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A Transportation Prescription for America; Our Conversation with Michael Lewyn
Michael Lewyn thinks you should be grateful the next time gridlock makes you late for work. It means your city probably has a healthy job market. Lewyn, who describes himself as a “wandering law professor,” writes about urban sprawl, zoning and transit policy for Planetizen. On his blog, he recently challenged the president of the
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The nation’s transit systems are in need of more than $77 billion in new investment to be brought up to a state of good repair, according to the results of a report released yesterday by the Federal Transit Authority.
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GE’s Smart Grid Push Includes An Yves Behar-Designed Electric Charging Station
- by Ami Cholia
The only way electric cars are going to become a viable transportation option for the masses is if there is a readily available infrastructure of charging stations around the country. To make that into a reality GE has teamed up with the renowned designer Yves Behar (of the One Laptop Per Child fame) to design
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The results of a new study by the Department of Transportation show that road diets play a significant role in making streets safer and reducing the number of fatal vehicle accidents.
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Dutch researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology have come up with a new paving surface that gobbles emissions from passing cars. The paving stones, which were previously tested only in lab conditions, were spread on 1,000 square meters of road in the municipality of Hengelo. To test the effectiveness of the concrete, a second
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This Solar Pavement Can Fix Your Roads And Your Electricity Needs
- by Ami Cholia
A high-strength glass that soaks up solar power, could be an answer to almost all our electricity problems.
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