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What went wrong with America’s $44 million vaccine data system?
"Why was Deloitte awarded the project on a no-bid basis? The contracts claim the company was the only “responsible source” to build the tool. [...] The explanation for how Deloitte could be the only approved source for a product like VAMS, despite having no direct experience in the field, comes down to onerous federal contracting requirements, Schank says. They often require a company to have a long history of federal contracts, which blocks smaller or newer companies that might be a better fit for the task."
MIT Technology Review, 30.01.2021

重庆智慧公交“开”进缅甸
"重庆市交通局消息,重庆交通企业将智慧公交一体化产品和服务送出国门,让缅甸仰光实现6家公交公司、53条公交线路、2000余辆公交车的智能IC卡系统建设、终端安装、运营管理和刷卡支付等,预计2021年将全面覆盖仰光公交领域。" But Yangon needs BRT. Without it, the new technology is stuck in traffic.
澎湃新闻, 04.12.2020

The Secret to Year-Round Streeteries? What Greenhouses Can Teach Us
Outdoor eating rather than parking, configurable according to weather conditions.
Curbed, 06.10.2020

深圳首部自行车交通发展规划出台!新建及扩建道路100%设置自行车道
"顺应形势,深圳大力推动绿色可持续交通发展,倡导绿色出行(1公里步行、3公里自行车、长距离公共交通为主),建设“自行车友好城市”。我市编制了《深圳市自行车交通发展规划(2021-2035)》,明确自行车交通发展定位,即自行车交通是综合交通体系的重要组成部分,与其他交通方式同等重要。主要满足通勤、通学、购物等中短距离出行需求;服务公共交通接驳,解决“最后一公里”出行需求;兼顾市民及游客休闲(或旅游)、健身需求。"
sznews.com, 24.09.2020

新作 | “漂浮群岛” – 人行天桥设计,深圳 / 坊城设计
"坊城设计负责整体慢行系统的规划、建筑以及景观设计。这次我们介绍的是其中建筑与景观融合度最高的二号连廊—-“漂浮群岛” 。"
gooood谷德设计网 , 28.08.2020

制度创新引领道路设计,坪山区城市道路设计标准2.0升级版正式印发实施
"指引2.0坚持以精细化设计推动道路设计制度建设,增加了缆线型综合沟与综合管廊、坪山特色护栏以及街景一体化等内容,同时对道路标准断面、人行道板砖及路缘石尺寸等内容进行了修编,创新塑造坪山区“特色化”友好道路空间。"
坪山区交通轨道管理中心, 17.08.2020

Rotterdam Offers Free Parklets to Help Local Businesses Turn Parking Spots Into Terraces
Rotterdam municipality is helping local businesses to reopen by offering free decking to create an outdoor terraced area to carry out business activities in a safe space.
Popupcity, 06.08.2020

China approves $US 68bn inter-city plan for Pearl River Delta
Massive railway expansion approved, much of it centred on Guangzhou.
International Railway Journal, 04.08.2020

自行车专用路西延段通车
Intersection changes in Beijing to allow bikes to directly turn left with left turning traffic, rather than in two stages with pedestrians.
新京报网, 01.08.2020

深圳市交通运输局关于公开征求《深圳市慢行系统骨干网络布局及试点实施方案(公众咨询稿)》意见的公告
Shenzhen looks to plug a major failing in it's urban transport system: bike facilities. An ambitious and continuous citywide 'bike highway' network is proposed.
深圳市交通运输局, 21.07.2020

骑车难忘被天桥坡道支配的恐惧 深圳首条设在高架桥上的非机动车道来了!
深圳首条设在高架桥上的非机动车道.
sznews.com, 14.07.2020

COVID Mobility Works gathers best practices of Global Mobility Responses to COVID-19
A platform "devoted to collecting, compiling, and sharing mobility initiatives that are keeping the world moving during the COVID-19 pandemic", with breakdowns by topic and mode. Quality is patchy but with some useful nuggets.
Covid Mobility Works, 06.07.2020

哈市建公交优先走廊长江路段预计9月竣工
World Bank funding for a combination median bus lane and kerbside bus lane project in Harbin. It is designed to be 'upgradeable to BRT in the future', which raises the obvious question: why didn't they just do BRT now?
黑龙江日报报业集团, 19.06.2020

北京推共享单车免费骑行激励措施 停车入栏方可享优惠
For the first time, a major city actually promoting bike sharing, rather than just focusing on restrictions and controls?
Chinanews.com, 20.05.2020

GM says it is 'almost there' on million-mile electric vehicle battery
Current electric vehicle batteries typically last 160,000 to 320,000 km. Reuters reported in early May that Tesla, in partnership with Chinese battery maker CATL, plans to introduce its own million-mile (1.6 million km) battery later this year or early next.
Reuters, 20.05.2020

公交有无座位可提前知 全国首条5G智能调度试点线广州开跑
5G技术具有“高带宽、低延时、大连接”等优势,能助力公交实现客流、视频、调度、安全等信息高速传输、互联互通。
南方都市报, 13.05.2020

Europe’s Cities Are Making Less Room for Cars After Coronavirus
With limitations on transit density cities are accelerating measures to promote cycling and walking, including downtown pedestrian priority and long-distance cycleways.
Citylab, 22.04.2020

