Tag: Car-Free - Page 3
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TreeHugger Writers Weigh In: The Best Bikes for City Riding (Slideshow)
There's so much to think about when purchasing the perfect two wheels for city riding: Style, comfort, theft...and the options can be seriously overwhelming.
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Slidepad. Regenerative ABS Braking for Bicycles?
Slidepad Explanation from Slidepad / Flipbrake on Vimeo. Video credit: Slidepad. Regenerative Braking for Bicycles? Well, that's what the company marketing the Slidepad suggest, anyhow. Kinda. They say that their product works by capturing "the momentum
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To Make Pedestrians Kings of the City, Strasbourg Plans to Drop City Speed Limits to 18 MPH
Strasbourg, in north-eastern France, is already one of the country's most bike-friendly cities. Fewer than half of its residents use a car to get around, and
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Can Cycle-Cams Make the Road a Safer Place for Cyclists?
The road can be a dangerous, even deadly place for cyclists, and battles between cars and bikes have a sneaky way of turning out in the driver's favor. But by riding to work with a camera built into his helmet, London's Ben
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The Island of Sark is the Best Place to See the Stars
You may have never heard of a "dark sky island" before, but welcome to Sark, if you want to visit one.
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Bicycles Eat SUV
The last thing the world needs is yet another message T-shirt, but I just couldn't go past this great graphic of the bicycle fish eating the sports utility vehicle. It does help that image is emblazoned on
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Bikes for the World Need a Storage Site. Can You Help?
Bikes for the World donates used bicycles to non-profit community programs in Africa and Central America "to enable the poor to hold jobs, attend school, and obtain health services." To date they've processed about
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Knog Boomer Bike Light Recharges in Your USB Port
Continuing our recent exploration of newish bike lights (see links below), we turn our attention to the Knog Boomer Rechargeable. The Boomer has an integrated lithium-Ion polymer battery, which when you pop the light out of its
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Led by Lite's Bike Strap Lighting Uses 42 LEDs (Video)
Continuing our ungoing peek at new bike lights we turn our attention to the LBL (or Led by Lite). Unlike the recently mentioned Fibre FlareFibre Flare and Bike Glow, the LBL, whilst also strip lighting, does not use a
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Bike Glow. If You're on The Go, Let Cars Know
The other day we mentioned Fibre Flare, a long line LED bike light system. Here's another light to consider, if you want to stand a better chance of being seen at night. The Bike Glow is a three metre (10 ft) long length of flexible
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IKEA Thanks USA Staff With 12,400 Free Bicycles
IKEA is giving its 12,400 staff, in the USA, an early Holiday present. "We hope this bike will be taken in the spirit of the season while supporting a healthy lifestyle and everyday sustainable transport," said Mike Ward,
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China's Walk More Drive Less Road Graffiti Campaign Wins Green Award Grand Prix (Video)
An ingenious piece of artwork created by Chinese pedestrians as they crossed the streets of Shanghai won the Grand Prix at the Green Awards in London last week. The awards, which also honoured Sir David Attenborough with a Life Time Achievement Award
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Ecotopia or Sprawling Nightmare? Four Scenarios for the Future of our Cities (video)
As New York's efforts to create a livable city show, we are already seeing far-reaching changes to how our cities are organized—and not before time. But there is still an awful lot more to do. Yesterday I wrote
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How Cities Must Change Radically in Face of Population Growth
As Lloyd reminded us, Alex Steffen once posted on the now sadly discontinued Worldchanging a fabulous piece called My Other Car is a Bright Green City. And yesterday, Lloyd also posted about a
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Brooks Organic Leather Bicycle Saddles Go the Distance
The 1880's were, arguably, the bicycle's golden era. From that time we derived the so-called 'Safety Bicycle', where, unlike the 'Penny Farthing,' riders could reach the ground with their feet. The same period also saw the
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France Gets a Foretaste of a World After Peak Oil
"It's like apocalypse time," to quote a friend, on the situation in France. While much of the world ponders what can be done to avoid peak oil, instability of our transportation systems, and breakdowns of national security, France is
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America: Get Off Your Butt and Start Walking
Americans--get walking! It turns out that Americans walk far less than Australians, Asians, and Europeans. Maybe this explains why Americans are fatter than people in other countries--34% more. Hmmm, why do so many
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High Speed Trains Coming to Florida, California & the Midwest - If the Dems Can Hold Off the GOP
There are a lot of good reasons to travel by train- compared to flying, it's often cheaper and certainly more relaxing, and unlike driving, you don't have to keep
