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Modern Mobility is a biweekly opinion column. The views expressed are solely the author’s. May is Bike Month, and from what I’ve seen out and about so far, lots of you are already celebrating. The pandemic has caused a lot of folks to drag an old bike out of the garage, pick one up from a local bike shop or just ride more frequently, which is fantastic to see. There are some great, free activities this month to help keep you on your riding journey. Celebrate Bike Month with BikeArlington Bi...

Modern Mobility is a biweekly opinion column. The views expressed are solely the author’s. (Updated at 9:25 p.m.) Enforcement of traffic laws is one of the key pillars to safety on our streets. No matter how well-engineered our streets are to encourage good behavior, if people are able to blow through red lights or exceed a safe speed with their vehicle, our streets will never be safe. Unfortunately, our current methods of doing traffic enforcement bring their own set of problems. Police forc...

Rising Prices Make Affordability an Issue for Car Buyers CAR Analyst Bailo says rising prices causing big problems for buyers. The prices on new and used vehicles continue to rise, nearing the point where buyers are being priced out of the market, CAR research reveals. Affordability will become a significant issue for the automotive industry in the not-too-distant future, according to one of the industry’s top analysts. “We’re starting to price people out of the market,” said Carla Bail...

Modern Mobility is a biweekly opinion column. The views expressed are solely the author’s. The County is in the midst of putting together their Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for the next three years. This document will determine what projects get built in the near future, from transportation to parks to stormwater infrastructure. This is an opportunity to reset our priorities and “build back better” to a transportation system that is safe and sustainable. Arlington’s Capital Improvemen...

CCTV captures moment burglar rides out of shop on £10,000 mobility scooter He was inside shop for just 20 seconds before making his escape on luxury scooter The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Never miss another Leicestershire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other ...

BBC News CCTV released after man steals luxurious mobility scooter Close A burglar has been caught on CCTV smashing his way into a shop before fleeing on a mobility scooter. It happened at Modern Mobility in Fosse Park, Leicester, on Saturday evening, the shop manager said. The vehicle, which was worth more than £10,000, was described by the manager as "the most luxurious mobility scooter on the market in the UK". "Somebody has now been left without a mobility vehicle because of this cowardly ...

Modern Mobility is a biweekly opinion column. The views expressed are solely the author’s. The public meetings around the Shirlington Road Bridge project have reignited a long-standing community conversation about crossing safety near Four Mile Run Drive and Shirlington Road that has gone on for at least 10 years. The area, at the confluence of the W&OD Trail, several legs of the Four Mile Run Trail, also suffers from a bridge over Four Mile Run that only has a sidewalk on one side, with that...

An Estonian consortium tests an autonomous bus in Greece By 1839shares An Estonian consortium has completed an autonomous public transport pilot project in Greece; in two months, the Estonian autonomous bus, “Iseauto”, drove 1,930 kilometres (1,200 miles) on the streets of Lamia, carrying over 400 people. The autonomous minibus, developed by Tallinn University of Technology – also known as TalTech – and AuveTech in Estonia is the first forth category autonomous vehicle that has offi...

Estonia and Norway hold a virtual business forum 11. December 2020 - 17:44 Today, a high-level virtual visit was held between Estonia and Norway, with a business delegation also participating. Both Estonia and Norway were represented by foreign ministers, as well as Estonia’s Ambassador at Large for Climate and Energy Kaja Tael and Magnar Ødelien, the Programme Director of EEA Norway Grants at Innovation Norway. The visit included 36 bilateral meetings between companies and between countries...

Modern Mobility is a biweekly opinion column. The views expressed are solely the author’s. The Arlington County Board is set to vote this weekend on accepting a grant to implement a performance parking pilot in Arlington’s Metrorail corridors. Performance Parking is a proven approaching to managing parking supply to make parking more convenient. It uses technology to measure parking demand, and over time matches the price of that parking to demand, ensuring that parking is generally availab...