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TheCityFix Picks, Mar. 5: Olympics Transport Legacy, Obese Cities, BRT in NYC
March, 5 2010 | No Comment
TheCityFix Picks, Mar. 5: Olympics Transport Legacy, Obese Cities, BRT in NYC

Welcome back to TheCityFix Picks, our series highlighting the newsy and noteworthy of the past week.  Each Friday, we run down the headlines falling under TheCityFix’s five themes: mobility, quality of life, environment, public space, …

Bus Strikes Paralyze Bogotá – and Show Transit’s Importance
March, 5 2010 | 4 Comments
Bus Strikes Paralyze Bogotá – and Show Transit’s Importance

Bogotanos are suffering through their fifth straight day of bus strikes.  About 16,000 owners of traditional buses (i.e. not the vehicles from bus rapid transit system, Transmilenio) went on strike Monday at the urging of …

U.N. General Assembly Declares “Decade of Action for Road Safety”
March, 5 2010 | One Comment
U.N. General Assembly Declares “Decade of Action for Road Safety”

The U.N. General Assembly proclaimed on Tuesday that 2011-2020 will be the “Decade of Action for Road Safety,” recognizing the “tremendous global burden” of fatalities and injuries resulting from road crashes each year.
Road traffic …

TheCityFix Picks, Feb. 26: Driving on the Rise, Transport Contributes to Climate Change, Sidewalks Improve Relationships
February, 27 2010 | No Comment
TheCityFix Picks, Feb. 26: Driving on the Rise, Transport Contributes to Climate Change, Sidewalks Improve Relationships

Welcome to TheCityFix Picks, our new series highlighting the newsy and noteworthy of the past week.  Each Friday, we’ll run down the headlines falling under TheCityFix’s five general themes: mobility, quality of life, environment, public …

Mexico City Launches Ecobici Bike-Sharing Program
February, 26 2010 | 3 Comments
Mexico City Launches Ecobici Bike-Sharing Program

Last week, Mexico City came a couple steps closer to reducing the 5 million vehicles that pass through it each day with the launch of its new bike sharing program, Ecobici. The Federal …

UPCOMING EVENT: “Steps Toward a Car Free Sunday” Study Tour of Guadalajara
February, 24 2010 | One Comment
UPCOMING EVENT: “Steps Toward a Car Free Sunday” Study Tour of Guadalajara

8-80 Cities, a Canadian nonprofit (formerly known as Walk & Bike for Life), is hosting a three-day “study tour” of Guadalajara, Mexico on March 13-15, 2010 to show municipal leaders from around the world how …

Mumbai Joins Other World-Class Cities to Celebrate “Car Free Day”
February, 24 2010 | 2 Comments
Mumbai Joins Other World-Class Cities to Celebrate “Car Free Day”

Last Sunday, Mumbai hosted a local event with global importance: Car Free Day. It was the first time the city had ever organized such an event, modeled after popular car-free days in other cities, such …

On the Road Again: Driving Decline Ends
February, 24 2010 | 5 Comments
On the Road Again: Driving Decline Ends

It’s official – the historic decline in driving we’ve seen for the past two years has ended. From 2007 up to a few months ago, the economic crisis and high gas prices combined to …

Moving through the Recession, Part 2: Service Cuts Continue
February, 23 2010 | 2 Comments
Moving through the Recession, Part 2: Service Cuts Continue

This is the second installment of TheCityFix’s series Moving through the Recession, which explores how the worldwide economic slowdown has impacted transportation systems and users locally, nationally and internationally.

Measuring the Olympic Legacy
February, 20 2010 | No Comment
Measuring the Olympic Legacy

As we previously posted, Vancouver’s preparations to host the Winter Olympics involved constructing green venues, implementing several transportation projects and offsetting some emissions. The Games’ legacy will be the cumulative economic, social and environmental impacts …