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- Bus Rapid Transit to Africa: Cape Town Announces BRT and Bicycle Corridor
- Posted on May 1, 2003
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“For ordinary people, many of whom live in remote parts of the city, and do not have easy access to economic opportunity, the implementation of the rapid bus transit system in the Klipfontein corridor will make a considerable difference to the quality of their lives,” added Cape Town Mayor, Nomaindi...
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- Seoul to Raze Elevated Highway, Giving Way to Revitalized City Center
- Posted on May 1, 2003
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Fulfilling a central campaign promise, Seoul Mayor Lee Mung-Bak is moving forward with the restoration of a downtown riverfront tearing down an elevated highway and building a Bus Rapid Transit corridor. In office for only two months, Mayor Lee has wasted little time in announcing a new vision for...
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- Air Pollution Data Available for Megacities of Asia
- Posted on May 1, 2003
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The APMA project was initiated in November 2000 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Korea Environment Institute (KEI) and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). The project aims to increase the capacity of governmen...
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- Czech D47 Highway Contract Collapses
- Posted on May 1, 2003
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Under an arrangement known as “BOT” (build, operate, transfer), a private consortium planned to build the 80 kilometers of road connecting Ostrava to the border with Poland, operate it for 30 years and then transfer it back to the government. The government would provide the operating budget through...
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- Experts Outline Benefits of Better Bus System
- Posted on April 12, 2003
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- Ahold Scandal Puts Focus on Corporate Accountability
- Posted on March 1, 2003
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While the source of the accusations is an unsubstantiated anonymous letter, Dutch regulators are investigating the claims.
While Ahold may not be found guilty of this type of wrongdoing, it is well known that large big-box retailers often cut corners in developing countries and transitional econom...
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- U.S. Road Building Extends to Earth’s Farthest Reaches
- Posted on March 1, 2003
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Photos: (above) The construction team blasts open the “Mongo crevasse”. (below) Crevices like this one are being filled for the roadway. (Source: John Wright and Shaun Norman for the National Science Foundation)
Although the US is required to perform an environmental impact statement for the roadwa...
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- London’s Speed Camera Program Cut Ped Injuries in Half
- Posted on March 1, 2003
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The two-year pilot program placed cameras in eight areas of London. Local governments were allowed to reinvest money collected from speeding fines to increase the number of cameras in operation.
According to the report, the number of vehicles speeding in areas monitored by the cameras dropped 67 pe...
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- London’s Smooth Shift to Congestion Pricing
- Posted on March 1, 2003
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One of London’s largest bus operators, Arriva, announced that it will rework its bus schedule because traffic is so light that drivers are forced to wait several minutes at stops after covering routes in record time. Observers have noted that some bus routes are running in half their normal time.
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- Czech Transport Ministry Seeks to Undermine Highway Review Process
- Posted on March 1, 2003
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So, the Ministry of Transport is readying a new law that would sweep away these delays. It would shorten highway approval processes, and limit who can object to approvals. Environmental groups protest that the law would be unconstitutional and violate the UN Declaration of Human Rights. They say tha...
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