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Everything is painted in white not only as a reminder of the “White City’s” status as a UNESCO heritage site, but also to mitigate excess solar gain and reverse the unfortunate trend of dark and dank public transportation terminals. Yitzhar and Eliran have taken a giant leap away from purely functional transportation terminals, which could make train travel infinitely more enjoyable. MORE
Some carbon neutral standards require only that a building produces no greenhouse gas emissions while operating, but this fails to consider the energy required to produce materials (such as concrete, which has a high embodied energy footprint), transport materials, and construct the building. Other standards are more rigorous and take into account the entire cycle of a building, along with the surrounding transportation infrastructure. MORE
The offices are smartly sited to exploit pre-existing infrastructure and access to public transportation. Architecture & Urban Amman green building green design landfills LEED public transportationThe World Health Organization gets LEED Gold certification, a first for the Hashemite Kingdom. MORE
In order to highlight the reasons, we should talk about how risky it is to use public transportation in the current coronavirus setting. If these public transportation methods are crowded, it is practically impossible to maintain this distance. MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) believes that the development of public transport is critical to achieving a sustainable transport system and creating a low carbon society. Transport is currently the fastest growing source of pollution contributing to climate change and is responsible for 28 percent of carbon dioxide emissions in the UK. MORE
This is the moment to reimagine public transportation Amanda Eaken Tue, 09/29/2020 – 00:21 Back in April, the city of Seattle temporarily closed off nearly 20 miles of streets to most vehicular traffic in order to let residents bike, walk, jog and skate at a safe social distance during the height of the city’s COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, in New York City, public transportation is how most essential workers have been getting to their jobs during the pandemic. MORE
Last week, the city council of Kansas City unanimously voted for free public transportation via the Zero Fare Transit proposal. Kansas City’s streetcar service is already free, and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) likewise provides free services to veterans. MORE
Transportation. Podder: A futuristic form of public transport set in Singapore 2020. Once again, we have come across a transportation conception in the form of Podder, with its conceptualized scope tailored for the future. In this regard, the Podder will serve as an electric public transport system for the city of Singapore, in the year of 2020. Best of 2011: Visions of futuristic public transport. Please login. Sign In. User Name / Email. MORE
But despite its size, the country and its capital is moving towards a cleaner and more progressive approach towards transportation. In the summer of 2012 Estonia started to work on a public charging network for electric vehicles – with an easy subscription-based payment method for its users. That very same year, in 2013, Tallinn introduced free public transportation to all of its residents and thus became the European “capital of free public transport”. MORE
The National reports that Abu Dhabi’s Executive Council approved a plan to develop a multibillion dollar, state-of-the art public transportation system. Mostly they are motivated by the money lost when residents stay stuck in traffic for hours every day, but there are a host of other benefits associated with public transportation including greater happiness and productivity, and less pollution. MORE
By Michael Smith (Veshengro) The United States continues unabated to promote private car travel and to invest heavily in it and the infrastructure for it rather than the promotion of any kind of public transportation. As to transportation, in the main, methinks, that we will need to look again at human power in the form of walking, cycling, etc., MORE
Environmentalist in countries such as Iraq, Egypt and Lebanon joined 350.org’s ‘Moving Planet’ campaign to celebrate and support greener forms of transport. The stifling heat of the Middle East may be one reason why people prefer to take the car rather than walk or cycle but that doesn’t mean that they don’t support the creation of cheaper and better public transport. Israeli Cyclists Mark Green Transportation Week. MORE
It was seen as a huge leap towards better public transport in the city but the recent suspension of these plans – without much explanation and one year before their planned inauguration – hasn’t been well received. Insufficient public transport is one of the main problems we face and we thought this issue would be resolved with the BRT.”. Amman has been criticised in the past due to its poor public transport and lack of pedestrian facilities. MORE
