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[[Paris]]: Journée sans voiture: les 4 premiers arrondissements de Paris piétons un dimanche par mois, Sep 17 <ref>[http://www.lefigaro.fr/sortir-paris/2018/09/17/30004-20180917ARTFIG00195-journee-sans-voiture-les-4-premiers-arrondissements-de-paris-pietons-un-dimanche-par-mois.php lefigaro.fr]</ref><br clear=left>


== 2018 ==
== 2023 ==


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[[Germany]] launches world's first hydrogen-powered train, Sep 17 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/17/germany-launches-worlds-first-hydrogen-powered-train The Guardian]</ref><br clear=left>


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== News sources ==
1000 Electric Buses To Spearhead [[Paris]] Goal Of 100% Zero Emissions Public Transportation, Apr 23 <ref>[https://cleantechnica.com/2018/04/23/1000-electric-buses-to-spearhead-paris-goal-of-100-zero-emissions-public-transportation/ cleantechnica.com]</ref><br clear=left>
 
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In [[Germany]]’s Car Capital, the Unthinkable: The Right to Ban Cars, Feb 27 <ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/27/world/europe/diesel-driving-ban-germany-stuttgart.html nytimes.com]</ref><br clear=left>
 
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[[Belgium]]: Brussels to make public transport free on high air pollution days, Feb 26 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/feb/26/brussels-to-make-public-transport-free-on-high-air-pollution-days theguardian.com]</ref><br clear=left>
 
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[[Germany|German]] cities to trial free public transport to cut pollution, Feb 14 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/14/german-cities-to-trial-free-public-transport-to-cut-pollution The Guardian]</ref><br clear=left>
 
== 2017 ==
 
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[[France]]: How This Petite French Town Turned a Stadium Boondoggle Into Free Public Transportation, Oct 25 <ref>[https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2017/10/the-petite-french-town-that-turned-a-stadium-boondoggle-into-free-public-transportation/543798/ citylab.com]</ref><br clear=left>
 
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[[London news]]: New Economics Foundation calls for ‘Khan’s Cars’ as mutually-owned alternative to Uber, Sep 22 <ref>[http://neweconomics.org/2017/09/new-economics-foundation-calls-khans-cars-mutually-owned-alternative-uber/ neweconomics.org]</ref><br clear=left>
 
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[[Finland]]: How one city plans to steer residents away from driving, Sep 26 <ref>[https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-09-26/how-one-city-plans-steer-residents-away-driving pri.org]</ref><br clear=left>
 
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Pollution levels in [[Bolivia]] plummet on nationwide car-free day, Sep 3 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/sep/03/bolivia-car-free-day-pollution The Guardian]</ref><br clear=left>
 
How BlaBlaCar is Revolutionizing the Way Carpooling Works Around the World, Jul 31 <ref>[https://www.shareable.net/blog/how-blablacar-is-revolutionizing-the-way-carpooling-works-around-the-world @Shareable]</ref>
 
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[[India news]]: India moves into low-carbon mobility fast lane, Jul 31 <ref>[https://www.greenbiz.com/article/india-moves-low-carbon-mobility-fast-lane greenbiz.com]</ref><br clear=left>
 
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How [[Barcelona]] is reducing daily car journeys, Jul 3 <ref>[https://cities-today.com/barcelona-reducing-daily-car-journeys/ cities-today.com]</ref><br clear=left>
 
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Google’s new driverless car test wants everyday families to be first riders, Apr 25 <ref>[https://www.curbed.com/2017/4/25/15428052/google-phoenix-waymo-driverless-car-test curbed.com]</ref><br clear=left>
 
When roads are closed, where does the traffic go? Traffic evaporation and Braess's paradox, Mar 28 <ref>[http://h2020-flow.eu/news/news-detail/traffic-evaporation-in-urban-areas/ h2020-flow.eu]</ref>
 
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[[Sustainable transport UK]]: Scant evidence that road schemes produce economic benefits, but they increase traffic dramatically and damage the countryside, Mar 20 <ref>[http://www.cpre.org.uk/media-centre/latest-news-releases/item/4550-case-for-tripling-roads-budget-based-on-wishful-thinking-say-campaigners cpre.org.uk]</ref><br><br clear=left>
 
