Posts in the 'Integrated Transport' category
In 2005, with the launch of Vélo’v in Lyon, a global bikesharing movement began. By 2007, Paris began a similar bike-share with 10,000 bikes, and quickly doubled that number due to high demand. That same year, Barcelona initiated its bike-share system, Bicing, with ...
On June 23 the Goethe-Institut in Washington is hosting an event, Biking, Walking, and Public Transport: Smart Mobility for the 21st Century. The event will kick off at 6:30 p.m. with a “hands-on” demonstration on how to change a bike ...
After the official kick-off, we’re back to follow up on our series about how soccer can help sustainable transportation. A week and a half ago we highlighted World Cup-inspired mass transit improvements in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Port Elizabeth. South ...
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: mobility, quality of life, environment, public space, and technology and innovation. Mobility ...
What if cities could talk? Or transit systems could tell you how they’re feeling? Sounds crazy, but it’s not that far-fetched. “Urban informatics” could change the way people understand and interact with cities, says Dan Hill, a designer, urbanist and ...
It’s Friday, so let’s have a little fun! See our previous posts in this series here. We never thought this day would come: a sustainable Hummer is here. Just as the demise of General Motors‘ nemesis of sustainable transport unfolded, ...
Curitiba, Brazil has long provided a global model for successful integration of transportation and land use planning, with a focus on environmental preservation. And recent innovations – including the brand new Green Line and an expanded traditional route – deserve international ...
The District Department of Transportation announced today that they have launched its first official blog, known as the “d.ish.” In his first post, DDOT Director Gabe Klein explains the importance of communications: We have been working hard to create a ...
EMBARQ, the producer of this blog, is hosting an event on June 15 about “Online Engagement for Sustainable Urban Mobility“: EMBARQ – The World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport invites D.C. city officials, planners, transport practitioners, technologists, social media ...
The next time your printer cartridge runs out of ink at just the wrong moment, remember this story – and recycle it. A new bike path made with Replas recycled plastics – mostly recycled printer cartridges – opened recently in Central Australia, stretching ...
“The greatest wave of mass mobility is yet to come.” – John Sterman Yesterday in my post about sustainable accessibility, I included a link to this lecture by Dr. John Sterman. The lecture, part of MIT’s series of seminars about transportation, ...
In my introductory post, I mentioned my interest in writing about how we can use sustainable transportation development to ensure increased accessibility for poor city dwellers, particularly in developing countries. Sudhir Chella Rajan, a professor of Humanities and Social Sciences ...
People tend to drive more when the economy is in better shape. Research has shown that vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and gross domestic product (GDP) tend to follow the same trends over time (see for example the Federal Highway Administration’s Summary of ...
“If India continues with its current unplanned urbanization path, it will result in a sharp deterioration in the quality of life in its cities, putting even today’s rates of economic growth at risk,” says an April 2010 report published by ...
At the end of May, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan announced the start of operations at a new asphalt plant in Corona, Queens. The new plant – part of the city’s ...