Israelis are not only clean tech startup masters but also – increasingly – big fans of public transportation , which is why Moovit makes such good sense. A dynamic new mobile app that tracks buses, planes, trains and other forms of transport in at least 20 cities across the globe, this user-generated platform makes getting from point A to point B a snap. Cars & Transportation clean tech green transportation moovit public transportation urban MORE
In September, 2011 “At a ceremony chaired by King Mohammed VI of Morocco and President Sarkozy, the Moroccan Minister of Transport Karim Ghellab explained that the TGV is expected to generate new jobs and offer training opportunities in rail professions for Moroccan jobseekers,” writes GVO. Cars & Transportation Alstom communications Education environmental impact assessments France high speed rail public transportation sewage Stop TGV TGV MORE
Cycle, walk or use public transport and you no longer are traffic and maybe things might work a little – may be even more than a little – better. The problem is that Western society, in the main, is heavily motoring orientated and no serious effort is made to change this by creating, for instance, proper public transit infrastructure and especially infrastructure for cycling and walking. cycling public transport traffic traffic jam walking MORE
It has always campaigned for public transportation reform , among other public issues. Following that strategy, The Movement now advocates for a complete overhaul of Israel’s Transportation Ministry budget, for increased public transportation, and aims to declare around 250,000 hectares (some 620,000 acres) of new, open protected areas. . On Thursday, Dec. MORE
But a new public transportation option has popped up that could make getting from point A to point B significantly less stressful. There are more affordable public transportation options, including trains, which have limited routes, and drab, unreliable buses that are so rusted out and crawling with roaches (trust us; we know) that it’s painful to spend hours stuck in them on the city’s congested road and alley ways – especially during fiery summer days. MORE
So it''s not the typical city you would expect to introduce free public transportation for all its inhabitants. Niklas Sirén and his local Left Party was behind the suggestion to introduce free public transportation in 2011 on a trial basis. But since free public transit was introduced, travel has tripled in Kiruna and the experiment has now become permanent. This has broken a downward spiral for public transport," Sirén said to ETC. MORE
Cars & Transportation biking green transportation Israel public transportation Tel Aviv urban transportationHeadphones kill pedestrians and cyclists who can’t hear traffic. Israel proposes new legislation to ban the music while cycling. . Israel is rapidly becoming a nation of bikers , from cycle-tourism to the bike-sharing program that earned Tel Aviv municipality a Green Globe Award this year. MORE
Then hop aboard Botobus, a new eco-friendly public transport option that features an organic rooftop garden. Introduced last week by the Istanbul Transportation Authority (IETT), the “botanical bus” embarked on its first journey between Edirnekapi and Taksim. Transportation Botobus drip irrigation organic garden public transport rooftop gardens Happen to be in Istanbul ? MORE
In addition to the transportation services, the stations will provide socializing space, refuge from Saudi’s scorching sun, as well as opportunities to purchase food. Although statistically Arabs are not sold on the idea of using public transportation, it is hoped that these super efficient rail services will encourage more, thereby reducing the local drain on Saudi’s oil reserves. MORE
With service running between 6.30am and 10pm during the week and until 11.30pm on weekends, the tramway will also generate new jobs – both for those working directly for the transportation ministry and for residents who previously lacked access to far flung places. Image of tram via Wikicommons; Map from Casablanca Transport. Cars & Transportation air pollution Casablanca public transportation rapid transit tram urban MORE
” Judging by the number of campaigns advocating for sustainable transportation that have been held in Beirut recently, there is a solid group of Beirut residents who would agree with Mikati. Wael Hmaidan, the director of IndyACT (a group of independent activists) agrees, and said that “thinking of alternative transport is a step in the right direction. Could a bike sharing system work in Beirut? MORE
Learn all about alternative transportation in our highly informative post that covers carsharing, public transportation, bike commuting and the best reasons to get out of your car! The post What is Alternative Transportation? Green Lifestyle alternative transportation bike commuting bus cars carsharing PHU public transportation rail traffic MORE
With phase one and three metro lines — Red, Green and Gold — now complete, citizens of Doha who previously relied primarily on cars now have access to an efficient and reliable public transit service that will grow over time. MORE
Learn just how much money public transportation can save you each year. The post Public Transportation Saves you Money! Green Lifestyle bus commuting green lifestyle public transportation subwayChoosing a bus, metro, or train to commute saves you money each year. appeared first on Green Living Ideas. MORE
