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  • July 2008

    • San Francisco Pioneers Smart Parking Spots

      New York Times  |  Jul 12, 08 7:48 AM CDT

      San Francisco Pioneers Smart Parking Spots

      (Newser) - The streets of San Francisco will be getting smarter this fall, reports the New York Times . The city is pioneering a program to add sensors to thousands of parking spaces; drivers will be alerted to empty spaces through displays on street signs or via their smartphones. City officials hope the experiment will help clear Frisco's clogged traffic by cutting down on drivers circling to look for a place to park. More »

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      San Francisco  • smartphones  • traffic  • parking space  • congestion  • urban planning  • parking meters  • sensor

  • April 2008

    • Plane Trips Grow Longer

      USA Today  |  Apr 18, 08 11:33 AM CDT

      Plane Trips Grow Longer

      (Newser) - Air travel is the slowest it's been in the past 20 years, thanks to increased congestion both on the runway and in the air. A flight from Las Vegas to New York took 4 hours, 37 minutes in 1988, but that same route now requires over 6 hours, reports USA Today. And don't expect things to improve any time soon. More »

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      airline industry  • airport  • airline delays  • flights  • congestion  • air traffic

  • February 2008

    • London Punishes Gas Guzzlers

      Times (UK)  |  Feb 12, 08 5:10 PM CST

      London Punishes Gas Guzzlers

      (Newser) - London will charge the biggest gas guzzlers on the road $50 a day to enter the city, the Times of London reports. The greenest cars, meanwhile, will pay nothing. Mayor Ken Livingstone revised his car-congestion charge to punish SUVs and sports cars by tripling the cost for them, beginning in the fall. Most cars will continue to pay $16 a day, but hybrids and others that meet strict emissions guidelines get in free. More »

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      London  • traffic  • congestion

  • September 2007

    • Prez Orders Action to Reduce Flight Delays

      New York Times  |  Sep 28, 07 8:28 AM CDT

      Prez Orders Action to Reduce Flight Delays

      (Newser) - After a summer of nightmarish ordeals for airline passengers, President Bush yesterday ordered his transportation secretary to sit down with the airlines and do something to reduce delays and improve treatment of travelers by next summer. “There’s a lot of anger amongst our citizens about the fact that, you know, they’re just not being treated right,” Bush said. More »

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      George W. Bush  • air travel  • FAA  • airline delays  • transportation  • congestion  • Kennedy Airport  • Dept. of Transportation

  • August 2007

    • US Gives Big Jump to NYC Traffic Plan

      New York Times  |  Aug 14, 07 4:36 PM CDT

      US Gives Big Jump to NYC Traffic Plan

      (Newser) - The federal government has promised to pitch in $354M toward an environmentally sensitive plan to suppress car traffic in Manhattan, New York's busiest borough. But the scheme's chief proponent, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, must still win the approval of the New York state legislature, which initially chafed at his proposal, the Times reports. More »

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      New York City  • car  • Michael Bloomberg  • driving  • traffic  • transportation  • congestion  • toll

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