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Public Transit Use In U.S. Is At a 57-Year High, Report Finds

PUBLIC TRANSIT TRIPSMarch 10, 2014, thinkprogress.org | “More Americans used public transit last year than in any year since 1956, according to a new report by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA).”

According to a new report, Americans took 10.7 BILLION trips on subways, streetcars, buses, and other forms of public transportation in 2013. That’s an increase of nearly 40% since 1995. And it’s not just helping our environment, it helps our health too! http://bit.ly/1dJ5rex
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Photo: According to a new report, Americans took 10.7 BILLION trips on subways, streetcars, buses, and other forms of public transportation in 2013. That’s an increase of nearly 40% since 1995. And it’s not just helping our environment, it helps our health too! http://bit.ly/1dJ5rex SHARE this to spread the good news!
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Hamburg Sets Out to Become a Car-Free City in 20 Years

plan envisages “eliminating the need for automobiles” within two decades.

February 19, 2014, www.whydontyoutrythis.com | “Hamburg city council has disclosed ambitious plans to divert most cars away from its main thoroughfares in twenty years.  In order to do so, local authorities are to connect pedestrian and cycle lanes in what is to become a large green network.”

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“Hamburg Sets Out to Become a Car-Free City in 20 Years
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Hamburg City Council has disclosed ambitious plans to divert most cars away from its main thoroughfares in twenty years. In order to do so, local authorities are to connect pedestrian and…”
amburg City Council has disclosed ambitious plans to divert most cars away from its main thoroughfares in twenty years. In order to do so, local authorities are to connect pedestrian and cycle lanes in what is expected to become a large green network. In all, the Grunes Netz (Green Web) plan envisages “eliminating the need for automobiles” within two decades. Read More: http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2014/02/hamburg-sets-out-to-become-a-carfree-city-in-20-years.html
Hamburg City Council has disclosed ambitious plans to divert most cars away from its main thoroughfares in twenty years. In order to do so, local authorities are to connect pedestrian and cycle lanes in what is expected to become a large green network. In all, the Grunes Netz (Green Web) plan envisages “eliminating the need for automobiles” within two decades. Read More: http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2014/02/hamburg-sets-out-to-become-a-carfree-city-in-20-years.html
Hamburg City Council has disclosed ambitious plans to divert most cars away from its main thoroughfares in twenty years. In order to do so, local authorities are to connect pedestrian and cycle lanes in what is expected to become a large green network. In all, the Grunes Netz (Green Web) plan envisages “eliminating the need for automobiles” within two decades. Read More: http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2014/02/hamburg-sets-out-to-become-a-carfree-city-in-20-years.html
Hamburg City Council has disclosed ambitious plans to divert most cars away from its main thoroughfares in twenty years. In order to do so, local authorities are to connect pedestrian and cycle lanes in what is expected to become a large green network. In all, the Grunes Netz (Green Web) plan envisages “eliminating the need for automobiles” within two decades. Read More: http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2014/02/hamburg-sets-out-to-become-a-carfree-city-in-20-years.html
Hamburg City Council has disclosed ambitious plans to divert most cars away from its main thoroughfares in twenty years. In order to do so, local authorities are to connect pedestrian and cycle lanes in what is expected to become a large green network. In all, the Grunes Netz (Green Web) plan envisages “eliminating the need for automobiles” within two decades. Read More: http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2014/02/hamburg-sets-out-to-become-a-carfree-city-in-20-years.html
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Obama Moves Ahead to Increase Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles

February 19, 2014, www.enn.com | “President Barack Obama is moving ahead to increase fuel efficiency standards. While speaking at a Safeway distribution center in Maryland this week, President Obama cited the advantages of the fuel efficiency standards he put in place for both cars and light-duty vehicles, as well as heavy-duty vehicles.”

“Obama Moves Ahead to Increase Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
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The standards require combination tractors to achieve a 20 percent reduction in fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions…”
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Wirelessly Charging All-Electric Transit Buses Grow Their Numbers in Europe

Janaury 8, 2014, singularityhub.com | “In Milton Keynes, 75 miles north of London, the UK is launching its first all-electric buses. The years-long pilot program consists of eight buses traveling a 15-mile route between the suburbs of Wolverton and Bletchley, which once housed the UK’s important World War II decryption efforts. The buses will run all day with the help of induction charging plates at the beginning, middle and end of the route.”

