By 2030, bicycling will be fully intertwined with Portland’s regional transit system. Streetcar, light and commuter rail, water taxis and bus transit are all planned and operated with the needs of bicyclists in mind and as high-priority customers who will reach transit stations by bike and partner to reduce reliance on the automobile.
Neighborhood Greenways or Bike Boulevards are residential streets with low volumes of auto traffic and low speeds where bicycle and pedestrians are given priority…
The City of Sydney is building a 200km cycle network across the entire City area. The network is designed to improve connections between employment, recreation and residential destinations to make cycling an attractive and safe transport choice.
The Mission of the National Bus Rapid Transit Institute is to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and innovation for increasing speed, efficiency, and reliability of high-capacity bus service through the implementation of BRT systems in the United States.
In 2005, Mexico City inaugurated its first bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor on a high-profile avenue running through the heart of the Mexican capital. Metrobus now serves over 450,000 passengers per day, nearly half the number of passengers who ride Washington, DC’s entire Metro system, the second-largest urban rail network in the United States.
In 2002, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) launched a Green Building Program, requiring that new buildings with 5,000 square meters of total floor area or larger in Tokyo be evaluated on their environmental performance and disclose this information publicly.
As one of the largest cities in Japan, Yokohama aims to build the ”Next Generation Energy Infrastructure and Social System” that maximizes CO2 reduction at the forefront of innovation. The know‐how will be leveraged to deploy abroad as a city‐scale infrastructure package.
The Australian Government’s Solar Cities program is designed to trial new sustainable models for electricity supply and use, and is being implemented in seven separate electricity grid-connected areas around Australia. It is administered by the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, in partnership with local and state governments, industry, business and local communities.
Denver B-cycle launched on Earth Day 2010. During 2011, riders logged more than 431,817 miles, a nearly 97 percent increase over 2010, according to Denver Bike Sharing executive director Parry Burnap. The program debuted with roughly 400 bicycles scattered across 40 stations throughout the city’s downtown and key surrounding areas.
New York City is introducing Citi Bike in order to provide New Yorkers with an additional transportation option for getting around their city. A bike sharing system consists of a fleet of specially designed, heavy-duty, very durable bikes that are locked into a network of docking stations sited at regular intervals around a city.
