Traffic Congestion

The authors of Low-Carbon Land Transport – Policy Handbook ask, “Which transport vision will cities like Beijing, China [pictured here], choose for their future?” Photo by Daniel Bongardt.

This post was authored by Daniel Bongardt, Insa Eekhoff, and Stefan Bakker

As former mayor of Bogota, Enrique Peñalosa, said, "Trying to solve traffic problems by building more roads is like putting out a fire with gasoline." Photo by Joe Wolf.

A survey by Workopolis found that a single day of telecommuting by Canada's workers could save $120 million and 60 kilograms of carbon emissions. Photo by Doug.