黄埔中心区将打造15.8公里风雨连廊,五大主题各具特色
黄埔中心区将打造15.8公里的风雨连廊,并作为该区风雨连廊远期规划的样板工程。
广州日报, 16.04.2020

牡丹盛发时 银隆18米“牡丹车”上岗洛阳
18m electric bus from Yinlong.
企业新闻, 13.04.2020

早高峰占用快速公交道,为避摄像头这些违法车闪转腾挪
Lane dividers needed.
腾讯网, 07.04.2020

Playing out: Waverley's kids are reclaiming the streets from cars
Districts in one part of Sydney can request road closures for a few hours each week so people can use the streets. It's proven very popular.
Sydney Morning Herald, 14.03.2020

共享单车再现价格战,借疫情迎二春?
"有专家建议,当下疫情防控与复工复产统筹推进,通勤需要低风险交通工具的支持,共享单车可以作为替代性选择。对于10km以内的通勤距离,骑行是比较安全、健康且高效的选择。"
新浪科技(ID:techsina),作者:张俊, 11.03.2020

广州人行过街设施待优化 珠江新城过街连廊上锁成摆设
Critque of pedestrian bridge designs and measures in Guangzhou. "包括珠江新城连廊在内的众多天桥过街设施,与“五佳”仍有距离,特别是需要在增设雨棚和方便市民上下两方面。"
金羊网, 11.03.2020

广州塔南广场要建珠江两岸人行景观桥,串联新中轴线景观节点
Spectular pedestrian bridge to be built in Guangzhou. "人行桥跨中总宽 20米,其中西侧桥面宽6米,东侧桥面宽8米,中部梯道宽6米。整个工程占地面积约15025.9平方米,其中 占河道约9329.6平方米、陆地约5696.3平方米。总投资约19486万元。"
金羊网, 11.03.2020

挣扎中的共享单车,迎来希望的春天
"另哈啰单车骑行数据显示,疫情发生以来,从开关锁距离各城市医院、超市、农贸市场100米内的骑行量统计占比看,武汉市内的出行单车需求相比疫情暴发前均增长5%左右。1月22日-24日期间,武汉市内3公里以上的长程骑行订单呈3倍增长,之后持续保持高位。"
Sina, 05.03.2020

“Parking cash-out” clears the first of two votes unanimously
"The DC Council voted unanimously Tuesday for a bill that would allow employees to “cash-out” free parking offered by their employer. The bill would let employees who receive free parking instead take the value in cash for transit, bicycling, or walking."
Greater Greater Washington, 03.03.2020

Cash top-up allows boardwalk along Parramatta River
"Located opposite the ferry wharf in central Parramatta, the three-metre wide boardwalk will be a "river-level path" that will allow pedestrians and cyclists to access the foreshore on the river's northern bank. The project includes stairs from the boardwalk to Stewart and Macarthur streets." Unfortuntately Parramatta is also building an LRT.
Sydney Morning Herald, 01.03.2020

Estimated car cost as a predictor of driver yielding behaviors for pedestrians
The science is clear: drivers of expensive cars are jerks.
Science Direct, 29.02.2020

Uber and Lyft Are Increasing Emissions, Not Lowering Them
"The report concludes that ride-sharing services could become more climate-friendly by electrifying their fleets, improving the pricing and convenience of pooled rides, and encouraging the use of public transit by providing “first- and last-mile connections” that only replace the part of the journey that a train or bus won’t cover."
Slate, 26.02.2020

The stubborn myths of rent and gentrification
Stop worrying about gentrification.
The Week, 19.02.2020

Hyundai Motor halts production at local plants on parts supply disruption
Given China's central role in many supply chains, the coronavirus outbreak is going to impact global supply chains in unexpected ways. This article from Korea provides an early indication of the coming disruptions and impacts. "The production shutdown is due mainly to the inventory shortage of wiring harnesses, which are mostly produced in China."
Korea Herald, 04.02.2020

本市将推出27条“公交走廊”
这27条“公交走廊”当中,有的是已经成型的,有的是即将打造的,包括回龙观地区、长安街、两广路、平安大街等等,拟通过增设公交专用道、大站快车、减少中间设站停靠时间等方式,提高公交运行效率。
北京晚报, 16.01.2020

Oslo saw zero pedestrian and cyclist deaths in 2019. Here’s how the city did it.
"Perhaps most remarkably, no children under 15 died in roadway crashes anywhere in the country of Norway during 2019, which has a population of about 5.3 million."
Curbed, 03.01.2020

乘公交不再“盲等”,绍兴市区100只新型公交电子站牌即将启用
绍兴市区启用新型多功能公交电子站牌。
绍兴行掌上公交, 11.12.2019

广州北站最新规划出炉:引入7条高铁、城际
A much-improved approach to high-speed railway station planning taking place in Guangzhou North.
Dayoo, 10.12.2019

公交车挤不挤,以后看站台显示屏上的这个“小人”就知道!
"公交99路多个中途站预报屏上的卡通小人图标数量从1到3,分别对应“舒适、适中、拥挤”。这是试点乘车舒适度预报的新技术——基于图像捕捉技术的乘客密度分析。"
久事公交集团、巴士一公司, 26.11.2019

