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14th October 2020 Sarah Wray The US Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is making US$10 million available in grants for public transport agencies to develop, deploy and demonstrate innovative COVID-safe solutions. The funding follows a series of FTA ‘listening sessions’ held over the last three months, during which transit agencies requested support... read more →

Tiffany Chu Contributor Transportation Transportation systems are often designed for peak commuters going downtown, which has plummeted since the pandemic. To not only recover but emerge improved, cities must invest in a travel pattern long neglected: the neighborhood trip. This pandemic has caused widespread speculation on the future of cities.... read more →

Carlton ReidSenior Contributor Transportation Congestion levels across London will continue to rise if trips previously made by buses or trains were instead made by car,” says a consultation document issued by Transport for London (TfL) on September 28. “We must give people an alternative way to travel,” added the U.K. capital’s transport... read more →

Halo 2 system comprises radar, flash, cameras and computer in one enclosure Enforcement / September 4, 2020 By Ben Spencer Halo 2: 'The certainty of enforcement drives compliance,' says Redflex CEO Mark Talbot Redflex Traffic Systems is upgrading 113 automated enforcement camera sites throughout Los Angeles to help improve safety at... read more →

By Imelda March  Aug 26, 2020 The second pilot of the Chicago E-scooter program began on August 17, with the devices available citywide, except for downtown and the lakefront. Bird, Lime, and Spin are the vendors this year, and each company is allowed to deploy up to 3,300 vehicles. They offer... read more →

Companies are already testing driverless trucks on America's roads. The technology will bring untold profits, but it may cost thousands of truckers their livelihoods. You know that universal sign we give truckers, hoping they'll sound their air horns? Well, you're going to be hearing a lot less honking in the... read more →

 Ankit Mishra, Contributor  Forbes Energy NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 15: People ride bicycles in Washington Square Park during the coronavirus ... [+] GETTY IMAGES The outbreak of Covid-19 has had a significant impact on urban mobility. Based on a recent International Energy Agency (IEA) report, the lockdown measures put in place to... read more →

Jorge L. Ortiz USA TODAY Plastic bottles by the side of a road are a common sight, an unseemly reminder of how often consumer products are discarded carelessly. Now some of those bottles may become part of the road. A California company has devised a process that integrates recycled plastic... read more →

It’s been 31 years since the birth of the World Wide Web. Within the two to three years that followed, the mass adoption of the Internet started to occur. And in the past three decades, the world has experienced significant changes in finding and consuming information and entertainment and purchasing/delivering... read more →

Stacy Noblet, Contributor, Forbes TRANSPORTATION Government agencies, utilities, automakers and technology providers alike are working hard to establish plug-in electric vehicle (EV) charging networks to support the growing EV wave nationwide. Electrify America recently completed its first cross-country EV charging route, the U.S. Department of Energy hosts a charging station... read more →