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Arriving at Better Road Safety Measures

Jonna McKone — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:02:36 +0000

In its recent infographic, GOOD magazine looks at “handful of cities around the world and how often their pedestrians are killed while attempting to traverse” some of the world’s biggest urban landscapes. However, the graphic ...

What Is It About 20-Somethings and Cars?

Jonna McKone — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:01:41 +0000

American young adults are driving less, says a recent piece in AdvertisingAge. Only 77 percent of 19-year-olds today have their license, compared to 92 percent in 1978. And the proportion of automobile miles driven ...

City Systems, Fringes and a New Blogger

Jonna McKone — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:15:41 +0000

As TheCityFix’s newest full-time blogger, I’m excited to have the opportunity to write about transportation and city issues. I became interested in sustainability growing up in the Washington, D.C. area, where I advocated for climate change policy ...

Back to School Edition: Mobile Classrooms Set Up in the Slums of India’s Largest Cities

Jonna McKone — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:57:41 +0000

For children in massive cities, access to education is dependent on mobility. India’s families living in marginal areas or fringe settlements face cultural, economic and geographic barriers that prevent kids from attending school regularly. The web ...

FedEx Makes More Efficient Deliveries with Zero Emissions Electric Bikes

Jonna McKone — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:17:54 +0000

An electric, non-carbon emitting tricycle for adults is way more exciting than it sounds, especially when an international company like FedEx Corp. uses the bikes to deliver packages across the city of Paris. FedEx now has four ...

TheCityFix Picks, August 27: Ahmedabad’s BRT Success, Road Safety Campaign, Fecal Fuel for Vehicles

Garrett Bradford — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:21:45 +0000

Welcome back to TheCityFix Picks, our series highlighting the newsy and noteworthy of the past week. Each Friday, we’ll run down the headlines falling under TheCityFix’s five themes: mobility, quality of life, environment, public space, ...

Friday Fun: “Let’s Take a Ride in an Electric Car!”

Garrett Bradford — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:50:58 +0000

We’ve featured several developments in the electric car sector over the past few months on TheCityFix Picks, but have yet to come across an anthem for the zero-emission vehicle. Until now. They Might Be Giants ...

New Report: Follow the Money for Sustainable Transport

Erica Schlaikjer — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:49:00 +0000

“Changes in how transport is financed are essential if cities and nations are to deal effectively with the rapid growth in motor vehicle traffic and related environmental and health problems, including climate change,” ...

A Stop-And-Go Summer for Chinese Motorists

Lindsey Baker — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:56:26 +0000

It’s every driver’s worst nightmare: tens of thousands of vehicles clogged a 62-mile stretch of highway between Beijing and Jining city, creating a perpetual traffic jam, now entering its 11th day. While state television network ...

New Report: Better Transportation Means Healthier People

Jonna McKone — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:28:04 +0000

Across large- and mid-sized cities, projects and initiatives that link transportation and the built environment to public health are gaining ground. A recent study by the Victoria Transport Policy Institute (VTPI) reports that a multi-sectored ...