Diana Ionescu wrote:
According to a press release on Newswire, “The report brings together government, system operator and NGO experts to identify new and existing solutions like mobility hubs that put different transportation options at the same locations, fare integration across modes to lower trip costs, and equity programs that expand access.”
“In recent findings...
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Kea Wilson wrote:
What the U.S. does have is a vast network of express buses, which studies show have about one-fifth of the per-passenger-mile emissions impact as air travel, based on average passenger loads for each mode.
That astonishing environmental potential, though, isn’t mirrored in U.S. transportation policy. Like airlines, the motor coach industry is operated by private companie...
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Diana Ionescu wrote:
Matheson and Couvillon, both mayors of small Georgia towns, say "Public transit has always looked different in communities like ours," with needs that fixed-route bus systems and trains can't meet as efficiently as in big cities.
But there is another, game-changing approach, write Matheson and Couvillon. "We’re using technology to run ou...
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Diana Ionescu wrote:
For a pilot in 10 European cities, when customers requested a ride for a short trip—less than 3 kilometers, or 1.9 miles—the app showed some users the nearest scooter, highlighted in green, as the second option on the screen. (Previously, if a user searched for rides, they would only see available drivers;...
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Charles Marohn wrote:
And that’s really the core problem commuting culture creates, a challenge that money spent fighting congestion only makes worse: the diffuse development pattern generates more public costs than it builds private wealth. These are low productivity environments, a financial imbalance that no transportation investment will overcome.
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We don’t have the mone...
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Michael Andersen wrote:
Building owners paid Metro Transit $14 per month for each unit and offered one pass per household as part of their leases. (A regular Metropass for unlimited rides costs $83 per month.)
In case you were wondering, that comes to an 83 percent bulk-rate discount being offered by the transit agency.
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“We also provide a community car fo...
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Christian MilNeil wrote:
A software startup run by two seniors at Brown University aims to help more bike riders find better bike routes with a new navigation app that lets users rate streets along their way.
Last week, Brown University seniors Maggie Bachenberg and Trisha Ballakur launched their app, Pointz, on the Apple and Googl...
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Kea Wilson wrote:
Private developers have pursued similar concepts in the past, like the much blogged-about Culdesac development in Tempe, which will bundle a package of non-automotive mobility options into the price of rent when it opens later this year. But the Utah site may be the first publicly-sponsored project to pursue a car-light model...
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Diana Ionescu wrote:
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has issued a new policy that "recognizes that streets are not only used for transportation but are also valuable community spaces," acknowledging the need to prioritize infrastructure for pedestrians, bike riders, and transit users in every Caltrans project. According to Melanie Curry, the policy solidifies the...
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Henry Pan wrote:
The idea that corporations should chip in for bus routes used primarily by their own employees is not confined to Santa Clara County. In 2016, Amazon opened a fulfillment center in an industrial park in Shakopee, Minnesota, about 16 miles southwest of Minneapolis. To get workers, who are mostly Somali immigrants, t...
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