Posts tagged Switzerland
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National links: How “green” are electric cars anyway?
The electric car movement may not be as clean a transition as we think. A major national transportation organization calls for a new vision for federal spending. Seattle wants to put a lid on one of its freeways. Keep reading…
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How Germany, Austria, and Switzerland metro areas coordinate their transit
The Washington metro area has robust transit options, but fragmentation of its operators and the lack of a central coordinating body diminish their effectiveness and make them collectively less competitive. Ridership has declined 15% from 2010 to 2017. Years ago, public transportation in peer regions in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria faced similar challenges. Keep reading…
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Events: “Generation Priced Out” book talk, rail happy hour, and more
Concerned about the future of urban America? Randy Shaw’s Generation Priced Out is a call to action on one of the most talked-about issues of our time: how skyrocketing rents and home values are pricing low- and middle-income people out of urban America. Keep reading…
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National links: New transit for Detroit
Detroit is instituting a tax to pay for more transit, the world’s longest rail tunnel just opened in Switzerland, and Expedia is moving to Seattle, but wants to be suburban. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Motorbus city: Detroit is going to put a tax measure on the November ballot that would pay for… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rail to bust
Bus stop sticker shock; Midnight closings hard to swallow; Georgetown’s gentrification; Visitor parking pass vigilante; June Housing Bloom; Two more weeks for the Purple Line; Patent on pedestrian safety; And…. Keep reading…
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When life gives you buses, make bus-trains
It’s very easy to use both buses and trains in Lucerne, Switzerland thanks to a well-planned system that cleverly gets the most out of every line. They’ve even got “bus-trains,” which combine great parts of both modes to make transit available to more people. Keep reading…
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Google Street View introduces rail to the mix
Google’s Street View technology has recently been expanding to cover trails with the introduction of their “trike”. Now, it’s come to the rails, too. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Build, don’t kill
TOD proposed for Tysons; DC office space pricier than NY?; Driver kills one of NYC’s oldest; Speed while rich? Pay up; Free bags at farmers’ markets; Topping the hot list; Acela II. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The way you get to work
Thousands bike to work; Bike here; Reshaping Portland; Next they’ll give them away for free; Off the MARC; Red Line convert; Leesburg ready for bikes and pedestrians; Debating walkability. Keep reading…
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On the calendar: Talk transportation and bike to work
URBANEXUS DC; Discuss the future of transportation; Bike To Work Day; ACT for bikes and peds at the Medical Center; Bike with the Swiss. Keep reading…