World Usability Day's blog

How inexpensive is it to have your car become a wifi "hotspot", find out here!  Is it safe?

Can the $7.00 for a pillow and blanket kit now being offered by Jet Blue make up for the increased fuel costs? Will customers pay for it? Read on!

How many cars does the US Government own and run?? 642,233?? Couldn't be or could it?  More.

With two of the bridges that are the main spans across the Charles River in Boston in need of major repairs, what would happen if they were both unusable?  Read on!

At time when car sharing is becoming more popular, even companies like Zipcar are having their parking challenges. Read how they are solving these issues.  More.

Zipcar was an early player in this space.  Are they finally seeing more competition in their space? Are the "big car rental players" catching on? See for yourself!

How can you use the natural resources in your community to address transportation needs?  See what one small community is doing to address this. More.

When driving, are you sometimes unable to read road signs from a distance, especially after dark? Or do you have difficulty turning your neck far enough to see oncoming traffic at a complex intersection? YOU aren't alone and AARP has studied these issues to help make your driving challenges ease up.  Read More.

How often do you see road signs,  parking garage signs, train and airport signs that don't get you where you need to go?Is it you? Is it the sign? Let us know your best "signage" story! You can also check out some interesting road signs at www.myroadsign.com . 

 This fall, San Francisco will test 6,000 of its 24,000 metered parking spaces in the nation’s most ambitious trial of a wireless sensor network that will announce which of the spaces are free at any moment.Drivers will be alerted to empty parking places either by displays on street signs, or by looking at maps on screens of their smartphones. They may even be able to pay for parking by cellphone, and add to the parking meter from their phones without returning to the car. Read On.