What We're Reading This Week

It's literally been eventful this week at the Rudin Center! From the Cooper Union's subway map event on Tuesday where our own Sarah Kaufman presented on the possibilities of user-oriented urban wayfinding, to Wednesday's event with Shashi Verma of Transport for London, to today's meeting of our Emerging Leaders in Transportation program. To keep fueling these discussions, here's what we're reading this week:

• M.T.A. Approves Budget, but Deal Cuts 2nd Ave. Line Funding
• Walc is a walking app that gives pedestrian-oriented directions in NYC
• Design Competition to be Held for New Port Authority Bus Terminal
• Trucking Stocks Hit Reverse
• In Push to Expand, Uber Highlights Its Role as a Designated Driver
• Will City Regulators Treat Driverless Cars Like They’ve Treated Uber?
• Taxis Can Still Survive Uber
• Ride on: Citi Bike about to surpass last year's ridership numbers in October
• Animations shows scope of Capital Bikeshare bike movement

Don't be out of the loop this weekend! Take a look at NYC Marathon road closures here: NYC Marathon street closures and traffic guide

Upcoming Rudin events:

• Monday, November 9th PERIPHERAL PROPOSALS : Models for Commuting from the Margins at the Van Alen Institute
• Thursday, November 12th "Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars?" with Sam Schwartz

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