Tag Archives : Public Transportation

For those of you who have ever visited the South Asian countries of India, China and Vietnam, you would be well versed in the concept of a rickshaw. A 100% ecofriendly means of public transportation that is powered by pure kinetic energy. Now, taking the highly underrated kinetic energy into the equation, innovative designer, Jacek Holubowicz, has [...]

Google’s Project 10100 was a contest held in part to celebrate their 10 year anniversary and to help those who want to help others. It had called upon the world to submit their world-changing-and-revolutionizing ideas. Over 150,000 ideas flowed to their vote desk out of which only 16 made it to the final vote desk. Finally, 5 ideas won the competition [...]

The need of environment friendly transportation to save our ecosystem has forced nearly all countries to scramble and find innovative solutions to combat the issue of rising carbon emissions and the congested metropolitans. China, the world’s most populous nation is now heading towards an incredible lead in innovative eco-friendly public transportation, [...]

Magnetic levitation is a concept that has been in the making for a long time and in recent years has witnessed enormous success with the launch of a maglev public transport system in Shanghai, China, where a German built Transrapid is ferrying passengers almost 30 kilometers in just 7 minutes and 20 seconds. Now, the famous designer, Francisco Lupin [...]

Hamburg is one of the most important cities of Germany and has a huge population that depends on public transportation. On that note, the first ten Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL-Hybrid buses were launched on the streets. The fuel cell hybrid cell is virtually non-polluting and would keep this amazingly chic German city non polluted and clan. It is also [...]

Marten Wallgren, a student of Royal College of Art, has designed the London Garden. The system is a unique eco system which incorporates buses, taxis and scooters and would make London Garden a car free zone. Bus stops would collect energy and store that precious energy while the bicycles add to the city’s green transportation methods. Bicycles [...]

Rodolfo Ciudad Witzel who represents the Yopodesign has created the Transpiral concept. The Transpiral is a unique tram system that allows passengers to commute in an urban atmosphere and comes with flexible inner space. The seats are amazingly multi-functional and have space for the disabled, and traveling in this tram is almost like an event. In [...]