Closing roads near schools cuts NO2 levels by 23% in London Active travel TfL has also published survey results that suggest that interventions outside schools to make walking and cycling safer are popular with parents and carers, and have contributed to a drop in car use. Thirty-five schools took part in the study, and the results showed that 81% of those surveyed at schools where measures had been implemented believed a School Street is suitable for their school....

As wereportedyesterday, Twitter, Facebook and Research in Motion (RIM) were to face UK MPs again today, to discuss a way forward following the riots that blighted the UK back in August. And not surprisingly, all three companies are united in their belief that shutting down social media platforms during public disorder would be a bad idea. Indeed, Twitter even went so far as to tell MPs that it would be a “horrible idea” to close social networking sites at any time,reportsthe Guardian....

The day before I left for CTIA 2011, I put together alist of predictionsfor things that I thought we’d see. Now that the week’s over, I want to take the chance to go back and see how wrong (or maybe right?) I managed to be. Along the way, we’ll talk about what was actually there, too. Android Overload – Right Oh sure, Windows Phone was there. So was Symbian. But at the end of the day, CTIA was all about Android....

Clothes Horse, a New York City startup, is a data-driven platform that helps shoppers find brands that fit them best. The app enables customers to shop for clothing across retailers with a single user profile, which is why it’s being called the “Facebook Connect for fashion.” While at university, the founders Will Charczuk, Vik Venkatraman and Dave Whittemore first launched a bespoke clothing company before deciding to pivot into a full-blown technology startup....

Cloud IDEis a web app that brings your development workstation to the cloud and allows you to work on your projects from anywhere. The app is currently in private beta, though I found my acceptance was almost instantaneous and the IDE domain was set up in minutes. Your mileage may vary. Developers are prone to sticking with one computer that they’ve set up to program on. Development environments are usually very personal and highly customized things, and moving a project around from computer to computer can get messy....