public transportation

At first simply a nuisance, the on-going Atlanta gas crisis is beginning to have severe economic consequences.  It only serves to further illustrate the need for cheap, reliable public transportation.

So what’s your dream for transit in America?

As the price of gas continued to climb, many transportation pundits expected a boom in public transportation riders. It still hasn't happened.

The personal benefits of taking public transportation go beyond the obvious environmental benefits. A public transit novice relays some benefits she got by takin gpublic transportation.

WFT??? A bus ad in Kingston encourages people to forget about public transit, and drive single serving automobiles instead.

A three-pronged approach to getting off oil for transportation

This is the third in a series on how we can build an energy future based on our best science and no longer critically dependent upon exhaustible and polluting fossil fuels.

Everybody’s screaming about the miseries of high gas prices… But, are there any “silver linings” in which we can find solace? In fact, there are five — to bring hope to the bleak fact of high oil prices. These 5 facts will bring some peace and relief when you need to fill your tank with $4.00 per gallon gas.

Pollution and devastating environmental conditions are the theme in most large Asian cities. Seoul’s green transformation offers hope for the possibility of creating more livable urban spaces throughout Asia.

5 Road-Tested Ways to Save Money on Gas

People fall into one of two categories: those who ride the bus and those who’d rather lick paint.

But love it or hate it, the bus is a great green option. Here's how to find a good system or tips on using the one you have.

Most of us never question our decision to buy and drive cars because we identify cars with our culture. “Driving is what people do.” That’s been the unspoken motto of the last handful of generations and it’s the lesson we’re teaching our children.

"Americans can make a difference in the fate of the penguin population by leaving the car at home and taking a motorcoach," Pantuso said. "Motorcoaches reduce congestion and pollution by taking more than 425 million cars off the road each year. Coaches provide the same congestion mitigation benefits as transit buses in that we have the capacity to take up to 55 cars, per coach, off the road at one time."

The environmental impact of industrial and residential development became a hot topic after hurricanes Katrina and Rita ravaged the Louisiana coast in 2005, and many called for green rebuilding in the wake of these disasters. On Sunday, the editorial page of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune presented similar thoughts on transportation development in Minnesota in the wake of the August 1 bridge collapse.