Many residents of American cities can’t escape the high cost of parking, even if they don’t own cars. Thanks to policies like mandatory parking requirements
Two guys walk into a bar…and go on to create Southwest Airlines. According to this durable snippet of too-good-to-fact-check corporate lore, the company’s founders drew
This article was originally published on StreetsBlogUSA. How is the U.S. doing on traffic safety? To hear a lot of people tell it, we’re making
Barcelona is re-designing its streets; city planners released a new plan that takes city spaces back from cars, for the people. Re-orienting the city to
American aerosplace giant Lockheed Martin recently announced that it has secured a letter of intent to sell 12 hybrid airships to Straightline Aviation for about
Cyclists in Sydney and other cities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) are now required to carry identification and wear a helmet
This article was originally published on StreetsBlogUSA. Boris Johnson says that one of his goals as mayor of London was to make cycling “more popular and more normal.”
Sources: University of California-Berkeley study, IBM Global Parking Survey, Transportation Research Board, National Household Travel Survey, Nationwide, Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey, City of Chicago, Research
Officials in Washington, D.C. said last week they may have to shut down portions of the Metro subway system for months because its piecemeal approach to
Vancouver these days has become a city fixated by the curbside view of its gold-plated residential real estate. As the city obsesses over stratospheric house
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio is pushing a new proposal for a north-south streetcar between Brooklyn and Queens, an idea that would return
Originally published on Ensia. Much of the stuff around us at any given moment – be it product, commodity or raw material – was once on a
Ford Motor Company revealed plans last week to spend $4.5 billion (U.S.) on electric vehicle (EV) development and introduce 13 new models by 2020. This investment
The new Oslo city council is moving ahead with plans to eliminate all private vehicles from central Oslo over the next four years. “We want
Sources: US State Department, European Union’s 1993 Working Time Directive, Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association, UNEP, Airbnb, Costa Rican Institute of Tourism, International Civil Aviation Organization,
What makes a “green” or “climate-friendly” infrastructure project? It’s easy to get into a heated debate over the specifics. If your goal is strictly to
Adapted from a blog post appearing earlier this year on the website of the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), where Rutherford is a marine
This article was originally published by Ensia. Can autonomous cars be a boon for the environment? The transportation sector is the second largest source of
Ben Faiola drives his Michigan-made Chevy Volt into his garage, turns it off and just walks away. Usually, he’d have to do what nearly all
Uber, the embattled enabler of ride sharing, loves him. Tesla Motors, the electric vehicle pioneer, loves him. And many UberX users around the Toronto area
This article originally appeared in Fortune. Like rooftop solar—now one of America’s fastest growing industries—electric cars are poised to hit their tipping point. As we’ve
On a cool winter’s afternoon in Temagami, about 70 kilometres northeast of Sudbury, a 51-car train operated by Ontario Northland jumped its track while rounding
Michael Sivak, a research professor at the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute, has done a great job of tracking driving, transit and car-ownership trends
Electric car skeptics like to point to high battery costs as a reason the vehicles won’t become anything more than a niche product for rich
Oregon has proven itself as one of the greenest U.S. states, but the Beaver State isn’t resting on its laurels. This July, it will launch
When researchers estimate the lifecycle emissions of conventional vehicles – that is, the total pollution they produce, from manufacturing through usage to disposal – the
Deutsche Bank caused a stir earlier this month when it suggested that energy storage technologies – specifically, lithium-ion batteries – are likely to become cheap
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) released its 18th annual environmental ratings for vehicles, and once again the Smart ForTwo Electric Drive was
It seems like everybody is talking about carbon pricing these days, but few have approached the issue from the perspective of finance ministers, which is
This article was originally published by Ensia. In his State of the Union speech last week, President Obama spoke movingly about addressing climate change. But frankly,
