http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:39:11 -0700 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:29:27 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Building-California-and-American-HighSpeed-Rail-right-Sorting-through-the-confusion?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner A few posts back, I raised the question whether high-speed rail in California would follow the international example in “Building California HSR: Will it be done a la European or Asian practice or neither?” At the end of that edit... High-speed rail Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:29:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Building-California-and-American-HighSpeed-Rail-right-Sorting-through-the-confusion?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d20-09s-Amtrak-San-Joaquins-passenger-counts-up-slightly-from-08s-revenue-picture-not-as-rosy?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner Every day, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year, Amtrak California San Joaquin trains ply their way into Fresno, make a brief stop at the city's Tulare Street Amtrak depot, and then work their way out of town and continue on their respective jou... Passenger trains Amtrak California Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:13:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d19-09s-Amtrak-San-Joaquins-passenger-counts-up-slightly-from-08s-revenue-picture-not-as-rosy?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Measure-C-funds-use-to-attract-HSR-service-hub-to-Fresno-County-is-wrong-former-city-official-says?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner In my “How far should counties be allowed to go to attract a High-Speed Rail maintenance facility?” post of Nov. 6th, I asked: “Irrespective of whether a specific site has already been identified or not, is suggesting funds ... High-speed rail Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:52:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Measure-C-funds-use-to-attract-HSR-service-hub-to-Fresno-County-is-wrong-former-city-official-says?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Amtrak-Capitol-Corridor-engine-no-2015-gets-high-marks-for-cutting-emissions-boosting-fuel-economy?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner What can you get these days for $826,000? On a diesel locomotive, namely, on Amtrak Capitol Corridor engine no. 2015, an $826,000 overhaul has earned that particular motive-power-plant-on-wheels the distinction of being one of this nation's cl... Greenhouse gas emissions Diesel retrofits Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:15:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Amtrak-Capitol-Corridor-engine-no-2015-gets-high-marks-for-cutting-emissions-boosting-fuel-economy?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Zipcar-adds-Cal-Poly-SLO-to-its-vast-carsharing-service-network?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner A Cal Poly "News & Events" article dated Oct. 26, ‘09 revealed Zipcar, “the world’s largest car-sharing service,” has found a place at the university. “According to Zipcar, for students the service ... Car-sharing service Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:20:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Zipcar-adds-Cal-Poly-SLO-to-its-vast-carsharing-service-network?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Los-Angeles-Gold-Line-Eastside-Extension-off-to-impressive-start-and-to-be-part-of-something-bigger?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner On Sun., Nov. 15th, as many as 75,000 people may have enjoyed a free ride on the Los Angeles Gold Line Eastside Extension light rail transit system. As reported in a Los Angeles Wave story, there were no major glitches. The line is expected to tra... Public transit Light rail transit Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:06:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Los-Angeles-Gold-Line-Eastside-Extension-off-to-impressive-start-and-to-be-part-of-something-bigger?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Faster-rail-link-between-Stockton-and-Bay-Area-possible-in-future?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner The Central Valley Business Times reported on Mon., Nov. 9, '09 that a new commuter train line between Stockton and San Jose is under consideration at this time. In the San Joaquin Valley, service could possibly be extended as f... High-speed rail Passenger trains Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:35:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Faster-rail-link-between-Stockton-and-Bay-Area-possible-in-future?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d6-How-far-should-counties-be-allowed-to-go-to-attract-a-HighSpeed-Rail-maintenance-facility?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner I understand the competition is intense for a maintenance and operations facility for the California High-Speed Rail system. The California High-Speed Rail Authority has selected a site somewhere in the San Joaquin Valley, apparently, but a final ... High-speed rail Bus rapid transit Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:31:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d6-How-far-should-counties-be-allowed-to-go-to-attract-a-HighSpeed-Rail-maintenance-facility?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Investments-in-public-transit-now-could-pay-green-dividends-later?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner One billion dollars in public transit investment in capital and operations produces 36,000 jobs; that’s the findings of an American Public Transportation Association (APTA) report released on Oct. 23, ’09. Titled “Economic Impact... Public transit Sustainability Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:53:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Investments-in-public-transit-now-could-pay-green-dividends-later?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Building-California-HSR-Will-it-be-done-a-la-European-or-Asian-practice-or-neither?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner A good many countries have experience building railroads, America included. The first to actually delve into high-speed rail was Japan. That was back in the early ‘60s and 45 years later, the Japanese Shinkansen system is still going strong.... High-speed rail Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:30:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Building-California-HSR-Will-it-be-done-a-la-European-or-Asian-practice-or-neither?