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Sydney Considers Free Fares on Early Morning Trains
Sydney's transport authority may offer free rides to lure more passengers. Photo by Beau Giles. Sydney’s new infrastructure authority, Infrastructure New South Wales (Infrastructure NSW), is looking at...
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Rome Restricts Car Use to Reduce Emissions, Improve Air Quality
Having exceeded air safety limits 56 times in 2011, Rome is limiting vehicle use in hopes of pushing pollution levels down. Photo by zenra. With climate talks taking place in Durban this week, all eyes...
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Living Without a Car in Bogotá: Day 12
Public transit buses, taxis and bikers take over the streets on car-free day. Photo by Carlos Felipe Pardo. Bogotá, Colombia, home of TransMilenio and Ciclovia, celebrated the 13th annual “Car-Free...
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Research Recap, February 13: Modal Shift, Road Pricing, Strokes from Air...
One study reports that a 25 percent modal shift from cars to motorcycles can eliminate congestion entirely. Photo by Jean-Etienne Minh-Duy Poirrier. Welcome to “Research Recap,” our series highlighting...
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Rio de Janeiro Opens First Bus Rapid Transit Corridor
EMBARQ Brasil Director Toni Lindau and the new Transoeste BRT This post was originally published in Portuguese on EMBARQBrasil.org. As world leaders gather to address global sustainability at the...
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TheCityFix Picks, July 6: Elevated Transjakarta BRT, Most Livable Cities,...
Jakarta plans an elevated bus rapid transit (BRT) line to combat the city’s chronic congestion. Photo by nSeika. Welcome back to TheCityFix Picks, our series highlighting the newsy and noteworthy of...
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China Transportation Briefing: 5 Trends to Watch in China’s Urban Transport...
The future of China in transport is not through more cars. Photo by Ol.v!er [H2vPk].Our China Transportation Briefing shares interesting news and noteworthy research related to China’s transportation...
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The three pillars of successful urban development in Seoul
Relaxing after work along Cheonggyecheon stream, Seoul, South Korea. By longzijun. In her February post on sustainable urban development, EMBARQ expert Robin King posed the question: “What does good...
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Natural gas and low-sulfur diesel meet again
Nasrec Station, near the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo by Aileen Carrigan – EMBARQ. This is the second round of a two-part series weighing the benefits of natural gas versus...
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The promise of bike-sharing in India
The bicycle holds promise as a sustainable mobility solution for Indian cities. By Jorge Royan. This blog post is a part of the Catalyzing New Mobility program, supported by the Rockefeller Foundation....
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China Transportation Briefing: Bus Rapid Transit in China – On the Way
The bus rapid transit system in Guangzhou, China, began operations in 2010. By everywhereATonce. Our China Transportation Briefing shares interesting news and noteworthy research related to China’s...
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How clean is the air we breathe in cities?
A boy peers out a bus window in Mumbai, India. Photo by gregor_y. More and more cities worldwide are grappling with the ever-increasing menace of air pollution — especially in India, which contains...
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3 things you did not know about sustainable transport in Iran
A family navigates the streets of Tehran, Iran’s capital city. Photo by kamshots. Located in central Asia, with the Caspian Sea forming its northern border and the Persian Gulf to the south, Iran has...
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“The car is the cigarette of the future”
Jaime Lerner is the father of Curitiba’s bus rapid transit (BRT) system and believes car culture will soon be a thing of the past. Photo by Thomas Locke Hobbs. According to Jaime Lerner, car exhaust...
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Developing public transport in Brazil as car sales surge
In Sao Paulo, increasing car sales led to the worst congestion in the city’s history. Photo by Levi Bianco. In May, car sales in Europe fell to the lowest level in almost two decades. Within the first...
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Opinion: 100 days of Indore’s iBus BRT
Indore’s Collector Akash Tripathi shares his opinions on Indore’s iBus BRT system, launched 100 days ago. Photo by EMBARQ. When I assumed my post as the Collector of Indore, the new bus rapid transit...
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On the move: Steering urban transport in a new direction
Chronic traffic congestion is one of many negative impacts resulting from an urban reliance on private automobiles. Photo by Mike Wegner. This is the inaugural post of a new “Sustainable Urban...
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Friday Fun: Sustainable transport just got sexier
Your decision to ride public transport shows that special someone you care about the environment, your health, and that you’ve got great people skills. Photo by Paul Lowry. Have you ever wondered what...
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Beijing’s subway fare increase, justified
Passengers are crowded during rush hour at Guomao Station of Beijing, China’s subway. In an effort to mitigate congestion, poor quality of service, and costly subsidies, Beijing’s municipal government...
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Will raising Beijing’s subway fare be enough to improve service quality and...
Passengers crowd into a subway car in Beijing, China. While the city’s proposed fare increase could help alleviate the system’s congestion, complementary measures should also be pursued in order to...
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