Helsinki Aims to Slash Car Use With New Apps and Transit Services

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By Yale Environment 360Jul 11, 2014, 12:00 pm138 pts
The Finnish capital is developing a new “mobility on demand” transport network that it hopes will sharply reduce personal car use and ownership by 2025, the Guardian reports. Helsinki officials say they will transform the existing public transportation system by using smartphone apps and new transit…

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