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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the National Research Foundation of Singapore today announced the launch of a project to develop new models and tools for the planning, design, and operation of future urban transportation. Aimed at making urban transportation systems more ...
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the National
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Business Mirror: Climate change is one of the
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time, biodiversity has an important role in mitigating and adapting to climate change, a diplomat said at the Asean Conference on Biodiversity 2009 ...
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Agence France-Presse: Asia-Pacific leaders plan to call for
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at a summit here next week, according to a draft communique obtained by AFP Friday. "We believe that global emissions will need ...
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MIT and National Research Foundation of Singapore Launch Project on New Models and Tools for Future Urban Transportation
Green Car Congress —
... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the National Research Foundation of Singapore launched a new project to develop new models and tools for the planning, design, and operation of future urban transportation. Aimed at making urban transportation systems more environmentally sustainable—first in Singapore, and ultimately on a global scale—these new models will be developed and deployed by nearly 60 researchers from four academic institutions. ...
Can Networks & Real-Time Data Fix Urban Transit? Ask Singapore
Earth2Tech —
Five years from now, Singapore may have a model of urban transportation that’s smart, green, and full of lessons for cities around the world. That’s the goal of a new project from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the National Research Foundation of Singapore called the Future of Urban Mobility.
The pair announced plans last week (h/t Green Car Congress) for MIT to collaborate with three universities in Singapore to develop models and tools for planning and operating an urban transportation system using networked computing, controls, ...
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