Public Transportation
Redesigning Urban Transport July 15th, 2008
Lester R. Brown While most people may decry record-high gasoline prices, Earth Policy Institute, we see it as big nudge to redesign our urban transport systems, as I discuss in Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to...more
Public Funds for Public Transit July 8th, 2008
This post is by EWG's stellar media intern, Sameem. The buzz on gas prices has people rethinking the way they travel. USA Today recently reported record breaking public transit ridership based on a study by the...more
Gas Prices Got You on the Subway? Read This! June 27th, 2008
Guide to Subway Etiquette
With gas priced at over $4/gallon, maybe you can no longer afford to drive and you're new to mass transit? Maybe you're a subway veteran who needs a refresher course... If you have been reading my...more
5 Green Reasons to Telecommute June 24th, 2008
Reduce Emissions and Protect Employees' Sanity
Back when I worked in an office, I often used to spend an hour every day driving to work, after which I would sit alone in my cubicle for eight hours before turning around and...more
Delta Airlines Takes Small Paper-less Step Towards Greening June 5th, 2008
After posting on JetBlue’s new green initiative, we were eager to hear about the latest changes at Delta Airlines to go green as well. Heck, after all of the news this week about airlines suffering...more
Pedal-Powered Ecocabs Reach Streets Of Stockholm May 22nd, 2008
The Ecocab, that jazzy three-wheeled improvement on the older pedicab/rickshaw idea, debuted the first of May in Toronto and has been seen in cities such as Dublin and in Berlin for last year's World Cup....more
Airlines Can Save $$Millions in Fuel—By Adding Minutes May 12th, 2008
Fly a Little Slower, Save a lot of Energy and Reduce Carbon Footprint
Sometimes all it takes is a tiny action to make a big difference. If you’ve been worrying about how much your carbon footprint grows whenever you take an airplane trip, now there’s a solution. Fly...more
Public Transit Looking More Attractive in the Face of Record Gas Prices May 12th, 2008
Image courtesy of frozenchipmunk via flickr The upshot of the record gas prices we're seeing has been the sometimes meteoric rise in the number of drivers switching over to public transit. And, as we learn...more
All-Hybrid Taxi Fleet on Its Way in NYC April 29th, 2008
But did you know NYC Had an All-Electric Fleet Back in 1896?
In May 2007, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that all NYC taxis would be hybrid by 2012. The city is on its way toward that goal a year later, though a bit off...more
MTA Sustainability Initiatives Include Solar, Green Roofs April 15th, 2008
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is planning a series of sustainability initiatives. The initiatives are part of the interim recommendations released by the Commission on Sustainability, formed last summer to create a plan for reducing...more
