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Sweden is planning to connect its cities Lund and Malmö by building a cyclist superhighway stretching over 12.5 miles. The four-lane highway will be designed to follow alongside railway tracks and have fences and bushes in place to offer cyclists wind protection. Lund and Malmö are both cities with ... keep reading
Written by Yi Chen/PSFK last month, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Lifestyle & Behavior, Sustainability, Transport
The early results from Hastings District Council's annual cycle count have shown a significant increase in the number of riders since the Council's iWay initiative was launched. iWay began in 2010 after council received $4.1m in funding from the New Zealand Transport Agency's model communities project ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Children and Families, Clean Tech, Design, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Transport
There are 612 million cars in the world today. The average car clocks up about 13,000 km per year, and in the meantime burns 340 litres of fuel just to overcome friction, costing the driver EUR 510 per year. Of the energy output of fuel in a car engine ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Coal & Oil, Emissions, Lifestyle & Behavior, Transport, Travel, waste
EECA staff checking the tyre pressure at a service station in Auckland last month found that around half the cars checked had tyres at the wrong pressure. "We encountered some vehicles with significantly underinflated tyres - as little as a third of what they should be. This not only wastes fuel ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Finance & Money, Fuel, Lifestyle & Behavior, Transport, Travel
The pieces and policies for potential conflict in the Persian Gulf are seemingly drawing inexorably together. Since 24 December the Iranian Navy has been holding its ten-day Velayat 90 naval exercises, covering an area in the Arabian Sea stretching from east of the Strait of Hormuz entrance to the Persian ... keep reading
Written by John C.K.Daly last month, about Coal & Oil, Events, Ocean, Trade, Transport, War
Within discussions on sustainable transportation, high speed light rails and electric vehicles are the sexy topic of choice. Buses generally are seen as necessary components of public transit, especially for lower income families, but are often viewed as dirty and visually unattractive. Their noise, excessive emissions, or in the case ... keep reading
Written by Riley Smith in December 2011, about Industry & Business, Innovation, Lifestyle & Behavior, Sustainability, Transport, Travel, Wave Energy (1 comment)
-As interest in high-speed rail (HSR) surges around the world, the number of countries running these trains is expected to nearly double over the next few years, according to new research by the Worldwatch Institute for Vital Signs Online. By 2014, high-speed trains will be operating in nearly 24 countries ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in November 2011, about Clean Tech, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Commuting, Design, Industry & Business, Infrastructure, Lifestyle & Behavior, Transport, Travel
The first thousand Aucklanders who commute into the city on buses, trains, ferries, bikes and on foot will be rewarded with a free morning coffee this Wednesday 9th November. Shed 10, the former ‘party central’ on Auckland’s waterfront, will be the home of The Conscious Commuters Challenge - and ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in November 2011, about awards, Commuting, Fuel, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Transport, Travel
On 28 October Air China conducted its first trial flight of a passenger jet powered by a mix of biofuel and traditional aviation fuel. The Jet A-1 biofuel kerosene used in the flight was derived from the seeds of tung trees, more commonly known as japtropha. Air China's Boeing ... keep reading
Written by John C.K. Daly in November 2011, about Aviation, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Industry & Business, Tourism, Transport, Travel
Amid growing concern that using soybeans and other food crops to produce biodiesel fuel will raise the price of food, scientists have identified a new and unlikely raw material for the fuel: Alligator fat. Their report documenting gator fat’s suitability for biofuel production appears in the latest episode in ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in October 2011, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Environment & Wildlife, Industry & Business, Innovation, Transport (4 comments)
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