Public transportation shuts down completely on the Jewish Sabbath across Israel, but now Tel Aviv (Israel’s secular capital) wants to allow buses within the city on Saturdays. It’s a bit of a paradox: Saturday is the one day that Israelis universally have off from work, but it is also the only day that public transportation doesn’t operate. The reason for this weekly public transportation hiatus is religious. MORE
Offbeat bicycle carbon emissions carpool Commute environmental impact featured Public Transportation Top work-from-homeIf you’re still working in a physical office, you’ll need to commute – and in a car, by yourself, that commute will be producing harmful emissions the whole time. MORE
So what happens when this visionary sets his eyes on America’s decaying public transportation infrastructure? The result is hyperloop, a futuristic type of tube transportation which combines the best of air travel with the best of rail. That’s right you saw the phrase rail, tube transportation and futuristic in the same sentence. Transportation Elon Musk Hyperloop Middle East public transportation rail MORE
More on Jordan’s Public Transportation System: Jordan’s Public Transportation Plans Blocked by Political Barriers. Architecture & Urban Amman cycling public transportation urbanThe bad news is that Jordan’s Bus Rapid Transit system (BRT) was suspended last year amid concerns about the associated cost and feasibility. MORE
As if Saudis don’t have enough banned behaviors, the traffic department now prohibits tinted bus windows preventing fewer women from using public transport. Several bus companies that transport both schoolchildren and female teachers are complaining of lost profits as women educators ditch the buses in the aftermath of the ban. This has forced many teachers to resort to alternative means of transportation,” he told the Saudi Gazette. MORE
In part to transport weapons between Rafah in Egypt and the Rafah Palestinian refugee camp and in part to import every day goods, some of the tunnels are well built and include decent infrastructure, while others are at risk of deadly sewage leaks. Dubai has a fairly sophisticated metro system and Jordan is on track with its planned rail system , but public transportation of this variety is a still a distant dream in Gaza. MORE
According to local engineers, the public needs to show its support for Jordan’s ambitious Bus Rapid Transit to help it overcome political barriers. The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) plans were aimed at reducing traffic along Amman’s busiest routes by improving public transport- a victory for the environment and common sense we thought. For more on Jordan’s public transport issues see: Jordan’s Ambitious Bus Plans Get Shelved. MORE
Public transportation is not popular among the Gulf elite who can easily afford the expense of fueling their own cars. The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development chose the corporate giant to provide a transportation system that will eventually make their Doha campus car-free. Cars & Transportation car-free environment Doha Energy Efficiency public transportation Siemens MORE
Haunted by the pollution poisoning their city’s car-clogged roads , more than 200 cyclists took over Beirut last week Sunday in an effort to demand a revival of its once-decent public transportation system. “A sustainable transportation is vital infrastructure for our future in the country,” Greenpeace activist Rayan Makarem told the Daily Star. Architecture & Urban activism Beirut pollution public transportation Traffic MORE
CreditDonkey.com research infographic explores the hidden savings of public transportation With the start of summer, CreditDonkey.com publishes a new infographic to help Americans see the hidden savings of public transportation. Public transportation impacts everything from your wallet to the global environment. Plus, in areas where people rely heavily on public transit, there is a noticeable reduction in traffic congestion and stress.” MORE
Stations are simple with just a platform and a stairway every quarter of a mile or so, reducing the kind of infrastructure necessary to expand railway transportation and therefore mitigating public transportation’s overall environmental impact. The pods have the ability to travel as fast as 150mph, but in Tel Aviv, they should transport passengers at a speed no faster than 100mph. Cities maglev NASA public transportation SkyTran Tel Aviv Urban development MORE
A non profit public transportation service founded and sponsored by community members to ensure that travelers have affordable and stress-free access to the more remote parts of this magical part of Egypt , the bus fills in the missing links between Dahab, Nuweiba and St. Travel & Nature public transportation SinaiIf you’ve traveled throughout the Sinai Peninsula , you will understand how wonderful it is to have a service like Bedouin Bus. MORE
The longest guided busway in the world Friend of the site Clarence has the perfect introduction for this very interesting idea: "Sometimes just when you really think you have seen or heard of just about everything in the transportation world you come upon something that went under your radar. public transport urban transportation MORE
