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Beginner Tips For City Driving
Driving can be stressful for beginners, especially if you find yourself driving on busy roads when you are…
2021-02-22
Climate-Friendly Transportation In U.S. Cities
A new index on carbon-friendly transportation shows which U.S. cities are leading the fight on reducing emissions and fostering clean…
2021-01-22
5 Great Transportation Methods For The Environment
Every credible environmental scientist agrees now that climate change is taking place. The polar ice caps are melting,…
2020-12-05
How Dangerous Is Drowsy Driving?
Most of us have been in a situation in which a sudden sensation of drowsiness overtakes us when…
2020-12-03
How To Travel Around The City For Less
Getting around a major city centre can be very expensive – especially if you’re doing it day-in, day-out…
2020-11-10
6 Convincing Reasons To Go All-Electric This Year
With all of the options for going electric in 2020, then finding the right option that works for…
2020-10-27
Safety Features That Shouldn’t Be Left Out When Getting A Car
When it comes to purchasing a used car, then there are certain safety features that you want to…
2020-10-24
Electric Car Sales Are On The Rise – Is Coronavirus A Turning Point For The Market?
Lockdowns across Europe to curb the coronavirus pandemic drastically changed how we move around the world. Work-from-home restrictions,…
2020-10-17
Here’s How To Make Public Transport Safer During COVID-19
As people around the world emerge from coronavirus lockdowns and return to work, the question of how to…
2020-09-28
COVID-19 Pandemic Fuels Bicycle Boom
The cycling market experiences a surge in demand in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Before COVID-19, we…
2020-06-08
Why Are Electric Scooters Dangerous?
Electric scooters seem like a fun way of getting around the city, but they’re far more hazardous than…
2020-06-05
How To Make Your Trips Faster Than Ever
Traveling is an exciting experience for most people, but getting to your destination is only half the battle.…
2020-05-31
The Impact Of COVID-19 On Future Mobility Solutions
What does this global pandemic entail for the future of mobility in the new world? With the world…
2020-05-16
Europe’s Worst Cities For Traffic Congestion
Among the cities of Europe, Moscow has the worst traffic congestion. This is according to the 2019 edition…
2020-02-18
A Better Daily Commute Is Possible – Just Ask Residents In These Cities
Public transport plays a vital role in cities around the world, connecting people to their jobs, schools and…
2020-01-23
How To Ensure A Smooth Travel Abroad With Kids
Studies show that travelling does many wonders to the children and that it is better to travel with…
2019-12-10
Mobility-As-A-Service: The Value Proposition For The Public And Our Urban Systems
Private car ownership is going down soon — it is time for Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) to shine. In a…
2019-11-04
Urban Mobility In The Smart City Age
The rapid development in operational and information technologies can reshape the existing paradigm of urban mobility in cities…
2019-11-02
Critical Factors For Mitigating Car Traffic In Cities
Car traffic is a very much present problem in almost all — if not all — cities in…
2019-10-09
A More Intelligent System For The Scooter Wars
Startups racing to deploy rentable electric scooters around the world seem to be following Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s…
2019-10-02
Rethinking Urban Mobility
Cities are the drivers of change. If there is one aspect where cities haven’t driven much change over…
2019-09-30
How Data Is Powering Smart City Micromobility And Public Transport
The massive volumes of information brought upon by the digital age allow us to move forward in ways…
2019-09-23
Internet Of Autonomous Vehicles: Improving Mobility On Our Cities
Almost nothing will happen without some form of movement. Mobility is one of the non-negotiables in urban life.…
2019-08-13
Are Shared E-Scooters Good For The Planet? Only If They Replace Car Trips
Shared dockless electric scooters, or e-scooters, transport riders over short distances in cities. Ride share companies promote them…
2019-08-11
The Bike As A Future Mobility Solution For Cleaner Cities
The Norwegian Capital of Oslo has incorporated plans to increase the usage and number of cycles among citizens…
2019-07-22
The Most Expensive Cities For Public Transport 2019
If you love commuting on your travels, then this might be bad news. These cities recorded the highest…
2019-07-05
Top 10 Most Bicycle-Friendly Cities In The World 2019
Sometimes, we need a step back to move forward. Climate change, pollution, and congestion in cities are some…
2019-06-21
These 8 Cities Are Taking Bold Steps To Get Rid Of Cars
Cities around the world are starting to see that they’ll be cleaner, healthier, and just better overall if…
2019-04-02
Which US Cities Make It Easiest To Commute Without A Car?
