Inductive charging is coming to public transportation in Long Beach, California, with the addition of two wireless charging stations for its electric buses. Continue reading
Share on FacebookMay 22, 2013
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Tag Archives: Public Transportation
March 14, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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Yes, that’s Pope Francis aka Jorge Mario Bergoglio on the subway
It remains to be seen how green (or not) new Pope Francis aka Jorge Mario Bergoglio will be, but this photo of him riding the subway in Buenos Aires, Argentina, certainly makes a good ad for public transportation. Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 22, 2013
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‘Best Bus Stop Ever’ (Video)
Do we need better marketing for public transportation? It’s a question worth asking. Continue reading
Share on FacebookNovember 8, 2012
by Rob Perks
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Election 2012: Transit Wins
Rob Perks, Transportation Advocacy Director, Washington, D.C.
Most Americans who are fed up with traffic don’t buy the notion that the way to ease congestion is to build more roads; they prefer more public transportation instead. (Check… Continue reading
July 17, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Great infographic on benefits of public transportation
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
This would make a great poster. Last week the Sustainable Cities Collective (recommended) posted a terrific, poster-sized graphic highlighting the ben… Continue reading
May 21, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Promoting people-oriented development around transit
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Two years ago, I wrote a short article titled Transit-oriented development requires more than transit and development. My point was that, to maximize the pow… Continue reading
April 26, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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America’s best cities for public transportation
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Which are the best US cities for those who need or prefer to use public transportation? New York, San Francisco, Boston, Washington, and Philadelphia –… Continue reading
April 18, 2012
by Amanda Eaken
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SoCal’s plan receives broad praise for its emphasis on sustainability
Amanda Eaken, Deputy Director, Sustainable Communities, San Francisco
When one of Southern California’s most visionary planning thinkers calls a plan “a model of sustainability”, it seems only right that we should list… Continue reading
March 29, 2012
by Kate Sinding
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Report: NY e-waste law has mixed success across the state in its first year
Kate Sinding, Senior Attorney, New York City
One year after the state passed what is considered to be among the nation’s most progressive laws to help consumers recycle old electronics for free, a report assessing initial progress… Continue reading
February 2, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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The environmental building blocks of urban happiness
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
As regular readers may remember, I am fascinated by the relationship of our cities, and the way they are configured, to our mental and emotional well-being. … Continue reading
December 9, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Can grassroots planning save what’s best of a rapidly suburbanizing community?
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Not long ago, Newton, County, Georgia, was classic rural America: a few small towns, some historic buildings, and a lot of farming. But the county… Continue reading
November 4, 2011
by Amanda Eaken
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It’s Time for Southern California Governments to Start Walking the Walk (and Biking the Bike)
Amanda Eaken, Deputy Director, Sustainable Communities, San Francisco
Yesterday a prominent committee of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) recommended a preferred alternative for its 2012 Regional Transportation … Continue reading
November 2, 2011
by Amanda Eaken
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Survey Shows SoCal Voters Want Investments in Transit, not Roads
Amanda Eaken, Deputy Director, Sustainable Communities, San Francisco
Southern Californians also prefer walkable, mixed-use communities over conventional residential neighborhoods where they have to drive
When the board members of the … Continue reading
October 27, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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New data confirm European transportation habits are much greener than those in US cities
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
It is no secret that the United States is one of the most car-dependent cultures in the world. In data from 17 countries published by The National Geographic… Continue reading
May 23, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Warning: transit data may not mean what you think they mean
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities & Smart Growth, Washington, DC There were a lot of stories in the press last week about a voluminous study by the Metropolitan Policy Center at Brookings (which does great work and a lot of it) on the be… Continue reading
Share on FacebookApril 7, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Industry study: Americans want smart growth
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities & Smart Growth, Washington, DC
Americans decidedly favor walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods, says a new industry study. In fact, 56 percent of us prefer smart growth neighborhoods over those… Continue reading
April 5, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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New retail model promotes community equity
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities & Smart Growth, Washington, DC Perhaps heralding a new trend toward what social observer Suzie Boss, writing in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, has called “retailing with heart,” a bak… Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 31, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Freeways without futures
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities & Smart Growth, Washington, DC One of my most popular recent posts was published last month on Valentine’s Day. In it, I pointed out that some of the cities considered the most romantic in th… Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 2, 2011
by Colin Peppard
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U.S. Driving Rates Are Up… But For How Long?
Auto use in the U.S. plunged during the record high gas prices we saw a few years ago. But driving has been steadily creeping back up, and the Department of Transportation announced today that American’s drove about 3 trillion… Continue reading
November 10, 2010
by Kaid Benfield
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Gallup: nearly 4 in 10 Americans fear walking alone at night
As we have written here before, in order for our communities – particularly cities – to succeed as sustainable places, we need to address issues such as education and perceived safety, even though they are not traditionally regarded… Continue reading