Research Recap, October 24: Wi-Fi in Transit, European Auto Emissions, America’s Broken Bridges
Photo by Brian Pennington.
Welcome to “Research Recap,” our series highlighting recent reports, studies and other findings in sustainable transportation policy and practice, in case you missed it. Wi-Fi On-the-Go Nearly half of public transit customers in the Midwest and East Coast United States ...
TheCityFix Picks, October 21: Traffic Signs Review, Chicago Congestion Fees, MetroRapid BRT
Photo by Wally Gobetz
Welcome back to TheCityFix Picks, our series highlighting the newsy and noteworthy of the past week. Each Friday, we’ll run down the headlines falling under TheCityFix’s five themes: integrated transport, urban development and accessibility, air quality and climate change, health and ...
Danish Cops Give Out Hugs and Helmets
Danish Cops Give Out Hugs and Helmets
Looks like you don’t have to be cruel to be kind, after all. In an effort to increase helmet use and show that they care, Danish police officers stopped bicyclists and offered hugs, as well as helmets. This 2009 campaign to promote ...
Google Wallet Partners with NJ Transit for Easy Ticketing
Photo by yoshinari.
Google Wallet, an app that transforms your phone into your wallet, is partnering with New Jersey Transit to bring the “tap-and-pay” option to customers. “NJ Transit is the first public transportation agency to partner with Google Wallet,” NJ.com explains, “allowing ...
No Room for Bicyclists in Small Wisconsin Town
Photo by Li'l Wolf.
A small town in Wisconsin has been getting quite a bit of attention for considering a ban on bicyclists and pedestrian traffic from certain roads. A public safety committee in Hull, Wis., a town with a population of only about ...
Lima’s Metropolitano BRT Celebrates 100 Millionth Passenger
Metropolitano BRT in Lima just transported its 100 millionth passenger. Photo by MissPics_.
The Metropolitano System of Transport, more commonly known as Metropolitano, in October completed one year of full operation. The Metropolitano Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Segregated Corridor of High Capacity (known as COSAC I, by its Spanish acronym) reached its 100 millionth ...
Friday Fun: Water Calligraphy on a Tricycle
Friday Fun: Water Calligraphy on a Tricycle
Nicholas Hanna, an installation and media artist working in Beijing, premiered his water calligraphy device during Beijing Design Week this month. Mounted on a tricycle, the device mimics the Chinese performing art of writing calligraphy on the ground with water. ...
Enter the People Powered Movement Photo Contest to Win a Free Trip to Italy!
Photo by Jiri Sibek.
The Alliance for Biking & Walking is hosting the 2011 People Powered Movement Photo Contest. The contest aims to both celebrate the beauty and energy of active transportation and continue to build an online library of high-quality images that can be used by bicycle ...
Zipcar Launches Facebook App
Now you never have to leave Facebook.
Are you watching your friends make weekend plans through your Facebook news feed? Are you afraid you’re going to miss out on the action? Well, don’t worry because you’ll never miss a weekend of fun with Zipcar’s new Facebook application! ...
Research Recap, October 17: Self-Driving Cars, Biofuel Markets, California Carpool Lanes
Photo © GM Corp.
Welcome to “Research Recap,” our series highlighting recent reports, studies and other findings in sustainable transportation policy and practice, in case you missed it. Self-Driving Cars General Motors Vice President of Global Research and Development Alan Taub announced at the ...