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Making High Gas Prices Less Painful

By Dario Hidalgo on June 27, 2008

Additional Contributors: Ethan Arpi

Location: Washington, DC

Learn more about three long-term, sustainable policy solutions that would help ease the pain of high gas prices.

EMBARQ Mourns the Passing of An Esteemed Colleague

By Ethan Arpi on May 8, 2008

Our esteemed colleague, Alex Farrell, from UC Berkeley’s Energy and Resources Group has passed away.

Mayor Taking Mexico City Green, One Bus Line at a Time

By Nancy Kete on March 21, 2008
Location: Mexico City, Mexico

For roughly thirty years, Mexico City has been a city in rapid decline, threatening to descend into a murky stew of crime, pollution, and chaos. But in recent years the city has regained its footing, experiencing an urban renaissance powered by a series of projects that have dramatically improved the quality of life of the 18 million people that make the city their home.

Indore, India and EMBARQ Team Up to Improve City’s Public Transportation

February 28, 2008
Location: Indore, India

New agreement will help ensure success of city’s bus-rapid-transit system

INDORE, INDIA, February 28, 2008 – The residents of Indore, India should enjoy reduced emissions, congestion, and improved pedestrian safety a little sooner.

EMBARQ’s Lee Schipper Appointed to Editorial Board of Transport Policy

February 21, 2008
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Dr. Lee Schipper, EMBARQ fellow at EMBARQ - The World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport, has been appointed as an editorial board member of the prestigious Transport Policy journal, the official journal of the World Conference on Transport Research Society.

Mexico City Bus Rapid Transit System Celebrates 100 Millionth Passenger: Innovative System Cuts Travel Times, Pollution Exposure

November 16, 2006
Metrobus today celebrates the 100 millionth passenger to enjoy faster travel and less exposure to pollutants since the system began operations in June 2005.
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