CleanTechnica » city planning http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 23:01:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Win-Win Transportation Solutions With Todd Litman http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/17/win-win-transportation-solutions-todd-litman/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/17/win-win-transportation-solutions-todd-litman/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2014 05:00:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63907 How Communities Can Reduce Transportation Emissions by 50% Originally published on the ECOreport. “Would we have a sustainable transportation system if all automobiles were electric powered?” asked Todd Litman, the founder and Executive Director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute. Then he added that while electric power would reduce emissions, it does not, “reduce traffic

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/03/choose-home-car-free-u-s-city-transit/feed/ 0 Watch NYC Change In New Streetfilms Montage (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/07/watch-nyc-change-new-streetfilms-montage-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/07/watch-nyc-change-new-streetfilms-montage-video/#comments Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:57:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=60848 As change takes us further and further, it is only occasionally that we remember how things once were. The landscape of urbanist environments is certainly changing, and in the best of cases is working to reinvent itself with mindfulness, clarity, and more holistic transit. Thanks to a motive force from inspired, pragmatic environmentalists and urban

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/07/watch-nyc-change-new-streetfilms-montage-video/feed/ 2 Study Confirms: Drivers View People More Negatively http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/02/study-confirms-drivers-view-people-negatively/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/02/study-confirms-drivers-view-people-negatively/#comments Thu, 02 Jan 2014 11:00:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=60755 Following up on the discussion Lloyd Alter of TreeHugger and I have been having, new research confirms what I think was the key point of Lloyd’s article on the electric car revolution vs fixing our cities — that cars and cities simply don’t work well together. Even more bluntly, the point is that cars are bad

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/02/bike-sharing-boom/feed/ 0 Write About Cities, Win A Trip To Abu Dhabi! http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/19/write-cities-win-trip-abu-dhabi/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/19/write-cities-win-trip-abu-dhabi/#comments Thu, 19 Dec 2013 11:13:38 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=60331 Whether you’re a city planner, a cleantech geek, an energy buff, or a full-fledged sustainability guru, here’s an opportunity that I don’t think you want to pass up. Masdar is offering to bring you to Abu Dhabi for the second annual Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), which is a wicked amazing week that includes the World

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/18/streetcars-boost-local-economies-light-rail-gets-people-cars/feed/ 0 Cleantech Developments Stimulating Renewable Energy Growth http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/12/cleantech-developments-stimulating-renewable-energy-growth/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/12/cleantech-developments-stimulating-renewable-energy-growth/#comments Thu, 12 Dec 2013 18:42:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=60079 Senior editor at the outstanding progressive news outlet AlterNet, Tara Lohan, recently contacted me because she was writing a story on “which developments in clean tech are the most promising in terms of making renewable energy more prevalent.” She asked if I had any suggestions. If you know me and know how easy it is to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/22/lego-like-elegant-bike-lanes-snap-together/feed/ 2 Choimobi Yokohama — Electric Carsharing Program For Yokohama Uses Ultracompact EVs From Toyota http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/02/choimobi-yokohama-electric-carsharing-program-yokohama-uses-ultracompact-evs-toyota/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/02/choimobi-yokohama-electric-carsharing-program-yokohama-uses-ultracompact-evs-toyota/#comments Wed, 02 Oct 2013 22:19:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=57094 A new partnership between Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and the City of Yokohama — Choimobie Yokohama — is the newest addition to the Yokohama Mobility Project ZERO program (YMPZ). The Japanese word describing the idea of ‘easy mobility’ is “Choimobi.” The YMPZ program intends to develop low-emission transportation possibilities for residents of the city. Residents can

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/02/choimobi-yokohama-electric-carsharing-program-yokohama-uses-ultracompact-evs-toyota/feed/ 8 Singapore Debuts Driverless Navia Electric Shuttle (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/21/singapore-debuts-driverless-electric-shuttle/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/21/singapore-debuts-driverless-electric-shuttle/#comments Wed, 21 Aug 2013 15:00:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55328 One of my favorite things about St. Augustine are the tourist trolleys that shuttle people around the historic sites and let you learn the history of that old city without worrying too much about the traffic, pedestrians, drunken pub-crawlers, etc. Despite cutting down on the number of rental cars, the trolleys aren’t nearly as clean

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/21/singapore-debuts-driverless-electric-shuttle/feed/ 0 EV News & Bike News (BMW i8 Roadster, Nissan Leaf Quick Chargers…) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/09/ev-news-bike-news-bmw-i8-roadster-nissan-leaf-quick-chargers/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/09/ev-news-bike-news-bmw-i8-roadster-nissan-leaf-quick-chargers/#comments Tue, 09 Jul 2013 18:09:03 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53789 Before checking out the EV news and bike news below, of course, be sure to check out our own EV & bike stories if you haven’t seen them all. After you’ve done that, here are 8 more EV stories, 11 more bike stories, and two other clean transportation stories. Enjoy the news & views! EV

