Tag: Congestion Charge

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  Congestion Charge Is Traffic-Cutting Magic in Milan

  Stockholm and London are famous for congestion charging to keep cars out of central districts. Now Milan's heading that direction, with impressive results

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  Building More Roads Leads to More Traffic

  Here at TreeHugger, we talk quite a bit about the causes and problems with roads and traffic, and we've seen how effective congestion pricing can be. Here's one more study showing that more roads are not the answer to our

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  London Expands its Electric Car Charging Points As Part of Transportation Plans

  London's electric car charging points are in for a big boost. There are 250 publicly-accessible charge points now. By 2012 there will be 1,300 across the city.

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  Worldwide, Commuters Are in Pain and Worsening Traffic, Says IBM Report

  IBM (yes, the IBM) recently released a global study of traffic, surveying over 8,000 adult drivers in 20 major cities. Perhaps the results are not that surprising - traffic is perceived by drivers as getting worse in the last

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  Test-Driving the New All-Electric Smart Car

  At Mercedes Benz World last week, while the men were test-driving Mercedes Benz sports cars on the test track, this TreeHugger was merrily chugging along in the new electric smart fortwo Smart Car which will be out at the end of

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  Winning Design Concept Connects Folding Scooters, Electric Buses, and Bike Trees

  Images via Marten Wallgren The Future City Mobility competition enticed designers to envision how London's transportation could look in 2030. Marten Wallgren, a Swede studying at the Royal College of Art, along with three cohorts, took the SeymourPowell

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  Robin Chase on the Birth of Zipcar and the Future of Transportation (Part Two)

  Zipcar has been a game changer, but Robin Chase is already on to other things. The next frontier in transportation is a smart network that has your car, iPhone, GPS, and other gizmos sharing chatter with streetlights, power utilities, your insurance

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  Robin Chase on the Birth of Zipcar and the Future of Transportation (Part One)

  To Robin Chase, parked cars and solo drivers just look like a great big mess of wasted capacity. It’s this kind of thinking that inspired her to start Zipcar (now the world’s largest carsharing company), and GoLoco, the Facebook of ridesharing. It’s

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  London's Congestion Charge is Reconsidered

  The congestion charge in London is being reconsidered to make it more effective and "intelligent". A new Mayor brings new views, and London's Mayor Boris Johnson is having second thoughts about the controversial charge. He has

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  Big Apple is Big Winner for Its Transit Improvements

  New York City's sustainability efforts under its comprehensive PlaNYC 2030 boosted it above Beijing, which scrambled to clean up its air before hosting the Olympics, and three other international

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  Congestion Charge Loses the Vote in London

  The congestion charge has run into some serious opposition in England lately. It's the charge on drivers entering the central core which has been such a success in cutting down traffic in London and other big cities. The first defeat was a decision by

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  New Double Decker Buses To Hit London Soon

  London has a new Mayor who has started filling some of his campaign promises. One of the main items on the list was the pledge to bring back the iconic and much-missed double decker bus.

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  One Swedish Cyclist's Lament: How Hard Should it Be to Bike to Work?

  As in world bike-capital Portland, Oregon, so in (relative) biking backwater Gothenburg, Sweden - short-hop urban biking can be a breeze, but try biking from the far suburbs in to central city locales. Your mileage and your experience will vary

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  Enforcing Traffic Fines for Idling

  Rule 123 of the Highway Code states that "If the vehicle is stationary and likely to remain so for more than a couple of minutes, you should switch off the engine to reduce emissions and oil pollution." The problem is that it

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  Oslo Beefs Up Electric Car Charging Stations, But Buyers Experience A Backlog

  Oslo's city government has promised to install 400 electric car charging/parking places over the next four years. Meanwhile Norway's electric car manufacturer THINK is turning out its THINK city cars at the rate of just three per day, which has created

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  Avoid the Congestion Charge: Drive an Eco-car

  Londoners have a love-hate relationship with the congestion charge. It is great if you are walking or taking the bus or are interested in the environment, but at the same time it is a royal pain if you have to drive into town and don't want to waste

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  Electric Vehicle Retailer Protests Proposed Congestion Charge Changes

  The London congestion charge, which has already been the focus of angry protests from residents opposed to its extension, continues to cause controversy. This time it is GoinGreen, the UK distributors for the G-Wiz (or Reva as it is known in India)

• London Greener Car Sales to Reach £1.2 Billion Next Year

  We’ve certainly had plenty of coverage of the London congestion charge here on TreeHugger. We’ve covered protests by angry residents opposed to its geographical expansion, we’ve seen signs that other cities like New York and Manchester may follow