The World from PRX

Sustainable transport

The “Copenhagen Wheel” is designed to help give riders a boost up steep hills like in San Francisco. Cyclists still have to pedal to get the extra thrust.
Business
Is the e-bike revolution ready to come to America?
Helsinki tram
Environment
The city of Helsinki imagines a car-less and more care-free future
Curitiba park
Environment
This Brazilian city is an example of how small changes can make a world of difference
A woman hails a cab outside the Empire State Building in New York City.
Technology
Taxi sharing in NYC could be a godsend — but would New Yorkers go for it?
Sille Kongstad's bicycle-powered hearse.
Culture
Which European city has recently adopted the bicycle-powered hearse?
Bixi
Business, Economics and Jobs
Montreal’s bike community rallies around its financially strapped bike sharing program, Bixi
Lifestyle & Belief
London’s cycling ‘superhighways’ prove to be super dangerous
Taxis, buses and other cars stuck in the honking traffic in Kolkata, India
Environment
Bicyclists in crowded Indian city fight to take back the streets
Environment
Bike sharing programs transform transportation in cities
Environment
Electric cars could produce efficiencies for national electric grid
Global Politics
Boston’s mass transit system burdened by debt and increased ridership
Business, Economics and Jobs
New study shows federal investment in bike infrastructure paying off
Business, Economics and Jobs
Don’t need your car today? How about renting it out?
Public transportation as a civil right
Environment
Greenbacks for greener cars
Development & Education
The Rise of Bike Culture
Prospering Public Transportation
Science Note: Aerographite
Environment
A Bicycle Superhighway in Denmark
Global Politics
Cars Taking Over Roads in China
Environment
Carpooling the German Way
More Roads, More Traffic
Sports
A Cycle Race at a Snail’s Pace
Blessing of the Bicycles
Gas Prices: Are They Affecting Travel?
Los Angeles Suburbs Try Neighborhood Electric Cars
The Drive to Improve Mass Transit
Development & Education
Car-Sharing Programs Gain Speed
Hybrids on the High Road
Car Sharing
Listener Letters
New Jersey Closes Unused Carpool Lanes
Transport in the Money!
BICYCLES ON THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO
Bikes Not Cars
A Promising Compromise
Share Tactics
The Cooperative Automobile
Jump-Starting Electric Cars
Cars VS Bikes: Level the Playing Field
City of Cyclists
Vehicle Visionary
Supporting Mass Transit
Peddling Pedal Power to Congress
Plug-in Cars
Urban Visionary
Cool Fix/Goloco
N.Y. Governor Goes Green
EV Obit
The Living On Earth Almanac
Biodiesel
LA Bus Riders
No-Car Day, U.S.A.
Revenge of the Car
Arts, Culture & Media
When we do (and don’t) use mass transit
Environment
‘TIGER’ grants aim to revitalize neighborhoods with funds for transit
Business, Economics and Jobs
Take the Bus, Gus (and Sam and Sue and Steve)
Conflict & Justice
Waiting for the Train: A City Safari in Denver
Development & Education
Get On The Bus, Gus: Bus Rapid Transit Takes Hold
Arts, Culture & Media
Zero emissions race