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Fleet Serving The “Happiest Place On Earth” Goes Electric With 42 Buses From BYD - Clean Technica
BYD continues to make inroads in the US with news of the delivery of the first two of a total of 42 buses to Anaheim Resort Transportation (ART). The new buses represent one step forward into the future for the transit company tasked with moving 9 million annual passengers around the greater Disneyland area in central Anaheim, California. “We applaud ART for its bold action in fighting climate change,” said BYD North America President Stella Li. “We are excited about our cont
Seattle’s new NHL team will give fans free public transit to get to games - Fast Company
In 2021, Seattle will have a new hockey team. And when hockey fans head to a game at the new arena where the team will play, they could choose to sit in some traffic on the freeway and pay for parking downtown, or they could hop on a bus or light rail—completely free of charge. NHL Seattle (the team doesn’t have a name yet) will be the third sports franchise in the country to offer free public transit to those going to games, as a way to ease traffic congestion in the city, i
How To Make Every City Walkable in Three Infographics - StreetsBlog
Germany doesn’t have a single goal to improve the pedestrian experience on its streets — it has seven. That’s right: Germany not only has a comprehensive National Walking Plan — something American street-safety advocates only dream of — but its transportation leaders are holding themselves accountable to seven distinct benchmarks for measuring how their policies affect the safety and comfort of people on foot. Seriously, just check out this infographic, which spells out exact
Electric bikes are returning to Philadelphia streets - KYW
The city's transportation department rolled out electric bikes last year, and after some initial problems with missing bikes, it's back again this year. Some 300 e-bikes are already appearing on city streets. Aaron Ritz, manager of the Philadelphia Transportations Program, says this year's e-bike fleet is more than double what it was last year. "They attracted new people into the system, new people didn't know the standard procedure which is you check it out, you ride it, you
The next generation of bus lanes is coming to Greater Boston - Boston Globe
Transportation planners in several cities are considering putting bus lanes in the center lanes of some main roads, with new concrete islands for passenger boarding and deboarding. Because they would not be in the right lanes along curbs, buses would be less likely to be held up by other traffic attempting to park or making a turn. Also, state transportation officials say they’re considering letting buses run exclusively on the shoulders of certain highways. Neither concept i
Report Recommends Rules for Safer Micromobility - Next City
E-bikes, e-scooters and motorized skateboards have caught on as cheap, convenient ways to get around cities faster. But their presence has caused some to worry about their safety and others to worry about the potential for chaos on the sidewalks as the vehicles share space with slower pedestrians. A just-released report by the International Transport Forum should put fears about the former to rest. It also offers recommendations for minimizing the latter. As reported in Metro
Why electric buses are part of our transportation future - Hartford Courant
Climate change is the greatest challenge of our generation. As citizens of this planet, we cannot sit idly by while it goes up in flames. In order to cut down emissions, preserve our environment and ensure public health for all, we need a bold solution. The Transportation and Climate Initiative is that bold solution. The transportation sector accounts for a whopping 38% of Connecticut’s greenhouse gas emissions, more than any other source. This disproportionate rate of emissi
The ‘Busway’ Proves Another Benefit of Car-Free Streets: Safety - StreetsBlog
The car-free 14th Street Busway is a real lifesaver. No, literally. The benefits of the city’s transit-priority pilot program between Third and Ninth avenues in Manhattan are well documented: buses are moving much faster and ridership is up as a result of the improved service. But the project is having a much greater, and much-less-heralded, safety impact.In the four months since the busway began in October, total crashes are down 53 percent and injuries are down 63 percent c
