Washington, DC, recently launched a new streetcar. In the first months after rebirth, ridership soared above expected ridership. An intense subliminal nostalgia captures me every time I think of streetcars, thanks to the now vintage commercials implanted in my mind (see below). In 1962, young and imaginative, I watched a sophisticated woman sticking … [continued]
Seattle’s Sound Transit 3 ballot initiative (up for vote in November) concerns the potential development of a suite of projects intended to greatly expand the public transportation options in the region … over a period of 25 or so years. In particular, the ST3 (Sound Transit 3) initiative would see … [continued]
After only around 3 months of service, Kansas City’s new downtown streetcar has achieved more than 550,000 passenger rides, far more than had been projected. To be more exact, by the 84th day of service (last Thursday), “the streetcar had tallied 555,417 passenger rides,” according to Streetcar Authority spokesperson Donna Mandelbaum. … [continued]
Pop quiz: You arrive at the annual church picnic in your brand new Tesla. You park amidst a variety of gasoline, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Having the only pure electric vehicle at the event, you are soon surrounded by a crowd of gawkers, cooing and praising your beautiful automobile. … [continued]
Bicycles, trains, buses — they don’t get enough love. Here’s a rundown of some stories I’m sure you’ve missed, that I think are worth visiting. Bicycling Toward An Equitable Bikeshare System Taking It To The Streets, Portland Style Washington, D.C. Has New Contraflow Bike Lanes Blubel Crowdsource Navigation Device For Bicycle Riders (w/Video) … [continued]
A new bill that’s being advanced in California (AB 1889) by Assemblyman Kevin Mullin, D-South San Francisco, may lead to the freeing up of “funds” intended for use by the troubled San Francisco to Los Angeles high-speed rail project, with the funds being made available for other projects such as … [continued]
With the expansion of its subway network, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is also looking to expand its rooftop solar power portfolio. One of India’s leading renewable energy project developers – ReNew Power Ventures – recently announced that it has signed a power purchase agreement with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. A test stretch of electric road, the first in the country, was inaugurated in Sandviken, Sweden, on June 22. The electric road test stretch, located on the E16, makes Sweden one of the only counties anywhere in the world to be actively testing the use … [continued]
Alongside my climate news, renewable energy news, electric vehicle news, and other green news roundups, here’s a roundup of top bicycling & transit news from around the interwebs. Bicycling VanMoof Making SmartBike For Those Who Like to Pedal Oslo — The Next Big Bicycle Thing? How Bikes Make Copenhagen’s Neighborhood Business Districts Thrive Five … [continued]
ABB brought CleanTechnica to Switzerland to show off a wide array of the products and services ABB offers, as a way for us to visualize the future through the eyes of ABB. I sat down over dinner with Reiner Schoenrock, ABB Vice President of Strategic Product and Innovation Communications, to talk about the product … [continued]
