Intercity Trains: How Good Do Connections Need To Be?
Friday, September 4th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Transportation | Comments OffBy Sarah Goodyear Today on the Streetsblog Network, we return to the question of connectivity -- or, to translate it out of transpo jargon, how to get there from here. The Transport Politic looks at one of ...
Now That’s What I Call a Neckdown!
Monday, August 31st, 2009 Posted in Green News, Transportation | Comments Offby Ben Fried Since the spring, DOT construction crews have been building out traffic calming improvements all over the neighborhoods near downtown Brooklyn. When the years-in-the-making ...
In Defense of High-Speed Rail
Thursday, August 27th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Transportation | Comments Offby Sarah Goodyear Today on the Streetsblog Network, we've got a post from Yonah Freemark at The Transport Politic on the importance of funding both intercity and intracity rail, despite limits on the amount of money available. ...
Pret-a-Rouler? Paris to Launch Electric-Vehicle Sharing Program
Thursday, August 27th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Transportation | Comments OffBy Kirstin Butler From two-wheel ride to four-wheel drive, the French capitol wants to add a new low-emissions option to the urban transportation mix. In addition to its already successful bike-sharing plan, the Parisian government recently announced ...
Pret-a-Rouler? Paris to Launch Electric-Vehicle Sharing Program
Thursday, August 27th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Transportation | Comments OffBy Kirstin Butler From two-wheel ride to four-wheel drive, the French capitol wants to add a new low-emissions option to the urban transportation mix. In addition to its already successful bike-sharing plan, the Parisian government recently announced ...
Web Apps For Transpo Planning: Share Your Insights
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Transportation | Comments OffBy Lily Bernheimer Andrew Nash, former Executive Director of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, has just posted a paper about Web 2.0 for Transport Planning on StreetsWiki. He's asking the Livable Streets Community, as experts on ...
Wanderlusting No. 1: The Welcome Mat in Copenhagen
Monday, August 17th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Transportation | Comments OffWanderlusting on the Sustainability Trail Postcard No. 1: The Welcome Mat in Copenhagen It struck me as I was boarding my Copenhagen-bound flight at Heathrow’s swanky new Terminal 5 that I was sincerely looking forward to visiting ...
Wanderlusting No. 1: The Welcome Mat in Copenhagen
Monday, August 17th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Transportation | Comments OffWanderlusting on the Sustainability Trail Postcard No. 1: The Welcome Mat in Copenhagen It struck me as I was boarding my Copenhagen-bound flight at Heathrow’s swanky new Terminal 5 that I was sincerely looking forward to visiting ...
Portland’s Transport Research Guru Headed to Obama Administration
Thursday, August 6th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Transportation | Comments Offby Elana Schor The U.S. DOT is expected to announce today that it has tapped Robert Bertini, a Portland State University professor who headed Oregon's state-wide transport research effort, as the No. 2 at the Research ...
Plane To Train: The Ultra-Fast Route To A Travel Revolution
Thursday, August 6th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Transportation | Comments Offby Dan Milmo, transport correspondent Europe's largest high-speed rail operator has predicted that domestic air travel in the UK will lose millions of passengers to a 250mph train service if an ultra-fast network becomes a reality.The ...
Bloomberg Tests Free-Transit Waters
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Transportation | Comments Offby Charles Komanoff Mayor Bloomberg lifted a page straight from the Kheel Plan playbook yesterday in calling on the MTA to make crosstown buses free [PDF]. Bus riders and transit advocates should be beaming. Free buses will ...
Separating Myth From Fact on “Cash for Clunkers”
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Transportation | Comments Offby Elana Schor As debate rages on in the capital over whether to keep assisting the auto industry by giving out more "cash for clunkers" rebates, two assertions are becoming commonplace: the program is helping diminish ...
The Solar Forest: Charging Station And Shady Spot For Electric Cars
Thursday, July 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Transportation | Comments Offby Christa Morris The approaching age of electric vehicles presents us with a secondary, albeit significant, challenge: building accessible recharging stations with renewable energy. While we’re at it, can our parking lots be shady, please? One solution may ...
Trip Planning For Cyclists: Coming Soon to the US?
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Transportation | Comments OffElly Blue at BikePortland.org posted a thoughtful article this morning about "chasing the dream of online bike route planning." Easy mapping for drivers is old news; increasingly, "walkshed technologies" are making walking or taking transit a stress-free ...
Design Fest: Taxis of the Future
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in Green News, Transportation | Comments OffTaxi services provide a terrific benefit to urban dwellers as a supplement to mostly car-free lifestyles, a safe ride home after a few drinks, etc. But even with hybrid cab fleets hitting the roads in a ...
Design Fest: Taxis of the Future
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in Green News, Transportation | Comments OffTaxi services provide a terrific benefit to urban dwellers as a supplement to mostly car-free lifestyles, a safe ride home after a few drinks, etc. But even with hybrid cab fleets hitting the roads in a ...
Would You Cover Your Tracks With Roadside Assistance For Cyclists?
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in Green News, Transportation | Comments OffBy Leo Hickman If the RAC or the AA offered a 'breakdown' service, would you sign up? What sort of policy details would you find attractive? Every cyclist can probably recall a time when they've "caught a flat", ...
Would You Cover Your Tracks With Roadside Assistance For Cyclists?
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in Green News, Transportation | Comments OffBy Leo Hickman If the RAC or the AA offered a 'breakdown' service, would you sign up? What sort of policy details would you find attractive? Every cyclist can probably recall a time when they've "caught a flat", ...
Making Buses Cool Again
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 Posted in Green News, Transportation | Comments OffTransportation is responsible for roughly a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions. This means that bold changes in transportation policies—for both the developed and developing world—must be part of solving the climate crisis. The trick is ...
Making Buses Cool Again
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 Posted in Green News, Transportation | Comments OffTransportation is responsible for roughly a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions. This means that bold changes in transportation policies—for both the developed and developing world—must be part of solving the climate crisis. The trick is ...