Much in the same way that Waze crowdsources traffic information, Moovit uses social tools to help you move around public transportation. For most people, unless you are Swiss where the trains and buses run like clockwork, taking public transportation puts your arrival time somewhat in the hands of fate. the app helps people choose what public situation to “ride” with. Transportation bus high-tech Israel public transportation train MORE
At least there is public transport in Dubai. An official on behalf of the Metro in response said: “It is the rule … [no] sleeping in the waiting areas, shelters or any place in a public transport environment. I think these rules discourage the use of public transport. Cars & Transportation Dubai public transportation trainDon’t get too comfy though. You’ll get fined for falling asleep. MORE
Public Transportation: Benefits for the 21st Century is a fact-filled report that provides an overview of the benefits that public transportation brings to individuals, communities and our nation as a whole. Public transit's broad reach extends to all of America's communities, large and small, as it helps revitalize business districts, allows employers to tap into larger workforces, builds economic revenues and increases property values. MORE
Presentations Future Trends in Traffic and Transport Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Hollborn TU Darmstadt English Vietnamese Promoting Public Transport to Support Sustainable Development Mr Manfred Breithaupt GTZ – Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH English Vietnamese The Future of Public Transport in India Prof. Khuat Viet Hung young researchers will work in the different fields of traffic and transport at VGTRC, and aim for their doctor degree. MORE
Public Transportation Related Topics Green Living Ideas
FEBRUARY 8, 2016
Learn just how much money public transportation can save you each year. The post Public Transportation Saves you Money! Green Lifestyle bus commuting green lifestyle public transportation subwayChoosing a bus, metro, or train to commute saves you money each year. appeared first on Green Living Ideas.
Green Prophet
DECEMBER 22, 2013
Much in the same way that Waze crowdsources traffic information, Moovit uses social tools to help you move around public transportation. For most people, unless you are Swiss where the trains and buses run like clockwork, taking public transportation puts your arrival time somewhat in the hands of fate. the app helps people choose what public situation to “ride” with. Transportation bus high-tech Israel public transportation train
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 14, 2013
Israelis are not only clean tech startup masters but also – increasingly – big fans of public transportation , which is why Moovit makes such good sense. A dynamic new mobile app that tracks buses, planes, trains and other forms of transport in at least 20 cities across the globe, this user-generated platform makes getting from point A to point B a snap. Cars & Transportation clean tech green transportation moovit public transportation urban
Green Prophet
APRIL 3, 2020
In order to highlight the reasons, we should talk about how risky it is to use public transportation in the current coronavirus setting. If these public transportation methods are crowded, it is practically impossible to maintain this distance.
Green Prophet
MARCH 14, 2012
According to local engineers, the public needs to show its support for Jordan’s ambitious Bus Rapid Transit to help it overcome political barriers. The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) plans were aimed at reducing traffic along Amman’s busiest routes by improving public transport- a victory for the environment and common sense we thought. For more on Jordan’s public transport issues see: Jordan’s Ambitious Bus Plans Get Shelved.
Green Prophet
JANUARY 28, 2013
As if Saudis don’t have enough banned behaviors, the traffic department now prohibits tinted bus windows preventing fewer women from using public transport. Several bus companies that transport both schoolchildren and female teachers are complaining of lost profits as women educators ditch the buses in the aftermath of the ban. This has forced many teachers to resort to alternative means of transportation,” he told the Saudi Gazette.
Green (Living) Review
DECEMBER 5, 2009
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) believes that the development of public transport is critical to achieving a sustainable transport system and creating a low carbon society. Transport is currently the fastest growing source of pollution contributing to climate change and is responsible for 28 percent of carbon dioxide emissions in the UK.
Green Prophet
MARCH 11, 2012
Public transportation shuts down completely on the Jewish Sabbath across Israel, but now Tel Aviv (Israel’s secular capital) wants to allow buses within the city on Saturdays. It’s a bit of a paradox: Saturday is the one day that Israelis universally have off from work, but it is also the only day that public transportation doesn’t operate. The reason for this weekly public transportation hiatus is religious.
