AltWeeklies Wire
What the Hell Will it Take to Get You Out of Your Car?new
It's crossroads time for Sacramento Regional Transit. Rising gas prices and I-5 construction have raised demand for public transit through the roof -- but the system is completely unable to handle the demand.
Sacramento News & Review |
Cosmo Garvin |
07-22-2008 |
Transportation
E-Scooters Are Clogging Up Bike Lanes ... and Here Comes the Segwaynew
When is a bicycle no longer a bicycle? When it's equipped with a motor, right? But it's not that simple, as an electric bike pilot project in Toronto is making clear.
NOW Magazine |
Paul Terefenko |
07-22-2008 |
Transportation
D.C. Office Buildings Won't Make Space for Cyclistsnew
According to the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, which cites a Census Bureau survey, there was a 100 percent increase in bike commuting from 2004 to 2006--in all, about 6,000 riders driven to the saddle by high gas costs, packed Metro trains, or some sort of scourge of passive commuting. But a places to park lags behind.
Washington City Paper |
David Ceasar |
07-18-2008 |
Transportation
Scooting Along, If the Cars Don't Take You Outnew
Scooters and motorcycles save gas, but are other drivers considerate?
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Cheris Hodges |
07-16-2008 |
Transportation
Zipcar Founder Robin Chase on the Coming Apocolypsenew
The car-pooling and -sharing entrepreneur discusses climate concerns, historical fiascos and how even Boston's sports triumphs have an environmental impact.
Dig Boston |
Alyssa Martino |
07-16-2008 |
Transportation
Rising Fuel Prices Finally Catch Up with TARC, Commutersnew
Although TARC ridership has increased by about 6 percent compared with this time last year, the added revenue from fares is not enough to sustain services and routes as they are now.
LEO Weekly |
Jennifer Oladipo |
07-14-2008 |
Transportation
Teacher Bikes 6,000 Miles a Year for Better Health and a Cleaner Environmentnew
Since the summer of 2000, Redman has been bicycling 11 miles to work and back, a total of about 22 miles a day. He cycles five days a week when he is teaching at Franklin High School in nearby Highland Park, and he does that 34 weeks a year.
Pasadena Weekly |
Christopher Nyerges |
07-14-2008 |
Transportation
What if Courageous California Pols Had Put a $2/Gallon Tax on Gas Five Years Ago?new
The SUVs and Hummers would be long gone. Public transit would be booming. And with 1.5 billion gallons of gas sold per year in the state, there would be $3 billion more each year in new revenue. Enough to fund huge improvements in urban transportation systems. The high-speed rail line to Los Angeles would be well underway. Traffic (and pollution, and global warming) would have dropped dramatically.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
07-10-2008 |
Transportation
The International Towards Carfree Conference Didn't Just Spin its Wheelsnew
Many attendees noted that global warming, high gasoline prices (and the specter of Peak Oil), worsening public health, and persistent traffic congestion have made many big city leaders more open to carfree concepts than they're ever been.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
07-02-2008 |
Transportation
Web of Hummer Hatred: The Monster Truck Wars are Over, and the Greens Wonnew
By almost any measure, the Hummer haters have won. These behemoths are languishing on the sales floor. General Motors, which owns the Humvee brand, says sales in the first half of 2008 were about half of what they were at the 2006 peak of 71,524.
New Haven Advocate |
Adam Bulger |
07-01-2008 |
Transportation
Gas Crisis Hits the Memphis Area Transit Authority Like a Runaway Busnew
For most Memphis motorists coping with $4-a-gallon gas, mass transit is unfortunately not really an option. Now a near-doubling of the price of diesel will likely bring higher fares and reduced services at a time when MATA already is criticized for a lackluster effort to boost its efficiency and ridership.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston and Mary Cashiola |
06-27-2008 |
Transportation
Do Yuppie Hybrid Buyers Really Need a Tax-Break Carrott Anymore?new
Like many states, Oregon has long offered generous tax credits -- on top of existing federal tax credits -- to buyers of new hybrids. But if demand is already high and climbing as fast as the price of gasoline, why keep giving away money?
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
06-25-2008 |
Transportation
The Smart Car Comes to Burlingtonnew
At 5.1 by 8.8 feet, a Smart car looks like a contraption you might ride at an amusement park. But a few months ago, after selling for years in Europe and Canada, Smart cars entered the U.S. market.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
06-20-2008 |
Transportation
We're Number 48! Mass. Drivers Really Do Sucknew
According to a recently published study, Massachusetts drivers really do suck, but motorists in New Jersey, New York, and DC suck more.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
06-19-2008 |
Transportation
Philadelphians are Trading in Their Cars for Scootersnew
It's tough to look manly on a scooter: They're small, they're cute, they're popular in Europe. Our car-obsessed cowboy culture should want nothing to do with them, but it's amazing what $4 a gallon will do to cultural identity.
Philadelphia Weekly |
John Steele |
06-16-2008 |
Transportation
