Efficient, technologically-advanced Bus Rapid Transit helps make Paris’ public transportation system run smoothly. Streetsblog has the video. (Brad Aaron)

The New York Times‘ Elisabeth Rosenthal examines how much Europeans are willing to change their driving habits in order to emissions control targets.

While traveling in Europe, New York Times pundit Thomas Friedman suggests that Americans could learn plenty from the Danes about conserving fuel, finding alternative energy sources, and using technological innovation for economic growth.

Exorbitant fuel costs have taught Europeans to be thrifty with their energy — from using fuel-efficient Smart cars to rent-a-bike programs, our friends across the Atlantic have plenty to teach us about conservation. (Christian Science Monitor — Jerry Larson)