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
This is the moment to reimagine public transportation Amanda Eaken Tue, 09/29/2020 – 00:21 Back in April, the city of Seattle temporarily closed off nearly 20 miles of streets to most vehicular traffic in order to let residents bike, walk, jog and skate at a safe social distance during the height of the city’s COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, in New York City, public transportation is how most essential workers have been getting to their jobs during the pandemic.
Green Blog
APRIL 23, 2014
But despite its size, the country and its capital is moving towards a cleaner and more progressive approach towards transportation. In the summer of 2012 Estonia started to work on a public charging network for electric vehicles – with an easy subscription-based payment method for its users. That very same year, in 2013, Tallinn introduced free public transportation to all of its residents and thus became the European “capital of free public transport”.
Green Blog
MARCH 20, 2014
So it''s not the typical city you would expect to introduce free public transportation for all its inhabitants. Niklas Sirén and his local Left Party was behind the suggestion to introduce free public transportation in 2011 on a trial basis. But since free public transit was introduced, travel has tripled in Kiruna and the experiment has now become permanent. This has broken a downward spiral for public transport," Sirén said to ETC.
The Green Changemakers
NOVEMBER 4, 2008
Public Transportation: Benefits for the 21st Century is a fact-filled report that provides an overview of the benefits that public transportation brings to individuals, communities and our nation as a whole. Public transit's broad reach extends to all of America's communities, large and small, as it helps revitalize business districts, allows employers to tap into larger workforces, builds economic revenues and increases property values.
EcoFriend
JULY 1, 2021
Offbeat bicycle carbon emissions carpool Commute environmental impact featured Public Transportation Top work-from-homeIf you’re still working in a physical office, you’ll need to commute – and in a car, by yourself, that commute will be producing harmful emissions the whole time.
The Green Changemakers
MAY 4, 2010
Presentations Future Trends in Traffic and Transport Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Hollborn TU Darmstadt English Vietnamese Promoting Public Transport to Support Sustainable Development Mr Manfred Breithaupt GTZ – Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH English Vietnamese The Future of Public Transport in India Prof. Khuat Viet Hung young researchers will work in the different fields of traffic and transport at VGTRC, and aim for their doctor degree.
EcoFriend
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
Transportation. Podder: A futuristic form of public transport set in Singapore 2020. Once again, we have come across a transportation conception in the form of Podder, with its conceptualized scope tailored for the future. In this regard, the Podder will serve as an electric public transport system for the city of Singapore, in the year of 2020. Best of 2011: Visions of futuristic public transport. Please login. Sign In. User Name / Email.
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 30, 2012
CreditDonkey.com research infographic explores the hidden savings of public transportation With the start of summer, CreditDonkey.com publishes a new infographic to help Americans see the hidden savings of public transportation. Public transportation impacts everything from your wallet to the global environment. Plus, in areas where people rely heavily on public transit, there is a noticeable reduction in traffic congestion and stress.”
Green (Living) Review
MAY 21, 2011
By Michael Smith (Veshengro) The United States continues unabated to promote private car travel and to invest heavily in it and the infrastructure for it rather than the promotion of any kind of public transportation. As to transportation, in the main, methinks, that we will need to look again at human power in the form of walking, cycling, etc.,
Green Prophet
OCTOBER 6, 2014
Then hop aboard Botobus, a new eco-friendly public transport option that features an organic rooftop garden. Introduced last week by the Istanbul Transportation Authority (IETT), the “botanical bus” embarked on its first journey between Edirnekapi and Taksim. Transportation Botobus drip irrigation organic garden public transport rooftop gardens Happen to be in Istanbul ?
