Fleets/Alternative Fuels
New York hails its official taxi
The NV200 taxicab, designed by Franklin, Tenn.-based Nissan North America, has been chosen as the winner of New York’s “Taxi of Tomorrow” competition....
Hickory, N.C., sweeps streets with CNG power
A compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered street sweeper recently started making the rounds in Hickory, N.C., collecting debris from roads in the foothills...
Love takes the bus
On Valentine's Day, Mark Rose paid the Canton, Ohio, transit agency $300 for a special ad on the side of a public bus as part of his marriage proposal to his girlfriend....
Illinois reforms transit system to save money
There is no more free ride for seniors on Illinois' transit systems. A new law gives the state's elderly residents a 50 percent discount on state transit instead....
Buying power
Kansas City's push for CNG expands options in the marketplace for alternative fuel heavy-duty trucks....
In our century
Winter weather regularly demands that cities improve practices for clearing snow and ice from streets....
Being green, saving green
By Sean Kilcarr (sean.kilcarr@penton.com)
Municipal fleets are challenged to use alternative fuels to reduce pollution while holding the line on expenses....
Hybrids: the winning alternative option?
By Sean Kilcarr (sean.kilcarr@penton.com)
With less new infrastructure needed, hybrid adoption may grow....
Pinellas County, Fla., Public Works Operations and Vehicle Storage Buildings
By Nancy Jackson
The Public Works Operations and Vehicle Storage Buildings in Pinellas County, Fla., was one of 6 winners of American City & County's 2010 America's Crown Communities excellence awards....
Hollywood, Fla., 56th Avenue Public Safety Training and Maintenance Facility
By Nancy Jackson
The 56th Avenue Public Safety Training and Maintenance Facility in Hollywood, Fla., was one of 6 winners of American City & County's 2010 America's Crown Communities excellence awards....
New truck fuel standards
The federal government is proposing new greenhouse gas/fuel economy standards for commercial trucks and buses to take effect in 2014 and 2018....
Keeping trucks on track
By tracking vehicle use, department conserves fuel and improves operations....
Another would-be bus driver
Chicago man poses as driver to steal bus....
Making the grade?
By Sean Kilcarr
Sanitation officials in New York and Denver evaluate the costs of transitioning their refuse fleets from diesel to alternative fuels....
Rethinking public works
By Jennifer Grzeskowiak
Public works departments are focusing less on plugging current holes and more on building their future communities....
He caught the bus
Perhaps 19-year-old Washington resident William Jackson was just trying to realize a childhood dream when, on July 9, he walked into the city's bus storage area wearing a bus operator's uniform and drove away with bus number 9318....
Leasing rates increase in the recession
By Ed Brock (edward.brock@penton.com)
State and local governments' share of the national equipment leasing market has increased recently, according to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association....
Viewpoint: Cell phones and public transportation — deadly combination
By Howard Melamed
Each day that goes by in which transit drivers use personal cell phones while on duty adds more risk that local governments could be held liable if a driver causes an accident that kills or injures people and destroys property....
Dallas PD'S secret weapon
By Lt. Dale Barnard
Anti-idling device reduces fuel use and carbon emissions from police cars....
But where did they keep their tokens?
They got on the New York subway trains just like any other commuters in the early January cold. Then, they calmly removed their pants, folded them up, and continued their ride as if nothing unusual was happening....
Keeping the wheels turning
By Sean Kilcarr
Fleet managers increase uptime through a few simple tactics...
Viewpoint: A quick fix for fleets
By Olen Hunter, director of sales, PACCAR Leasing
Leasing a truck with a maintenance contract helps reduce capital expenditures and fleet personnel demands....
Picking up on propane fuel
Georgia county expands alternative fuel fleet with propane pickup trucks....
Viewpoint: Five innovations that will change cities in the next five years
By Adam Christensen, social media communications manager, IBM
This year's version of IBM's annual "Next 5 in 5" — a list of five innovations that will change cities over the next five years — could significantly improve the fate of cities facing massive urbanization and stressed infrastructure....
Clean and green
Customized, alternative-fueled sweepers circulate Long Beach to keep streets ship-shape....
