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QOTD: Where Have You Encountered the Worst Traffic?

The Truth About Cars

The purpose of these cities is basically to set up neighborhoods so that anything residents want or need is within a 15-minute walk -- thus reducing automobile traffic. And I spent significant time in Baltimore from 2015-2018 -- driving in Maryland is an experience that I'd not wish on my enemies. Boston is bad, too. Sound off below.

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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

The Truth About Cars

Cleveland, Ohio, has approved new zoning and transportation policies that are angling to transform it into the next “fifteen-minute city,” The City Planning Commission voted to move forward with changes to building codes in several pilot neighborhoods it wants to make more pedestrian friendly.

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A Red Velvet Bistro in an Istanbul Villa

Baua Electric

1, revives five of Lauder’s creations with the help of Frédéric Malle (whose perfume brand was acquired by the Estée Lauder Companies in 2015) and the perfumers Anne Flipo, Carlos Benaïm and Bruno Jovanovic, all of whom have worked with Malle on previous fragrances. The brand’s Legacy Collection, which comes out on Feb. 30, sothebys.com.

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The EV Professor

Electric Auto Association

I knew a senator in the state legislature, Ken Haar, and in 2015 he agreed to sponsor a Tesla ride-and-drive at the capitol building,” he said. “I We update you with EV news monthly. “I don’t have any data on that, but I’m sure there were many instances where the parents were convinced to make an EV their next car,” Cox added.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

Each vehicle has a home location: a reserved parking space located on a street, driveway, or neighborhood parking lot in the member’s area, to which it must be returned at the end of the reservation. RelayRides changed its name to Turo in 2015 and has been described as an “Airbnb for real peoples’ cars.”

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PHEV Energy Bill

Plug In Partners

Priority given to recently closed facilities or facilities in danger of closing SEC 133 Inclusion of Electric Drive in Energy Policy Act of 1992 Adds PHEVs, hybrids, and Neighborhood Electric Vehicles to list of those vehicles receiving credit under Epact fleet requirements. T here has been a lot of news too!

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A Mexican Drug Cartel’s New Target? Seniors and Their Timeshares

Baua Electric

When New York Times reporters recently visited the call center, they found it was closed, with a police vehicle parked outside. The building was in an upscale neighborhood, across the street from a park. Pete Willard said he bought his Vidanta timeshare in 2015. The post A Mexican Drug Cartel’s New Target?

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