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Best of Class BRT
Here’s a Streetfilm about the BRT system in Guangzhou, China. The system has a number of attributes worth emulating: Pre-boarding payment – ala Curitiba Direct routing – buses enter and leave the BRT corridor Bicycle facilities constructed in coordination with the transit corridor A bike share system integrated with the transit system An integrated payment…
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The Addressable, Queryable Bus Stop?
Sometimes as I’m browsing through the too many RSS feeds I subscribe to, I’m struck by an interesting intersection between two items from different sources. That happened this weekend when I noted this comment (from regular commenter Dave H) on the open thread: I’m not sure if anyone here is familiar with QR Codes, but…
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EV Adoption in Oregon
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2011 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: George Beard, Portland State University Topic: Electric Vehicles: Are We in The Driver’s Seat? When it comes to electric vehicles (EVs), Oregon has all the right ingredients: the Governor’s support, the necessary infrastructure and investment by major manufacturers; but is that enough…