Nancy Kete, director of EMBARQ, the World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport, also commended today's announcement. "The president is on the right track," she said. "The new plan to integrate high-speed rail with urban transit will help reduce congestion and make cities better places to live."

Nancy Kete, director of a non-profit agency that develops transportation solutions thinks the president is "on the right track". However, Ms Kete said more attention was needed on other modes of transport.

Nancy Kete, director of a non-profit agency that develops transportation solutions thinks the president is "on the right track". However, Ms Kete said more attention was needed on other modes of transport.

Obama's announcement met a broadly positive response from public transport groups and environmentalists. "The president is on the right track," said Nancy Kete, director of the World Resources Institute Centre for Sustainable Transport.

Obama's announcement met a broadly positive response from public transport groups and environmentalists. "The president is on the right track," said Nancy Kete, director of the World Resources Institute Centre for Sustainable Transport.

The bottom line has been this: Oil use in the United States rose by over 20 percent between 1973 and 2007. Germany and France both cut their oil demand by 25 percent over the past 25 years. Japanese demand has not risen.
“Low prices are a curse,” said Lee Schipper, a transportation expert at Stanford University.

The bottom line has been this: Oil use in the United States rose by over 20 percent between 1973 and 2007. Germany and France both cut their oil demand by 25 percent over the past 25 years. Japanese demand has not risen.
“Low prices are a curse,” said Lee Schipper, a transportation expert at Stanford University.

Why are bicycles, which don't pollute, take up little space, are cheap and have virtually no maintenance cost, not a popular mode of travel in Mumbai? According to activists and cycling enthusiasts, the reasons are a mindset that favours motorised vehicles and a lack of infrastructure to promote cycling in the city.

Why are bicycles, which don't pollute, take up little space, are cheap and have virtually no maintenance cost, not a popular mode of travel in Mumbai? According to activists and cycling enthusiasts, the reasons are a mindset that favours motorised vehicles and a lack of infrastructure to promote cycling in the city.

ISTANBUL - Metrobus, a public transit system in Istanbul, received the honorable mention award at the "Sustainable Transportation Awards 2009." The award, given each year to a city that has provided an innovative transportation strategy, is given by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, or ITDP.