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NYU review study suggests potential for gauging health risks of air pollution on individual level

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In the past, pollution measurement has been relatively crude in terms of compositional, spatial, and temporal resolution. There have been significant improvements in the ability to conduct granular measurement of air pollutants, and this has enabled more awareness and more focused local policy actions, as addressed below. Globally, 4.2

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BMW showcasing urban mobility connectivity applications at ITS World Congress

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The BMW Group is showcasing developments from BMW ConnectedDrive at the ITS World Congress this week in Vienna under the slogan “BMW Urban Mobility”. The concept of intermodal routing is enhanced by the DriveNow package available in Munich, Düsseldorf, Berlin and San Francisco. Earlier post.)

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Aclima partnering with Google to map outdoor air quality with Street View vehicles

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a San Francisco-based company that designs and deploys environmental sensor networks, is partnering with Google Earth Outreach to map and better to understand urban air quality. New mobile air measurements can complement existing stationary measurements for a more detailed picture of personal and community air quality.

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Startup Developing Electric Jet Skis

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With an operational prototype already skimming over San Francisco Bay, the company plans to begin sales of its first unit in late 2010, according to company founder Barrett Taylor. The second unit, to be available a year later, is a smaller two-person sit-down vessel that will be limited to speeds of 40 mph (35 knots, 64 km/h).

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GM OnStar and RelayRides introduce peer-to-peer car sharing for GM vehicles

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Studies show that each shared car results in up to 13 fewer cars on the road, leading to less-congested roads and less pollution. RelayRides pioneered peer-to-peer car sharing when it launched in Boston in June 2010 and expanded into San Francisco later that year.

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Summer Update

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They join Founding Members from these cities: Arlington, TX, Baltimore, Boulder, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Irvine, CA, Los Angeles, Memphis, Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco, and Wenatchee, WA. The list of supporters/partners now includes links to the members’ web sites along with a contact person. Keene, N.H., Irvine, CA.,

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China’s SAIC Motor named winner of 10th LA Auto Show Design Challenge; Mobiliant

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SAIC Motor beat out eight world-renowned auto design studios for the honor with an innovative public transit solution aimed at alleviating urban problems such as air pollution and traffic congestion. The judges of the 10 th annual LA Auto Show Design Challenge named SAIC Motor the winner of the 2013 competition.

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