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Google Maps To Offer Relevant Local COVID-19 Information For Public Transport, Driving And Testing Centers
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - 3:51am | 387Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Maps will now assist users with local coronavirus information helping them to drive or take public transport safely, as well as guiding them to testing centers. What Happened On Monday, Ramesh Nagarajan, Product Management Director at...
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Today's Pickup: Growth Of On-Demand Mobility Comes At The Cost Of Public Transport And Marginalized People
Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 1:14pm | 864Good day, Ever since Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) came up with its on-demand cab-hailing concept a decade ago, there has been an explosion of interest in new-age mobility systems that has grown to include new forms of mobility squeezed through new business models. According to estimates,...
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Blockchain Unifying Public Transport Payments Across Madrid, Spain
Monday, October 7, 2019 - 12:20pm | 594In Madrid, a partnership between leading Spanish bank Banco Santander and blockchain certification startup Vottun will soon allow the city transport users to pay for their transit using a single unified digital payment system powered by blockchain. Vottun develops interoperable platforms over which...
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Via, On-Demand Mobility App, Rethinks Public Transit In Birmingham And Atlanta's Buckhead
Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - 10:10am | 676Imagine if Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) and public transit had a baby. Meet Via – an international on-demand ride-hailing service that operates as the first and final mile to public transportation. If no public transportation operates in a section of a city, Via acts as the primary shuttle...
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Today's Pickup: New York City Administration Is Walking The Talk On Sustainable Urban Transit
Thursday, January 31, 2019 - 12:58pm | 810Good day, New York City's Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is setting an example for sustainable urban transit by allowing city employees to rent vehicles when on official duty, rather than providing them a dedicated car during the length of their tenure. Founded in 2012,...
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Funding Public Transportation Projects Would Reduce Road Casualties
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 - 12:18pm | 1065In the list of things that sound American, owning a car would possibly be at the top. This is not just a stereotype anymore; the U.S. ranks second in the world in the list of motor vehicles owned, with 910 vehicles per 1,000 people – only below San Marino, a microstate less than one-tenth the...
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Car Sales Are Up, But Fewer People Are Driving: How Can That Be?
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 4:58pm | 937Here's an interesting paradox: U.S. auto sales are up, but Americans are reportedly driving less while relying more on public transportation and bicycles for their daily commutes. The Wall Street Journal says last month's auto sales were the strongest in more than six years, helped in part by...
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Studies Show Americans Are Driving Less and the Reasons Vary
Monday, July 29, 2013 - 1:22pm | 553A new study by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute concluded that Americans are driving less. According to The Car Connection, the University of Michigan study backs up a similar study conducted by the U.S. Public Research Group in May. Michael Sivak, author of the...