transportation

Are Wireless Road Trains the Cure for Traffic Congestion?

The concept of road trains--up to eight vehicles zooming down the road together--has long been considered a faster, safer, and greener way of traveling long distances by car. And now, thanks to a European Union-financed ...READ»

The Future Of The Automotive Industry: Segway’s CFO Brian Cohen Shares His Views

In this Leadership Interview by Selker Leadership, Brian Cohen, Segway's CFO, shares his views and insights into Segway's strategic partnership with GM and its potential impact, the systemic reasons that have contributed to the U.S. auto industry's decline, and the actions which need to be taken by the U.S. and global automotive industry to have both positive economic and ecological impact.READ»

Can the U.S. Become the EV Battery Leader?

Many of our most promising electric cars have parts--or entire assemblies--being built in China. But when it comes to the most important (and most expensive) component, EV companies may turn to American manufacturers. One such ...READ»

Honda Unveils Segway-Unicycle Mash Up With U3-X Personal Mobility Device

Walking-phobic commuters and the elderly have an uncomfortable new way to get around.READ»

The Transformation of Transportation

 I was in Chicago today at IBTTA's annual conference on the Transformation of Transportation. Robert Atkinson spoke. He is President of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, a policy think-tank, and author of The ...READ»

Daimler AG Brings Car2go Car-sharing Service Stateside

Jerome Guillen has used Daimler's Smart brand to launch Car2go, a car-sharing service. Its program pilot, in Ulm, Germany, has attracted nearly 10% of the city's driving population; its first U.S. initiative begins later this year, in Austin.READ»

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• Take Health to the Streets
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How Cycling Centers Could Help Smooth Commuter Transitions

Andréa White-Kjoss modeled her full-service cycling centers on a similar idea already popular in Japan and Europe. More than a dozen bike stations have opened in such places as Palo Alto and Berkeley, California; Seattle; and, most recently, Washington, D.C.READ»

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ZoomPool: A Social Network for Carbon-Conscious Carpoolers

The just-launched service aims to link like-minded commuters--thus making ride-sharing easier, and cutting down on the creep factor.READ»

Wearable Carbon Credit Meter Keeps Track of Your Emissions

Most of us have only a vague idea of our daily carbon emissions; we know that riding the train to work is better than driving, but not by how much. Industrial designer Nick Hunter wants to change that with his wearable carbon credit ...READ»

Clipper Windpower Could Overcome the Turbine Transportation Quandary with On-Site Production Plant

By far the most dangerous part of the wind turbine installation process is transportation. Moving 50-yard turbine blade from factories to farms backs up traffic, cuts up roads, and makes accidents deadly. The solution might be a ...READ»

Bike-Sharing: Cycling to a City Near You

Nearly every major city in the U.S. has plans for some sort of bike-share program, but there’s still plenty of room for growth.READ»

Kawasaki Develops Night Vision Helmet Mount for Its Flagship Motorcycle

Patent documents reveal futuristic new technology that might be revealed this fall.READ»

Mercedes Benz's Latest Bike Folds Two Ways

Mercedes Benz has just unveiled a flashy new "Foldingbike", with a difference: Instead of one single folded configuration, it has two. In the "shuttle" position, the bike can be easily be pushed along and ...READ»

Bus Stops of the Future: Are They Realistic?

Bus stations are generally information-poor, displaying little more than the time of the next bus arrival. But MIT's SENSEable City Lab envisions a richer bus station experience that could, according to MIT's Carlo Ratti, ...READ»

Four Wooden Bicycles That Will Grow on You

Maybe it's the craze for sustainable products, or just retro-hipsterism gone amok. But whatever the reason, wooden bikes are gaining in popularity. They're not rickety, jury-rigged jobs either. They're super-sleek, statement pieces. ...READ»

Art Center Students Design the School Bus of the Future

Public transit vehicle design has grown in leaps and bounds; consider the accordion-like articulations and sleek streamline curves of one city's rapid bus. But what about the millions of kids getting shuttled to and from school in ...READ»

Fabulist Ray Kurzweil Tackles Transportation Problem with Nanobots

The new issue of GOOD magazine is a timely one, dedicated entirely to transportation. It includes an interactive, before and after graphic showing exactly how urban planners would go about making a forbidding city street ...READ»

Is $2.4 Billion For Obama's Electric Cars Plan Enough?

During a visit to the Edison Electric Vehicle Technical Center in California yesterday, President Obama addressed how the $2.4 billion outlined in the stimulus fund to get more electric vehicles on the road is going to be spent. ...READ»

NYPD Blue Goes Green with Hybrid Cars

The next time you get arrested in New York City, you might find yourself in a brand new NYPD hybrid vehicle. The police department is getting ready to deploy 40 Nissan Altima hybrids in the next two weeks. While some NYC cops ...READ»

Who’s Got the Winning Idea?

As we scramble for solutions to climate, energy, and environmental problems, companies, governments, and individuals are taking action - - so does anyone have a monopoly on great ideas for true “sustainability” or “social ...READ»

Six Bikes That Are Better Than Your Car

Every year, more than 2,000 bicycle companies pour millions into research and development to make bikes faster, stronger, and lighter. Here are six two-wheeled machines that represent the cutting edge of bicycle design and technology.READ»

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Bikes for the Masses: An Experiment in Sustainable Transportation

As New York politicos attempt to follow London's lead and pass a bill that would charge a congestion toll for motorists who enter the busiest parts of Manhattan, two urban design organizations let their imaginations drift to a ...READ»

I Can't Drive 55

What will be the car of the future, and how will it get its power? Will it be the Tesla, the all-electric car that's currently starring in a little controversy with the Law? Will it be the Venturi Fetish? Will the car be something ...READ»