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By Ethan Arpi and Rob Katz
While discussions of Ratan Tata's 1 lakh car – and other entrants to the ultra-cheap car market – are nothing new to thecityfix.com and many other blogs, the …

Using satellites to map pollution. Photo by kennethg from Flickr.
With the help of satellites, scientists are now measuring and mapping concentrations and global movements of air-pollution and, through a cool new project known as …

Are car companies thinking about more than one type of green? Photo by makeshiftlove from Flickr.
The New York Times latest automobile issue takes a dramatic departure from the past and includes several articles on …

Photo by x-eyedblonde from Flickr.
A few years ago, the celebrated economist Steven D. Levitt argued in Freakonomics that the legalization of abortion in 1973 was one of the primary reasons for the drop in crime …

An Indian street scene. Photo by Satbir from Flickr.
Last week the New York Times and the International Herald Tribune ran a story on the new Tata Car priced at $2,500 coming out in India …

A biker struck by a car in Beijing. Courtesy of pmorgan of Flickr.
It’s helpful to think about traffic safety with the following thought experiment: What would happen in a democratic forum, if the world’s …

Bigger isn’t always better. Photo by powebooktrance.
Recently CNW Marketing Research, an Oregon-based automotive research group, published a paper making the audacious claim that the Hummer is actually more energy efficient than the Prius. …

Photo from the Washington Post.
On Sunday, The Washington Post Magazine ran a cover story describing the transport woes Washington DC-area residents face as they move further and further outside the suburbs in order to …

Photo by Justin Ulmer. Published in JPG Magazine.
Is building roads good for the environment? The European Road Federation seems to think so, arguing in a recent paper that, “More investment in road infrastructure is …

A more peaceful New York? Photo from http://wwp.new-york-usa.com/

The New York Times reports today that Mayor Bloomberg will announce on Sunday an ambitious proposal to give New York City a much needed face lift. …