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- A former exec at Trader Joe’s grows another kind of grocery store
- Law made in secret? That's not what makes health-care bill unusual
- An offer Finns can't refuse? Helsinki woos car owners to give up their autos.
- Ramadan? There's an app for that.
A former exec at Trader Joe’s grows another kind of grocery store Posted: 23 Jun 2017 02:41 PM PDT |
Law made in secret? That's not what makes health-care bill unusual Posted: 23 Jun 2017 01:19 PM PDT |
An offer Finns can't refuse? Helsinki woos car owners to give up their autos. Posted: 23 Jun 2017 08:24 AM PDT In Helsinki, Finland, a city that prides itself on its civic-mindedness, municipal authorities are looking at the challenge of phasing out the car in a different way: as a matter of efficiency and incentivization. "It is a fact that on average, a privately owned car is used 4 percent of the time," says Ville Lehmuskoski, chief executive officer of Helsinki City Transport, the municipal body responsible for the Finnish capital's public transport infrastructure. "If the need for cars in the Helsinki region could be lessened by only 25 percent," Mr. Lehmuskoski continues, "it would mean 100,000 fewer cars. |
Ramadan? There's an app for that. Posted: 23 Jun 2017 08:10 AM PDT |
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