By Kerry Jackson, Pacific Research Institute Private automobiles are no longer allowed on Market Street in San Francisco, California. The result has been an increase in bike ridership. This is, of course, being hailed as progress. So why does it look like the city is resetting the clock to a previous century? […]
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Congestion costs Mexican cities 94 billion pesos a year
“The cost of congestion: life and resources lost” Courtesy of IMCO Mexican cities do not measure the effects that vehicular congestion has on the population, so the inhabitants pay the high costs generated by this problem due to the lack of public policies and investment to guarantee better public transport services. This […]
Eco-conscious Germans still love their gas guzzlers
The inhabitants of rich countries talk a good game on the environment, but it’s rather a different story when it comes to their own personal preferences and behaviors. On that note, while a large number of Germans profess to be concerned about the environment, they […]