Word: transition
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...thought to upgrading the design of these ubiquitous tech toys. TIME dialed up two renowned designers and asked for help. Art director Fabien Baron sketched what he calls a nomadic instant-communication panel, left, which provides voice communication, interactive chatting, Internet access and movies, TV and games while in transit. "It's a connector, a medium and a refuge," says Baron. "The ultimate stimulus for our nomadic generation." Taking the notion of cell phone as appendage, architect David Rockwell called on the tattoo for inspiration and created a voice-activated Patch Phone, right. "It addresses how to connect the phone...
...college student working in public transportation, it is important for people to realize that elderly people without a license will need public transportation to survive. The public needs to be supportive of mass transit. Elderly people will need it just to stay mobile for medical appointments and shopping, as examples. Otherwise, taking away a license could very well mean being institutionalized. Better mass transit options can help all segments of the population, not just the elderly. Brad Windler Lafayette...
...call it a totally immersive branding environment," says Patrick Pharris, chief executive of Promethean Partners, which is selling the monorail's advertising and has also secured Motorola as an early partner. Ad revenues will help subsidize fares on the monorail, which will be the first modern U.S. public-transit system financed entirely by private funds...
Harvard’s promise to provide future rail space to the MBTA—a concession Salvucci suggested during negotiations—is crucial in helping the mass transit system cut costs and improve service...
...live four blocks from the J and Z elevated lines in Queens. When people come to visit me from the suburbs or areas without mass-transit systems, I wonder what they think of the el rattling by my family’s home. But I’m not at all embarrassed by the proximity of my home to the these behemoths. After all, an externality is negative only for bystanders whose well-being is impacted negatively. After having spent last summer at Harvard, the past several weeks back home have helped me to rediscover just how much I love...