A Beijing-based company Transit Explore Bus is currently building a life-size model of the Straddle bus in Changzhou and they plan to test it in July or August. Different versions will carry up to ...

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China's a busy place. With millions of people already filling their giant cities, and with the population to explode in the next 30 years, those in charge are forced with a dilemma. How to make it so ...

At the beginning of August, we told you about the Mega Straddle Bus. It's a giant vehicle that doesn't actually drive on the road like a traditional bus, but actually straddles it. Furthermore, it has ...

There’s a lot one could say in favor of China’s long-anticipated transportation concept: the “straddle bus.” It’s electric. It takes cars off overburdened roads. It can move over a thousand people. It ...

A Beijing-based company is working to perfect and prototype a so-called “straddle bus.” The straddle bus, as its name suggests, straddles and therefore sits above the road, which frees up space for ...

There is now a definitive answer to whether China will launch its once imagination inspiring straddle bus to help alleviate egregious congestion. It's a resounding no. The New York Times (h/t Jalopnik ...

If you can't go through the traffic, or if you can't go around, then perhaps you better go over the mess. That's at the heart of an infrastructure design making waves all the way from China. It's ...

A Beijing official voiced concerns over the widely applauded elevated high-speed bus, which has sparked fervent media reports worldwide as an innovative alternative to ease traffic jams. "A ...