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@BenedictEvans 8 years ago

RT @philosophygeek: Why are we trying to legislate against AirBnB in San Francisco while ignoring actual problems? The homeless, SROs, transportation, etc.

@BenedictEvans 8 years ago

RT @jimwaterson: They've just abolished tickets on the Athens Metro system since no one's got any cash. So public transport network is being run for free.

@BenedictEvans 8 years ago

RT @stevesi: Reading text on Apple Watch transports my brain when I first used a Blackberry 950 ('98). I "think" this can't be useful then I find it is.

@BenedictEvans 9 years ago

There's something fundamentally absurd in the fact that it would be cheaper for me to lease a Tesla than commute by public transport

@BenedictEvans 9 years ago

Self-driving and on-demand cars are the unbundling of public transport from circuit switching to packet switching.

@BenedictEvans 9 years ago

Wondering when tech votes in SF will be a meaningful block for housing policies, public safety, transport. Does boom last long enough?

@BenedictEvans 9 years ago

If everyone takes an Uber instead of driving themselves, how does that 'take cars off the road'? Even w/no public transport substitution?

@BenedictEvans 9 years ago

Systemic government failures make the U.S. fertile ground for innovation in some key areas. Finance, transport, TV, health, education.

@BenedictEvans 9 years ago

There's a whole class of apps around public transport whose main competitive advantage v Google Maps is that the UX isn't terrible

@BenedictEvans 9 years ago

Citymapper launches in the Bay Area. Proper proper transport UX. & parking their tanks on Google's lawn

@BenedictEvans 9 years ago

Killer apps for mobile in emerging markets: Street addresses. Bank accounts. Savings. Transport. Identity. Low down on Maslow's hierarchy.

@BenedictEvans 9 years ago

Wondering what impact better apps would have on public transport adoption, and how much ride-sharing erodes it.