing roads and paths | 15 Comments

How I really feel about ipods

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Nathan

A couple months ago, when Angela wrote about courtesy between folks using different modes of transport, a spat broke out in our comments that got me thinking. John writes: I am very much in agreement with your statement that faster … Continue reading →

Posted in Biking, Problems and issues, Public transportation, Sharing roads and paths, Walking | 15 Comments

Our slow recovery and a request of car drivers

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Angela

Our household is slowly recovering from a terrible cold/sinus/cough thing. The toddler that brought this plague down upon us got over it a few weeks ago, but the parents are still having some sinus trouble. The weather in Boston has … Continue reading →

Posted in Links and reviews, Sharing roads and paths | Tagged | Leave a comment