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/09/ev-news-bike-news-bmw-i8-roadster-nissan-leaf-quick-chargers/feed/ 0 New York City Bike Share Launches — New Tech, Reactions, & How To Use The Citi Bikes http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/29/new-york-city-bike-share-launches-reactions-how-to-use-the-citi-bikes/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/29/new-york-city-bike-share-launches-reactions-how-to-use-the-citi-bikes/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 19:00:39 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52248 This article originally appeared on Bikocity. New York City (NYC) has finally rolled out the beginnings of its large bicycle-sharing program, Citi Bike, with 6,000 bikes and 330 bike-sharing stations hitting the streets on Monday. The stations are initially located in Manhattan and Brooklyn. It’s far from the largest such project at the moment, but

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/29/new-york-city-bike-share-launches-reactions-how-to-use-the-citi-bikes/feed/ 3 Car Hater To EV Lover (What Made Me Into An Electric Car Lover?) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/26/car-hater-to-ev-lover-what-made-me-into-an-electric-car-lover/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/26/car-hater-to-ev-lover-what-made-me-into-an-electric-car-lover/#comments Sun, 26 May 2013 14:00:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52094 Here’s a short version of how I changed from being ‘ugh’ about cars to ‘meh’ about electric cars to a super EV enthusiast. Check her out: I’m not going to lie — I’ve got issues with cars. My master’s degree is in city and regional planning. From my experience studying that (before, during, and after graduate

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/26/car-hater-to-ev-lover-what-made-me-into-an-electric-car-lover/feed/ 27 Bicycle Infrastructure Policy Needs To Change To Increase Ridership, Improve Public Health (Harvard Study & My Own) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/23/bicycle-infrastructure-policy-needs-to-change-to-increase-ridership-improve-public-health-harvard-study-my-own/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/23/bicycle-infrastructure-policy-needs-to-change-to-increase-ridership-improve-public-health-harvard-study-my-own/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 21:00:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51980 Via the delectable Bikocity, here’s some recent news on bicycle infrastructure research and the need to change the bicycle guidelines in transportation planning’s “Bible” (something I’ve been advocating for, after researching the topic, for years) in order to stimulate a bigger boost in bicycle ridership and better public health. More or less, bicycle infrastructure policy and

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/23/bicycle-infrastructure-policy-needs-to-change-to-increase-ridership-improve-public-health-harvard-study-my-own/feed/ 2 Electric Bikes, A Rising Force On Urban Transit Landscape — 38 Million Units Per Year By 2020, Navigant Reports http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/29/electric-bikes-arrive-on-global-tranist-landscape-growth-accelerating-by/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/29/electric-bikes-arrive-on-global-tranist-landscape-growth-accelerating-by/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50944 Efforts to transition rapidly to renewable and clean energy solutions while satisfying growing urban mobility needs are key factors accelerating the sale and use of electric bicycles. Widely used in Asia Pacific and Europe, the electric bicycle is well-established in those areas as a sound and serviceable means of dealing with stepped up congestion due

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/29/electric-bikes-arrive-on-global-tranist-landscape-growth-accelerating-by/feed/ 3 Solar, EV, Bike, Train, Fossil Fuel News Roundup http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/22/solar-ev-bike-train-fossil-fuel-news-roundup/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/22/solar-ev-bike-train-fossil-fuel-news-roundup/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:24:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50994 Here are some top cleantech (and fossil fuel) stories from around the Interwebs. Enjoy. Solar Power Construction Starts On Solar-Powered Stadium In France Masdar Launches Africa’s Largest Solar PV Power Plant World’s Largest Solar Power Plant May Use First Solar &/Or Yingli Solar Modules… Or Not Shea Homes & SolarCity Celebrate 1,000th SheaXero No Electric

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/22/solar-ev-bike-train-fossil-fuel-news-roundup/feed/ 5 Clean Transport Roundup (Detroit Electric, Google’s Pink Tesla, Fisker Layoffs…) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/11/clean-transport-roundup/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/11/clean-transport-roundup/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:48:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50603 Beyond our own, here are some top EV, bike, and other clean(ish) transport stories from the past few days or so: 100% Electric Vehicles (& General EV Stories) Detroit Electric Pledges To Launch Sedan, Hatchback By End Of 2014 Next Tesla Roadster To “Push The Envelope” On Performance Google Employees Prank Co-Founder With Pink Tesla

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/11/clean-transport-roundup/feed/ 0 How Malmö, Sweden Is Actually A Bike-Friendly City (Video) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/23/how-malmo-sweden-is-actually-a-bike-friendly-city-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/23/how-malmo-sweden-is-actually-a-bike-friendly-city-video/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 09:00:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49903 Think Sweden’s too far north to be bike friendly? Think again. Here’s a new video featuring the quite bike-friendly Malmö, Sweden: Reposted from Bikocity

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/23/how-malmo-sweden-is-actually-a-bike-friendly-city-video/feed/ 6 Decade-Long Study Confirms Significant Public Health Advantages Of Walkability http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/11/decade-long-study-confirms-significant-public-health-advantages-of-walkability/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/11/decade-long-study-confirms-significant-public-health-advantages-of-walkability/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:30:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49385 A new decade-long study from the University of Melbourne has found that when the overall walkability of an area is increased, simply put, people walk more, even well after the “novelty” may have worn off, and their health and wellbeing is improved as a result. This is the first study to provide long-term evidence of

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