Rail's New Competitor: Buses. Part III: Crowded or Not Crowded Enough   24 Sep 2007 14:38 GMT
This is a continuation of a posts concerning bus rapid transit. Read the first post "What is Bus Rapid Transit?" here and the second post "BRT Slashes Subway Project" here. Bus rapid transit Route E in Honolulu ran almost empty...
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"Inside Out" Winners Show Future of Car Design   24 Sep 2007 14:38 GMT
What you see here is the Dodge Dendro, a concept-car winner from the 19th annual American Iron and Steel Institute automotive design internship. Design and engineering students from the College for Creative Studies and the University of Michigan competed against...
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The "Grand Central Station of the West"   24 Sep 2007 14:38 GMT
This week, Transbay Joint Powers Authority selected Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects and Hines's design for a new transit center and skyscraper in downtown San Francisco. Since the removal of the Key System rail lines, the current Transbay bus terminal has...
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Dumb Name and All, 175-mph Farbio GTS Debuts   24 Sep 2007 14:38 GMT
In a tiny factory in a tiny English town near the somewhat larger town of Bath, the svelte little coupe you see here has just entered production, a reminder that the British car industry isn't completely owned by foreign companies...
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Greentech: They’re Electric, but Can They Be Fantastic?   21 Sep 2007 22:48 GMT
There is not a single electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid that can approach the range, interior room and performance of a typical gas-powered sedan for a comparable price.
Source: NY Times

Design: Making the World Safe for Velocity   21 Sep 2007 15:05 GMT
Over the years, inventors with their own ideas of how to advance auto safety have built prototypes with many well-meaning (but misguided) safety concepts.
Source: NY Times

Motoring: Seeing the Light. Then Again, Maybe Not.   21 Sep 2007 14:50 GMT
Window tint laws can be confusing partly because there are federal standards and state standards, and each state has its own.
Source: NY Times

Trapdoor Opens on Hybrid Credit   21 Sep 2007 13:52 GMT
The clock has started ticking on the phase-out of tax credits for people who buy a Honda hybrid.
Source: NY Times

Motoring: Playing the Options for Best Returns   21 Sep 2007 13:34 GMT
Car buyers are finding that optional safety features can help owners get a higher price when it is time to sell or trade in the car.
Source: NY Times

Auto Talks Move Away From Health Care Trust   20 Sep 2007 04:01 GMT
G.M. and the U.A.W. have shifted negotiations to other issues after being unable to agree on how much G.M. would invest in a health-care trust.
Source: NY Times