Tag: transportation

Complete Streets Are For Everyone: the Top 10 Policies of 2012

By Cat Johnson

05.07.13, 7:43am Comments (1)

Complete Streets ensure that streets are accessible for all users, not just cars. A recent study ranked new Complete Streets policies on usability, vision, implementation and more. Read more »

New Report Shows Car Sharing’s Positive Impact

By Kate Petty

04.30.13, 8:15am Comments (2)

The positive impact of carsharing is bigger than you think. Read more »

CicLAvia: Reimagining Los Angeles Streets

By Cat Johnson

04.22.13, 8:26am Comments (1)

Challenging the stereotype of the car-centric Angeleno, CicLAvia closes roads to cars and gets people from all walks of life out walking, cycling and playing in the streets. Read more »

Will 2013 be a Breakout Year for Ridesharing?

By Cat Johnson

01.24.13, 8:47am Comments (0)

Ridesharing blew up last year with an upsurge of new companies, members and media attention. Is 2013 shaping up to be even bigger? Read more »

Is Peer-to-Peer Bikesharing Viable?

By Thibault Worth

12.17.12, 10:03pm Comments (3)

Peer-to-peer bikesharing is a sexy idea, but is it viable? Shareable takes a look. Read more »

This Week in Sharing: Education, Consumption, and Creative Commons

By Kelly McCartney

12.13.12, 10:00am Comments (0)

Everyone has tightened their belts to survive the past few years of economic strife, but the holidays generally demand a further notch-in. And, so we share. Read more »

How Sharing Paves the Way for EV Driving

By Rosana Francescato

12.10.12, 11:19am Comments (0)

From peer-to-peer marketing to a charging network, sharing is paving the way for electric vehicles. Read more »

Former Cabbie: Ridesharing is the Future

By Hannah Miller

10.08.12, 8:52am Comments (2)

Which is better for passengers and drivers: taxis or ridesharing? Former cab driver Dean Clark thinks that ridesharing is the better choice. Read more »

Grey Areas in Peer Rental Insurance Begin to Clarify

By Cat Johnson

09.27.12, 7:13pm Comments (3)

As the peer to peer marketplace surges, insurance companies and legislators are finding ways to keep up. Read more »

Ridejoy and Getaround Reduce Barriers to Ride and Car Sharing

By Paul Smith

08.16.12, 5:42pm Comments (1)

Several companies are capitalizing on shifting attitudes towards driving, the economic decline, and the ubiquity of smartphones to take ridesharing mainstream. Ridejoy and Getaround recently released new features that will make it even easier to share cars and rides. Read more »