Mass Transit
Gridlocked Israel Considers Its Transit Options
Last week a local green group organized a six kilometer drag race in Israel. A bus, a bicycle, and a car competed to see who could most quickly get from the suburbs of
Tel Avivinto the city center. As expected, the bike arrived first, followed by the bus, and then the car, which got bogged down in the city's notorious traffic.
Look Ma, No Hands! Automated Bus Steers Itself
For any of you who get nauseated as your bus driver lurches crazily from lane to lane in rush hour traffic, UC Berkeley researchers have tested a bus that steers itself, and it actually works.
McCain, Obama Agree to Overlook Transportation
For better or worse, the presidential campaign has kicked into high gear and both Barack Obama and John McCain are touting platforms covering everything from the economy to Iraq. We're disappointed to see neither candidate considers transportation a top-tier issue.
Gas Prices Hit Transit Riders
As more Americans shift away from their cars towards mass transit to escape high gas prices, the pump has once again found a way to affect people. The transit networks who rely on buses to carry its growing riderships are now feeling the pains of increasing fuel costs.
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X-Ray Screening Comes to London's Underground
Airport-style X-ray screening machines and bomb-sniffing dogs are coming to a "handful" of London Underground and National Rail stations this summer, but the threat of widespread passenger rebellion kept authorities from installing them at every station.
The Department for Transport says ongoing concerns about terrorism prompted increased security at stations in London and other cities but subjecting everyone to the added delays would be impractical.
read more »Bendy-Bus Boycott Broken
Australia's bendy-bus boycott has been broken.
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