Electric vehicles (EVs) will consign gasoline-burning cars to the transportation scrapyard. That’s the firm consensus among industry experts. But agreement breaks down
Inch by inch and block by block, cities around the world are beginning to break up the half-century-long monopoly the private automobile
London should replace its existing inner city congestion charge with a broader pay-per-mile system, according to a report submitted by the London
One of my all-time favorite articles from the spot-on satirical publication The Onion ran under this brilliant headline: “Report: 98 Percent of
Every year, Montreal transforms more of its streets into public spaces where people can rub shoulders with their neighbours without worrying about car traffic. Block
A familiar sight in the French Alps, gondolas are beginning to emerge as a popular addition to the mass transit systems of
More and more Canadian cities are coming to a simple conclusion: they’ve got too much darn parking. As a recent City of Ottawa video quips:
Voters in Los Angeles County in November overwhelmingly approved Measure M, a ballot initiative that increases the local sales tax to pay
A bill passed by the National Assembly of Quebec last October establishes minimum sales targets for electric, rechargeable and hybrid vehicles, also
American cities still have a long way to go before they’re considered safe for people of all ages and abilities to bike.
By 2030, the United States will demolish 82 billion square feet of existing building space to create new and modern structures. While some
Oslo’s city government has issued an ambitious “climate budget” with the intent of halving its carbon emissions from 1990 levels by 2020,
Faced with dangerous levels of smog, cities across Europe are starting to implement harsh crackdowns on diesel cars. Paris voted in late
Many residents of American cities can’t escape the high cost of parking, even if they don’t own cars. Thanks to policies like
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
This article was originally published on StreetsBlogUSA. How is the U.S. doing on traffic safety? To hear a lot of people tell
Barcelona is re-designing its streets; city planners released a new plan that takes city spaces back from cars, for the people. Re-orienting
American aerosplace giant Lockheed Martin recently announced that it has secured a letter of intent to sell 12 hybrid airships to Straightline
Cyclists in Sydney and other cities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) are now required to carry identification and
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
Sources: University of California-Berkeley study, IBM Global Parking Survey, Transportation Research Board, National Household Travel Survey, Nationwide, Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey, City
Officials in Washington, D.C. said last week they may have to shut down portions of the Metro subway system for months because its
Vancouver these days has become a city fixated by the curbside view of its gold-plated residential real estate. As the city obsesses
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio is pushing a new proposal for a north-south streetcar between Brooklyn and Queens, an idea
Originally published on Ensia. Much of the stuff around us at any given moment – be it product, commodity or raw material – was
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
The new Oslo city council is moving ahead with plans to eliminate all private vehicles from central Oslo over the next four
Sources: US State Department, European Union's 1993 Working Time Directive, Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association, UNEP, Airbnb, Costa Rican Institute of Tourism, International
What makes a “green” or “climate-friendly” infrastructure project? It’s easy to get into a heated debate over the specifics. If your goal
Adapted from a blog post appearing earlier this year on the website of the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), where Rutherford