武汉快速公交(BRT)发展报告
"BRT具有适应性强、造价低、组织灵活等突出优点,对正在快速城市化、机动化的中国城市,具有广泛的适用性,但BRT的发展必须建立在客观理性的功能定位以及科学合理的规划设计之上。总之,作为公交发展供给侧改革的重要抓手和途径之一,BRT公交系统值得在武汉市大力推广,并不断总结经验,形成有自己特色的快速公交模式。"
武汉快速公交, 19.11.2019

深圳给公交车“开绿灯”,多个城市实施路口信号公交先行
Tianjin leading the way?
界面新闻, 18.11.2019

“智慧大脑”全面提升CBD交通
"昨天早高峰,记者沿着金桐西路、景华北街、金桐东路、光华路骑行时发现,连续的自行车道畅通无阻,路口车流冲突点位铺上了自行车“红毯”,违停车竟也不见了踪影。“交通优化工程最主要的理念就是以人为本、慢行优先。”朝阳区交通委副主任张斌源介绍,CBD西北区的交通治理内容主要包括慢行系统、智慧交通、城市家具三个方面,其中把提升步行、自行车出行环境放在首位。"
北京日报, 09.11.2019

深圳连发5起安全岛事故:完善规划管理、提升防护效果必须跟上趟
深圳今年已经发生了5起车辆失控冲上安全岛的事故,目前深圳市交通运输局正在开展二次过街岛、右转渠化岛功能完善设计方案研究,进一步提高安全性能。
南都记者, 21.10.2019

Sydney's new 65km walking track stretches from Parramatta to Penrith
Ambitious greenway network planning - 65km walking route.
Sydney Morning Herald, 13.10.2019

Street by Street, Amsterdam Is Cutting Cars Out of the Picture
"The tools Amsterdam is using to build its car-free future don’t require huge amounts of disruption or cost. Key among these is what the Dutch call a “cut” (knip in Dutch). This involves simply putting up barriers that close off a short strip of a long street; most of the street can still be accessed for deliveries, pick-ups, and drop-offs, but it’s no longer good as a route across town."
Citylab, 07.10.2019

广州科学城将建风雨连廊 搭地铁再不怕日晒雨淋
Huangpu District leads the way.
羊城晚报, 26.09.2019

生活高品质!昆山中环内701座公交候车亭全面亮化,每一站都是风景!
Innovative bus stop upgrades in Kunshan
公共交通资讯, 21.09.2019

[重庆]“高铁+上盖物业” 沙坪坝火车站打造成全国第一个商圈高铁TOD(图)
Real high speed rail TOD.
MOT, 10.09.2019

北京发布校园安全新规:学校周边200米为学生安全区域
《规定》明确了在学校周边200米范围内建立学生安全区域,全面加强对校园周边环境秩序的监督管理,明确校园门前100米(校门两侧各50米)禁止停放机动车。
人民日报客户端, 06.09.2019

北京首批公务电动自行车投用 解决10公里以内的出行难题
"短途公务出行一直是交通痛点。此次亮相的公务电动自行车,解决的正是10公里以内的公务出行难题,既能保障公务出行的效率和安全,又能降低行政成本。使用者无需缴纳押金,由骑行者所在单位集体购买服务或公务出行卡,个人信息和单位信息经过平台审核后就能正常骑行,目前已与近20个国家部委及单位签约。"
北京日报, 02.09.2019

国务院发文要求取消汽车限购 北京称没接到通知
Cities under pressure to remove car registration restrictions. 国务院发文要求取消汽车限购 北京称没接到通知,买车仍需摇号
经济观察网, 29.08.2019

2019年绿色出行宣传月和公交出行宣传周将于九月开启
"以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为指导,深入贯彻党的十九大精神,按照党中央、国务院关于公交优先、绿色出行等决策部署,以“公交优先、绿色出行”为主题,通过组织开展多样化、富有群众参与性的宣传和体验活动,深入宣传绿色出行的重大意义,全面总结中华人民共和国成立70周年以来各地在推进公交优先、绿色出行、提升城市交通服务等方面取得的成就,广泛动员全社会积极参与到绿色出行行动中,加快推动社会公众形成绿色生活方式的理念和行为准则。"
人民网, 27.08.2019

靓到爆!黄埔东路将新增5座人行天桥!效果图抢鲜看
黄埔东路新增5座人行天桥,全部桥宽5.8m、有顶棚,预计2020年底完工。 New bridges in the eastern part of the BRT corridor.
Dayoo, 18.08.2019

番禺广场TOD规划通过审议 4线交会将打造5层地下空间
TOD in Panyu
广州市规划和自然资源局, 10.08.2019

We regret to inform you that scooters aren’t actually good for the environment
Just because the scooters themselves don’t spew out carbon dioxide, doesn’t mean the process of making, charging, and transporting them is emission-free.... Scooters typically produce more emissions than a standard bus with high ridership, an electric moped, an electric bicycle, a regular bicycle, or a good old carbon-free walk.
Vox, 08.08.2019

