News

Stimulus Bill Pushes Transit

Tax Free Cap Upped To $230 for commuter checks.
bettercities.squarespace.com/journal/2009/2/23/s...

MIT GreenWheel powers bikes, but roads remain unsafe

A new all-in-one bike wheel with an enclosed battery-generator charger-motor increases bike commuting range to 25miles per day. In the US, road safety precludes mass adoption.
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29259226/

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix Light Rail Opens, Ridership Soars

On December 27th, 2008, Phoenix opened the nation's latest completely new rail transit system – its $1.4-billion, 20-mile light rail transit (LRT) starter line, with 28 stations, connecting northern Phoenix with its eastern suburbs of Tempe and Mesa.
www.lightrailnow.org/news/n_phx_2009-02a.htm

San Francisco, CA

Gavin's Got Juice! SF Mayor Intros Electric Car Charging Stations

Mayor Gavin Newsom of San Francisco inaugurated plug-in charging stations in front of City Hall on Wednesday.
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/electric-v...

Seattle, WA

Seattle Introduces On-Street Bike Parking

City of Seattle to start installing "bike corrals" throughout the city starting this month. Go Seattle!
www.seattle.gov/news/detail.asp?ID=9311&dept=19

Commuting in LA...

George Wolfe takes an alternative route to work.
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AeroCivic: 95 mpg Honda

Mike Turner's slightly customized 1992 Honda Civic CX gets 95 mpg at 65 mph. Go figure.
www.treehugger.com/files/2009/01/aerocivic-diy-w...

Los Angeles, CA

L.A. port's clean-truck program running on empty

Funding for a $20,000 incentive for buyers of clean-fuel trucks has dried up. Some trucking firms have spent millions of dollars on greener fleets, expecting the cash.
www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cleantrucks27-200...

Obama to order review of California's emissions bid

In his first major environmental act since taking office, President Obama has ordered the EPA to move quickly on a request by CA and other states to set the country's most stringent vehicle emissions standards.
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/0...

New York, NY

New York City Wins the 2009 Sustainable Transport Award

New York City is being honored tonight in Washington D.C. as the first U.S. city to win the ITDP Sustainable Transport Award.
www.streetsblog.org/2009/01/13/new-york-city-win...