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Future of Public Transit: Otobuxi? Self-Driving Automobile + Bus + Taxi
The Otobuxi could serve as a feeder from residential areas to mass transport stations. Photo by Charles Bombardier.Most residential streets are not serviced by city buses. Even if they were not too heavy, bulky, or noisy, there are seldom enough...
Interview with Hernan Navarro: Lima’s El Metropolitano BRT
Boarding El Metropolitano BRT in Lima, Peru. Photo by EMBARQ.In a capital city with 8 million inhabitants, not only was Lima’s advanced bus system the first of its kind in the country, but it also provides valuable lessons for the rest of Latin...
Urban Design: Should Speed Limits on Arterial Roads Increase?
An arterial road in China. Photo by Saad.Akhtar.One of the most controversial issues on the agenda of the City Council of Porto Alegre, Brazil, was discussed last week at a roundtable debate and broadcast over local radio: proposed changes to the...
Public Transit: Ride-sharing for Daily Commuting in Mumbai
An auto-rickshaw transports passengers in Gujarat, India. Photo by lecercle.Recently, the State Government of Maharashtra (the third largest state in India, located on the western side of the country, and home to the cities of Mumbai, Pune and...
iBus: New BRT Changing Transport in Indore, India
Trial runs launched on the iBus bus rapid transit corridor, Indore, India. Photo by Dario Hidalgo.Last month, India’s newest bus rapid transit (BRT) system – iBus – launched trial operations in Indore. Over the last seven years, the implementing...
Is It a Bike or a Machine? Or Both? [VIDEO]
Bicitec’s designs include deep well water pumps, maize degrainers and grinders, blenders, vegetation choppers, and coconut shredders. Photo by Bicitec.Bikes serve different purposes in people’s lives. Most of the time they are used to go places, for...
Transit in Brazil: Interview with Jaime Lerner
In an exclusive interview, Jaime Lerner talks about the challenges that public transportation is facing in Brazil and his expectations for the III SIBRT Conference.Jaime Lerner, keynote speaker at the Third SIBRT Conference of Best Practices in...
Cycling through Mysore, India
Mysore hopes to develop a cycling culture in the city. Photo by Joseph Swaine.This blog post is a part of the Catalyzing New Mobility program, supported by the Rockefeller Foundation.Mysore, a historic city in southern India, is home to numerous...
The "Urban Transect" Through Mexico City [VIDEO]
From the Mexico City Urban Earth Transect. By Daniel @RavenEllison [URBAN EARTH].One photo, every eight steps, the camera pointed straight ahead. The formula is simple, but the results reveal a lot about the way we perceive urban streetscapes....
The Promise of Bike-Sharing in India [VIDEO]
The bicycle holds promise as a sustainable mobility solution for Indian cities. By Jorge Royan.This blog post is a part of the Catalyzing New Mobility program, supported by the Rockefeller Foundation.Rapid economic growth in developing...
Bicycles Saving Lives in Rural Uganda
The bicycle ambulance prolongs the life of people in need of urgent medical care in Africa. Photo by Transaid.In the African nation of Uganda, where many areas are difficult to access and have limited resources, bicycles are saving lives. Bicycle...
New Architecture: Printing Our Buildings? [VIDEO]
A view from the Empire State Building…imagine if we could print skyscrapers like this… By asterix611.3D printing, the process by which objects are produced entirely from a digital model and then “printed” in successive layers, has come a long way....
