Many cities are looking for a new future after the decline of traditional manufacturing industries. From the American Rust Belt to Europe’s industrial heartlands, mayors are striving to reinvigorate and reinvent, while cleaning up the pollution left by heavy industry.
It might sound like something that comes straight out of a nightmare, but China is working on a trackless electric train. Our curiosity peeked, we had to bite. What exactly is a trackless electric train?
How important is transportation infrastructure to a city? Those who put up the $140 million needed (including $50 million from the Kresge Foundation) to build the new Detroit QLine — an all-electric, zero-emissions streetcar line — are about to find out. The 3.3 mile long route along Detroit’s famed Woodward Avenue opened up to the public on Friday, May 12.
Owing to questions about the value of the project, Seattle’s proposed First Hill Streetcar expansion has been put on ice by the Seattle Department of Transportation, according to recent reports.
One of the primary issues holding up the wider buildout of mass transit options such as light rail doesn’t have anything to do with technological capability or basic economics, but is rather that labyrinthine bureaucratic structures (organisms?) have become the norm in many parts of the country — having seemingly installed … [continued]
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]
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]
Carrying on with these “link bombs,” here’s one dedicated to bike & transit news (and views): Bicycling Bike Commuting 101 Bicycle Infrastructure Fail(s) Bogotá Gets Two-Way Bike Lane On Important Street How Bikesharing Can Gain Popularity Bikesharing A Commuter’s Business Bikeshare Transit Act Introduced to Help Fund Bikeshare Projects The Ultimate Indicator of a Bicycle-Friendly City Meet The Affordable, … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The city of Dallas, Texas, is now the first city in the US to possess a hybrid-electric streetcar that can run without an overhead wire-connection — in this case, the streetcar in question makes use of a new “wireless” battery-powered design. The move means that … [continued]
This is an epic “clean transport highlights.” Hold onto your seats. (As always, click the subheadings to read the full articles.) Electric Car Charging Capabilities — Comparison of 27 Models Something not often recognized by non-EV drivers is that the charging capabilities of current electric cars vary greatly. Numerous models … [continued]
