Tag: PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Say what you will about their incessant strikes, their unwavering arrogance or their myopic fear of modernity. But when it comes to green transportation, there's no denying that the French are well ahead of the curve. Today, it's virtually impossible to stroll through the streets of Paris without seeing at least a few people cruising around on Vélibs -- the public bikes first introduced a ...

The economic slump has been tough on all kinds of businesses, even whorehouses. When money is tight, it looks like paying for sex is one of those extras people just can't afford. But one brothel in Berlin isn't taking this news lying down (Excuse the pun). According to The Associated Press, Maison d'Envie, or House of Desire, is giving a $7.50 (5€) discount to all customers who either ride a ...

The Daily Mail reports that the British transit firm C2C has begun to implement a high-tech film that serves to block cell phone signals in specially designated passenger train cars. The policymakers at C2C, and those at plenty of other transit companies besides, have marked certain train cars as "quiet" for some time now, but have had trouble policing those cars' restrictions on cell phone ...

The AP reports that a new public transportation system is being proposed for Ithaca, NY, home of Cornell University and Ithaca College, that would make use of a reasonably novel mode of transportation called podcars. The electric pods would carry between two and ten passengers to their destination station, which would be spaced out every block or every half mile. The small size gives them a ...