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In Miami, it’s no coincidence marginalized neighborhoods are hotter

New research suggests the problem traces to a historical federal program that was turned against those who needed it most, through a practice known as redlining.

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Climate change is making allergy season more miserable; here’s how to avoid pollen

Allergy sufferers should start taking medications or reducing their exposure to pollen earlier in the year, said Brooke Lappe, a doctoral student at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. Lappe specializes in pollen, climate change and health.

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Dhaka Metro: Bangladesh capital opens first mass rapid transit line

Bangladesh has launched its first metro rail service in the capital Dhaka, with officials and commuters hopeful it will help ease traffic in one of the world's most densely populated and congested cities.

Mumbai’s ‘green lung’ runs into city metro project

Mumbai’s ‘green lung’ runs into city metro project

Protesters are battling a transit plan that will cut thousands of trees and displace hundreds of residents from the Indian megacity’s only woodland.  
By 2025, Parisians could commute by gondola

By 2025, Parisians could commute by gondola

The long-proposed aerial tramway dubbed Cable A, which would connect some of the city’s southeastern suburbs, appears to be on track for 2025.

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Metro's waste hauler switches to renewable diesel, reducing greenhouse gas emissions

In August of 2020 Portland Metro made the switch to renewable diesel in its waste hauling operations resulting in at least a 65% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions.

A post-pandemic reality check for transit boosters

A post-pandemic reality check for transit boosters

After lockdowns ease, public transportation ridership in the U.S. is likely to remain low for years. But some see a way forward for a new understanding of transit’s role.
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