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Eat Your Heart Out, Google. Beijing’s Got a Better Bus Map.
August 28, 2009 – 10:17 am | No Comment

Eat Your Heart Out, Google. Beijing’s Got a Better Bus Map.

For foreigners moonlighting in Beijing like myself, navigating the concrete jungle of China’s capital can be quite intimidating. Never to fear: The Beijing edition of E都市 (”E-dushi,” which essentially translates as “E-Metropolis”) is an …

Ahmedabad’s Janmarg: Changing the Game for BRT Systems in India
August 27, 2009 – 2:55 pm | One Comment

Ahmedabad’s Janmarg: Changing the Game for BRT Systems in India

As a result of the systematic and complete consideration of all the dimensions of a full bus rapid transit (BRT) system, Janmarg is in the process of being “a high quality public transport system, oriented to the user that offers fast, comfortable and low cost urban mobility.” It can quickly become a “best practice” of BRT system implementation in South Asia.

Transit Experts Discuss Cool Ideas for Mobility-Inspired Businesses
August 6, 2009 – 10:46 am | 2 Comments

Transit Experts Discuss Cool Ideas for Mobility-Inspired Businesses

Janette Sadik-Khan rides a bicycle to work. Photo via New York magazine.
Kate Rockwood of Fast Company magazine interviewed six entrepreneurial transit experts about how to get city dwellers out of their cars for the September …

Major New Study: Sustainable Transportation Reduces Emissions While Saving Money
July 29, 2009 – 2:51 pm | 5 Comments

Major New Study: Sustainable Transportation Reduces Emissions While Saving Money

Image from Moving Cooler.
If anyone’s not seen it yet, the new Moving Cooler report is destined to be a real landmark moment in United States sustainable transportation. It’s quite rare to see any sort of …

Ray LaHood Speaks at Center for National Policy
July 15, 2009 – 1:32 pm | One Comment

Ray LaHood Speaks at Center for National Policy

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood gave a talk today at the Center for National Policy (great name for a think-tank, no?) about the economic impact of transportation. In other words, he spoke about how …

NYT on BRT: Great to See, A Bit Disappointing to Read
July 13, 2009 – 4:25 pm | One Comment

NYT on BRT: Great to See, A Bit Disappointing to Read

For a BRT advocate, it was really exciting to wake up this morning to a front-page, above-the-fold article in the New York Times, with Transmilenio as the central picture. Reading Elisabeth Rosenthal’s article, though, I …

Don’t Sell Subway Station Naming Rights
July 9, 2009 – 10:19 am | 3 Comments

Don’t Sell Subway Station Naming Rights

The news is a few days old, but I think it’s really fascinating that New York is considering selling partial naming rights to the Atlantic/Pacific station, the second busiest station in Brooklyn. The Times article …

Highlights from TheCityFix DC
July 8, 2009 – 4:36 pm | No Comment

Highlights from TheCityFix DC

A few highlights from our TheCityFix DC site-if you’re not reading it regularly, you’re missing out:
LEED Neighborhood Development Wants You to Build More More More: Why doesn’t LEED-ND certify already existing neighborhoods? It’s one more …

Streetcars Made in the U.S.A.
July 2, 2009 – 10:50 am | One Comment

Streetcars Made in the U.S.A.

American streetcar manufacturer Oregon Iron Works turned to European company Skoda to get ideas for its new 10 T3 Streetcar Prototype, which will be open to the public this summer. Photo by United Streetcar.
Yesterday, …

Montgomery County Moves to Urbanize
June 19, 2009 – 12:28 pm | No Comment

Montgomery County Moves to Urbanize

The BeyondDC newsfeed yesterday just blew my mind. Of yesterday’s five headlines, each and every one is about some part of Montgomery County embracing a more sustainable, more urban land use pattern. Let’s go through …