Polish bus maker Solaris gets orders for an additional 18 hydrogen buses from Frankfurt public transport operator:
-Frankfurt’s In-der-City-Bus had previously ordered 23 Urbino 12 Solaris buses between 2022 & 2024
-Solaris continues to grow its orders for H2 buses
It’s weird to be riding on a cable car in San Francisco, a method of transport developed here in the 1870’s, and see a fully autonomous self-driving taxi pull up right next to you. #history#transportation#science#cars#robots
#30daysOfBiking today I went for a ride around to see how #Portland police direct traffic when somebody biffs their garbage truck's hydraulic oil all over an arterial connector. Apparently they only have two cops and no signage to work with, this probably needs some PBOT (#transportation) staff involved.
Join @bikeloudpdx at the #Ladds500 today and check out the bike lane sweeper, definitely not the only unusual device you'll see on the circle today. Meet your neighborhood activists and learn how you can help #Portland's #transportation bureau reach the #ClimateAction plan goal to make bikes the easy choice for 25% of trips. #pdxBikes
They’re critical points of transit for hundreds of thousands of people every day in Tokyo. So why are they so dang hard to use? One deep dive into the stations’ history says you can blame it on history and necessity.
I am curious. I am spending about €250 per year on #bicycle maintenance. I also spend about €1.600 per year on public transportation - Infrequently visit my father by train, and he lives about 550 km away.
If you own a #car, what are your annual running costs - excluding the purchase price, but including fuel, maintenance, and insurance?
EU Declaration on Cycling signed in Brussels
⭐️ Significance: Historic milestone for cycling in the EU
🔄 Impact: Encourages pro-cycling measures at all levels of governance
📊 Economic Potential: Over 1 million new jobs projected in the EU cycling industry by 2030
⏩ Next Steps: Focus on EU funding for infrastructure and cycling businesses
AI Summary by Arc Browser https://zagdaily.com/trends/landmark-moment-as-eu-declaration-on-cycling-signed/#climate#transportation
"The city’s socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo has pushed through a great many anti-motoring measures during her two administrations—such as reducing the number of parking places, restricting access by SUVs, and closing some major roads to motorists [...]"
It promises to be a true bullet train, traversing seven prefectures in 40 minutes. But will the new Shinkansen ever see the light of day? A new and significant delay casts doubts on its future.
Was talking to a Canadian friend about how hard it is to get from Abbotsford to Vancouver if you don't want to take a private car.
Not only is car-centrism not just a US thing, but we (both in our 50s) were marveling at how long it's been foreseeable that we'd need better public transit & rail to stem climate change and how long politicians have been blowing it... #PublicTransport#Transportation#ClimateChange
@JGeoSys is pleased to announce the the winners of the 2023 Best Paper Award:
Luyu Liu, Adam Porr, and @mobileharv for their paper
“Realizable accessibility: evaluating the reliability of public transit accessibility using high-resolution real-time data”.
ICYMI: We’ve written about interesting train stations in Japan – from ones out in the middle of nowhere to stations in Tokyo that hardly anyone uses. But there’s an even more interesting – and spooky – type of station. Learn about Japan’s “mole stations” and how you can check them out yourself (if you dare…).
The Tsutsuish Station stop is 40 meters underground from the station itself, which means a long, dire climb up a staircase that looks like zombies are about to pop out from the walls. One author says that, when you walk, “the only sound that reverberates is your own footsteps.”