Originally published on ExpertSure. Here are some interesting statistics about how urban dwellers get around today. Americans rode public transportation 10.7 billion times in 2013—the highest number since 1956. Bike commuting is up 60 percent over the past decade, according to the US Census Bureau People are walking 6 percent more than … [continued]
Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest (find out the entry requirements here). Very simply, the focus of the contest submissions is to: “Describe your city in 2030: what will occur due to changes in energy, transportation and water technologies, and how will they transform how you live?” We are sharing this submission here … [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]
How much have we changed as a society due to the greater diversity of transportation choices made by Millennials? Has the automobile seen it’s heyday? The latest Census data from the 2013 American Community Survey examines changes of younger and older commuters — focusing on the country’s largest metropolitan areas. Millennials … [continued]
Another study linking health and climate change came up this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Jonathan Patz, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute and lead author of the study, presented it live at the Civil Society Event on Action in Climate Change and Health in New York. … [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]
Instead of the namebrand mouthwash, buy the off-brand and donate the difference. Instead of buying two ice cream cones, share with your loved one and donate the difference. You get the idea: Instead of spending money on yourself, throw a couple of bucks to a good cause, which is exactly … [continued]