2019年Q2中国主要城市交通分析报告出炉 2019全国交通便利城市排行榜解读
在全国50个主要城市中,广州交通健康指数最低,为51.83%,相比而言交通处于亚健康状态,其余排行前十城市分别为贵阳、北京、深圳、重庆、西宁、西安、上海、兰州、哈尔滨,TOP10中南北方城市各占一半。
Maigoo, 30.07.2019

Was the Automotive Era a Terrible Mistake?
The age of driving may be merely a cul-de-sac in transportation history.
New Yorker, 22.07.2019

厦首个BRT与地铁换乘站点成功"试水" 换乘客流增600%
该站点实现高品质的无缝衔接,换乘距离由开通前的500米缩短至40米。基于交通大数据分析,平均换乘时间由开通前的13.6分钟缩短至4.6分钟;开通三日轨道文灶站客流量增长12%,换乘客流量增长49%;相比建设前换乘客流量增长600%,从不足250人次/日增长到1500人次/日,充分体现其换乘站的作用。
XMHOUSE消息, 09.07.2019

有新的共享单车骑了!青桔、哈啰即将进入广州街头,能俘获街坊的心吗?
早前,不少市民曾抱怨“共享单车越来越少”,如今,这样情况或得到缓解:两家新的共享单车——青桔和哈啰将进入广州街头提供骑行服务。
信息时报记者 卢云龙 潘敬文 , 30.06.2019

北京首条自行车专用路开通2周:有抽烟违停等现象
Extremely annoying complaints by a whinging reporter about the varied ways people enjoy a new bike-only roadway, but an excellent new development in Beijing if done as part of a wider network.
Sina.cn, 13.06.2019

Taking a city’s pulse with moveable sensors
A small number of taxis can circulate over a one-third of a city in a day, and a slightly larger number can reach half the city, but after that, a much bigger fleet is needed. "The practical side of the study is that city planners and policymakers, among others, now potentially have a more concrete idea about the investment needed for certain levels of mobile sensing, as well as the extent of the results they would likely obtain."
MIT News, 11.06.2019

多部门关于印发绿色出行行动计划(2019—2022年)的通知
以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为指导,贯彻落实党中央、国务院决策部署,切实推进绿色出行发展,坚持公共交通优先发展,努力建设绿色出行友好环境、增加绿色出行方式吸引力、增强公众绿色出行意识,进一步提高城市绿色出行水平。到2022年,初步建成布局合理、生态友好、清洁低碳、集约高效的绿色出行服务体系,绿色出行环境明显改善,公共交通服务品质显著提高、在公众出行中的主体地位基本确立,绿色出行装备水平明显提升,人民群众对选择绿色出行的认同感、获得感和幸福感持续加强。
交通运输部网站, 03.06.2019

​广州天河一天桥才启用不到2年就要拆,怎么回事?

羊城晚报, 22.05.2019

Hanoi BRT project faces failure
Writing on the wall for the Hanoi BRT
VOV, 13.05.2019

中新知识城建成广州首个风雨连廊系统 防日晒雨淋

金羊网, 10.05.2019

广州BRT获中国土木工程领域科技创新最高奖
近日,由广州市政总院设计建设的“广州市中山大道快速公交(BRT)试验线工程”(以下简称广州BRT),获得第十六届中国土木工程詹天佑奖。这是广州BRT继“世界可持续交通奖”“联合国应对气候变化灯塔奖”等国际大奖后,又一次揽获的重量级荣誉。
羊城晚报, 18.04.2019

深圳湾口岸人行天桥建成使用 成南山区第一长天桥 设14部电梯
4月12日深圳湾人行天桥开放使用。天桥全长310米,宽6米,设置梯道5处。
深圳新闻网, 15.04.2019

STEC allots B7.79bn for Mor Chit project
Value capture - US$250 million (7.79 billion baht) paid by developer for a site next to Mo Chit Skytrain station owned by the Skytrain operator.
Bangkok Post, 12.04.2019

Ford CEO says the company 'overestimated' self-driving cars
"Following years of hype and billions of dollars in investment, some other companies are admitting that expectations for self-driving cars were perhaps too high."
Bloomberg, 11.04.2019

Barcelona’s superblocks are a new model for “post-car” urban living
Plans to drastically reduce the motor vehicle network in Barcelona.
Vox, 11.04.2019

广州规划独立路权的自行车及步行路径
广州市规划和自然资源局委托相关企业对城市总体规划及总规层面的专项规划——广州市建设儿童友好型城市规划导则(以下简称“规划”)进行公开招标采购。招标文件要求,要建设安全的出行路径。制定安全、连续的步行和非机动车出行空间,对接相关部门和慢行系统的规划,划定独立路权、连续安全的自行车及步行路径,保障儿童到学校和活动场地的出行安全。
China UTC / 南方网, 10.04.2019

纽约市拟征交通拥堵费 所征费用将补贴地铁系统
纽约市定于2020年12月31日以后开始征收拥堵费。电子收费装置将安装在第60街以南的曼哈顿中城区周边。上述计划一旦实施,纽约将是首座引入交通拥堵收费系统的美国城市。英国首都伦敦、瑞典首都斯德哥尔摩和新加坡等地已经开征拥堵费。伦敦市政府2003年开始向所有进入市中心的车辆征收拥堵费,2017年10月开始向尾气排放不达标的老旧机动车额外征税,希望借助这种方式改善市区空气质量。
Xinhua, 02.04.2019

