TheCityFix Picks, February 24: A New BRT in Chicago, Satellite Cities in China, Road Signs in Turkey
A new BRT line in Chicago's downtown can revolutionize public transportation. Photo by Steven Vance.
Topics:
- advertising
- air pollution
- Air Quality + Climate Change
- bike share
- Communications + Marketing
- e-bike
- electric biking
- emissions
- federal funding
- Health + Road Safety
- Integrated Transport
- mobile apps
- mobile technologies
- oil
- private vehicle emissions
- road fatalities
- road safety
- road signage
- suburban sprawl
- TOD
- transit funding
- transport funding
- Urban Development + Accessibility
- Urban Sprawl
A woman rides her electric bike without a helmet in Beijing. Photo by Ethnocentrics.
From TIME.com:
On the Streets of China, Electric Bikes Are Swarming
June 14, 2009
By Austin Ramzy
In China, electric bicycles are leaving cars in the dust. Last year, Chinese bought 21 million e-bikes, compared with 9.4 million autos. While China now has about 25 million [...]
