At the first national conference of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), city transportation and elected officials expressed dismay that cities may be on their own in moving forward with innovative plans and policies. Attendees were frsutrated that neither cities nor transportation overall got much attention during the recent campaign season.
car sharing
Oregon Senate passes bill to ease the way for car-sharing programs
If a car owner wants to rent a car to someone for a day when it is not being used, what happens with the car insurance? Under a bill passed by the Oregon senate, the …
Oregon Senate passes bill to ease the way for car-sharing programs
If a car owner wants to rent a car to someone for a day when it is not being used, what happens with the car insurance? Under a bill passed by the Oregon senate, the …
Car of the future.
To make the car of the future, we need to make the city of the future, says an MIT designer. In his article in The Futurist Ryan Chin describes a new breed of lightweight, compact, …
Casual car sharing meets the app age
Although casual car sharing has a long history, “The rise of cellphones and now smartphones has brought a whole new dimension to the process. Piggybacking on the casual-carpool model, Web sites and smartphone apps have …
City of Chicago to save $400,000 by using Zipcars
Chicago joins New York in switching to car-sharing for some of its transportation needs.
Where are they going?
The reduction in VMT does not necessarily mean that people are traveling less.