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Monterey-County-map-will-include-light-rail-commuter-rail-lines-in-future?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner When I think Monterey County, I think John Steinbeck and Cannery Row; Carmel with its highlands, lowlands and renowned 17 Mile Drive; Castroville with its oodles of artichokes; the famed Laguna Seca Raceway; Parkfield, the earthquake monitoring ca... Public transit Light rail Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:39:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Monterey-County-map-will-include-light-rail-commuter-rail-lines-in-future?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Israeli-firms-generators-could-generate-interest-from-US-transportation-environmental-interests?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner The answer was right under our noses - and feet and wheels - all along. However, it has taken the likes of a company half a world away to come up with a solution. What am I talking about? Whether by railway, roadway, runway or walkway, Innowa... Energy conversion Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:12:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Israeli-firms-generators-could-generate-interest-from-US-transportation-environmental-interests?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Speed-bumps-could-light-way-in-providing-power-to-the-people-if-companys-bumps-become-hit?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner Speed bumps. You find them in parking lots, residential neighborhoods and basically in places where such traffic calming devices, where installed, ensure that certain speed limits be maintained. But, of course, if you’ve ever experienced the... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:08:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Speed-bumps-could-light-way-in-providing-power-to-the-people-if-companys-bumps-become-hit?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Meeting-AB-32s-goals-by-2020-Will-it-happen?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner California is the "twelfth largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world," according to Frank D. Russo at the California Progress Report. A considerable amount of this pollution in California comes from motor vehicles - approxima... hybrid vehicles Passenger trains Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:48:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Meeting-AB-32s-goals-by-2020-Will-it-happen?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d23-World-350org-Saturday-climate-crisis-awareness-events-planned-for-Fresno-Fresno-State?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner To help bring about awareness of the climate crisis in the world in Fresno, activities or events at Fresno State and possibly in the Central Fresno area as well, will be held - part of the International Day of Climate Action across the globe. Appa... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:19:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d23-World-350org-Saturday-climate-crisis-awareness-events-planned-for-Fresno-Fresno-State?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d22-350org-seeks-world-participation-Oct-24-to-bring-about-more-awareness-to-help-fight-global-warming?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner On my last post, I wrote about the health impacts - expressed in monetary terms - from the effects of unhealthful levels of carbon dioxide pollution in the atmosphere on thousands of Americans. A significant amount of the contamination is caused b... Greenhouse gas emissions Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:41:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d22-350org-seeks-world-participation-Oct-24-to-bring-about-more-awareness-to-help-fight-global-warming?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d21-NRC-study-findings-on-health-costs-related-to-US-transportation-energy-production-a-wakeup-call?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner The burning of fossil fuels creates greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and that burning is having a profound impact on human health. Moreover, transportation in the U.S. in some situations is responsible for producing up to 60 percent or higher of gre... Greenhouse gas emissions health costs Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:20:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d21-NRC-study-findings-on-health-costs-related-to-US-transportation-energy-production-a-wakeup-call?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d19-California-truckers-scramble-to-meet-Jan-1-2010-diesel-upgrade-deadline?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner In order to comply with state mandated emissions requirements, some California truckers are hurrying to retrofit their diesel truck tractors with particulate filters. An Oakland Tribune article dealing with this subject yesterday was clear in... Trucks Diesel retrofits Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:34:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d19-California-truckers-scramble-to-meet-Jan-1-2010-diesel-upgrade-deadline?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d17-The-skys-the-limit-to-potential-uses-of-solar-technology-Is-next-application-just-down-the-road?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner I thought I had heard of everything until I discovered a new (new to me) application of solar technology. Enter the photovoltaic highway. You heard right. Solar Roadways™ is moving forward with roadway development using photovoltaic cel... Photovoltaic highway Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:07:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d9-The-skys-the-limit-to-potential-uses-of-solar-technology-Is-next-application-just-down-the-road?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Relative-efficiencies-of-two-of-Fresnos-main-thoroughfares--Freeway-41-and-Herndon-Avenue?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner On April 23, 2009, sidewalk ramp  work (photo right) taking place on a street in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file).I couldn’t help but notice the traffic trying to exit northbound Freeway 41 at Herndon Avenue on Oct. 15,... Smart Growth Traffic Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:01:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11410-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Relative-efficiencies-of-two-of-Fresnos-main-thoroughfares--Freeway-41-and-Herndon-Avenue?cid=exrss-Fresno-Green-Transportation-Examiner