The Hub 6/3/16: Clean Air Council’s Weekly Round-up of Transportation News

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“The Hub” is a weekly round-up of transportation related news in the Philadelphia area and beyond. Check back weekly to keep up to date on the issues Clean Air Council’s transportation staff finds important.

 Philly Voice: SEPTA agrees to five-year contract to add 525 hybrid buses – At the end of the new contract, diesel-electric hybrid buses will make up 95% of SEPTA’s bus fleet. While this is a great step towards retiring SEPTA’s oldest and dirtiest buses, hopefully their next major purchase will be of 100% electric buses.

 The Guardian: China unveils ‘straddling bus’ design to beat traffic jams – While the ‘straddling bus’ looks like something from the future, still giving single occupancy vehicles road preference is a street design practice of the past.

Next City: Helsinki treats new bike-share as another form of public transit – Helsinki commuters can now access all modes of public transit – including bikeshare, streetcars, subways, buses, and ferries with their Helsinki Travel Card and on the regional transportation planning app.

 Gizmodo: Six freeway removals that changed their cities forever – See how cities from around the world successfully replaced highways with beautiful public spaces.