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Ode to Bicycling
April 22, 2009 – 9:34 am | No Comment

Ode to Bicycling

Kyle Boelte published an article in The Christian Science Monitor entitled “The Soul (and Sense) of Biking to Work.” While he makes both a wonderful, practical, and emotional appeal to would-be commuter bikers – …

Open Technology Is Key to Intermodal Transportation
April 20, 2009 – 4:15 pm | One Comment

Open Technology Is Key to Intermodal Transportation

Robin Chase, one of The City Fix bloggers and founder and former CEO of Zipcar, says that “open technology” is a key part of making intermodal transportation a reality.
“Users (people or freight) need to know …

GOOD Magazine: “Reinventing Our Wheels”
April 20, 2009 – 11:42 am | No Comment

GOOD Magazine: “Reinventing Our Wheels”

GOOD magazine published its jam-packed, 112-page “Transportation Issue,” devoted to a “drastic rethinking of how we move around, how we design our cities, and how we power our vehicles.”
The articles cover a lot of ground, …

“Beltway Burden”: The Combined Cost of Housing and Transportation
March 9, 2009 – 11:12 am | 10 Comments

“Beltway Burden”: The Combined Cost of Housing and Transportation

The Urban Land Institute recently published a report about the “cost of place” in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region, looking at the combined costs of housing and transportation. Turns out, any housing savings that a …

Students Compete in Virtual Bike Race Around the World
March 2, 2009 – 6:57 pm | No Comment

Students Compete in Virtual Bike Race Around the World

The U.K.-based sustainable transport charity Sustrans is launching a month-long “virtual bike race” with adventurer Alastair Humphreys to encourage kids to bike to school, according to Bike Biz.
The contest targets 20,000 students from 140 schools …

NYC to Experiment with Car-Free Zone on Broadway
February 26, 2009 – 5:16 pm | One Comment

NYC to Experiment with Car-Free Zone on Broadway

Two of the most heavily congested stretches of Broadway St. – Times Square and Herald Square – will become car-free, pedestrian plazas in May to reduce traffic and pollution.
The $1.5 million pilot project will ban …

Most “Global” Cities Aren’t the Dirtiest
February 9, 2009 – 3:02 pm | No Comment

Most “Global” Cities Aren’t the Dirtiest

“Most global cities aren’t the dirtiest cities,” according to Foreign Policy magazine. “In fact, some of the biggest, most integrated cities are some of the cleanest urban areas on the planet.”
The conclusions are part of …

Obama Inauguration Inspires Transport Solutions
December 30, 2008 – 10:20 am | 3 Comments

Obama Inauguration Inspires Transport Solutions

Washington prepares for Obama’s inauguration. Photo by martinstelbrink of Flickr.
Plans for President-Elect Barack Obama’s inauguration, scheduled for Jan. 20, have caused local transport groups in the Washington, D.C. area to consider new and flexible options …

Cleveland’s ‘Healthline’ – the Newest BRT in the USA
November 3, 2008 – 11:43 am | No Comment

Cleveland’s ‘Healthline’ – the Newest BRT in the USA

After years of planning, the new Euclid Ave. Healthline has opened in Cleveland, Ohio. The project showcases a relative low cost alternative for cities looking for ways to improve accessibility. The Healthline joins a …

Behind Bangalore’s Growth, A New Species Is Born: Transport Challenged People
March 19, 2008 – 9:59 am | 7 Comments

Behind Bangalore’s Growth, A New Species Is Born: Transport Challenged People

Here two-wheelers invade a footpath. All photos by Sudhir Gota, SECON Pvt Ltd.
Krishnappa is a security guard for a multinational software firm in Bangalore who, for the past thirty years, has walked and cycled …