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April 4, 2007
All-New Kia Rondo: The Next New York City Taxi Cab? : GlobalGiants.com
Kia Motors America Partners With the Design Trust for Public Space to Celebrate the Centennial of the Modern-Day Taxi.
Photo: The all-new Kia Rondo taxi, seen zipping through Times Square, offers a new high-visibility roof light, an integrated child seat and a motorized front passenger seat for those with limited mobility, as well as better fuel efficiency than the current leading taxi.
NEW YORK, April 4 -- In honor of the 100th anniversary of the modern-day taxi in New York City, the all-new Kia Rondo crossover is among the vehicles to be reinvented into an iconic yellow cab, as part of Taxi '07, a project of the Design Trust for Public Space. This new collaborative process is intended to engage design professionals in fundamental civic planning.
Automakers were challenged to incorporate practical solutions into their taxi prototypes, addressing areas such as partitions that incorporate passenger services, roof lights with improved legibility, integrated child safety seats, wheelchair accessibility and fuel efficiency.
The all-new Kia Rondo, which offers innovative design, packaging and driving dynamics, provides both drivers and passengers with a spacious, comfortable and safe ride while occupying a small footprint -- an ideal combination for New York City streets. |GlobalGiants.com|
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AIPAD Photography Show 07 : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Horst P. Horst, Lisa Fonssagrives' hands. New York, 1941; Courtesy Art + Commerce.
A focus of this spring's NYC art scene will be the 27th annual PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW 07, sponsored by AIPAD, The Association of International Photography Art Dealers.
THE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW 07 will be open to the public APRIL 12-15, 2007, and held at the Park Avenue Armory at Park Avenue and 67th Street in New York City. Attendees of this exposition of fine art photography will have the chance to view works from more than 90 fine art photography exhibitors from around the world, including both contemporary and vintage works. THE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW 07 is one of the most prominent photography events of the year. Curators and directors of major museums, discriminating collectors, and those new to collecting fine art photography, will have the opportunity to view the finest photographs drawn from the 165 year history of the medium. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Honda Named 'Greenest Automaker' by Union of Concerned Scientists : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) Vehicles Engineer Don MacKenzie delivers news of Honda's ranking as "2007 Greenest Automaker" to Honda North America Vice President Edward B. Cohen near the UCS office in Washington, D.C. Published by the science-based nonprofit, MacKenzie authored the biennial "Environmental Performance of Car Companies" report which ranks automakers U.S. automobile fleet by overall production of smog-forming emissions and greenhouse gas emissions. Honda has earned the title of "greenest automaker" for the fourth consecutive time. |GlobalGiants.com|
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