Sentences with phrase «urban transport»

The personalization trend was in particular evident in the discussions addressing the risk of urban transport emissions.

The car is planned to be produced on a Model X chassis and will be a «high passenger density urban transport».

They were designed specifically with urban transport in mind.

Transportation accounts for about 20 percent of the world's total energy use and urban transport makes up about 40 percent of that.

The renewable fuel may lead developing countries in reducing emissions from deforestation, improving energy efficiency, and transforming urban transport.

I study urban transport, land use, and energy, and this is one of the questions that myself and many of my colleagues spend a good bit of our time thinking about.

A webinar covering planning instruments and financing opportunities, planning and financing sources and instruments, case studies and key issues, and key partners and stakeholders for financing urban transport.

They are often the functional areas of regional cities and large urban transport and service hubs.

I'd like to see more data on the issue, but «making public transportation the center - piece of urban transport and making streets pedestrian and bicycle friendly» is exactly right.

In addition to consumer vehicles, there are two other types of electric vehicle needed: heavy - duty trucks and high passenger - density urban transport.

For example, according to IEA analysis presented in the special section on urban energy systems in Energy Technology Perspectives 2016 (ETP 2016) the gradual evolution of urban transport systems to encourage walking, cycling and public transit could save $ 21 trillion by 2050, while at the same time making a significant dent in greenhouse gas emissions.

In response, ClimateCare is helping them develop three Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMA) as part of Kenya's low carbon development program in the household energy, waste management and urban transport sectors.

The Honda P - NUT (Personal Neo Urban Transport) concept vehicle is unveiled at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles.

Daniel Buren, 1980 produced by the Art Institute Of Chicago in cooperation with METRA (Chicago Urban Transport).

Working in the other direction, there were sizeable rises in motoring charges and urban transport fares in the September quarter, as well as in alcohol and tobacco prices, due in part to the bi-annual excise indexation.

The subway page: world subway maps with many links to other transport information, principally light rail, tram, and other urban transport Search the world's information, including webpages, images, videos and more.

The niche Fortwo isn't for everyone, as there's no rear seat and there are more practical cars available for the money, but those who want urban transport that stands out more than the larger Chevrolet Spark or Mitsubishi Mirage have this as an option.

Designing Cities for People (pdf) Introduction The Ecology of Cities Redesigning Urban Transport Reducing Urban Water Use Farming in the City Upgrading Squatter Settlements Cities for People Chapter 10 Data (xls)

30 October, 2017 — The electric bus and other vehicles could have been running in London over a century ago, if fraudsters had not stifled clean urban transport at birth.

The integration of walkways and bikeways into urban transport systems anchored by public transportation makes a city eminently more livable than one that relies almost exclusively on private automobiles.

The Schaeffler Bio-Hybrid concept vehicle combines pedal - power and electric drive, and is being billed as a solution for future urban transport.

This collaboration with Fallbrook will provide us with the opportunity to expand our business activities in the area of private urban mobility The aim of the collaboration is to develop new electromechanical transmission solutions for urban transport on the basis of this continuously variable automatic transmission.

Homegrown urban transport aggregator Ola has launched a new app for the operators on its platform.

At a time when a newly formed government is facing many competing priorities, this roundtable will debate what the priorities for urban transport investment should be now to support UK cities to grow and prosper in the future.

Om Prakash Agarwal, a senior urban transport specialist at the World Bank, said most cities looking to fight traffic are considering BRT first.

Shweeb just got a $ 1 million grant from Google's 10 ^ 100 invention contest to refine their idea into a workable urban transport system.

Replogle said initiatives similar to those proposed were already happening in countries like Mexico and Colombia, which have plans for comprehensive urban transport programs.

According to Kurti a flywheel — which stores energy in the rotational momentum of a large disc — is a far better way of storing energy for urban transport needs.

One nearby example of a flywheel - driven urban transport system is the People Mover minitram, made by J. P. M. Parry & Associates of Cradley Heath, now in operation in Himley, near Dudley in the Midlands.

This diminutive two - seater has been streaking around our city streets for two decades now and Daimler has seen sense and equipped it with an electric motor and battery for zero emissions and whisper - quiet urban transport.

That means the Lexus NX has in its sights cars like the BMW X3 and Audi Q5, not to mention the fashionistas favourite urban transport — the Range Rover Evoque.

It's not ultra-practical, but huge improvements make it credible urban transport.

It is the product of my working as a taxi - driver (rarely undertaken by women in Greece) for the purposes of the project and setting up scenes of encounters and interviews in this semi-private space of anonymous urban transport.

In this framework, costs and benefits of car and bicycle, the two major urban transport modes, have been assessed and are compared across accidents, climate change, health, and travel time.

When it comes to commuting and two - wheeled urban transport, the Dutch know a thing or two about making city bikes (and about making good city bike infrastructure), and from Royal Dutch Gazelle, which has been making quality city bikes since 1892, comes a new e-bike entry in the daily rider category.

First step in this direction would be to constrain GHG emissions and to integrate climate proofing into urban transport planning and policy process thereby synergising development, mitigation and adaptation concerns.

Given that the sector plays a vital role in economic growth of the country, it is only important to ensure a resilient urban transport system that also aims to provide access to affordable mobility means consistent with future climate change.

A webinar intended for city - level officials and technical staff that addresses national urban transport policies and programs for financing, financing practices currently in place, and two major models of financing schemes.

With reduced sprawl, appropriate urban transport and use of wind and solar energy more and more, this pollution will disappear and improve all of our lives.

Liddle, Brantley (2013): Urban Transport Pollution: Revisiting the Environmental Kuznets Curve.