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PR Campaign to Respect Pedestrians: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Campaign launch, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.Belo Horizonte, Brazil, has taken an important step in protecting its pedestrians. Two weeks ago, the capital of the eponymous Brazilian state launched the campaign, “Pedestrians. I respect” (“Pedestre. Eu...
Who Was that Riding Public Transportation?
Passengers head southbound from Vine St. at Hollywood Blvd, July 1955. Photo by Metro Transportation Library and Archive.Many of us who enjoy public transport on a daily basis have been there…. the dinner table stories of your Aunt Mary running into...
Bringing Cycling Culture Back to China and Taiwan
Cycling from school in Shanghai, China. Photo by badbrother.China is currently experiencing the fastest growth in bike-sharing in the world, with thirty-nine bike-share systems in place, with the latest addition from last month in Aksu, near...
Sustainable Transit in the United Arab Emirates
Passengers ride the Dubai Metro in the United Arab Emirates. Photo by Beardedalien.Known for record-breaking skyscrapers, indoor ski slopes, and mega-shopping malls, the oil-rich UAE is not often the picture that immediately comes to mind on the...
Making Transportation Safer for Women
Women making strides on public transport. Photo by ¡Carlitos.When the lack of safety for women in transport makes headlinesDecember’s brutal gang rape and assault with an iron bar that caused fatal internal injury to a 23-year-old student on a...
Science Fiction vs. Reality: Tomorrow's New Cities
Conceptualizing Tomorrow’s New CitiesIn Guy Montag’s city, it is illegal to be a pedestrian. The main character in Ray Bradbury’s 1953 dystopian American classic, Fahrenheit 451, commutes by subway. He thinks little of the circumstances and of the...
Urban Design: Brasilia Re-Imagined
National Congress Building, Brasilia – the symbol of an age… Photo by zelnunes.Built in the 1950s to showcase some of the world’s leading architects and their futuristic design vision, Brasilia, the federal capital of Brazil, was designed with...
The Challenges of Urban Road Safety and Health
As more and more people move into cities, more cars are also hitting the streets. That, unfortunately, is not all they will be hitting if we do not organize against urban road fatalities. We already see 1.2 million traffic crash-related deaths per...
Bike-Sharing Enters Its 4th Generation
Looking back at Amit Bhatt’s presentation on Financially Sustainable Public Bike-Sharing at Transforming Transportation 2013, I thought I would share with you the key moments and generations in the history of bike-sharing.Although it appears like a...
City Groups Partner to Promote City Transit Solutions & Urban Sustainability
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and World Resources Institute Partner to Promote City Transit Solutions. Photo by David W.This post was originally featured on WRI.org. The World Resources Institute, led by its sustainable transport...
Zipcar’s Purchase by Avis: Car Sharing Success or Failure?
Zipcar, recently acquired by Avis, offers “wheels when you want them.” Photo courtesy of Zipcar.Zipcar’s $500 million acquisition by Avis-Budget Group announced last Wednesday is a watershed moment for the car sharing industry. What will...
In Praise of Bus Transfers
The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) runs a network of more than 2300 routes with around 6100 busesThis piece was originally published on India Together. It would be difficult to identify a more maligned aspect of the public...
