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"I think this is an interesting direction, though I wonder to what extent the real problem in urban planning is not having the resources—money—to do anything ab
by Goladus 15y ago
"I think this is an interesting direction, though I wonder to what extent the real problem in urban planning is not having the resources—money—to do anything about it," says Sam Madden, an associate professor at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory who studies wireless sensor networks, including GPS units.
Resources-- and political will. It doesn't matter what your data shows if the residents won't let you build roads through their neighborhoods. In Cambridge, MA there are roads that actually already exist but rush hour traffic is deliberately blocked from using them. (eg Whitemore ave / Seagrave Road between Alewife Brook Parkway and Mass Ave)
- PakG1 15y agoIt's like that thread about the guy who ran simulations to figure out the optimal way to board planes. Even if it's true, not gonna happen, 1st class pay partly for the right to board first. Exactly the same type of situation.
- dspillett 15y agoFirst class can still board before the rest of us in steerage in that case though. First class on in what-ever order is most efficient for that part of the cabin, then the rest on in what-ever order is best for those areas. Though what would really happen would be "first class on in what-ever order they fight for amongst themselves because they all consider themselves too important to listen to instructions from the boarding staff" followed by "the rest on in what-ever order they fight out as they don't care about the common good if that means they are on 12th instead of 1st".
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- ryanlchan 15y agoSometimes it takes a bold move in order to convince your customers about change. See: news feed, box wine, and nearly every apple product. In fact, I've never figured out why first class has to board first. When I rode on Cathay Pacific on business, the attendants come get you from the traveler's lounge last, once everyone else has boarded. You don't need to jockey for overhead luggage space, so why wait longer in the cramped confines of the cabin? I wish more airlines did that.