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“A New Direction: Our Changing Relationship with Driving and the Implications for America’s Future.”

Thursday, June 27th, 2013 | Editor | No Comments

Original Article at US PIRG

The Driving Boom—a six decade-long period of steady increases in per-capita driving in the United States—is over.

Total and Per-Capita Vehicle-Miles Traveled, U.S.

Americans drive fewer total miles today than we did eight years ago, and fewer per person than we did at the end of Bill Clinton’s first term. The unique combina­tion of conditions that fueled the Driving Boom—from cheap gas prices to the rapid expansion of the workforce during the Baby Boom generation—no longer exists. Meanwhile, a new generation—the Mil­lennials—is demanding a new American Dream less dependent on driving.

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Development Banks Invest Billions on Sustainable Transport

Monday, July 16th, 2012 | warai03p | No Comments

Original article at www.slocat.net

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (20 June, 2012 )—The eight largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) announced today that they will invest US$175 billion to finance more sustainable transportation systems over the coming decade, boosting equitable economic development and protecting the environment and public health across the developing world. The pledge by the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and six other MDBs was made at the start of United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (also known as Rio+20).

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Underwear Protest on Wellington Trains

Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 | warai03p | No Comments

Original article by Michael Forbes, at the Dominion Post

Generation Zero – Young people at work on Transportation Choice!

There were more than a few raised eyebrows on the train from Ngauranga to Wellington today as 40 young people did the morning commute in their underwear.

They were part of a youth environmental group called Generation Zero, which fights for climate change action and inter-generational justice.

Group organiser James Young-Drew, 22, said the stunt was designed to launch their 50:50 campaign, which is protesting the government’s plans to spend $14 billion on highway projects over next decade but not nearly as much on ”smart transport options” such as light rail, buses and cycleways.

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