Photo Credit:Fair Use [17 U.S.C. § 107]

Transportation, Infrastructure Move Toward Electrification

03 Dec 2023 | Abstracted from GovTech

"...if the shift to electrification in transportation is moving in the fast lane, mode shifts toward public transit, cycling and other forms of mobility seen as more sustainable have been slow to catch on. This has prompted experts to urge new thinking around how streets are designed, so they include biking and pedestrian infrastructure...

"...also emerging is a more holistic view of the role of mobility as a reflection of the goals cities have to remake themselves as more livable and pluralistic places that better serve all residents."

ADDITIONAL RELATED NEWS LINKS

• E-Wheeling and Dealing: A New Age of Public Service


• Essay: How Progress Creates Its Own Obstacles


• What Climate Policies Work Best? A New Study Has Answers


• Gen Z Doesn't Want Cars


• Atlas Shows How Sustainable Transit Is Around the World


• 'Climate Time Bomb': Infrastructure Law Funds Highways Over Public Transit


• A Study Shows When You Ditch Cars for Cargo Bikes, Something Awesome Happens


• Electrified Transport Investment Soared Globally in '23, Passing Renewable Energy


• California Has to Stop Building Freeways. Now


• Sustainable Commuting Solutions: How Electric Bikes Are Reshaping Urban Transport