Sustainability

London retrofits buses to reduce emissions

February 3, 2012
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After successful pilot tests, Transport for London (UK) will retrofit more buses to reduce NOx and PM10 emissions.

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Capital Bikeshare sets sights on suburbs

February 3, 2012
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Capital Bikeshare, with more than 140 stations in the District of Columbia and Arlington (VA), will expand into Rockville and Alexandria this summer.

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VTA installs solar canopies at three maintenance facilities

February 2, 2012
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The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (CA) installed solar parking canopy systems at its three bus maintenance divisions

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How car-sharing companies choose their markets

January 31, 2012
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Transportation Nation spoke with representatives from three car-sharing services to better understand how they choose their locations.

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Electric vehicles of the future

January 30, 2012
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Blogging from the TRB Annual Meeting, The City Fix looked at the European experience with electric vehicle car-sharing and personal rapid transit.

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Virginia to test real-time ridesharing to address impacts of military base realignment

January 11, 2012

The Northern Virginia Regional Commission is testing a carpool program that targets commuters working at military installations along the I-95/395 corridor.

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VTA introduces hybrid express buses

January 9, 2012

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (CA) rolls out 10 hybrid express buses today, hoping that WiFi and comfortable seats will attract new riders.

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Another car-sharing service enters the market

January 6, 2012

JustShareIt, a new peer-to-peer car-sharing service, hopes that a set of robust security features will set it apart.

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Mountain Line receives grant to convert fleet to hybrid

January 5, 2012

Mountain Line Transit (AZ) will soon have an all-hybrid bus fleet thanks to a grant from the Arizona Department of Transportation.

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Students design vending machine for bike helmets

January 2, 2012

A group of MIT students has designed a vending machine to dispense helmets for riders of Hubway, Boston’s bicycle-sharing system.

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