(Phys.org)—You have to love the ease and convenience of NFC technology in smartphones. Unless you run a mass transit system in a major city that moves millions of people in and out of trains, morning noon and night, then ...
Looking for a parking space for hours at a busy shopping mall or being stuck on roads jammed with cars releasing large amounts of carbon dioxide are all-too-familiar scenes for city dwellers.
Engineering
Aug 20, 2013
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An exciting "driverless race" is underway among tech giants the United States: In recent months, Google, Uber, and Tesla have made headlines for developing self-driving taxis for big cities.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 24, 2016
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(AP) -- A few hundred people in Seattle have joined citizens around the globe in rallying against fossil fuel use and in support of alternative means of transportation.
Environment
Sep 25, 2011
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The Sun Belt's large metro areas are growing much faster than those elsewhere in the United States, and they are adding more young and old residents than the rest of the nation, according to a new white paper from Rice University's ...
Social Sciences
Jun 11, 2020
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Bala Sivaraman drives an electric car around the US capital Washington, buys used clothes and furniture and cooks his vegan meals on an induction stove he bought after parting ways with his gas oven.
Environment
Oct 29, 2023
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For the past 10 years, motorization in the U.S. has been on the decline, due mainly to more telecommuting, greater use of public transit, increased urbanization of the population and changes in the ages of drivers.
Economics & Business
Dec 22, 2014
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Dozens of people clutching bags full of plastic bottles and disposable cups queue at a busy bus terminal in the Indonesian city of Surabaya—where passengers can swap trash for travel tickets.
Environment
Aug 9, 2019
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The COVID-19 pandemic had surprising effects on demand for public transit in American cities, new research suggests.
Social Sciences
Nov 18, 2020
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The way that public transit riders reach their nearest stop to home could make an important difference in the jobs available to them.
Social Sciences
Aug 31, 2017
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