Considerable gap between transit and auto costs

Cost of travel for transit-proximate and car-dependant households
Source of data: Taras Grescoe, citing Brookings Institute study

From Taras Grescoe, author of Straphanger (Times Books, 2012), comes this amazing statistic about the cost of travel in households that are near public transit versus those that rely upon cars.

Mixed review for Sonoma County Fair

We went to the Sonoma County Fair this Sunday and I offer a mixed review. First, here are the positive aspects of my experience.

Voices must speak to be heard

In the spring 2012 issue of Yes! Magazine, Joseph Torres urges support for independent media as part of the issue’s “9 Strategies to End Corporate Rule.”

Game Boys on its way to being read

In the break room at work a few months ago, I found Game Boys by Michael Kane (Viking, 2008), just in time to read and critique it for a class discussion board about books for young adults.

Digital literacy promotion for libraries

Cartoon image created with Bitstrips and added July 13, 2016

Highlighting libraries’ important role in promoting digital literacy, the Public Library Association via Twitter encouraged libraries this week to register with a national database.