成都市规划院携手摩拜,用骑行大数据研究慢行系统设计
近日,成都市规划设计研究院与北京摩拜科技有限公司签订了战略合作协议,将围绕共享单车停放管控、接驳公共交通、资源合理投放等热点问题进行研究,给成都市慢行系统优化和城市品质提升提供一个“更优解”。Let's see the results. Will measures be devised and implemented based on this data?
红星新闻, 19.03.2019

上海久事公交今年将实现墨水屏电子站牌全覆盖
"今年以来,上海久事公交集团加快了在本市公交预报信息屏安装新型墨水屏的力度,白底黑字更醒目,公交到站时间更准确,给市民带来了更多智能化公交新体验,极大方便了日常出行。"
上海久事, 15.03.2019

2019年郑州将开通4条地铁线 开建6条快速公交线
郑州将于2019年开工建设6条快速公交线路、16条常规公交专用道和28处公交场站。在重点领域治理上,加快新能源汽车推广,确保2020年实现市区内所有公交车全部更新为新能源车,基本实现市区出租汽车纯电动化目标。City centre access?
中原网, 08.03.2019

Economic benefits of walking and cycling
The latest evidence, research and findings on the economic benefits of walking and cycling, showcasing studies developed by Transport for London and other organisations.
Transport for London, 19.02.2019

Welcome to Oslo! NO PARKING.
More and more European cities are effectively banning automobiles from their city centers — and it seems to be working out just fine for local businesses. The cities are "discovering that restoring these historic spaces to their pre-automobile states is as good for tourism, local business, and overall civic contentedness as it is for air quality and a shrinking carbon footprint."
NRDC, 01.02.2019

谨防高铁灰犀牛
世界最大规模的中国高铁网络和过低的高铁运输密度(运输收入)预示着重大金融风险。继续进行的大规模高铁建设将给中铁总和地方政府造成更加巨大的债务负担,进而成为撞击中国经济的灰犀牛
Caixin, 28.01.2019

What happened when Oslo decided to make its downtown basically car-free?
It was a huge success: Parking spots are now bike lanes, transit is fast and easy, and the streets (and local businesses) are full of people. To help support the shift, the city made “massive improvements in public transport and making cycling safe and comfortable,” says Rune Gjøs, Oslo’s head of cycling.
Fast Company, 24.01.2019

The Transcendent Incompetence of the L Train Fiasco
Fascinating case study of how projects can move forward with no-one actually questioning anything. This is an issue with many BRT projects. "In all walks of life — engineering, politics, transportation — there is a fine line between the earned wisdom of experience and the toxic self-regard of a credentialed rut."
New York Times, 12.01.2019

Scooter Companies vs. the Regulators
Regulators vs dockless mobility: it's what drove Mobike and Ofo into the ground in Guangzhou, and the experience is also familiar in the US.
Slate, 12.12.2018

Shenzhen's silent revolution: world's first fully electric bus fleet quietens Chinese megacity
Interesting though uncritical take on bus fleet electrification in Shenzhen, headlining the noise reduction benefits. Bus frequency is very high even in off-peak periods, with near empty electric buses ubiquitous in off-peak periods, providing an impressive level of passenger service. However, Shenzhen still does not manage to provide any real-time information on bus arrivals at bus stops, and the city does not provide any significant on-street bus priority anywhere, and the benefits of high bus frequency have nothing to do with electrification. The article does clear up one mystery: why such extremely high off-peak frequency even where buses are near empty? Evidently a large subsidy requires buses to meet operational-km targets. Our proposal for Shenzhen's next step forward for its 100% electric bus fleet? Implement BRT or meaningful bus priority and provide real-time bus arrival information for passengers at bus stops.
Guardian, 12.12.2018

Sydney's new 80km walk to be most spectacular in the world
"It was an act of imagination to have Sydneysiders understand the scale of public land around the harbour. The idea that you can walk from Bondi to Manly is a reality now". The multi-day walk would become a "major tourist attraction". It would be as good if not better than the world's great walking trails including North America's Appalachian Trail, the Camino de Santiago in France and Spain, and Cinque Terra in Italy. Together with federal and state government agencies, six related mayors agreed to link existing coastal and harbour-side walking tracks and paths, and erect consistent signs and directions. About 60 km of the trail is on public land. The rest will be on footpaths, including near Point Piper, Darling Point and Potts Point.
Sydney Morning Herald, 26.11.2018

河北沧州为改善空气质量 政府买单请市民免费坐公交
为切实改善空气质量,缓解城市交通压力,河北省沧州市决定请市民免费乘坐公交车,自2018年11月15日起至2019年3月15日,沧州市区内所有公交车免费乘坐。
新浪新闻, 16.11.2018

