Ever wonder how you can increase mileage without having to convert to a hybrid or electric car? The Cleantech Blog tells us how simple design changes can affect your car’s mileage. I wonder what is keeping the Big Three from at least implementing such simple and basic design changes. On the other hand, this couple [...]
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance is relaunching its Bike Commute Challenge next month. this ‘challenge’ hopes to motivate you to bike to work during the entire month of September.
Before… After… You choose which one you prefer (via TreeHugger).
A measure that would drastically alter the fate of neighborhoods in San Francisco is heading toward a ballot. The measure argues for a “one-size-fits-all parking solution on San Francisco’s distinct neighborhoods while removing protections for pedestrians, cyclists, and public transit from the city’s Planning Code.” This goes against neighborhood efforts at reducing vehicles [due to [...]
"We must take a stand now to reduce pollution and improve air quality in our state, and this is the dramatic step forward that we need." Eliot Spitzer the erstwhile NY prosecutor and now Governor is impressed by the potential and workability of congestion pricing.
Any Mumbaikar would be proud of the flyovers and bridges built in recent times and use them as an indicator of urban development. It isn’t long before comparisons with Shanghai start taking root. Only after you scratch beneath the surface, you realize the hollowness of the argument and claims. The recent upswing in economic fortunes [...]
The Houston-Galveston corridor is one of the busiest in terms of rush hour traffic as people living in Houston commute everyday along I-45 to their jobs in the oil and gas industry on the coast. But hope arises for reducing the growth in number of vehicles on this already-congested stretch of roadway with the proposal [...]
The history of the streets in an urban landscape seems to be intricately tied in with the automobile and we wouldn’t envision a road without cars plying on them. But frankly, it never was that way to begin with. Streets and roads have always existed as a means to travel but the total dominance of [...]
Now that’s what I call a “green car” [image source: Daily Dose of Imagery] Technorati Tags: green car
After reviewing subway logos last week, we turn our attention to actual subway structures which can be a work of art in itself. There is surely something about bagging a public transit terminal design contract that makes architects go whoopie! They tend to stretch their imaginations, work in collaboration with artists and structural engineers, and [...]
How many subways have you been on? Go here to create your badge. PS. Nope, I haven’t ridden all the ones above. Just a quick screen capture from the website. Technorati Tags: subway, transportation, trains, transit, badge, city, metro
Scant regard for pedestrians in India’s capital city that also “boasts” of having most numbers of cars in an Indian city. Of course, pollution is bad although brought under control somewhat by converting public transit buses to CNG. Rampant corruption in obtaining a drivers’ license doesn’t help matters either as it adds thousands of irresponsible [...]
Often to solve a traffic-related problem in any growing metropolis, flyovers are touted as the ultimate solution especially in developing countries. The organic cities that have known to survive amidst snarls of unruly traffic and undisciplined pedestrian and vehicular traffic often breathe a sigh of relief that a newly-constructed flyover brings to a daily commute. [...]
Land scarcity in downtowns in large metropolitan areas is often the cause for lack of open public space. The green spaces that have been created earlier on have not expanded or modified to reflect the changes in urbanity. Hence there is a need to create open spaces better if they are green wherever you might [...]
Much ink has been spilled ( or bytes consumed) discussing Lata Mangeshkar’s alleged threat to quit Mumbai if the flyover on Peddar Road is built. A little bit of background if you have missed out on the story. Mumbai has been on a flyover building spree for the past 4-5 years and every time someone [...]