Weekend links: Trains, buses and cars

Quite a joy ride

A nine-year-old Indian boy boarded a train while playing around in Bangalore city and it departed before he got off.  Four months later he was reunited with his family. (BBC News)  (Tip: Erik W)

Germans back aboard intercity buses

After 79 years, Germany is poised to reintroduce domestic inter-city private bus service. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats and the Free Democrats are intent on removing the decades-old ban originally designed to protect the state rail company. (NY Times)  (Tip: Erik W)

Pick a new fuel economy sticker

The US DOT and EPA are asking for public input in
selecting a newly designed fuel economy sticker that will be displayed on new car models as early as next year. (The FastLane)  (Tip: Erik W)

Guardians of the Mall

This past week the New York Times published a brief expose on the National Capital Planning Commission, in light of recent discussions over the design of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. (ArchJ)  (Tip: ArchJ)

NYC real estate hurt by transit cuts

A mere two months after the New York MTA cut two subway lines and a host of bus service, the city’s real estate market is already feeling the effects. (Wall Street Journal)  (Tip: Erik W)

Slowdown in Sydney

The re-balancing of streets continues worldwide as Sydney, Australia plans on giving pedestrians more space in the downtown core, reducing speed limits to 40 km/h and introducing some shared streets with limits of 10 km/h. (Sydney Morning Herald, Chris R.)  (Tip: Chris R)

Sustainable transport studies around the world

The most recent issue of World Transport Policy and Practices has several interesting studies, one about car free versus low car lifestyles, travel behavior modification in Melbourne and a discussion of the merits of increasing and faster mobility. (Eco-Logica, Ltd., Bossi)  (Tip: Bossi)

No conviction, and new Silver Line plans

And in one of the strangest combined posts in a while, Post Local has the results of Ronald Wynn, Jr’s second trial for shooting another man in a parking dispute, followed by an update on the Silver Line.