Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably
Tim Halbur writes on Planetizen that "MIT's SENSEable City Lab is featuring a prototype of a futuristic bus stop, complete with real-time route mapping, e-ink surfaces, and estimates of your exposure to pollutants along the way." From the MIT...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Americans are far less likely to use public transportation than residents of other countries, according to the National Geographic Society's 2009 Greendex report. Only five percent of Americans surveyed report daily use of public transportation, and only seven percent report...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Clarence Eckerson, Jr. has produced a terrific little film on a highly successful BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) line in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. Writing for Streetfilms.org, Eckerson introduces the film: "Who would have thought that one of the...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
One of the sad ironies of our time is that, as demand for public transportation is soaring to levels not seen in 50 years, the recession has dampened government support for transit. Another sad irony is that, just as...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
The good news, as I've reported before, is that there are some very encouraging numbers: transit ridership is increasing dramatically, while overall vehicle travel remains in decline after decades of astounding growth. Recent data show use of public transportation...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil
Noted columnist and TV political analyst David Brooks has an excellent op-ed in today's New York Times observing that the American social and economic culture has shifted from sprawl to smart growth and that it is time for the political...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil
Check out this great video showing how Boulder, Colorado jazzed up its bus routes with creative input from its residents. It comes via Streetfilms, where Clarence Eckerson, Jr., introduces it: "Welcome to an innovative way of thinking about transit: ask...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
"Bus rapid transit" sounds like an oxymoron, especially to US residents. But that needn't be the case, as this great little film on the system in Paris demonstrates: Filmmaker Elizabeth Press of the Livable Streets network and...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
Now that the nation's two major political parties have, for better or worse, formally nominated their candidates for president and vice president of the United States, I am reposting these two entries, with some minor updating. They were originally posted on...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably
The NFL season starts this week, accompanying the beginning of fall, my favorite season. And, for me at least, football is an integral part of fall, always has been, always will be.For a decade I was a season ticketholder to...continued→
