Transportation Blogs

bTRANSPORTATION/b TUES: The Mazda Kiyora Car Purifies Water

7 Oct 2008 at 9:00am

When Mazda was looking for inspiration for their next concept vehicle, they decided to focus upon resource that is the most important for life on earth: water. As a result they developed the low-emission, droplet shaped Mazda Kiyora, b.../b

http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/07/mazda-kiyora-concept-car/

bTRANSPORTATION/b TUESDAY: Nissan?s All-Electric Nuvu Vehicle

7 Oct 2008 at 2:30pm

This year?s Paris Motor Show has seen many major manufacturers making strident efforts towards smaller, more fuel efficient, and more environmentally sustainable vehicles. The Nissan Nuvu is just such a car, representing the type of b.../b

http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/07/nissan-nuvu-electric-concept-car/

Economy Hitting the Skids? Time to Get Ambitious About bTransportation/b

7 Oct 2008 at 2:15pm
Many viewers will already be familiar with one of them: the Great Depression and its astounding record in projects for housing, recreation and btransportation/b. With segments devoted to such projects as La Guardia Airport, Orchard Beach b.../b
http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/10/07/economy-hitting-the-skids-time-to -get-ambitious-about-transportation/

bTRANSPORTATION/b TUESDAY: Peugeot?s HYmotion3

7 Oct 2008 at 12:30pm
Peugeot is just one of the companies currently showcasing their latest and greatest at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. One of our favorites offerings from this year?s offerings is the Hymotion 3 concept vehicle, which facilitates urban b.../b
http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/07/hymotion3-concept-car-by-peugeot/

Almost completely unrelated to APTA . . .

8 Oct 2008 at 2:44am
We were told to write about anything connected to APTA?s Annual Meeting EXPO, so that?s what I?m doing ? even though some might argue that what I?m writing about has, at best, a tenuous connection. Anyway . . . I?m in a lovely, b.../b
http://blog.apta.com/?p=309

Golfing?

8 Oct 2008 at 2:38am
When Wallco and Hall Industries, Inc. (Booth # 523) decided on their display, they added a mini golf putting green. Um ? what? ?We?ve had a lot of interest in our green,? said Jonathan C. Hall. ?It at least gets people in [ah, b.../b
http://blog.apta.com/?p=306

Host Forum, Partnerships for the Future

8 Oct 2008 at 2:24am
Sunday afternoon, scheduled between the 4:00 general session with Ed Begley, Jr. and the 6:00 welcoming reception, the host forum audience was a little smaller, but attentive. Paul Jablonski, CEO of San Diego MTS, reviewed the financial b.../b
http://blog.apta.com/?p=304

Behind the scenes, before the opening session

8 Oct 2008 at 2:12am
Monday morning, 7:15 am, Ballroom 20 at the Convention Center. Staff members are placing an APTA annual report on each chair. Lights are low, with the cameramen setting up shots. The young performers are doing a run-through. b.../b
http://blog.apta.com/?p=300

bTRANSPORTATION/b: Too many cars, too few modern policies to deal b.../b

7 Oct 2008 at 1:28pm
If leaders want to curtail emissions from the country's car-crazy btransportation/b sector, they will have to start by looking at the 20th-century policies that made it what it is, a?
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/rss/2008/10/07/3

bTransportation/b

8 Oct 2008 at 12:30am
Here, we select a series of travel- and news-related maps Land Area Rail Travel (One of the cleaner modes of btransportation/b) Aircraft Travel (The least clean I'm aware of) Mopeds and Motorcycles (Also one of the cleaner)
http://gerod.blogspot.com/2008/10/transportation.html

SEPTA riders like new train car on display

7 Oct 2008 at 11:27pm
Thaddeus Robinson rolled his wheelchair off SEPTA's new railcar, grinning. It's much better than the old cars, said Robinson, of West Philadelphia, after a brief tour of the Silverliner V prototype that went on display yesterday at b.../b
http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/industries/transportation/20081003_SE PTA_riders_like_new_train_car_on_display.html

Winging It: Holding steady on low-fare reputation

7 Oct 2008 at 11:27pm
I had the rare opportunity last week to attend a media day at a major airline. These events, which only a few airlines put on, allow those who write about the business to hear executives describe what the carrier is doing to draw more b.../b
http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/industries/transportation/20081006_Wi nging_It__Holding_steady_on_low-fare_reputation.html

Bridge traffic drops after toll increase

7 Oct 2008 at 11:27pm
Commuter traffic rose Monday on the Tacony-Palmyra and Burlington-Bristol Bridges and dropped on the four Delaware River Port Authority bridges, apparently the result of drivers' looking for a bargain.
http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/industries/transportation/20080917_Br idge_traffic_drops_after_toll_increase.html

US Airways 3d in two major performance areas

7 Oct 2008 at 11:27pm
US Airways Group Inc. ranked third among major airlines in on-time arrivals and baggage handling in August, a big improvement from recent years.
http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/industries/transportation/20081003_US _Airways_3d_in_two_major_performance_areas.html

7 Oct 2008 at 11:27pm
When Tina Hill drove into SEPTA's Elwyn train station from her Glen Mills home last week at 7:30 am, there were still a handful of parking places left in the 233-space lot.
http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/industries/transportation/20080916_SE PTA_s_popularity_brings_new_problems.html

bTransportation/b in Support of Science: The LC-130 Hercules

7 Oct 2008 at 4:42pm
ILULISSAT, GREENLAND? (By Lisa Strong-Aufhauser) We, but even more so, I, spent a lot of time in LC-130 Hercules btransport/b planes operated by the US Air National Guard out of Stratton Air Force Base in New York. b.../b
http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/?p=731

Downtown bTransportation/b

7 Oct 2008 at 12:14am
ahockley posted a photo:. Downtown bTransportation/b. The Morrison Bridge is raised for a tugboat; traffic is stopped on the bridge, and a kayaker glides down the Willamette River.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahockley/2920873306/

i2 To Present Strategies For Overcoming Global bTransportation/b b.../b

8 Oct 2008 at 2:45am
Surging fuel prices, globalization and economic trends are creating new challenges for companies looking to maximize profits, deliver superior customer service and mitigate risk. Leading the industry with cutting-edge solutions b.../b
http://www.logisticsonline.com/article.mvc/i2-To-Present-Strategies-For -Overcoming-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a

bTRANSPORTATION/b HUB LINKS US TO THE WORLD OUTSIDE

7 Oct 2008 at 5:07pm
Saturday afternoon, Alina and I met at the new Grant Street bTransportation/b Center (on Liberty and 12th) to check it out from both a city dweller?s and a tourist?s POV. Perhaps I mean a combination of both: as an armchair urban planner, b.../b
http://diggingpitt.blogspot.com/2008/10/transportation-hub-links-us-to- world.html

Like a Kid in a Candy Store

7 Oct 2008 at 9:30pm
As I was walking?and walking?and walking around the show floor today, I was struck by the sea of products it takes to keep our industry running, some things I had never heard of. Nearly 800 exhibitors are listed in APTA?s brochure. b.../b
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