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[[Ireland]]: Over 2,000 back petition for Galway Greenway, Mar 15 <ref>[http://www.galwayindependent.com/news/topics/articles/2017/03/15/4136648-over-2000-back-petition-for-galway-greenway/ galwayindependent.com]</ref><br clear=left>
 
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[[Barcelona]] Plans Europe's Largest Car Ban Yet, Mar 7 <ref>[https://www.citylab.com/commute/2017/03/barcelona-will-ban-older-cars/518805 citylab.com]</ref><br clear=left>
 
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[[Singapore]] May Have Designed the World's Best Bus Stop, Mar 1 <ref>[https://www.citylab.com/commute/2017/03/singapore-may-have-designed-the-worlds-best-bus-stop/518226/ citylab.com]</ref><br clear=left>
 
European Commission honours Malmö and Brussels as leaders in sustainable mobility, Mar <ref>[https://dailyplanet.climate-kic.org/european-commission-honours-malmo-and-brussels-as-leaders-in-sustainable-mobility/ dailyplanet.climate-kic.org]</ref>
 
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[[China news]]: China's capital is replacing tens of thousands of taxis with electric cars to fight pollution, Feb 27 <ref>[http://mashable.com/2017/02/27/china-electric-taxis/#iyPImKHki05o @mashable]</ref><br clear=left>
 
Ethical and user-friendly transportation options, Feb 24 <ref>[http://www.shareable.net/blog/five-more-reasons-to-deleteuber-%E2%80%94-and-some-ethical-alternatives Shareable]</ref>
 
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[[France]] offers €200 subsidy on electric bike purchases, Feb 23 <ref>[http://www.treehugger.com/bikes/france-offers-200-subsidy-electric-bike-purchases.html treehugger.com]</ref><br clear=left>
 
From Oslo to [[Paris]], these major cities have plans to go car-free, Feb 10 <ref>[https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/02/these-major-cities-are-starting-to-go-car-free/ @wef]</ref>
 
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Oslo Offers Citizens $1,200 to Buy an E-Bike, Jan 31 <ref>[http://www.citylab.com/commute/2017/01/oslo-norway-city-grant-for-electric-cargo-bikes/515100/ citylab.com]</ref><br clear=left>
 
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[[Texas]]: Bayou Greenways, Jan 5 <ref>[https://goodanthropocenes.net/2017/01/05/bayou-greenways/ @SeedsGA]</ref><br clear=left>
 
== 2016 ==
 
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New Ridesharing Alternatives Thrive After Uber Leaves Austin, Jul 6 <ref>[http://www.shareable.net/blog/new-ridesharing-alternatives-thrive-after-uber-leaves-austin @Shareable]</ref><br clear=left>
 
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== Comment ==
 
'''2018'''
 
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[[Sustainable transport UK]]: The young are falling out of love with their cars. It's an opportunity we musn't waste. Aug 8 <ref>[https://www.thealternative.org.uk/dailyalternative/2018/8/11/young-falling-out-of-love-with-cars The Alternative UK]</ref><br clear=left>
 
'''2017'''
 
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[[Sustainable transport UK]]: Owning a car will soon be a thing of the past, John Harris, Oct 23 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/23/owning-car-thing-of-the-past-cities-utopian-vision The Guardian]</ref><br clear=left>
 
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[[Sustainable transport USA]]: 101 ways to improve transportation in your city, Sep 20 <ref>[https://www.curbed.com/2017/9/20/16317036/best-transportation-ideas-cities-transit curbed.com]</ref><br clear=left>
 
Q&A: LibreTaxi's Roman Pushkin on Why He Made a Free, Open-Source Alternative to Uber and Lyft, Mar 22 <ref>[http://www.shareable.net/blog/qa-libretaxis-roman-pushkin-on-why-he-made-a-free-open-source-alternative-to-uber-and-lyft  @Shareable]</ref>
 
