Aug 18, 2022, The report offers strategies and best practices for cities to transform bus service in two years. The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) published a new report today that argues the city bus is the most powerful tool local leaders have to mitigate the impact of catastrophic climate change. The report, entitled “Move! That! Bus! Tactics for Transforming Transit …
Cities for Cycling
Cities, and the staff who power them, are the site of so much innovation, from the first protected bikeways in North America to current work with bike share and shared micromobility, low traffic streets, protected intersections, and planning for equity in bike networks. The Cities for Cycling network gathers the planners, engineers, and practitioners working to make biking better in …
Rights of Nature resources-links and 2022 accomplishments
The Rights of Nature is the recognition that the Earth and all her ecosystems are living being with inalienable rights: to exist, to live free of cruel treatment, to maintain vital processes necessary for the harmonious balance that supports all life. It is the recognition that our ecosystems – including trees, oceans, animals, mountains – have rights just as human …
Denver RTD’s fare-free August was a big success – now let’s go year round!
From Danny Katz at COPIRG: The initial data is out and RTD’s Zero Fare August saw a 22% ridership increase from the previous month and a 36% ridership increase from the previous year. That’s huge. We’re talking over 1 million more boardings. This is a moment to celebrate. Ensuring everyone has options to get around, so they don’t always have to drive …
Electrify Everything – Rewire America 2022
Every household in America now has an electric bank account to help them swap dirty machines for clean ones, according to Rewiring America, which says: In Electrify My Government, we offer up nine actions the government can take to reduce emissions in extremely high-impact ways, from electrifying all federal buildings and vehicle fleets to packaging every federally guaranteed mortgage with …
The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty was taken up by the UN and at many levels in 2022
2022 was the year that the Treaty evolved from a conceptual solution to a proposal that people want on the table, as proven by its substantial backing from two countries, 74 cities, over 500 parliamentarians, and diverse representatives from multiple sectors. DEMANDS TO END ‘DASH FOR GAS’ IN AFRICA IGNORED AT COP27 Campaigners wasted no time at what was dubbed …
Top 1% hold over half of the stocks, 54% of corporate equities, and the top 10% own 89%
The top 10% of Americans now hold 89% of corporate equities and mutual-fund shares, a record high. The top 1% alone hold over half the stocks owned by households, according to the Federal Reserve. https://www.businessinsider.com/wealthiest-americans-now-own-record-high-share-of-stocks-2021-10 According to Federal Reserve data, the top 1% hold 54% of corporate equities and mutual-fund shares. It’s the latest data point showing how the wealthiest Americans’ …
Opinion How the pandemic ended America’s bad romance with work
By Helaine Olen, November 14, 2022, Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/14/covid-pandemic-work-resignation-quitting-unionization/ In February 2020, few would have predicted the wave of dissatisfaction that was about to roll over the American workplace. The United States, it was common to say, was a nation of workaholics — and we seemed to like it that way. Our professional lives had taken on the overtones of a …
Twin Cities electric vehicle car-share program finds success after false start A General Motors recall forced the Evie electric car-share service to suspend operations last fall. But after a February relaunch, the program is finding momentum, its supporters say. by Frank Jossi December 9, 2022 in Energy News. A pioneering electric-vehicle car-sharing service in the Twin Cities saw steady growth during …
Ford and GM’s real battle is for electric delivery vans
Alexa St. John Dec 11, 2022, Business Insider, https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-pro-general-motors-brightdrop-battle-electric-van-market-share-2022-12 Ford and GM are going head to head with electric vehicles for mainstream buyers. But perhaps their real battle will happen with electric delivery vans. The two made news this week — and are racing to snatch up more market share. As Ford and GM go head to head in the multi-billion-dollar pivot …