Passport’s Picks of the Week
This week’s installment of picks of the week hits on streetography, how-to make your commute more productive, fare jumpers, and more. Deep dive into some of our team’s must-read picks…
Super-Cheap Driverless Cabs to Kick Mass Transit to the Curb
As the conversation around autonomous vehicles replacing mass transit continues to pick up, it will be important to consider the impact removing people from one vehicle (bus) and putting them in their own vehicle (car) will have on congestion. It will result in more cars on the road, even if they are autonomous.
– Tom Wiese, Sales Associate
Streetography is a pictorial block party app for inquisitive photographers
Since I’m still a newbie to my city, finding my way around was quite difficult at first. Instead of using Google Maps to remember a location, I would try my best to remember it, first, by the landmarks — bars, restaurants, murals, to name a few. With the STreetography mobile app, which is fueled by photographers, photographs are used to add a visual component to a traditional map. If only this was available a few months ago, but I can’t wait to download this one to help me with my inevitable “I remember that one mural next to a neon sign” location dilemma.
– Kimberly Kufel, Content Marketing Specialist
15 Easy Ways to Make Your Commute More Productive
Commutes can be quite monotonous. But what better time to fuel your productivity than during a 20 minute commute into the office? Whether you’re listening to the latest This American Life podcast or “jotting down” notes for an upcoming project via the Dragon Dictation mobile app’s speak feature — commutes can very well be one of the most productive parts of your day.
– Daniel Bliley, Marketing Director
Sound Transit Loses More Than $550K Annually to Fare Jumpers
“If you are anything like me, you have been in a rush. Being in a rush creates the moral dilemma of paying for your transit ticket and potentially missing your ride or hoping on at the last minute. While the statistics aren’t tracked, we can’t help but wonder how much of the lost $550k attributed to fare jumpers could be attributed to this moral dilemma. What would you do if you knew they were only checking 5.5% of the time?”
– Tom Wiese, Sales Associate