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Autolib’: The New Car-Sharing Service In Paris
On 5 December 2011, the Autolib’ service was officially launched in Paris, after two months of tests throughout the city. Autolib’ is the first public service plan with electric vehicles to be developed in a large European metropolis. Cars are equipped with polymer lithium batteries, which have an autonomy of 250 km and need 4... »
Transforming Transportation 26-27 January 2012
The ninth annual “Transforming Transportation” event took place at the World Bank in Washington, DC, US, from 26-27 January 2012. The organizers include b EMBARQ, the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Institute for Transportation Development and Policy, Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities, and the Partnership for Sustainable Low Carbon Transport. This... »
SWOMM 2011 – Railways, Mountains and Environment
Tuesday 13th December 2011 Ministry for Infrastructures and Transport of Italy The Scientific Workshop on Mountain Mobility and Transport The seventh Scientific Workshop on Mountain Mobility and Transport (SWOMM) will take place on 13 December in Rome, at the Ministry for Infrastructures and Transport, EUR Headquarters (Viale dell’Arte N. 16). SWOMM 2011 is promoted by the... »
H2ROMA 2011 – Mobility and Energy Show
The 10th H2Roma Mobility and Energy Show 2011 was held in Rome on 9 and 10 November. H2Roma is an international event dedicated to sustainable mobility, energy and the automotive world in general, gathering the major industrial companies together witg independent research actors Focusing on “Efficiency and sustainability: from research to market”, the event this... »
Lucerne World Mountain Conference
Lucerne World Mountain Conference Moving Mountains toward Global Sustainable Development Lucerne, Switzerland, 11 – 12 October 2011 The world’s mountains were included in the global development agenda at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, by introducing a specific Chapter 13 into Agenda 21. Twenty years later, sustainable mountain development (SMD) matters more than ever, and it is... »
Private money for public transport services in Shenzhen: New Deal in infrastructure finance in China?
The city of Shenzhen, one month before the beginning of the XXVI Universiade Games, took advantage of this event to expand its urban underground with 16 kilometres and 10 stations more. Shenzhen followed the examples of what done by Beijing for the Olympic Summer Games in 2008 and by Shanghai for the 2010 EXPO.... »
BATCo Conference, 9 June 2011, MIT, Rome
The role of inter-modality within the Trans-European Networks: environmental and logistical advantages The Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea of Italy in cooperation with the Autonomos Region Friuli Venezia Giulia is organizing the Conference “The role of inter-modality within the Trans-European Networks: environmental and logistical advantages” on Thursday 9 June from 9:30 until... »
It takes some sweetness – Eco-tips for drivers good for both the wallet and the environment
By using appropriate driving style and habits drivers can save up to 15 percent of petrol, said a survey of the University of California. Researchers also tested a specific ICT tool which tell the drivers the most sustainable and eco friendly driving behaviours. Under aggressive driving behaviours – i.e. full speed acceleration when departing from... »
KmZero Road, the sustainable highway that produces energy
The image of an highway as factor of production of smog, noise pollution and landscape change appears like it is about to end thanks to the new project “KmZero Road” which will be presented next March at Triennale of Milan. Devised by Giulio Ceppi, professor at the Polytechnic of Milan and founder of “Total Tool... »
The role of transport for urban liveability and economic growth
The proceedings from the SWOMM 2009 and the Urban Mobility Report have been launched on the occasion of the XIth Alpine Conference of the Alpine Convention, held on 8-9 March 2011 in Brdo, SLOVENIA. The two publications focus on urban mobility in sensitive natural areas, providing suggestions on innovative means and policies to lower the... »