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Indian Cities Recognize that Solving the Climate Crisis Doesn’t Involve Promoting Automobiles

Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, and Mumbai see large new metro networks as true climate solution

Last week in the New York Times, columnist Thomas Friedman wrote about a couple of Americans he met in India who were driving a solar and electricity-powered car around India. They spend their days excitedly showing people there the technology’s potential, hoping to convince lawmakers and entrepreneurs to invest in more sustainable transport. One of those individuals said the following:

“India is full of climate innovators, so spread out across this huge country that many people don’t get to see that these solutions are working right now. We wanted

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Upcoming Transit Line Openings: 2012

Early
  • ▶ Sacramento Green Line to the River District LRT
  • ▶ Rhode Island Wickford Junction Extension CR
  • ▶ Los Angeles Expo Line Phase 1A LRT
February
  • ▶ Las Vegas Sahara Corridor BRT
March
  • ▶ Pittsburgh North Shore Connector LRT
Spring
  • ▶ Boston Fitchburg Line Extension CR
  • ▶ Miami Airport Link Metro
  • ▶ Seattle Sounder Lakewood Extension CR
June
  • ▶ New Orleans Loyola/UPT Streetcar
July
  • ▶ Dallas Orange Line Phase II LRT
Summer
  • ▶ Los Angeles Orange Line Canoga Extension BRT
  • ▶ Los Angeles El Monte Transit Center
  • ▶ New York Nostrand/Rogers BRT
  • ▶ San Antonio Via Primo BRT
September
  • ▶ Portland Streetcar Loop
Fall
  • ▶ Calgary Northeast Line Extension LRT
  • ▶ Chicago Jeffery Corridor BRT
  • ▶ Seattle RapidRide C & D Lines BRT
  • ▶ Twin Cities Cedar Avenue BRT
December
  • ▶ Dallas Blue Line Extension LRT
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