News
- Maracaibo Weighs Bus Service Improvements, Light Rail
- Posted on October 1, 2003
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Based on the results of the Commission’s evaluation, two projects have been given new life - a light rail project developed in 1994 and a bus restructuring proposal created in 1995. Though the light rail project was never completed, the infrastructure was partially built.
Work on light rail infras...
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- Surabaya Toll Road Proceeds over Objections from City
- Posted on October 1, 2003
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Toll road promoters received a boost in July when President Megawati suggested that eight suspended toll road projects, including the one through Surabaya, were to move forward. Since then, the Mayor and other elected leaders, who are from the same political party as the president, have felt pressur...
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- Black Stars on Bogotá Streets
- Posted on August 1, 2003
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While Bogotá’s pedestrian death rate has dropped in recent years 179 pedestrians died in car crashes last year compared to 184 the previous year pedestrians are at the greatest risk. Currently, 61% of deaths caused by automobile crashes in Bogotá are pedestrians.
The stars campaign, orga...
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- Segway Inventor Dean Kamen and Sustainable Transport Groups Clash
- Posted on August 1, 2003
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Mr. Kamen evidently believes that Segway belongs on the sidewalk and that they are not safe to operate in the street in mixed traffic.
Having made this decision, the Segway Corporation placed itself into direct conflict with pedestrians and sustainable transport advocacy groups who are trying to p...
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- EU Behind on Kyoto Goal, Transport Emissions to Blame
- Posted on August 1, 2003
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Figure: Distance-to-target for EU Member States in 2001 (Kyoto Protocol and EU burden sharing targets)
While the results are certainly disappointing, at least the EU is participating in the Kyoto Protocol and performing yearly monitoring studies that point to the specific areas where emissions ta...
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- U.S. Bill Could Eliminate Funds for Cycling, Safety and Transit
- Posted on August 1, 2003
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The bill, which has passed the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies, would cut funding in half for Amtrak, the U.S.’s intercity passenger rail system. Amtrak President David Gunn has identified $1.8 billion as the minimum funding level needed to avoid a...
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- Manila’s Fireflies Ride Again, Celebrating “Peace and Pedals”
- Posted on August 1, 2003
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“Fireflies are very sensitive insects, and very beautiful too. They are, however, dying in Metro Manila because of pollution,” said Dinna Louise C. Dayao, a member of the Brigade. “Like them, we are dying too, albeit slowly, because of pollution. We bike to show everyone that we want clean air...
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- New Jersey Case Sets Transportation Funding Priorities Straight
- Posted on July 1, 2003
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A recent court victory should ensure that their efforts translate into concrete results.
In 2000, the New Jersey legislature passed the Transportation Trust Fund Act, which prioritized road and bridge repair over new road construction, required legislative approval for new highway projects, and man...
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- World Bank Policy Documents Draw Praise, Criticism
- Posted on July 1, 2003
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The paper, largely based on a 2001 meeting of the GEF’s Standing Technical Advisory Panel in Nairobi, is the first official policy statement to reflect the GEF’s new commitment to Bus Rapid Transit, non-motorized transport and traffic demand management strategies (see the World Bank document (pdf fi...
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- Explanations Sought in Collapsed Czech Highway Deal
- Posted on June 1, 2003
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Why was a multi-billion dollar contract awarded with no competition only hours before the expiration of the prior government’s term last year? And why was the contracted road to cost a billion dollars more and take a year longer to complete than the current administration thinks it should take?
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