Archives for: July 2009

07/28/09

Permalink 10:18:08 pm, by grvsmth Email , 498 words   English (US)
Categories: Commentary

What real demotorization looks like

Photo by Mary Teresa Giancoli, Crisma Imaging In May, Cap'n Transit highlighted this quote from J.H. Crawford: Once the last car disappears from the street, it becomes a playground for people of all ages. This can be seen any day in Venice or Fes. Peac… more »

07/24/09

Permalink 02:25:46 am, by grvsmth Email , 507 words   English (US)
Categories: News, Commentary

Translation, metonymy and motors

Yesterday Streetsblog.net featured a Copenhagenize post about "Demotorization as a lifestyle choice." Blogger Mikael was particularly enamored of the word "demotorization" used by Associated Press business writer Yuri Kageyama in January to describe a t… more »

07/21/09

Permalink 12:22:28 am, by grvsmth Email , 577 words   English (US)
Categories: Background, Commentary

Some background on the Kayes Bridge article

Taxi bus in Libreville, Gabon, by Yves Soulabaille for Editions ETAI Last week on the World Streets blog, sustainable transport advocate Eric Britton writes, John Ernst, a long time sustainable transport colleague and ITDP Vice Director, Southeast… more »

07/20/09

Permalink 01:18:47 am, by grvsmth Email , 658 words   English (US)
Categories: News, French

Foreign exchange: an economic opportunity goes bust

Bridge and ford at Kayes, by Jacques Taberlet for Wikimedia ECHANGES - Un débouché économique en panne, Mohamed Gueye, Le Quotidien, July 6, 2009. The demolition of the Kayes bridge hurts Senegalese businesses For almost two months, traffic betw… more »

07/15/09

Permalink 08:54:34 pm, by grvsmth Email , 354 words   English (US)
Categories: News, Portuguese

Trolleys may return to the streets of Curitiba

Bondes podem voltar a circular em Curitiba. Parana Online, July 3, 2009.Electric trolleys that plied the streets of Curitiba in the first half of the 20th Century may return to carry passengers in the downtown area. A city project aims to install a… more »

07/11/09

Permalink 12:08:35 am, by grvsmth Email , 489 words   English (US)
Categories: Translation, Portuguese

City selects a logo for the Curitiba Metro

Five teams are working on the alignment for the first line.Prefeitura define a marca do Metrô Curitibano, Edson Fonseca, Jornale Curitiba.The logo of the Curitiba Metro can already be seen on the streets of this city, on the uniforms and the… more »
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