Milking Scooters for Cash Helps Cities Build for the Future
"In Austin, officials are charging companies $100 a bike or scooter during its experimental phase, and could raise tens of thousands annually. Mobility startups operating in Santa Monica, California, have shelled out a $20,000 each for the right to operate, plus $130 per each device on the street, plus $1 per device per day for the privilege of parking on the public sidewalk. (That last charge is modeled off the way the city charges restaurants for outdoor dining.) Participants’ in Los Angeles’ soon-to-launch scooter and bike program will have a similar setup. Portland, Oregon, meanwhile, is charging the companies operating there a 25-cent per trip fee."
Wired, 06.11.2018

Cities on the World Stage: A ‘superblock’ design that inspires more like it
Superblocks to the rescue? "The Superblock has the potential to address a number of urban priorities, including air quality, noise pollution, public health and social isolation. Barcelona’s leadership and ambition with the Superblock is refreshing, and others around the world are taking notice."
opencanada.org, 18.10.2018

4315公里车道!成都将打造“9廊27线216片”自行车网络
成都正在打造“轨道+公交+慢行”绿色交通体系,未来成都将打造 “9廊27线216片”自行车网络,规划自行车道共计4315公里。“9廊”为自行车专用道网络,规划里程共计300公里。“27线”为自行车主通道,规划里程共计468公里。“216片”为自行车优先道 网络,规划里程共计885公里。
China UTC, 30.09.2018

Robert Venturi: the bad-taste architect who took a sledgehammer to modernism
Robert Venturi, author of one of the 20th Century's best books on architecture, 'Learning from Las Vegas', has died. The Guardian: "Venturi was one of the most influential figures in 20th-century architecture, taking an erudite sledgehammer to the dogmas of modernism and arguing for a world that embraced history, diversity and humour."
The Guardian, 20.09.2018

Induced Demand
The complex sets of inputs required for quantifying induced demand—including local economic and demographic conditions, the quality and availability of alternative transportation options, and the decision-making processes of thousands of individual actors—leave plenty of room for interpretation.
Citylab, 06.09.2018

石家庄市首条公交BRT计划年内开工
石家庄拟建设BRT系统,计划年内正式开工。首条快速公交BRT 1号线将选址石家庄市东西向主轴槐安路,全长约27公里。
www.hebnews.cn, 15.08.2018

See No Evil
An article explaining the robustness of supply chains. 'Tributaries' rather than 'chains'. ... "In some sense all gold is the same, so you just buy the cheapest gold you can get. But if you look at it in another way, it matters how it was mined and transported. And then all of the sudden, every piece of gold is a little bit different."
Miriam Posner, Logic Magazine, 11.08.2018

A Once-Maligned Concrete Megastructure in Seoul is Revitalized—Sans Gentrification
A focus on infill and re-use is example for some of the largely abandoned areas in cities like Ji'an, China. "Now, thanks to the Remaking Sewoon Project, which Seoul mayor Park Won-soon spearheaded in 2015, Sewoon Sangga is poised as an adaptive- reuse success story in the city’s post–2008 recession efforts to improve walkability, connect communities, and nurture creative growth."
Metropolis, 08.08.2018

Secret document warns vision for Sydney's light rail ignored realities
A 'Lessons for Light Rail' report says the project for a light rail from Sydney's CBD to the eastern suburbs should have had a more detailed design process with a longer evaluation and negotiation period. The report notes that "Visions were promoted before understanding the real constraints of the project - the underground utilities and drainage."
SMH, 05.08.2018

人工智能系统进入上海公交,智慧站牌呼之欲出
智慧公交站牌包含三大模块:公交动态信息发布大屏、乘客互动查询触摸屏、便民援助服务终端。能实时发布各条公交线路的站点、下一班公交车预计到站时间、未来几班公交车的载客人数等实用信息,还能识别上车人数和下车人数。
bus-info.cn, 27.07.2018

China made solar panels cheap. Now it’s doing the same for electric buses.
"Battery electric buses are still a nascent technology; they haven’t hit the steep upward slope of the S-curve yet. For city and county authorities, the decision between BEBs and diesel or natural gas buses is still agonizingly difficult, involving considerations about infrastructure, interoperability, lock-in, and lifecycle analysis that are new to many of them. So the market needs a kick in the pants to really get moving. And it looks like China is providing it."
Vox, 24.07.2018

高德地图:2018Q2中国主要城市交通分析报告
2018Q2老牌堵城北京重回榜首,广州紧随其后 根据高德地图交通大数据监测的100个主要城市结果显示,本季北京高峰拥堵延时指数2.095,广州高峰延时指数2.030,分别位于榜单第一、二位。北京本季高峰平均车速22.4km/h,广州车速22.60km/h,从车速运行最慢城市榜来看北京排第9,广州排第11。重庆、哈尔滨、银川、上海指数在1.90以上位于第二阶梯,济南、贵阳、珠海、长春高峰拥堵延时指数小于1.90,位于第三阶梯。
Useit, 20.07.2018

Apartment buildings are illegal to build in 73.5% of San Francisco
"Apartment building" is defined to be a building with 3 or more homes. It is illegal to build a building with more than 5 homes in 87% of San Francisco. Many apartment buildings already exist in the red and orange areas but would be illegal to build today.
vadimg (data SF Gov, code Github), 19.07.2018

厦门启动全国首个商用级5G技术 BRT将实现智能辅助驾驶
六月底厦门BRT将启动实施5G技术改造,最快今年年底,厦门BRT将实现L2级别的智能辅助驾驶,不仅驾驶员实现“减负”,公交车还可实现精准停靠,且行驶更加安全。
中规院交通院, 15.06.2018

