Tag: Car-Free - Page 8
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Electric-Assist and Cargo Bikes for the Everyday Commuter: Cycle9
Back in my early days of writing for TreeHugger, there used to be a lot of controversy each time we posted on electric bikes. Jacob's article about Schwinn's line of electric bikes, for example, drew angry
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Winning Design Concept Connects Folding Scooters, Electric Buses, and Bike Trees
Images via Marten Wallgren The Future City Mobility competition enticed designers to envision how London's transportation could look in 2030. Marten Wallgren, a Swede studying at the Royal College of Art, along with three cohorts, took the SeymourPowell
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Live Local: Finally, a Social Networking Website With Purpose
Live Local is the digital equivalent of hanging over the fence and chin wagging with your neighbour, sharing stories about what's worked for you and what hasn't.
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Is Cycling Drunk as Bad as Drunk Driving?
Image credit: Pedal Pub LLC Cycling Drunk: Lesser of Two Evils, or Completely Irresponsible? As a recent import to the US, I am often amazed at how relaxed people are about drinking and driving here. Yet thinking back, I must admit I was more relaxed
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Cheap Sex for the Saddle Sore: Berlin Brothel Offers Cyclists' Discount
[CAUTION: Links may include explicit material] Brothel Offers Discount for Eco-Friendly Transportation When I wrote about Heidi Fleiss' eco-brothel for women, one commenter suggested it was just another example of the
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6 Ways To Defuse Anti-Cyclist Road Rage
Photo via seabamirum via flickr. Anti-cycling road rage is just a big drag, perpetuating the "us" versus "them" mentality between drivers and cyclists, and sometimes endangering lives. Some states have tried to legally protect cyclists from car drivers'
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Portland Mayor Joins Commuters' Low-Car Diet
For one month, Mayor Sam Adams joins 30 Portland, Oregon residents taking part in Zipcar's Low-Car Diet. The car sharing service has convinced these
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Great Green Job Alert! Be a Bike Commuter Guide
The Council of Economic Advisors estimates 700,000 green jobs will be created this year from federal stimulus funds. That's encouraging, but here's something even better - a man with a plan who decided to create his own green job and business after he
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Green Ways to Light Up Your Bike: Good, Bad, Out There (Slideshow)
Photo of a red Reelight via 36widgets @ flickr. Seeing and being seen is really important when bike riding - TreeHugger Lloyd quotes a stat from the NY Times that says 45% of fatal bike accidents are in "low-light" situations. But can you be well-lit
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San Francisco Turns Intersection into Park in 72 Hours (Video)
Image credit: StreetFilms Dangerous intersection reclaimed as public space One of my favorite things about the folks at StreetFilms is that they don't just report on innovative projects for livable streets - they deconstruct what has been done so we can
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Global Car Survey Finds Six In Ten Say Green Is The New Dream
Global market research firm Synovate has released a study showing that six in ten people "would choose to buy a green car over a dream car, even if money was no object."
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eCycleway - Safe Urban Cycling or Dangerous Segregation?
It is an undisputed truth that the majority of American cities have incomplete bicycling infrastructures. This is perhaps especially true in Los Angeles, where
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Haven't Biked Yet? Don't Berate Yourself. Read Bicycle Lifestyle Guide
This new 30-page booklet, Bicycle Lifestyle Guide, takes just an hour to read, and it is an inspiring and cheerful general audience guide to urban biking from the non-profit C.I.C.L.E. organization. If you thought bike
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Solar-Powered Bicycle Parking Pods Provide Solar Hot Water Showers in Queensland
It’s a shame we missed this for the recent Ride To Work week. Because it directly answers the main concerns people have about commuting on bicycles, namely arriving at work sweaty from exercise or wet from rainy weather. Business partners Tim Ceolin
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Lorax Motor's 900 mpg Hauler, It's A Solar Tricycle
Our pals over at the excellent Wend Magazine thought our readers might be intrigued by a new company they found. I reckon they're right. For they've unearthed the delightfully named Lorax Motor Works, a start-up who are providing purpose built
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7 Things I Wish Every City Would Do to Make Urban Living Even Greener
Though it sometimes might not seem so, living in cities is a pretty green thing to do. Two prime reasons being that average home sizes are smaller and transportation distances are generally shorter, both leading to lower
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Recycled Bike Guards Stop Rider From Getting Trashed
Two guys, who used to work for Planet Bike, whom we profiled recently, have since set up Portland Design Works (PDW). Their mission:
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20 Freaky Bikes As Selected by Matador Life
Matador Life is about people in their hometowns, how they represent where they're from, and what we can learn from each of the unique places we inhabit. Amongst the portraits of people's hometowns and profiles of individuals strongly rooted in their
