Mobility Lab & Partner Research
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:00 PM
New Yorkers, take notice …
Capital Bikeshare just released two new reports containing a wealth of information on its members and how they use the program. The reports contain valuable insights into the many benefits of bikesharing, such as travel cost savings, reduction in car use, health improvements, and local business
Health
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:00 PM
Capital Bikeshare is a mobility management strategy that results in improved health – and health cost savings – of riders.
Health Implications of the Capital Bikeshare Program, a study by George Washington University students, identifies promising findings that could make a strong impact on bikeshare members and people in the Washington
The Mobility Lab Transportation Cost-Savings Calculator
Transit Tech
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 12:21 PM
Imagine the following scenario: Your daily commute in Washington D.C. requires taking metro's green line to Gallery Place, then transferring onto a metrobus to your final destination.
Unfortunately, the Washington Capitals hockey team is playing at Gallery Place's Verizon Center. The game has just completed, and the street is teaming with ... Read more
Transit Tech
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:33 PM
Here are the original Tweets from this morning's presentation and press conference at Mobility Lab to release two new Capital Bikeshare reports. There was a very active Twitterverse on the topic and hashtag #CaBiReports.
Capital Bikeshare Releases Two New Survey Reports: Surveys Provide Detailed Data on Bikeshare Usage and Regional Impact.
Pop Culture
Monday, May 13, 2013 4:43 PM
Baltimore’s Kinetic Sculpture Race is an engineering challenge, a feat of endurance, and a display of visual kookiness that together make it a signature event of Charm City. But from my vantage points along the 14-mile route, it was also a demonstration of how human-powered vehicles can share the road
Community Design
Friday, May 10, 2013 12:06 PM
Jeff Speck has gone from being a city planner and architectural designer to one of the world’s most-acclaimed authors on walkability in a relatively short time.
The author of Suburban Nation (with Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk) and Walkable City spoke at a recent symposium sponsored by Mobility Lab and the Association of Commuter
Mobility Lab & Partner Research
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 12:02 PM
In the world of “total health,” transportation and food are part of the health system. These industries combined make up a large chunk of the workforce and produce a large chunk of U.S. greenh
Featured Research
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:33 PMHere are the original Tweets from this morning's presentation and press conference at Mobility Lab to release two new Capital Bikeshare reports. There was a
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:00 PMNew Yorkers, take notice … Capital Bikeshare just released two new reports containing a wealth of information on its members and how they use the program.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:00 PMCapital Bikeshare is a mobility management strategy that results in improved health – and health cost savings – of riders. Health Implications of the Capital Bikeshare
Monday, May 20, 2013 3:39 PMPlease join us for a press conference at Mobility Lab for the release of two new Capital Bikeshare reports. (At 12 p.m. EST this Wednesday, after
Thursday, May 16, 2013 11:15 AMMay is Bike Month throughout the U.S. and Canada, and in the D.C. region specifically, tomorrow is Bike to Work Day. It’s a big party
Featured Topic: Health
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:00 PMCapital Bikeshare is a mobility management strategy that results in improved health – and health cost savings – of riders. Health Implications of the Capital Bikeshare
Monday, May 20, 2013 3:39 PMPlease join us for a press conference at Mobility Lab for the release of two new Capital Bikeshare reports. (At 12 p.m. EST this Wednesday, after
Thursday, May 16, 2013 11:15 AMMay is Bike Month throughout the U.S. and Canada, and in the D.C. region specifically, tomorrow is Bike to Work Day. It’s a big party
Friday, May 10, 2013 12:06 PMJeff Speck has gone from being a city planner and architectural designer to one of the world’s most-acclaimed authors on walkability in a relatively short
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 12:02 PMIn the world of “total health,” transportation and food are part of the health system. These industries combined make up a large chunk of the
Planetizen
- Taking the Guesswork out of Designing for Walkability May 21, 2013The lack of adequate pedestrian behavior models means that designing for walkability has largely remained a matter of intuition. However, agent-based simulation can provide insight into the keys for creating pedestrian-friendly places. […]Planetizen
- Annual Search Begins for UK's Ugliest Building May 21, 2013Oliver Wainwright solicits contenders for this year's Carbuncle Cup, Building Design magazine's annual search for the UK's worst "crimes against architecture". […]Planetizen
Eltis
- Health and economic benefits of active mobility (Germany) May 21, 2013The German Federal Environment Agency has released a study about the economic aspects of non-technical measures to reduce traffic emissions. It reveals that green mobility can also benefit the economy, public health and peopleâs individual budgets. […]
- CityMobil2 project launches its website May 20, 2013The FP7 project on automated road transport systems, CityMobil2, is now launching its new website: www.citymobil2.eu. […]
CommuterPage.com
- D.C. council chairman seeks shift in collecting fuel taxes May 22, 2013D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson will ask his colleagues Wednesday to repeal the city's 23.5 cent-a-gallon gasoline tax and replace it with an 8.3 percent tax on wholesale gas and diesel purchases. -- Tim Craig, May 21, 2013, Washington Post […]
- GOP, Amtrak debate responsibility for long-distance train routes May 22, 2013Each side agrees that the routes are sure money-losers. But the agreement stopped Tuesday when it came to whether or not the federal government should be subsidizing the service. -- Keith Laing, May 21, 2013, The Hill […]