Madrid Takes Its Car Ban to the Next Level
Following an announcement this week, the Spanish capital confirmed that, starting in November, all non-resident vehicles will be barred from a zone that covers the entirety of Madrid’s center. The only vehicles that will be allowed in this zone are cars that belong to residents who live there, zero-emissions delivery vehicles, taxis, and public transit.
Citylab, 24.05.2018

Chicago Parking Meter Lease Slow-Motion Train Wreck Only Has 65 More Years to Go
Chicago’s parking meter system raked in $134.2 million last year, putting private investors on pace to recoup their entire $1.16 billion investment by 2021 with 62 years to go in the lease, the latest annual audit shows. Chicago has converted what used to be $23.8 million in annual revenues for the city and turned it into a $21.7 million expense.
Urbanophile, 17.05.2018

发改委:中小城市不宜过高预估高铁带动作用 盲目造城
China's top national economic planner has issued guidelines specifying that land around high speed rail stations earmarked for development should not on average exceed 50 hectares, although for a small number of stations, that figure goes to up to 100 ha. The NDRC said that new high-speed railway lines should not lead to the partitioning of cities; stations should be located within, or as near as possible to, central urban areas for convenience of passengers; and buildings should not be ostentatious, grandiose projects. Unfortunately, the horse has bolted and these guidelines probably should have been provided a decade ago.
财新网, 09.05.2018

Electric Buses Are Hurting the Oil Industry
China had about 99 percent of the 385,000 electric buses on the roads worldwide in 2017, accounting for 17 percent of the country’s entire fleet. Every five weeks, Chinese cities add 9,500 of the zero-emissions transporters—the equivalent of London’s entire working fleet, according Bloomberg New Energy Finance. For every 1,000 battery-powered buses on the road, about 500 barrels a day of diesel fuel will be displaced from the market.
Bloomberg, 24.04.2018

The Real Reason Your Local Mall is Failing
"And we should also recognize where our wealth really comes from. It comes from our downtown and our core neighborhoods (those within walking distance of the downtown). It certainly doesn't come from people driving through those places. It doesn't come from people commuting in. It doesn't come from tourists or developers or the potential of land development out on the edge."
Strong Towns, 23.04.2018

广州市停车场条例
广州停车新条例将从2018年10月1日起实施。道路停车届时恢复收费,采用阶梯标准并实行信息化管理。同时根据道路交通运行情况和停车需求变化动态调整泊位设置。
广州市人大常委会机关信息化办公室, 23.04.2018

THE DISGRACEFUL DOCKLESS DRAMA: WHAT DOCKLESS BIKES/SCOOTERS ARE EXPOSING
"For the first time, scooters and bikes, the absolute rockstars of urban mobility, have started coming close to enjoying a similar user experience as cars: the convenient user experience of go anywhere, park anywhere. If cities allow and mandate that we be able to park cars everywhere, why shouldn’t bikes have the same convenience? Especially considering they require 10 times less space than cars and offer enormous efficiency, environmental, cost, and health benefits."
Have A Go, 18.04.2018

The Strange Beauty Of Brutalist Architecture, Mid-Demolition
The average age of a building being demolished in the 1950s was 111 years [...] By the early 2000s, the age was down to 60 years. That number seems to still be dropping: another study pegged the age of some demolished buildings at less than 50 years.
co.design, 11.04.2018

Transit retail hitting the mark as train stations multiply
"Transit hubs, like hospitals and airports, are the new frontiers for retailers... Sydney Metro Northwest are planning to deliver retail offerings that are station specific and complementary to the broader newly created station precinct and retail already on offer in the immediate area."
Sydney Morning Herald, 07.04.2018

北京市严控核心区、副中心机动车保有量
北京市第十五届人大常委会第三次会议30日表决通过《北京市机动车停车条例》。条例要求,严控首都功能核心区、城市副中心机动车保有量;逐步建立居住停车区域认证机制;中心城区范围内的经营性停车设施,应当24小时开放。
财经网 Caijing, 02.04.2018

无惧零下47℃极寒低温 比亚迪纯电动客车勇战海拉尔
自今年1月始,受到强冷空气超强待机的影响,海拉尔最低气温突破零下47℃,逼近历史最低值,开启“极寒模式”。在如此极端严寒的环境下,比亚迪K8纯电动客车及部分新车型自去年12月驶入海拉尔,开启为期约100天的高寒强化测试,在-10℃至-50℃低温环境下挑战纯电动客车全天候及各种路况下的产品可靠性和安全性。
EV视界, 16.03.2018

Paris Offers Sweet Incentives to Ditch Your Car for a Bike
The city will reimburse residents who buy e-bikes and cargo bikes by up to €600. A better bet for cities than massive electric car subsidies that do nothing to address congestion issues?
Bicycling, 07.03.2018

California's Love of Cars Is Fueling Its Housing Crisis
Adding an above-ground parking spot costs $27,000, just for construction, while an underground space runs around $35,000, according to Donald Shoup in 2014.
Bloomberg, 06.03.2018

