CleanTechnica » congestion 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 Improving & Increasing Mass Transit With Wi-Fi http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/01/improving-increasing-mass-transit-wi-fi/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/01/improving-increasing-mass-transit-wi-fi/#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2014 18:41:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74078 Automobile traffic produces air pollution, chokes cities, and wastes time. Mass transit is one of the best options for change. Many of us would ride mass transit if it was readily available. But I think many more would be inclined to ride if the metro offered internet access. Extra Wi-Fi time instead of the stasis of looking at

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/01/madrid-car-free-city-center/feed/ 0 Electroforce Electric Motorcycle Debuts in Beijing http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/29/chinese-electric-motorcycle-debuts-in-beijing/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/29/chinese-electric-motorcycle-debuts-in-beijing/#comments Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:10:55 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=61838 It’s called the Electroforce Motors Mu, and it’s meant to be a high-quality, high-performance alternative to the cars and buses that are currently pumping staggering amounts of pollution into the air above Beijing’s heavily congested city streets. The bike’s makers hope the Electroforce Mu’s slick (if not totally original) body work and build quality will

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/11/more-high-speed-trains-for-britain/feed/ 5 Individuals Save $9,242 Annually Riding Transit (List of Top 20 Cities) http://cleantechnica.com/2010/01/15/individuals-save-9242-annually-riding-transit-in-us-list-of-top-20-cities/ http://cleantechnica.com/2010/01/15/individuals-save-9242-annually-riding-transit-in-us-list-of-top-20-cities/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:19:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=4468 Mass transit is often associated with limitations. People have to plan when they leave based on when their bus, streetcar, light-rail, or commuter rail line leaves. They don’t have the ‘pleasure’ of circling around a parking lot trying to find the spot closest to the front door. They can’t easily stop off at McDonald’s for

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2010/01/15/individuals-save-9242-annually-riding-transit-in-us-list-of-top-20-cities/feed/ 9 4,000,000 Fewer Vehicles on US Roads in 2009 http://cleantechnica.com/2010/01/06/4000000-fewer-vehicles-on-us-roads-in-2009/ http://cleantechnica.com/2010/01/06/4000000-fewer-vehicles-on-us-roads-in-2009/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:24:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=4392 4 million fewer vehicles. This is the first year there was such a large decline in automobile ownership since the US Department of Transportation (DOT) began modern recordkeeping in 1960. How did this come about? What were the main causes? [social_buttons] Americans bought 10 million vehicles and sent 14 million to the scrapyard in 2009.

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