Green Living Ideas
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
Learn all about alternative transportation in our highly informative post that covers carsharing, public transportation, bike commuting and the best reasons to get out of your car! The post What is Alternative Transportation? Green Lifestyle alternative transportation bike commuting bus cars carsharing PHU public transportation rail traffic
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 5, 2015
The longest guided busway in the world Friend of the site Clarence has the perfect introduction for this very interesting idea: "Sometimes just when you really think you have seen or heard of just about everything in the transportation world you come upon something that went under your radar. public transport urban transportation
Green (Living) Review
DECEMBER 7, 2015
Cycle, walk or use public transport and you no longer are traffic and maybe things might work a little – may be even more than a little – better. The problem is that Western society, in the main, is heavily motoring orientated and no serious effort is made to change this by creating, for instance, proper public transit infrastructure and especially infrastructure for cycling and walking. cycling public transport traffic traffic jam walking
Green Prophet
AUGUST 22, 2013
Stations are simple with just a platform and a stairway every quarter of a mile or so, reducing the kind of infrastructure necessary to expand railway transportation and therefore mitigating public transportation’s overall environmental impact. The pods have the ability to travel as fast as 150mph, but in Tel Aviv, they should transport passengers at a speed no faster than 100mph. Cities maglev NASA public transportation SkyTran Tel Aviv Urban development
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
The National reports that Abu Dhabi’s Executive Council approved a plan to develop a multibillion dollar, state-of-the art public transportation system. Mostly they are motivated by the money lost when residents stay stuck in traffic for hours every day, but there are a host of other benefits associated with public transportation including greater happiness and productivity, and less pollution.
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 14, 2013
But a new public transportation option has popped up that could make getting from point A to point B significantly less stressful. There are more affordable public transportation options, including trains, which have limited routes, and drab, unreliable buses that are so rusted out and crawling with roaches (trust us; we know) that it’s painful to spend hours stuck in them on the city’s congested road and alley ways – especially during fiery summer days.
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
At least there is public transport in Dubai. An official on behalf of the Metro in response said: “It is the rule … [no] sleeping in the waiting areas, shelters or any place in a public transport environment. I think these rules discourage the use of public transport. Cars & Transportation Dubai public transportation trainDon’t get too comfy though. You’ll get fined for falling asleep.
Green Prophet
JANUARY 8, 2012
In part to transport weapons between Rafah in Egypt and the Rafah Palestinian refugee camp and in part to import every day goods, some of the tunnels are well built and include decent infrastructure, while others are at risk of deadly sewage leaks. Dubai has a fairly sophisticated metro system and Jordan is on track with its planned rail system , but public transportation of this variety is a still a distant dream in Gaza.
Green Prophet
MAY 5, 2012
More on Jordan’s Public Transportation System: Jordan’s Public Transportation Plans Blocked by Political Barriers. Architecture & Urban Amman cycling public transportation urbanThe bad news is that Jordan’s Bus Rapid Transit system (BRT) was suspended last year amid concerns about the associated cost and feasibility.
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
Some carbon neutral standards require only that a building produces no greenhouse gas emissions while operating, but this fails to consider the energy required to produce materials (such as concrete, which has a high embodied energy footprint), transport materials, and construct the building. Other standards are more rigorous and take into account the entire cycle of a building, along with the surrounding transportation infrastructure.
Green Prophet
MAY 30, 2012
Everything is painted in white not only as a reminder of the “White City’s” status as a UNESCO heritage site, but also to mitigate excess solar gain and reverse the unfortunate trend of dark and dank public transportation terminals. Yitzhar and Eliran have taken a giant leap away from purely functional transportation terminals, which could make train travel infinitely more enjoyable.
Green Prophet
JANUARY 22, 2012
The offices are smartly sited to exploit pre-existing infrastructure and access to public transportation. Architecture & Urban Amman green building green design landfills LEED public transportationThe World Health Organization gets LEED Gold certification, a first for the Hashemite Kingdom.
Green Prophet
JULY 31, 2012
Public transportation is not popular among the Gulf elite who can easily afford the expense of fueling their own cars. The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development chose the corporate giant to provide a transportation system that will eventually make their Doha campus car-free. Cars & Transportation car-free environment Doha Energy Efficiency public transportation Siemens
Green Prophet
OCTOBER 3, 2012
Haunted by the pollution poisoning their city’s car-clogged roads , more than 200 cyclists took over Beirut last week Sunday in an effort to demand a revival of its once-decent public transportation system. “A sustainable transportation is vital infrastructure for our future in the country,” Greenpeace activist Rayan Makarem told the Daily Star. Architecture & Urban activism Beirut pollution public transportation Traffic
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
A non profit public transportation service founded and sponsored by community members to ensure that travelers have affordable and stress-free access to the more remote parts of this magical part of Egypt , the bus fills in the missing links between Dahab, Nuweiba and St. Travel & Nature public transportation SinaiIf you’ve traveled throughout the Sinai Peninsula , you will understand how wonderful it is to have a service like Bedouin Bus.
