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Pembina Lauds Transit, Biking and Freight Investment in Ontario Budget
Climate and energy investment did not figure prominently in yesterday’s news coverage of the Ontario provincial budget, but the document still got positive reviews ... -
Uber, Lyft Can ‘Cannibalize’ More Efficient Transport Modes
On-demand taxi services like Uber and Lyft are touted as low-carbon alternatives to private car ownership, but a new PhD study at the University ... -
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Federal Budget Will Be an Important Test of Canada’s Climate Commitment
Governments reveal their true priorities by their spending decisions, and that means next week’s federal budget will be an important test of the Pan-Canadian ... -
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Biking, Walking, Transit Depend on Better Street Design
A reliance on cars is built into the way city streets are built, and a different approach could be the key to making communities ... -
Longest Rails-to-Trails Project in U.S. Stretches from Kansas City to St. Louis
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has put the finishing touches on the longest rails-to-trails project in the United States, with a 47.5-mile extension to the ... -
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Cities Can Prepare for Population Growth While Addressing Climate Change, Ottawa Councillor Says
Rapid urbanization, combined with the need to reduce greenhouse gases and adapt to the impacts of climate change, will be two of the most ... -
Mobility as a Service Could Boost Transit, Help Drivers Drive Less
Mobility as a Service (MaaS) companies like Uber and Lyft may hold the solution to transit agencies’ efforts to satisfy customers over the first ... -
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One Cool Power Lane for Bikes [Video]
In a canny use of space, South Korea has turned that barren strip between the vehicle lanes in a highway to better use: sheltering ... -
London Bike Commuters Will Outnumber Cars by 2018
Bicycle commuters are on track to outnumber car commuters in central London, UK by 2018, with an estimated 645,000 people across the city already ... -
Bicyclists Add a Minute to Their Lives for Every Minute They Ride
With just a bit of wacky but defensible math, Michael Andersen of BikePortland in Oregon is making the case that every minute you spend ... -
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Ontario Contemplates ‘Ultra-Low Carbon’ Super-Agency
Ontario’s government is considering creating a new climate super-agency to oversee dramatic changes to the province’s energy economy, according to a discussion document obtained ... -
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‘Electric-Assist’ Pedal Trike Targets Vancouver Millennials
A Vancouver start-up aims to bring a new option to clean urban travel: an “electric-assist” pedal tricycle with a hard shell. -
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C40 Cities To-Do List Highlights Familiar Urban Solutions
A report late last year by C40 Cities and the Arup global consulting group lists more than 2,000 immediate actions—two-thirds of them in the ... -
Germany Opens First Stretch of Controversial ‘Autobahn for Bikes’
Germany’s new autobahn for bicycles could eventually take the equivalent of 50,000 cars off the country’s roads each day, while providing safe passage for ... -
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Oslo to Divest Fossil Fuels, Ban Cars from City Centre
The municipal government in Oslo, Norway is laying plans to ban cars from its city centre by 2019 and divesting fossil fuel investments from ...
