Sustainable transport news/2014-2021

First driverless vehicle approved to operate on public roads in Europe, Nov 28, 2021...^[1]

• Paris Plans to Be Completely Cyclable by 2026, Oct 21, 2021...^[2]
• A big, straightforward idea that shifts us to greener transport: Go anywhere in Austria for €3 a day, Oct 2, 2021...^[3]
• Never mind going electric, where will we park? Aug 18, 2021...^[4]

Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities. That's the beauty of "active travel", Apr 30, 2021...^[5]

• Cargo bikes play a big role in avoiding motorised transport of goods. Many European cities operate successful cargo bike subsidy schemes. Commercial use, private ownership, sharing— all forms of cargo bike use are on the rise. Prof. Dr. Sophia Becker and Arne Behrensen, Feb 3, 2021...^[6]

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Ban SUV adverts to meet UK climate goals, report urges, Aug 3...^[1]

• How the Slow Ways network could change walking in Britain, Jun 13...^[2]
• Large areas of London to be made car-free as lockdown eased, May 15^[3]
• UK plans £250m boost for cycle lanes and fast-track e-scooter trials, May 9^[4]

"Like watching decades of activism happen in a month": how city mayors are using Covid-19 to clear cars from the streets, Apr 29^[5]

• De Blasio Commits to 100 Miles of 'Open Streets', Apr 27...^[6]
• Milan announces ambitious scheme to reduce car use after lockdown, Apr 21...^[7]
• Coronavirus: Banning cars made easier to aid social distancing, Apr 20...^[8]Sustainable transport UK
• 'Cities have been invaded by cars. Now they are being liberated', Apr 7...^[9]

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• Climate change: 'Gob-smacking' vision for future UK transport, Mar 27...^[1]
• Electric car emissions myth 'busted', Mar 23...^[2]
• What Happened After Market Street Went Car-Free, Mar 10...^[3]
• Free transport in Luxembourg, but what's the cost? Feb 29^[4]
• Brighton, Bristol, York... city centres signal the end of the road for cars, Jan 26...^[5]
• Germany cuts fares for long-distance rail travel in response to climate crisis, Jan 2^[6]

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Extinction Rebellion's car-free streets showcase the possibility of a beautiful, safe and green future, Oct 16^[1]

• In Freiburg 79 percent of trips taken as a pedestrian, by bike, or by public transport. Aug 20^[2]<
• Oslo Is (Almost) Car-Free -- And Likes It That Way, Mar 5...^[3]

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Luxembourg Makes All Public Transportation Free, Dec 10, 2018^[1]

• Memory lanes: the ramblers trying to save 10,000 lost footpaths, Dec 4, 2018...^[2]
• The electric scooter scheme taking over Paris, Nov 27^[3]
• One Ecuadorian City Is Converting Its Entire Bus Fleet To Electric By March 2019, Nov 14^[4]
• 'I leave the car at home': how free buses are revolutionising one French city, Oct 15^[5]

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• Journée sans voiture: les 4 premiers arrondissements de Paris piétons un dimanche par mois, Sep 17^[1]
• Germany launches world's first hydrogen-powered train, Sep 17^[2]

The young are falling out of love with their cars. It's an opportunity we musn't waste. Aug 8...^[3]

• Paris Gets Serious About Free Transit, May 16^[4]
• 1000 Electric Buses To Spearhead Paris Goal Of 100% Zero Emissions Public Transportation, Apr 23^[5]
• In Germany's Car Capital, the Unthinkable: The Right to Ban Cars, Feb 27^[6]
• Brussels to make public transport free on high air pollution days, Feb 26...^[7]
• German cities to trial free public transport to cut pollution, Feb 14^[8]

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• How This Petite French Town Turned a Stadium Boondoggle Into Free Public Transportation, Oct 25, 2017^[1]
• Owning a car will soon be a thing of the past, John Harris, Oct 23, 2017^[2] ...Sustainable transport UK news
• New Economics Foundation calls for ‘Khan’s Cars’ as mutually-owned alternative to Uber, Sep 22^[3]
• How one city plans to steer residents away from driving, Sep 26^[4]
• 101 ways to improve transportation in your city, Sep 20^[5]

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Pollution levels in Bolivia plummet on nationwide car-free day, Sep 3^[1]

• How BlaBlaCar is Revolutionizing the Way Carpooling Works Around the World, Jul 31^[2]
• India moves into low-carbon mobility fast lane, Jul 31^[3]
• How Barcelona is reducing daily car journeys, Jul 3^[4]
• Google’s new driverless car test wants everyday families to be first riders, Apr 25^[5] Video on youtube.com

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• When roads are closed, where does the traffic go? Traffic evaporation and Braess's paradox, Mar 28^[1]
• Q&A: LibreTaxi's Roman Pushkin on Why He Made a Free, Open-Source Alternative to Uber and Lyft, Mar 22^[2]
• Scant evidence that road schemes produce economic benefits, but they increase traffic dramatically and damage the countryside, Mar 20^[3]
• The train now standing at Platform 3 is … a Co-op? Mar 16^[4]
• Over 2,000 back petition for Galway Greenway, Mar 15^[5]
• Barcelona Plans Europe's Largest Car Ban Yet, Mar 7^[6]
• Singapore May Have Designed the World's Best Bus Stop, Mar 1^[7]
• European Commission honours Malmö and Brussels as leaders in sustainable mobility, Mar^[8]

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• China's capital is replacing tens of thousands of taxis with electric cars to fight pollution, Feb 27^[1]
• Ethical and user-friendly transportation options, Feb 24^[2]
• France offers €200 subsidy on electric bike purchases, Feb 23^[3]
• From Oslo to Paris, these major cities have plans to go car-free, Feb 10^[4]
• Oslo Offers Citizens $1,200 to Buy an E-Bike, Jan 31^[5]
• Bayou Greenways, Jan 5^[6]

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• So are trams really better than buses? Dec 1, 2016^[1]
• 50 reasons why everyone should want more walkable streets, Aug 24^[2]
• New Ridesharing Alternatives Thrive After Uber Leaves Austin, Jul 6^[3]
• The People’s Railway: A Cooperative Opportunity? Jun 28^[4]

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• Towards Decentralized Autonomous Transportation Networks? December 26, 2015...^[1]
• The transformative potential of self-driving electric cars, September 25, 2015...^[2]
• Intelligent Mobility and the Long Walk to Freedom from Cars, August 12, 2015...^[3]
• TheCityFix’s Year in Review: Momentum builds for the open streets movement, December 24, 2014...^[4]
• Caloryville: The Two-Wheeled City, February 14, 2014...^[5] In China, ‘battery-bikes’ are outselling cars by four-to-one. Pedelec sales are soaring in Europe, too. Is this the start of system-wide phase-shift in transportation?

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