Highrise car parks to be banned in drive to improve city streetscapes
Underground car parking would be the only type allowed in most city apartment and office developments, under new rules being considered by Melbourne City Council. Many additional streetscape-improving policies are being planned.
The Age, 15.02.2018

China’s SUV Sales Rise Sharply, Underpin Gasoline Demand
SUVs now account for 40 percent of the country’s passenger vehicle market, up from 17 percent in 2013.
The Fuse, 02.02.2018

These maps reveal the truth about population density across Europe
Simply dividing the number of people by the land area of a country is not always the best way to understand population density.
CityMetric, 25.01.2018

Didi has a brilliant plan to contain the threat of China’s bike-sharing services
By introducing its own bike sharing service inside its own app, Didi aims to tame Ofo and Bluegogo. It wants them to exist as features inside its app, rather than develop services that could challenge Didi’s dominance.
Techcrunch, 17.01.2018

Why experts believe cheaper, better lidar is right around the corner
Lidar used to cost $75,000, but the price may fall to $100. Like radar, lidar scanners can measure distances with high accuracy. Some lidar sensors can even measure velocity, and lidar provides high resolution and works about as well in any lighting.
Ars Technica, 01.01.2018

Empty Buses Allegedly Help Automaker Get Its Hands On Electric Car Subsidies
A national rule compels carmakers to prove that a customer has driven a new-energy car at least 30,000 km on the road before the manufacturer can apply for a subsidy for it.
Caixin, 28.12.2017

推进绿色交通发展 服务交通强国建设——《关于全面深入推进绿色交通发展的意见》的解读
绿色出行比例显著提升。大中城市中心城区绿色出行比例达到70%以上,建成一批公交都市示范城市。
中华人民共和国交通运输部, 06.12.2017

独家|呼市两条地铁及呼鄂高速被叫停 内蒙古内查大型基建项目融资
据财新记者从多位知情人士处了解,总投资规模高达300亿元的包头市轨道交通项目已在8月初被叫停。与此同时,多位银行业及监管人士还透露,内蒙古省会城市呼和浩特的3、4号线地铁项目,以及呼和浩特到鄂尔多斯的高速公路项目也被叫停。
财新网, 13.11.2017

London's Oxford Street could be traffic-free by December 2018, says mayor
Large parts of London's Oxford Street could be pedestrianised by December 2018, under plans put forward by London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
BBC, 06.11.2017

London Overground is experimenting with telling passengers which bits of the next train is busiest
Can the same be done for BRT buses on high frequency lines?
CityMetric, 17.10.2017

北京天通苑至中关村2018年建9公里自行车高速路
据了解,2017年计划针对 600公里自行车和步道进行治理,其中朝阳路、朝阳北路等重点道路步行自行车系统整治将在年底完成。同时,回龙观(天通苑至中关村)近9公里自行车高速路也正在规划中,将于2018年逐步落地。
千龙网, 12.10.2017

Amsterdam Rethinks the Traffic Light’s Role in City Planning
“In the end, traffic light infrastructure is an infrastructure for cars, not an infrastructure for people on bikes and people walking. In locations with high levels of people on bikes and people walking, traffic lights maybe aren’t appropriate.”
Next City, 05.10.2017

UK is on the road to a cycling revolution
Mobike and the other new arrivals, Ofo, OBike and Urbo, find themselves in harmony with the UK government's health and transportation plans.
China Daily, 30.09.2017

More showers, lockers for workers who cycle to office could be a reality, with grant extension
Singapore transport authority funds construction of facilities, Travel Smart Rewards, and Travel Smart Consultancy Vouchers
Straits Times, 29.09.2017

移动支付战火燃至交通出行 银联闪付5个月连下20城
"交通出行这一高频交易场景,是银联最新的战场。如果说上述两大砝码是银联作为卡组织的天然可见优势,那么银联在后台不断做出的市场化调整,或许才是其下一步直面竞争的关键。"
证券时报网, 28.09.2017

Tfl plans to make £322m by collecting data from passengers' mobiles via Tube Wi-Fi
TfL in 2016 ran a pilot which tracked Wi-Fi signals from 5.6 million phones as people moved around the London Underground, even if they weren't connected to a Wi-Fi network. It is now in consultation about tracking passengers on a permanent basis.
Sky News, 27.09.2017

面对人大常委会质询,南昌市长向500多万市民道歉
井冈山大道上的南昌公交BRT工程耽误了工期,这是因为政府部门发现此前规划设计有不合理的地方,为此做了优化。“这个工程确实有点慢,我代表政府向广大市民道歉。”
凤凰网资讯, 23.09.2017

Bike-sharing schemes might seem like a waste of space but the economics makes sense
The economic models behind dockless bike share schemes actually have as much to do with data mining, advertising and turning a profit from interest on the deposits as from the bike rental itself.
The Conversation, 19.09.2017

Build it and they will come? Why Britain's 1960s cycling revolution flopped
“If the reasons for Stevenage’s failure to encourage cycling were that it was too easy to drive, then no amount of investment in marketing the town’s cycling facilities would have changed travel behaviour.”
The Guardian, 19.09.2017

1,500 scientists lift the lid on reproducibility

Nature, 25.05.2016