Tag: Commuting - Page 5
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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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The Dream DOT Director? DC's Gabe Klein Interview (Video)
Image credit: StreetFilms Capital's DOT Director Discusses "Leveling the Playing Field" As I said in my post about the San Francisco intersection turned park, the best thing about StreetFilms videos is that they don't just show you cool things - but
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Robin Chase on the Birth of Zipcar and the Future of Transportation (Part Two)
Zipcar has been a game changer, but Robin Chase is already on to other things. The next frontier in transportation is a smart network that has your car, iPhone, GPS, and other gizmos sharing chatter with streetlights, power utilities, your insurance
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Robin Chase on the Birth of Zipcar and the Future of Transportation (Part One)
To Robin Chase, parked cars and solo drivers just look like a great big mess of wasted capacity. It’s this kind of thinking that inspired her to start Zipcar (now the world’s largest carsharing company), and GoLoco, the Facebook of ridesharing. It’s
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Road Raging Fox News Writer Arrested for Dragging a Cyclist Through Central Park
You may have heard this one before--a cyclist goes biking in New York City. Cyclist gets cut off by a driver who's irritated by having to share the road with cyclists. Cyclist rides up to driver at next stop, positions himself in front
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Pimp Your Eco-Ride: Win a Strida SX Folding Bike
Isn't it about time you upgraded your (bike)ride? Got a dusty 3-speed that won't stay in gear propped up in the corner of your garage, or an old Huffy mountain bike you outgrew along with POGs (yes, I just referenced POGs)? In other words, have you
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Yes, a Tragic Accident Rocked DC's Metro System. No, You Shouldn't Get Off the Train.
As you've likely heard, at least 9 people were killed and up to 70 were injured in when one train rammed into another on Washington DC's Metro's Red line. The precise cause of the crash is so far unknown, though it's thought to
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GoCycle's Revolutionary Electric Bike: Another Glowing Review
Image credit: GoCycle GoCycle Electric Bike Turns Heads in London Lloyd got all excited about the GoCycle electric bike a couple of months ago, suggesting that it might just be the electric assist bike we've all been waiting for. But can it live up to
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Modern Sport of Cyclist Harassment Now Against the Law in Missouri
America's most aggressive drivers are in New York...that's now official. But Missouri must have its fair share, too. From the Cyclelicious blog we found a link to news that Columbia City has passed an
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The Joys of the Two-Wheeled Commute
I used to hate commuting. For two years, I studied in another city. Twice a week, I would hop on a bus, transfer to a train, and then catch another bus. The entire trip took two hours,
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Motor-Oil Collection Helps Clean Up the Commute
A joint industry-government initiative in Turkey has collected 50,000 tons of waste oil over the past five years--much of it from a
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San Francisco Installing Solar Powered, Wi-Fi Ready Bus Stops
While some bus stop ideas are pretty futuristic, solar powered bus stops have been around for awhile. Back in April, we heard San Francisco was planning to install solar powered bus stops, and last week Mayor
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Bikes Sales Outpace Cars and Trucks!
While news of the four-wheel variety remains bleak with news that GM is on the brink of bankruptcy, news for the two wheel set is mostly good. In fact, more bicycles were bought in the first quarter of 2009 than cars and trucks. That's
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Variable Frame Bike Lets You Recline on the Go
Here's a cool bike design idea: a variable frame that adjusts into different modes for seamless, sustained riding. For the city, you've got your standard upright mode--but once you're clear of the urban zone, recline into
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Middle School Students Take on Dead Weight in Auto Industry, Win Nationwide Contest
Well it's no surprise to readers of TreeHugger that there's plenty of "dead weight" in the auto industry, but a team of Iowa middle school students took on the challenge of eliminating some of it themselves. And
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Saul Griffith on Living the Examined Life and Flying Giant Kites (Part Two)
Last week we heard about Saul Griffith's exhaustive personal energy cataloging and the resulting WattzOn.com. In part two, Griffith talks about Makani Power, his company that builds giant kites for capturing elusive, high-altitude gusts. He also shares
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Saul Griffith on Living the Examined Life and Flying Giant Kites (Part One)
After becoming a renewable energy entrepreneur (think massive kites), Saul Griffith started wondering about the greenness of his own life—so he started counting. The exercise became an exploration, which resulted in the website WattzOn.com, a power
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IF Mode Folding Bike Folds in Seconds but Rides Like a Normal Bike
Mark Sanders, designer of the Strida, is at it again with the IF (integrated folding) Mode bike. It won the Gold Medal at the iF Product Design Awards in Germany in March. Bikes that fold quickly and easily have great promise as part of an intermodal
