Crossing the street in Delhi can be a tricky proposition. Photo by [Satbir] via Flickr. With just 139 cars for every 1,000 residents — compared to 209 in New York City, and a whopping 765 in the United States as a whole — many parts of Istanbul are already clogged with traffic. More residents name congestion as a problem than any other concern — although 80 percent of those without a car say they…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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  Image courtesy of grendelkhan via flickr You know the feeling: You're sitting in front of a traffic light for what seems like an eterni...
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  Image from Orin Optiglot Will San Francisco succeed where New York City and others have failed? The San Francisco Chronicle's Michael C...
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  Your tax dollars at work. On one side, subsidize more roads, sprawl, and related infrastructure, on the other, subsidize various approac...
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  Image from Guardian The congestion charge in London is being reconsidered to make it more effective and "intelligent". A new Mayor brin...
• Shared: Inrix: An iPhone app that predicts traffic congestion before it happens ⇗
  If this works, it will replace Midomi/Shazam as the most amazing and useful iPhone applications, in my mind.Original post by art and des...

Walking: An Equal-Opportunity Answer to Traffic Congestion, From New York to New Delhi home design

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