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Travel and Cars – Fun with Numbers for 2008

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 14:23

Transportation and its relationship to the economy have been headline media topics for most of 2008 as we have seen unprecedented swings in fuel prices and travelers responding with declines in vehicle miles of travel (VMT) and unprecedented slowing in new vehicle sales.  Transit and Amtrak have seen noticeable ridership growth and there have been cutbacks in demand for and supply of airline capacity.  What is increasingly looking like an historic recession combined with a plummeting of gas prices late in 2008 has confounded the diagnosis of energy price impacts on travel. 

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Cars, Kids, and a Safer Environment Through Planning

Urban areas are filled with cars, and this creates an unsafe environment for children. This commentary argues that officials need to regain their faith in the power of planning to address the issue.
25 September 2008 - 2:00pm
Guardian

How the Light Pickup Became America's Best Seller

Eduardo Porter traces the American preference for light trucks back to a tariff against frozen chicken back in 1961.
12 September 2008 - 2:00pm
The New York Times

Cars Left Behind in Most Trips to Vancouver's Core

A recent study shows that about 60% of all trips into the urban core of Vancouver are not by car.
8 September 2008 - 12:00pm
The Vancouver Sun

California Thinks About Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance Plans

The State of California is considering a plan to allow pay-as-you-drive car insurance plans. Many hope the move will encourage less driving.
31 August 2008 - 11:00am
The Los Angeles Times

Colleges Discouraging Cars

Colleges across the country are trying new incentive programs to get students to leave their cars behind when school starts.
11 August 2008 - 8:00am
USA Today

Study Says That Highways Don't Pay for Themselves

How often does one hear that transit is somehow a less respectable form of transportation than driving because of the "massive subsidies" transit receives? Well, a new study by Texas DOT says that highways don't pay for themselves either.
9 July 2008 - 1:00pm
la.streetsblog.org

Oklahoma's Car Culture Forced to Adapt

Oklahoma City residents used to 70-mile commutes are turning to carpooling as gas hovers at $4 a gallon. But with the largest land area of any U.S. city, providing public transit remains a major challenge.
14 June 2008 - 9:00am
CNNMoney.com
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Sweden Creates Sewage-Powered Cars, But Auto Industry Lags Behind

Household sewage is currently fueling cars in Sweden, and has for years. But Swedish industry has given up on the idea, investing in ethanol-based gasoline.
30 May 2008 - 6:00am
International Herald Tribune

Americans Reluctantly Face Their Gasoline Habit

The New York Times looks across the nation and finds consumers reluctantly changing their habits to deal with rising gas prices.
24 May 2008 - 1:00pm
The New York Times

Cars Don't Cause Traffic, Drivers Do

Some planners hope that driverless car technology can finally put an end to traffic jams.
19 May 2008 - 1:00pm
The North County Times
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Bike Production Dwarfs Car Production

Production of bicycles is more than double the production of cars worldwide -- and the gap between the two vehicles is widening. Many see this as an indicator of the global shift towards encouraging bicycle use as a viable transportation option.
17 May 2008 - 5:00am
Earth Policy Institute

Friday Funny: The End of America's Love Affair with the Car

Assuming everything is fine in its long-time relationship with America, the car comes home to an unhappy surprise in this cartoon from Streetsblog.
21 March 2008 - 2:00pm
Streetsblog
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