Tag: PUBLICTRANSPORTATION

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 ...

SoBi, or Social Bikes, is a new bike-sharing system being developed by urban planner and bike advocate Ryan Rzepecki. SoBi uses some of the concepts and technologies behind mobile social networking to connect cyclists with bikes -- and each other -- in ways that actually save money over traditional bike-sharing systems. Where traditional bike share systems require special docks placed at ...

The bright red, double-decker Routemaster bus has long been an iconic symbol of the city of London, and Londoners were introduced to a new generation of green Routemasters this week that hopes to retain the original's distinct charms. Fast Company reports the original Routemaster was phased out of service in 2005, but London Mayor Boris Johnson pledged to bring in back. The sleekly redesigned ...

Share Copenhagen residents could find love in a totally new and unexpected place: the city bus. According to The City Fix, transportation company Arriva has installed red "love seats" on about 100 buses that circulate through the Danish city. This stunt, which began May 3rd and will last two weeks, has a dual purpose. First, these seats are really meant to help folks make a love connection during ...

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 ...