Wirelessly Charging All-Electric Transit Buses Grow Their Numbers in Europe
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In Milton Keynes, 75 miles north of London, the UK is launching its first all-electric buses. The years-long pilot program consists of eight buses
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A Victory for Richardson Grove – Appeals Court Rules Caltrans Failed to Consider Highway Project’s Impacts on Old-Growth Redwoods

January 30, 2014, www.wildcalifornia.org | “The California Court of Appeal today ordered Caltrans to reevaluate the environmental impacts of a controversial highway-widening project in Humboldt County that would harm irreplaceable old-growth redwood trees in Richardson Grove State Park. The appeals court unanimously found that Caltrans failed to follow the law in assessing impacts to ancient redwoods and providing mitigation measures to reduce potentially severe harm to the trees. Caltrans’ project—intended to allow bigger trucks to travel Highway 101 through the park—would require excavation, fill, and paving within the fragile root zones of Richardson Grove’s ancient trees.

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The California Court of Appeal today ordered Caltrans to reevaluate the environmental impacts of a controversial highway-widening…
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Gateway Centre Hotel Complex in Rocky Mount, NC Adds Tesla Motors Supercharger Electric Vehicle Charging Station to Campus

November 26, 2013, www.enn.com | “The Gateway Centre Hotel Complex in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, recently celebrated their partnership with Tesla Motors to add a SuperCharger Electric Vehicle Charging station to the hotel campus with a ribbon cutting ceremony on November 14th. The Gateway Centre Hotel Complex, which consists of the Gateway Convention Center, DoubleTree by Hilton, Comfort Inn, Residence Inn and Courtyard by Marriott hotels, is excited to offer two universal chargers and four Tesla SuperChargers to guests.”

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Groningen: The World’s Most Bike-friendly City

October 30, 2013, www.shareable.net | “Once known as the ‘fortress of the north’ because it guarded the routes into Germany, Groningen, a Dutch college town, boasts the youngest population in the Netherlands. That might partially explain why 50% of the trips by its 195,000 residents are by bike. Half! And it has three times more bikes than cars.”

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Groningen: The World’s Most Bike-friendly City
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Top image: Bike parking at Groningen’s train station. Photo credit: Oldengarm.com. Once known as the “fortress of the north” because it guarded the routes into Germany, Groningen, a Dutch college town, boasts the youngest population in the Netherlands. That might partially explain why 50% of the tri…”
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Joburg’s New Bus Rapid Transit Route Cleaner, Greener, Safer

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October 24, 2013, ens-newswire.com | “In a decisive move away from private vehicle use towards public transport, bicycle routes and pedestrian walkways, the City of Johannesburg has launched the second route of its Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit System.  Some 134 buses will carry passengers on Route 1B, and 57 of them were built locally. The city made a conscious decision to manufacture these buses locally to create more job opportunities for area residents.”

 

New Bus Rapid Transit Routes Make A Cleaner, Greener, Safer Life in Joburg, South Africa
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8 U.S. States Band Together To Put Millions Of Zero-Emissions Cars On The Road

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October 24, 2013, www.huffingtonpost.com | “The governors of California, New York and six other states have agreed to put 3.3 million zero-emission vehicles on the road within 12 years, which they said will help the environment and boost the economy.”

 

“California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont
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8 U.S. States Band Together To Promote Clean Cars, 3.3 million zero-emission vehicles in 12 years
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By Rory Carroll Oct 24 (Reuters) – The governors of California, New York and six other states have agreed to put 3.3 million zero-emission vehicles on the road within 12 years, which they said will help the environment and boost the economy. The states will start by harmonizing building codes to mak…”
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Filed under: Automobiles, Business Policy, Economics, Energy, Green Jobs, Public Transport, Retrofitting, Transportation

San Francisco Bay Area Gears Up for Bike Sharing

August 13, 2013, ens-newswire.com | “The Bay Area Bike Share pilot program will go live on August 29 with 700 bikes at 70 stations in five cities – San Francisco, Redwood City, Palo Alto, Mountain View and San Jose.”

“700 bikes at 70 stations in five cities – San Francisco, Redwood City, Palo Alto, Mountain View and San Jose.
San Francisco Bay Area Gears Up for Bike Sharing -> 700 bikes at 70 stations in five cities
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