Tag: Commuting - Page 3
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Candidate for Mayor In Toronto Proposes Turning Elevated Expressway into Park
Just this past weekend, while riding with Toronto Architect Martin Kohn, we were discussing how Toronto's elevated Gardiner Expressway would make a wonderful park, cycle route and perhaps even light rail corridor; of course it was a dream, nobody would
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Pin It for the Planet: Canadian Campaign To Get People Out of Cars is Too Little, Too Late
The WWF in Canada is doing a campaign this week to encourage people to drive less. Not an unreasonable thing; after all, "That selfish and thoughtless machine is hurting the environment and not doing you any favours either. We're not saying to stop
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The Wiggle- A Bike Path That Connects Communities
I have friends living in San Francisco who would ride a bike in midtown Manhattan but won't get on one in San Francisco. When asked why, considering
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Wire Bike Lanes in The Sky Are Faster, May Be Safer, Certainly More Badass
Just yesterday, Jaymi showed a guy zipping 'round town on a wire and I thought, why build all of this wire infrastructure for a zipline when you can just give the guy a bike? But Martin Angelov of Kolelinia Lab beat me to it, and instead he
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Finally, Design Finds the Mass Market Bicycle: A Review of the Electra Ticino
The last few years have seen something of a resurgence in commuter-friendly, fun, comfortable, stylish bicycles. In that vein, we've been anticipating the release of the Ticino line from Electra, and I venture to say that new ground has been broken.
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Inflatable Bike Case Makes Taking Your Bike Easier
For all those times you wish you could have brought your bike with you on the train, bus or plane, now there is Biknd Helium. The Helium bike case is not quite lighter than air, but definitely lighter than a standard hard case, weighing in
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Rich South Africans Oppose Green New BRT Lines; Say They 'Damage Property Values'
Last month, we applauded the five developing cities nominated by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy for its 2010 Sustainable Transport Award. The list
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Boat Concept Produces More Energy than it Uses
Last year, we told you about Vincent Callebaut's amazing 128-floor vertical farm concept to green the New York City skyline. Now, he's moved his eco-friendly designs to the waterways with the Physalia--a floating garden transport vessel that not only
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Is The Chevy Volt Right For You?
The new Chevy Volt is perhaps the most eagerly
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Nobel Laureate: Car Drivers Set Bad Example for Kids
The perception that cycling is a slow way of commuting is "bogus" and the idea that increased car ownership is a sign of
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A Dress Shirt for the Biking Man: The Outlier Pivot Sleeve
As we were reminded in Copenhagen, daily cycling is a just a normal part of city living for many Europeans. In the US, we complain about bad bike lanes and trigger-happy motorists, but the real problem is more likely the limited clothing selection. It's
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The Car: An Anatomical Journey (VIDEO)
I stumbled across this video that was posted on Hyundai's Web site that shows its 2010 Genesis being disassembled. Regardless of your opinion about cars, there's something fascinating about seeing all the parts there, lined up so neatly. Since I wrote
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Can Carpooling Ease the Istanbul Commute? A Bus Rider's Pessimistic View
With the onset of the winter rains, Istanbul's already congested roadways became a sea of stationary lights last night, turning my typically 45-minute commute into a two-hour-plus one.
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10 Things That Make a Great Green City (Slideshow)
"If you make cities more efficient, you make the world more sustainable." Here are 10 ways to do just that.
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10 Things that Make a Great Green City
"If you make cities more efficient, you make the world more sustainable." Here are 10 ways to do just that.
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From the Forums: When is Driving Better Than Biking?
environmental wakko writes: I live 10 miles from my workplace (20 miles round trip). If I bike in, I have wipe myself down with some soap and water as well as 2 paper towels each day...
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Saudi 'Solution' to Traffic Jams: No Foreign Drivers
From instituting traffic calming measures to building metrobus systems, there are plenty of ways to ease congestion on the roads. But radio
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'Build Paris on Paris' & Other Good Ideas for Growth
Dense urban centers are good; sprawling suburbs are bad. Put in the simplest terms, that's what the
