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Residents of Lecco are also keen on the piedibus system because it encourages a small but meaningful change that contributes to the strong commitment of EU states that have ratified the Kyoto Protocol.
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They set up a piedibus (literally foot-bus in Italian) - a bus route with a driver but no vehicle.
Peak Oil News 2009
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Giulio Greppi, a 9-year-old with shaggy blond hair, said he had been driven about a third of a mile each way until he started taking the piedibus.
Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed 2009
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School children in this small town have embarked on the piedibus (which, in Italian, literally translates to "walking bus"), walking to and from school, adding more and more pairs of little feet at each "stop" en route.
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In Britain, about half the local school systems now have some sort of incentives to encourage walking, although generally less formal ones than the piedibus, said Roger L. Mackett, a professor at the Center for Transport Studies at University College in London.
Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed 2009
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On rainy days, "She says, 'Mom, please take me,' and sometimes I give in," said Giovanna Luciano, who lives in the countryside and normally drops her daughter Giulia, 9, at a piedibus pickup point in a parking lot by a cemetery.
Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed 2009
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The city of Lecco contributes roughly $20,000 annually toward organizing and providing staff members for the piedibus.
Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed 2009
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In Lecco, car use has proved a tenacious habit even though the piedibus has caught on.
Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed 2009
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They set up a piedibus (literally foot-bus in Italian) - a bus route with a driver but no vehicle.
Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed 2009
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But many live right along a piedibus route, Mr. Piazza noted.
Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed 2009
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