A new study examines 20 American cities and finds most are sorely lacking in non-car ways to get…
2019-03-10
Bike-Friendly Cities Should Be Designed For Everyone, Not Just For Wealthy White Cyclists
Designing for bikes has become a hallmark of forward-looking modern cities worldwide. Bike-friendly city ratings abound, and advocates…
2019-02-15
How To Turn A Car Town Into A Cycling City
As the home of Royal Philips Electronics for more than 125 years, the southern Netherlands city of Eindhoven…
2018-12-04
Why Walkable Cities Are Good For The Economy, According To A City Planner
People spend more money when cities are less vehicle-oriented. You’ve probably seen the term “walkability” thrown around in…
2018-11-13
Do Cities Have Too Much Parking?
Minimum parking requirements create more parking than is needed. This in turn encourages more driving at a time…
2018-10-08
Why US Public Transportation Is So Bad — And Why Americans Don’t Care
The US has bad public transit, but you probably already know that. While some cities do have impressive…
2018-09-28
Is Travel Really That Bad?
Okay, the title of this article is a bit tongue-in-cheek, but travel does involve considerable costs. The average…
2018-09-25
How To Build Global Cities Without So Many Cars
Expanding public transportation, walking, and biking in cities could save more than $100 trillion in public and private…
2018-09-05
Preparing Your City For The Electric Vehicle Surge? Ask Oslo.
An automobile revolution is coming our way – only you might have trouble hearing it this time. Oslo’s…
2018-08-31
The Electrification Of Transport Could Transform Our Future – If We Are Prepared For It
Electric vehicles (EVs) are set to change everything about how energy is consumed and supplied. As a report…
2018-08-23
The Good & The Bad Of Driverless Cars For Cities
The age of driverless cars is rapidly approaching, and no one seems to know what to do about…
2018-08-13
‘This Waterfront Needs A Highway’: The Huge Mistakes Cities Keep Making
Why don’t cities learn from the mistakes others have made? We list the terrible ideas that keep being…
2018-07-26
Why Do Traffic Jams Sometimes Form For No Reason?
If you’ve ever driven on a highway, you’ve probably seen it happen. Traffic slows to a crawl, then…
2018-05-30
The Transportation Problem No One Is Talking About
Right now, most self-driving cars–like those being developed by Google or Uber–can only operate in very limited urban…
2018-05-24
Copenhagen Mastermind Jan Gehl Isn’t Sold On ‘Smart’ Cities
Architect and planner Jan Gehl looks back on how he helped transform Copenhagen into one of the world’s…
2018-05-16
Love The Bus, Save Your City
Talk of the transportation future is focused on the next shiny thing. But one old technology is central…
2018-05-10
How The World’s First Subway System Was Built
It was the dawn of 1863, and London’s not-yet-opened subway system — the first of its kind in…
2018-04-20
Which are The Best Public Transit-Friendly Cities in America?
Living in a city that has great public transit access can be a big bonus to getting around…
2018-04-06
The Stockholm Metro: World’s Most Beautiful Underground System
The underground in Sweden’s capital city is not just a public transportation system but the world’s longest art gallery.…
2018-04-02
Why Buses Could Be History, Sooner Than You Think
In 1890, no one foresaw the rise of the internal combustion engine: horses were the fastest means of…
2018-03-07
10 Ways You May Be Commuting In The Future
It is somewhat safe to say that, without transportation, we wouldn’t have gotten anywhere. The discovery of fire,…
2018-02-08
The Top 10 U.S. Cities With the Best Public Transit
Finding a home with easy access to public transit is a wonderful thing. In the United States, though,…
2017-11-15