San Francisco officials, who rejected electric scooters after an unruly, unlicensed rollout a year ago, are now cottoning to the two-wheel devices under a yearlong trial that limits their numbers. Midway through that trial, the …
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Do AV companies care about safety? (RadUrbanist)
Or is it just a good way to market their product? A lot of big promises have been made about self-driving cars. If you listen to their boosters, the technology is poised to eliminate traffic, end …
Continue readingOn to the next battery breakthrough (Quartz)
Electric planes could be the future of aviation. In theory, they will be much quieter, cheaper, and cleaner than the planes we have today. Electric planes with a 1,000 km (620 mile) range on a …
Continue readingThe race to code the curb (CityLab)
Everyone—from ride-hailing cars to delivery trucks to bikes and scooters—wants a piece of the curb. How can smart cities map and manage this precious resource? The curb is hot. No longer just a home for …
Continue readingTfL/Grainger JV to build 3000 rentals (ConstructionEnq)
Transport for London has selected residential landlord Grainger as its joint venture development partner for eight sites in London. Together TfL and Grainger will deliver over 3,000 new homes across the seed sites, with a minimum …
Continue readingStockholm traffic tax helps kids breathe easier (JohnsHopkins)
When Stockholm, Sweden introduced a “congestion tax” to discourage driving in the center of town, traffic eased and the pollution level dropped by between 5 and 10 percent. There was one other result that was …
Continue readingLondon wants vans replaced by cargobikes (Forbes)
In the UK, van traffic has grown by 71% over the last 20 years, compared to growth of 13% for cars. This has congestion and clean air ramifications for cities. A “Bikes for Business” program …
Continue readingChina’s E-Buses are reducing oil demand (Bloomberg)
The oil industry needn’t be too concerned, for now, about how Tesla Inc.’s electric cars are denting demand. China and its bus fleet could be more of a worry. By the end of this year, …
Continue readingWhy Transport Ministers control Europe’s Clocks (CityLab)
The European Union is set to abandon daylight saving time in 2021. Here’s why transportation officials have a final say on making it happen. Starting in 2021, the European Union will say goodbye to daylight …
Continue readingNew emission-slashing rail tech trialed (RailTechMag)
Groundbreaking emission-reducing technology is to be fitted to South Western Railway (SWR) train units as part of a new trial aiming to cut down harmful emissions from diesel trains by 80%. Porterbrook is working in …
Continue readingEU current transport issues & trends (EC)
Transport activity across Europe is high, and set to continue growing – estimates suggest that passenger transport will increase by 42% by 2050, and freight transport by 60%. This is good news for passengers and …
Continue readingAir quality in enclosed railway stations (ICE Lecture)
In 2012, the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) reclassified diesel engine exhaust and related ambient air pollution to be carcinogenic and associated with increased mortality from lung cancer. This could …
Continue readingStarving the bus network kills transit (CityLab)
Streetcar, bus, and metro systems have been ignoring one lesson for 100 years: Service drives demand. One hundred years ago, the United States had a public transportation system that was the envy of the world. …
Continue readingInside the TNC data tug of war (OverheadWire)
[TNC stands for transport network companies, the generic term for companies like Uber and Lyft et al] The newest disagreement revolves around the data these companies collect in cities. Cities want access to this data …
Continue readingHS2 plans waste heat recovery scheme (ConstructionIndex)
Engineers for HS2 Ltd are looking at tapping heat from the brakes and engines of high speed trains for a district heating scheme. Under the plans, hot water and central heating for 500 new homes …
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