CleanTechnica » urban 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 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/2014/11/01/improving-increasing-mass-transit-wi-fi/feed/ 9 The World’s Longest Aerial Cable Car System http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/05/the-worlds-longest-aerial-cable-car-system-bolivias-mi-teleferico/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/05/the-worlds-longest-aerial-cable-car-system-bolivias-mi-teleferico/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2014 10:11:40 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72906 Mi Teleférico in Bolivia is on the verge of becoming the longest aerial cable car system in the world. It actually connects two cities. Residents of the La Paz/El Alto Metropolitan area enjoyed the opening of the Mi Teleférico cable car system that connects the cities of La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia, in May

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/05/the-worlds-longest-aerial-cable-car-system-bolivias-mi-teleferico/feed/ 4 A Marvelous Car-Free Experiment One Year Later http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/11/car-free-experiment-one-year-later/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/11/car-free-experiment-one-year-later/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2014 14:52:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71759 A year ago, the city of Suwon in South Korea motivated people to encounter life from another vantage point. In the neighborhood of Haenggung-dong, residents practiced a car-free experiment that was a brilliant success. The Eco-mobility World Festival encouraged 4,343 residents and car owners to volunteer to give up the use of their cars for the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/11/car-free-experiment-one-year-later/feed/ 0 City Summer Heat Has Intensified With Climate Change http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/25/city-summer-heat-intensified-climate-change/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/25/city-summer-heat-intensified-climate-change/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2014 07:50:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70964 Mid-August. A great time for four researchers from Climate Central to publish their new report on urban heat islands—areas with high daily urban vs. rural temperature differences. Almost anybody over 60 will tell you the organization of leading scientists and journalists is right on. My city’s stats are just above. Though summers in the U.S.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/25/city-summer-heat-intensified-climate-change/feed/ 0 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/2014/03/17/win-win-transportation-solutions-todd-litman/feed/ 8 Choose Your Next Home With Car-Free US City Transit http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/03/choose-home-car-free-u-s-city-transit/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/03/choose-home-car-free-u-s-city-transit/#comments Mon, 03 Feb 2014 20:46:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62161 The website that brought renters, homebuyers, and realtors a powerful index of walkability has done it again, this time for public transit (source: walkscore.com). At the end of January, Matt Lerner, CTO of Walk Score, announced a new ranking of the average resident’s access to public transit in a city. It’s based on data released

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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/2013/12/18/streetcars-boost-local-economies-light-rail-gets-people-cars/feed/ 0 Lego-Like, Elegant Bike Lanes That Snap Together http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/22/lego-like-elegant-bike-lanes-snap-together/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/22/lego-like-elegant-bike-lanes-snap-together/#comments Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:52:41 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59016 Show up at the next city council meeting in your area regarding the improvement of bike lanes. Better yet, show up with pictures of these Lego-like bike lanes! Or get some of the building blocks themselves and pop them together in front of the non-committal committee. These innovative bike lanes can elevate, separate, and create

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/22/lego-like-elegant-bike-lanes-snap-together/feed/ 2 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 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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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/13/what-is-masdar/feed/ 3 Rise Of Protective Bike Paths In US In 2012 http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/16/rise-of-protective-bike-paths-in-2012/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/16/rise-of-protective-bike-paths-in-2012/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 13:28:50 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=46185   Coast to coast, bicyclists are becoming more visible on city streets, country roads, and even highways. They are now clearly a part of everyday traffic, in spite of being squeezed into tight spaces, risking injury, and courageously vying for space as they merge into automobile traffic and long to flow seamlessly and without risk (as they

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