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Category Archives: Transportation
Taxi-sharing as region’s transit answer
(February 10, 2014) Lawrence Solomon’s call for an overhaul of how taxicabs are licenced could apply to Windsor-Essex, reports WindsorOntarioNews.com. Continue reading
Lawrence Solomon: Fill ‘er up, with people
(January 16, 2014) Traffic congestion would disappear if the government regulations that cause it were abolished. Continue reading
Posted in Automobile, Cities, Public transit, Transportation
Tagged CabCorner.com, government regulation, X Traffic congestion
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Lawrence Solomon: Big Brother takes the wheel
(October 17, 2013) ‘Smart roads’ would take the task of driving out of the hands of human drivers. Continue reading
Posted in Automobile, Toll roads, Transportation
Tagged Cisco Systems Inc., Google Inc., Internet of Things, Lawrence Solomon, traffic flow
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Smart roads are making new mass transit and expressways obsolete
(September 5, 2013) Satellite technology tracks traffic along all routes, changing rates on the fly. Continue reading
Posted in Automobile, Public transit, Toll roads, Transportation
Tagged Computer Technology, congestion, highways, public transit, Singapore, toll roads, transportation
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Lawrence Solomon: Move into the fast lane
(December 7, 2012) The U.S. has pioneered dynamic pricing of highway toll lanes. Continue reading
Posted in Sprawl, Toll roads, Transportation
Tagged highways, Lawrence Solomon, markets, toll roads, transportation
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Lawrence Solomon: Keep names, sell stations
(July 8, 2011) To minimize fare hikes on Toronto’s deficit-ridden transit system, a desperate Toronto Transit Commission decided this week to raise revenue from corporations by selling them naming rights to subway stations. Continue reading
Aldyen Donnelly: BCAA’s conclusions about hybrid vehicles
(June 14, 2011) After one spends a little time calculating paybacks for different vehicle purchase options under different energy and vehicle price, tax, emission rating and purchase incentive scenarios, it becomes obvious that any tax measures intended to change consumer energy use should focus on car purchase and annual re-registration, not fuel purchases. Continue reading
Posted in Automobile, Climate Change, Energy, Transportation
Tagged Aldyen Donnelly, CO2 emissions, green house gas emissions, hybrids
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