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4 Lessons on Increasing Transport Mitigation Ambition in China

The City Fix

Abating China’s transport sector greenhouse gas emissions, which accounted for about 11% of the world’s transport emissions in 2018, is key to meeting both national and global climate goals. In 2021, China updated its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), outlining ambitious.

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After the storms: Research on How to Improve Marine Transportation System Resilience after the 2017 Hurricane Season

Data.gov

A 2018 report from the U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS) gathered recommendations and ‘lessons learned’ from the 2017 hurricane season on how to improve resiliency across the marine transportation system. The report notes that “over the course … Continued.

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Washington NFL team inks agree with Metrorail to provide late night post game service: for one game? Or for all of them?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Most sports teams don't have transportation demand management requirements (" Framework of characteristics that support successful community development in association with the development of professional sports facilities "). That's the case for the DC area teams.

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Super design forward buses in Mexico: Irizar ie tram

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Also see: -- " Design forward trains and streetcars: Haga-Utsunomiya Light Rail and Brightline (plus bonus) ," 2023 -- " Branding's (NOT) all you need for transit ," 2018 The Irizar ie tram is a worthy option as a way to reposition the image of bus transit.

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A government shutdown would threaten air travel and safety

Partnership for Public Service

As excepted employees—those who perform jobs that affect our national health, safety, emergency response and other critical functions—air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration officers would have to work without pay if the government shuts down.

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September or October should be College Bike Month

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I did have a section on biking for transportation in the 2016 post, " Back to School #3: College." In my biking-related comments on the SLC Transportation Plan, I suggested that University of Utah put its campus bike shop at the TRAX University light rail station, to make it more "multi-modal".) Bicycle Friendly University.

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From Waste to Energy: How Urban Waste is Powering Our Cities

Reprogramming the City

The syngas can be further processed into electricity, heat, or transportation fuels (US Department of Energy, 2020). million gallons of low-carbon transportation fuels (Fulcrum BioEnergy, 2021). One example of a gasification facility is the Fulcrum BioEnergy’s Sierra BioFuels Plant in Nevada, USA.

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