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Noise Pollution in Cairo: “A Silent Enemy”
April 14, 2008 – 12:34 pm | One Comment

Noise Pollution in Cairo: “A Silent Enemy”

Photo by Hossam all line.
The New York Times reports today that noise on Cairo’s streets averages 85 decibels, the equivalent of standing just 15 feet from a passing freight train. And that’s just …

Taking Public Transit Can Improve Public Health
April 11, 2008 – 12:25 pm | No Comment

Taking Public Transit Can Improve Public Health

By walking twenty minutes each way from the metro in Atlanta to her job at the American Cancer Society, Lois Fletcher has lost more than thirty pounds. It’s a remarkable story about how tweaking …

Car-Centric Transport Policy Hurts India’s Informal Sector
April 10, 2008 – 10:30 am | 2 Comments

60 Kilos from CHINTAN on Vimeo.
In a recent post here on TheCityFix.com, Sudhir Gota documented the plight of ‘Transport Challenged People’ in Bangalore, India. In his piece, Sudhir explains how Indian transportation policy’s often …

New York City’s Congestion Pricing Plan Killed in Albany
April 8, 2008 – 11:23 am | One Comment

New York City’s Congestion Pricing Plan Killed in Albany

Photo by Christopher Chan.
Yesterday, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announced that Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing bill would not move through Albany, a huge blow to New York City’s livable streets movement and Bloomberg’s ambitious PLANYC, which …

A Congestion Charge for Mumbai?
April 4, 2008 – 4:00 pm | One Comment

The government of Maharashtra, India is planning to introduce a congestion charge in Mumbai, India’s largest city, to relieve the traffic problems that plague the streets. If the plan goes through, Mumbai will follow …

Driver’s Eye View of BRT
April 1, 2008 – 2:52 pm | 4 Comments

Istanbul’s New BRT System in Action from EMBARQ Network on Vimeo.
In the transport world, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a hot topic. Akin to a cross between a bus and a metro, this increasingly …