Tag: Buses - Page 4
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Buy a Stamp and Get the Best of British Design
British stamps don't just show the Queen's profile--they cover the whole range from endangered species to the Mini. The latest issue--British design classics--shows ten of the iconic images of British life in the twentieth
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Istanbul's Public Transit Plans: 12 Million People, Almost as Many Ideas for Moving Them Around
Once upon a time -- way back in 1871 -- Istanbul had some of the most innovative public transportation around. More recently, the city has lagged behind.
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Thanksgiving Travel Expected to the Lowest for Six Years
Yesterday Lloyd started a survey around the notion: "We have never had much luck convincing people that they should change their travel habits because of their carbon footprint, but is the economy making a difference?" Without wanting to prejudice
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New iPhone 2.2 Update Rewards Car-Free Commuters
While the future of General Motors hangs in the balance, the future of public transit is getting more and more appealing. And much much easier.
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While GM and Friends Seek $50 Billion in Public Funds, There is no Mention of Help for Public Transit
We didn’t hear it in the debates. We didn’t hear it on the campaign trail. And we didn’t hear anything about mass transit outlined anywhere in the economic bailout. It is difficult to recall anytime during the recent
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A Cool Way to Meet in the Middle and Cut Driving
Meeting half way is an old concept for cutting down the distance two people have to travel to get to one another. With everyone warily eyeballing gas prices and taking up bikes or a good pair of shoes as a preferable mode of transportation, shortening
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A Winter Biking Guide, Ecuador's Nature Rights and Volvo's Hybrid Bus
New Consumer offers a guide on how to stay warm, safe and dry for winter biking.
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Public Transit: Buenos Aires Could Welcome Metrobus System next May
(Photo: Metrobus in Mexico city. By World Resources Institute.) With the goal of improving public transit in the city, Buenos Aires could have its first bus rapid transit system, also referred to as 'Metrobus', in May 2009.
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Freightliner Launches Hybrid-Electric Chassis for Commercial Buses and Vehicles
A few days ago, (FCCC) Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation, introduced the MB-HEV hybrid-electric bus at the BusCon 2008. It features a number of innovations that bring a 40 percent reduction in the amount of fuel that will be
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The TH Interview: Back to School Special
If you can believe it, there was a time when colleges and universities didn’t have people looking after eco issues. Energy and water meters went unwatched, pesticides floated freely across quads, organics were laughed out of the cafeteria, and recycle
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Transit Stop Design Delivers Message In A Bottle
Yvette Hurt of Art in Motion in Lexington, Kentucky, notes that a Federal study concluded that more people used public transit systems that incorporated art. So they held a competition to design an arty bus shelter, which was won by Aaron Scales of
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Avoid Interaction With Other Humans in New Train Design
I really don't want to get into another flame war over the idea of Personal Rapid Transit; my ears are still burning from the abuse I received from my last post. But I still don't get the obsession that public transit is too , well, PUBLIC, and that so
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Free Hybrid Electric Buses at Tokyo's Haneda Airport
What is there not to like about the new shuttle buses at Tokyo's Haneda Airport - the hybrid electric buses save energy and have less air pollution. They are more quiet and the ride is smooth as silk. Plus they are free. Hino has supplied one while
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Israel: Political Vacuum Leads to Slew of Green Laws
The Israeli Knesset, perhaps the most hyperactive spot in this more-wired-than-most country, may have caught on a bit late, but it appears that the green wave
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"Change Your World" Encourages Alternatives to Car
New Campaign Aims for 10% Traffic Reduction TreeHugger is all about liveable streets — from Manhattan's recent announcement of a temporary car-free zone to Bogota's extensive work to create pedestrian and bike-friendly infrastructure, there are
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Manhattan to Enjoy 6.9 Mile Temporary Car-Free Route
Mayor Bloomberg Emulates Bogota's Ciclovia While the Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg may have failed to get his plans for a congestion charge approved, he's not stopping the fight for liveable streets just yet. His latest plan is to create a
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Free Bikes for Governor's Island
Free New York Bike Rental Introduces New Riders When we reported on the competition to design a park for Governor's Island in New York, the prospect of 3000 free wooden bikes left us in no doubt as to which entrant was our favorite. While the full
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Ludacris and Tommy Lee Rock Out on Battleground Earth
Coming to Planet Green this fall...
