Following a temporary drop in congestion due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the amount of travel delay commuters experienced in 2022 tied with the previous peak years of 2018 and 2019, with 54 hours of delay per year. Delay due to congestion not only wastes time and fuel, but … [continued]
Advanced Computing Methods Lead to Reduced Emissions and Shorter Commutes in Metropolitan Tennessee City
COVID-19 Lockdowns Afford the First Satellite-Based Confirmation That Vehicles Are an Under-recognized Source of Urban NH3 Pollution in Los Angeles | Environmental Science & Technology Letters. Originally published by the American Chemical Society. By disrupting normal societal activities, such as driving, COVID-19 lockdowns afforded a unique opportunity to study their … [continued]
Simulations Reveal Potential for Up to 17% Energy Savings Through Innovative Congestion Controls
A new study from the University of Illinois showed that in São Paulo, Brazil, speed reductions significantly reduced fatal accidents while increasing travel times only a little bit.
The Dutch ruling party, libertarian-conservative free-market capitalist zealots, are not known for their environmental policies.
Fees on rideshare services Uber and Lyft are helping local sustainable transportation projects throughout Boston. Despite these two companies’ contributions toward bad traffic in the area, both have paid millions to help with transportation initiatives.
Have you ever sat at a red traffic light with no other cars or pedestrians on the road and had to wait? Was it frustrating? If you were in a gasoline or diesel car, did you feel bad about polluting the air?
Have you ever sat at a traffic light with 30 cars in each direction waiting to go straight, and the traffic lights instead allowed the turn lanes to go first even though there were no cars in those turn lanes?
Mass transit, and especially electric mass transit, are top solutions for a variety of transportation challenges. It provides solutions to traffic congestion, pollution, and inequity. Many people who choose buses, walking, subways, and mass transit, do so — to avoid the stress of traffic. They are an antidote to some of the biggest negative side effects of car culture.
The fine folks over at Brompton took to the tubes in London with a new pitch: ditch the usual commute in favor of a ride on one of Brompton’s lightweight, compact folding electric bikes. Most folks in the world still haven’t ridden on an electric bicycle, which makes the proposal that much more exciting.