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[[Sustainable transport UK]]: The train now standing at Platform 3 is … a Co-op? Mar 16 <ref>[https://transitionnetwork.org/news-and-blog/cooperativetrains/ transitionnetwork.org]</ref><br clear=left>
 
'''2016'''
 
So are trams really better than buses? Dec 1 <ref>[http://www.citymetric.com//transport/so-are-trams-really-better-buses-2623 citymetric.com]</ref>
 
50 reasons why everyone should want more walkable streets, Aug 24 <ref>[http://www.fastcoexist.com/3062989/50-reasons-why-everyone-should-want-more-walkable-streets fastcoexist.com]</ref>
 
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[[Sustainable transport UK]]: The People’s Railway: A Cooperative Opportunity? Jun 28 <ref>[http://www.shareable.net/blog/the-people%E2%80%99s-railway-a-cooperative-opportunity @Shareable]</ref><br clear=left>
 
'''2015'''
 
Towards Decentralized Autonomous Transportation Networks? December 26 <ref>[http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/towards-decentralized-autonomous-transportation-networks/2015/12/26 blog.p2pfoundation.net]</ref>
 
The transformative potential of self-driving electric cars, September 25 <ref>[http://www.vox.com/2015/9/25/9398063/self-driving-electric-cars Vox]</ref>
 
Intelligent Mobility and the Long Walk to Freedom from Cars, August 12 <ref>[http://www.sustainablecitiescollective.com/timbal/1094839/intelligent-mobility-and-long-walk-freedom-cars Sustainable Cities Collective]</ref>
 
'''2014'''
 
TheCityFix’s Year in Review: Momentum builds for the open streets movement, December 24 <ref>[http://thecityfix.com/blog/year-in-review-momentum-builds-open-streets-movement-raahgiri-ciclovia-india-coby-joseph/ TheCityFix]</ref>
 
Caloryville: The Two-Wheeled City, February 14 <ref>[http://www.doorsofperception.com/notopic/caloryville-the-two-wheeled-city/ doorsofperception.com]</ref> 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?
 
=== News sources ===


[http://thecityfix.com TheCityFix], online resource for learning about the latest in sustainable urban mobility and planning.
[http://thecityfix.com TheCityFix], online resource for learning about the latest in sustainable urban mobility and planning.


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Sustainable transport activism]]


* [[Sustainable transport news]] (latest), [[Sustainable transport news/2021-2022|2021-2022]], [[Sustainable transport news/2019-2020|2019-2020]], [[Sustainable transport news/2018|2018]], [[Sustainable transport news/2017|2017]], [[Sustainable transport news/2014-2016|2014-2016]]
* [[Sustainable transport activism]]


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Latest revision as of 15:53, 8 January 2024

CASwiki news articles have a focus on news of community action for sustainability. This article is an offshoot from Sustainable transport activism and is for news and comment in that global or international context. Image: Ethiopian cart, March 2009. Author: Steve Evans
  • News The city where ‘the future has already arrived’, positive.news (Mar 18, 2024)
  • News France halts €100-a-month electric car leasing scheme after huge demand, theguardian.com (Feb 14, 2024)
  • News The Guardian view on fare-free public transport: good for people as well as the planet, theguardian.com (Jan 07, 2024)

2023[edit | edit source]

  • News Bollards and ‘superblocks’: how Europe’s cities are turning on the car, theguardian.com (Dec 18, 2023)
  • News ‘A bus is open to everyone regardless of class’: riding the world’s biggest network, theguardian.com (Nov 30, 2023)
  • News Self-driving buses that go wherever you want? How the UK is trying to revolutionise public transport, theconversation.com (Sep 29, 2023)
  • News Can ‘road ecology’ save millions of animals?, news.mongabay.com (Sep 19, 2023)
  • News We'll have to reimagine our holiday season, as climate crisis compels us to change our means of travel and destinations, Daily Alternative (Sep 17, 2023)
  • News Slow train coming: only a genuine shift to rail will put NZ on track to reduce emissions, theconversation.com (Aug 22, 2023)

News sources[edit | edit source]

TheCityFix, online resource for learning about the latest in sustainable urban mobility and planning.

See also[edit | edit source]

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