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What Is It About 20-Somethings and Cars?
September 1, 2010 – 1:01 pm | 6 Comments

What Is It About 20-Somethings and Cars?

American young adults are driving less, says a recent piece in AdvertisingAge.  Only 77 percent of 19-year-olds today have their license, compared to 92 percent in 1978.  And the proportion of automobile miles driven …

Friday Fun: “Let’s Take a Ride in an Electric Car!”
August 27, 2010 – 2:50 pm | 3 Comments

Friday Fun: “Let’s Take a Ride in an Electric Car!”

We’ve featured several developments in the electric car sector over the past few months on TheCityFix Picks, but have yet to come across an anthem for the zero-emission vehicle. Until now. They Might Be Giants …

A Stop-And-Go Summer for Chinese Motorists
August 24, 2010 – 3:56 pm | 9 Comments

A Stop-And-Go Summer for Chinese Motorists

It’s every driver’s worst nightmare: tens of thousands of vehicles clogged a 62-mile stretch of highway between Beijing and Jining city, creating a perpetual traffic jam, now entering its 11th day.  While state television network …

Where’s the World’s Most Painful Commute?
August 6, 2010 – 4:13 pm | 9 Comments

Where’s the World’s Most Painful Commute?

As we first reported in TheCityFix Picks, IBM recently released its first ever Commuter Pain Study. The study found that commuters in Beijing have the world’s most painful commute, and commuters in Stockholm, the least. Melbourne, …

Congestion Pricing Coming to Chicago?
July 14, 2010 – 10:13 am | 11 Comments

Congestion Pricing Coming to Chicago?

“There’s nothing more frustrating than dealing with traffic. Whatever that cost would be, I would be happy to pay. It would make the quality of my life much better.”
- Mario Reed, an aspiring attorney in …

Car Ownership or Ease of Driving: Which is the Real Challenge?
July 2, 2010 – 2:57 pm | One Comment

Car Ownership or Ease of Driving: Which is the Real Challenge?

The rapid motorization of countries like China and India is a scary prospect. China and India alone acheiving the same levels of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per capita as the United States would probably push …

Tomorrow is Another Day for Atlanta’s Sustainable Transport
June 30, 2010 – 6:02 pm | 3 Comments

Tomorrow is Another Day for Atlanta’s Sustainable Transport

There’s still hope for sustainable transit around Peachtree Street.
On June 2, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signed a comprehensive transport bill (HB 277) for the state, which we’re hoping will help Georgian cities – Atlanta, in …

Why Gas is Too Cheap
June 24, 2010 – 10:15 am | 3 Comments

Why Gas is Too Cheap

“As the sludge choking the Gulf of Mexico shows, nothing is easy when it comes to oil. Not even the price. In fact, especially not the price.” – Ezra Klein, in the Washington Post
Disturbing footage of …

Evaluating the Economic Impact of Transit-Oriented Development in California
June 18, 2010 – 2:55 pm | 14 Comments

Evaluating the Economic Impact of Transit-Oriented Development in California

Over the next two decades, California will need at least two million new homes to accommodate its growing population, according to a recent report about creating dense urban development.
To make sure this growth is sustainable, …

The Sims Test-Drive Electric Vehicles: What Does it Mean for the Real World?
April 20, 2010 – 4:42 pm | 11 Comments

The Sims Test-Drive Electric Vehicles: What Does it Mean for the Real World?

“Today it is no longer the world that must adjust to the automobile; it’s the automobile that must adapt to people.”
That’s an official quote from French automaker Renault, which yesterday announced it has partnered with …