cycling Content / cycling Content for 51³ΤΉΟΊΪΑΟ Davis en 51³ΤΉΟΊΪΑΟ Davis, City of Davis Host International Cycling Safety Conference /news/uc-davis-city-davis-host-international-cycling-safety-conference <p>Making the streets safer for cyclists and promoting cycling for all are goals of the International Cycling Safety Conference, to be held Sept. 21-22 at the University of California, Davis, Conference Center. It is the first time that the conference has been held in the U.S. and appropriately enough, it’s coming to the nation’s premier cycling city.</p> <p>The conference attendees include experts in urban planning, mechanical and civil engineering, data science, sociology and behavior.</p> September 11, 2017 - 4:19pm Andy Fell /news/uc-davis-city-davis-host-international-cycling-safety-conference Global shift to bicycling could save world trillions of dollars, 10 percent of transport emissions /news/global-shift-bicycling-could-save-world-trillions-dollars-10-percent-transport-emissions <p>A dramatic global shift to increased cycling and electric biking, or e-biking, could cut energy use and carbon dioxide emissions from urban transport by up to 10 percent by 2050 compared to current estimates, while saving society nearly $25 trillion. That is according to a report by the University of California, Davis, and the New York-based Institute for Transportation &amp; Development Policy.</p> <p>The report, β€œA Global High Shift Cycling Scenario,” takes a comprehensive look at the future of cycling for urban transportation.</p> November 12, 2015 - 8:40am IET WebDev /news/global-shift-bicycling-could-save-world-trillions-dollars-10-percent-transport-emissions Global shift to mass transit could save more than $100 trillion and 1,700 megatons of CO2 /news/global-shift-mass-transit-could-save-more-100-trillion-and-1700-megatons-co2 <p>More than $100 trillion in public and private spending could be saved between now and 2050 if the world expands public transportation, walking and cycling in cities, according to a new report released by the University of California, Davis, and the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. Additionally, reductions in carbon dioxide emissions reaching 1,700 megatons per year in 2050 could be achieved if this shift occurs.</p> September 16, 2014 - 5:00pm IET WebDev /news/global-shift-mass-transit-could-save-more-100-trillion-and-1700-megatons-co2