AGreenLiving
OCTOBER 1, 2020
With phase one and three metro lines — Red, Green and Gold — now complete, citizens of Doha who previously relied primarily on cars now have access to an efficient and reliable public transit service that will grow over time.
Green Prophet
DECEMBER 7, 2013
So what happens when this visionary sets his eyes on America’s decaying public transportation infrastructure? The result is hyperloop, a futuristic type of tube transportation which combines the best of air travel with the best of rail. That’s right you saw the phrase rail, tube transportation and futuristic in the same sentence. Transportation Elon Musk Hyperloop Middle East public transportation rail
Green Prophet
MAY 29, 2012
Cars & Transportation biking green transportation Israel public transportation Tel Aviv urban transportationHeadphones kill pedestrians and cyclists who can’t hear traffic. Israel proposes new legislation to ban the music while cycling. . Israel is rapidly becoming a nation of bikers , from cycle-tourism to the bike-sharing program that earned Tel Aviv municipality a Green Globe Award this year.
Green Prophet
DECEMBER 20, 2011
In addition to the transportation services, the stations will provide socializing space, refuge from Saudi’s scorching sun, as well as opportunities to purchase food. Although statistically Arabs are not sold on the idea of using public transportation, it is hoped that these super efficient rail services will encourage more, thereby reducing the local drain on Saudi’s oil reserves.
Green Prophet
OCTOBER 2, 2011
Environmentalist in countries such as Iraq, Egypt and Lebanon joined 350.org’s ‘Moving Planet’ campaign to celebrate and support greener forms of transport. The stifling heat of the Middle East may be one reason why people prefer to take the car rather than walk or cycle but that doesn’t mean that they don’t support the creation of cheaper and better public transport. Israeli Cyclists Mark Green Transportation Week.
Green Prophet
DECEMBER 20, 2012
With service running between 6.30am and 10pm during the week and until 11.30pm on weekends, the tramway will also generate new jobs – both for those working directly for the transportation ministry and for residents who previously lacked access to far flung places. Image of tram via Wikicommons; Map from Casablanca Transport. Cars & Transportation air pollution Casablanca public transportation rapid transit tram urban
Green Prophet
OCTOBER 20, 2011
It was seen as a huge leap towards better public transport in the city but the recent suspension of these plans – without much explanation and one year before their planned inauguration – hasn’t been well received. Insufficient public transport is one of the main problems we face and we thought this issue would be resolved with the BRT.”. Amman has been criticised in the past due to its poor public transport and lack of pedestrian facilities.
Green Prophet
DECEMBER 21, 2012
It has always campaigned for public transportation reform , among other public issues. Following that strategy, The Movement now advocates for a complete overhaul of Israel’s Transportation Ministry budget, for increased public transportation, and aims to declare around 250,000 hectares (some 620,000 acres) of new, open protected areas. . On Thursday, Dec.
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
In September, 2011 “At a ceremony chaired by King Mohammed VI of Morocco and President Sarkozy, the Moroccan Minister of Transport Karim Ghellab explained that the TGV is expected to generate new jobs and offer training opportunities in rail professions for Moroccan jobseekers,” writes GVO. Cars & Transportation Alstom communications Education environmental impact assessments France high speed rail public transportation sewage Stop TGV TGV
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
” Judging by the number of campaigns advocating for sustainable transportation that have been held in Beirut recently, there is a solid group of Beirut residents who would agree with Mikati. Wael Hmaidan, the director of IndyACT (a group of independent activists) agrees, and said that “thinking of alternative transport is a step in the right direction. Could a bike sharing system work in Beirut?
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