How we move about — to work, to play, for health needs, etc. — contributes to economic well-being as well as personal health (or lack thereof). People in record numbers are now choosing public transit services. Health as a way of life — instead of something we work on once in a while — is … [continued]
Saving money on transportation is always helpful, especially if we blunt air pollution at the same time. Any time of the year, it’s nice; however, this season it allows for more to spent on the family for the holidays. According to the American Public Transportation Association’s November Transit Savings Report, the average … [continued]
While electric vehicles score a lot of press as we search for less carbon-intensive public transportation, finding alternatives to diesel-fueled buses could go a long way to lowering our carbon footprint. Electric buses are a large part of this equation, but considering all the sewage municipalities generate, biomethane is another … [continued]
Congested cities, troubling unemployment due to the absence of transit, and environmental issues from automobile pollution all point towards the need for much greater development of mass transportation. Even as transit ridership is growing to all time highs, the US is short on extensively developed systems that reach the many … [continued]
Social and economic equality and inequality have many root causes. A paper published in the mid-196os examined the “spatial-mismatch hypothesis.” John Kain, an economist at Harvard University, found a significant connection between unemployment rates (especially in minorities) to this theory of the geography of unemployment. The description “spatial mismatch” finds higher low-income community unemployment due … [continued]
Save some money and avoid the morning smell of diesel and arduous traffic. Instead, sit back and multi-task or relax on the way to work. If this sounds appealing, choose public transit. According to the American Public Transportation Association’s October Transit Savings Report, last month’s average annual savings for public transit … [continued]
US public transportation ridership increased yet again in the second quarter of 2014. A press release report released by the American Public Transportation Association showed urban mobility increasing to over 2.7 billion trips on US public transportation in the second quarter. Urban travelers are making commonsense choices for their pockets and the environment, … [continued]
Intuitively, people concerned about the environment have reasoned that riding a bike or taking public transit offer more ecological benefits than driving a car, especially when they’re traveling alone. Now the University of California and the New York-based international nonprofit Institute for Transportation and Development Policy have provided some heady … [continued]
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 … [continued]
Looking for ways to save money this year? If you live near public transportation, it is a good time to consider this shared transport option even if you own a car. The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) has put out its latest Transit Savings Report, in which it found that an individual’s savings by … [continued]
