BC Wiki - Transportation

Category: finance

Topic Overview

Transport: “a system or means of conveying people or goods from place to place”

It’s important… and it’s expensive: transportation accounts for 17.5% of the average American household’s expenses, second only to housing: Because transportation is a dominant category, changes to it can have a dramatic impact on your overall savings rate.

Articles To Read

Keywords: transportation, gas, car, bicycle, bike, cycling Items in bold are especially recommended!

Transportation Philosophy

• Mr. Money Mustache—Anti Automobile April – Conclusion
• Mr. Money Mustache—Curing your Clown-Like Car Habit
• Mr. Money Mustache—MMM Challenge: Anti-Automobile April
• Mr. Money Mustache—A Little Lesson on Gasoline
• Mr. Money Mustache—The True Cost of Commuting
• Mr. Money Mustache—Mustache on the Move: Gas Prices Still Way Too Low
• Mr. Money Mustache—Why You Should Smile at Higher Gas Prices

Cycling

• Cycloculture—How to Buy A Bicycle on Craigslist.org
• The Flamboyant Introvert—Buying a good used bike from Craigslist
• Sheldon Brown—Bicycle Technical Information
• Mr. Money Mustache—Get Rich With… Bikes
• Mr. Money Mustache—What Do You Mean “You Don’t Have a Bike”?!
• Mr. Money Mustache—How To Ride Your Bike All Winter – And Love it
• Mr. Money Mustache—MMM Challenge: Try Getting Your Groceries with a Bike Trailer
• Mr. Money Mustache—Lighting Up the Bikes for the Darker Half of the Year
• Mr. Money Mustache—Good Day to Buy a Bike
• Mr. Money Mustache—Bicycling: The SAFEST Form of Transportation

Cycling statistics:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics
National Household Travel Survey
http://nhts.ornl.gov/2009/pub/stt.pdf

"When combined with historical data from the 1969, 1977,
1983,1990, and 1995 NPTS and the 2001 NHTS, the 2009 NHTS serves as a rich source of detailed travel data over time for users."

http://bicycleuniverse.info/transpo/almanac-safety.html

Cars

• Mr. Money Mustache—How to Fix a Car
• Mr. Money Mustache—A DIY Roof Rack: Make your Small Car Carry Big Stuff
• Mr. Money Mustache—Electric Cars: Are they For Real?
• Mr. Money Mustache—It’s Never too Late to Ditch your Gas Guzzler
• Mr. Money Mustache—Three Fuel-Saving Hacks for Long Roadtrips
• Mr. Money Mustache—Toyota Prius – Ass Kicker, or Trouble Maker?
• Mr. Money Mustache—Top 10 Cars for Smart People
• Mr. Money Mustache—Turning a Little Car Into a Big One
• Mr. Money Mustache—New Cars and Auto Financing: Stupid, or Sensible?
• Mr. Money Mustache—Hypermiling: Expert driving to save 25% on gas.
• Mr. Money Mustache—Car Strategies to Cut your Costs in Four (or more)

Walking

• Wikipedia—Walkability
• Community Builders—Walkability
• Walkscore—Walkability Evaluator
• Walkable and Livable Communities Institute
• AmericaWalks—Making America a Great Place to Walk
• Smart Growth America—Measuring Sprawl
• Slow Streets

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