Tag: Paris - Page 5
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DOYOUVelo: Chic Reversable Clothing for Cyclists
Cyclists who own their own bikes carry a lot of paraphernalia; locks, helmets, sometimes reflective vests. But with a bike-sharing program like the Velib in Paris, what do you do with the stuff? We showed an attempt at a folding bike helmet earlier; it
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Reduce Your Carbon Footprint By Flying to Paris (Slideshow)
I know, that contradicts everything we have been saying about the carbon footprint of flying, but there are a lot of lessons to be learned from visiting other places and cultures. In Paris, it's more than just the smaller carbon footprint of urban
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Folding Bike Helmet Fits in Your Pocket or Purse
When in France recently I rarely saw a bicycle helmet, ce n'est pas chic. But designers Caroline Journaux & Adrien Guerin are working on one that can fold up and be put away in your pocket or purse. That makes a lot of sense if you ride a Vélo bike in
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Dublin Still Waiting for 'Invisible' Bike Share
Cities continue lining up to ease transport congestion and get people bike riding via a bike share program: Melbourne is looking to put in 600 bikes by next summer
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"Bear's Cave" Office By Paul Coudamy
Front meeting room (All photos: Benjamin Boccas) Who said you couldn't hibernate in an office? Instead of a sterile and corporate interior, the comfy and cavernous spaces of French architect Paul Coudamy's "bear cave" office design are inviting
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Child's Bed by H20 Archtectes Is Also Play Area and Room Divider
We have noted before that in Paris, apartments are often quite small; they often don't have room for a private kid's bedroom. H20 Architectes dealt with the problem of accommodating children with this structure
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Does Human Nature Doom Bike Sharing Programs?
TreeHugger loves Product Service Systems like bike sharing, which recognize that we really need to get from A to B rather than own the mode of transport. But as we learn from April and Kimberley's posts, even wildly successful programs like Paris's
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Velib Bike Share Makes Majority of Users Happy - So Stop Vandalising Bikes, Says the City
Photo via velib-pourri.A recent TNS-Sofres survey on the Vélib official blog found a whopping 94% of Vélib users are "completely satisfied" (19%) or "mostly satisfied" with the bike share service. Just 6 percent of survey users reported that they are
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Utterly Unsexy: Gothenburg's Bike Share is the Opposite of Vélib
Here's what Paris did right in setting up a city bike share program: versatile, sexy bikes and enough of them (1 for every 200 residents). The Vélib bike-share program is about to
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Is Living in Small Spaces Cruel To Children?
CoteMaison in France published a lovely 40m2 (431 SF) apartment that houses a family of four and a big dog in style. It has a kids room that any kid would love in a raised section so that a bed can slide under for the parents, wonderful use of space and
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Best of Green: Travel + Nature (Slideshow)
Update: Vote now for Best of Show! Now that the initial voting period has ended, it's time to vote for the 'Best in Show' -- check out the category winners in the Best in Show slideshow, and then click over to Planet Green to View & Vote for your
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B-Cycle Bike Sharing Has Plans for Denver...and A U.S. City Near You?
B-Cycle's web site, with its video of shiny red-white-and-blue bikes with cute GPS systems and its solar-powered stations, is nearly too slick and pretty. This bike sharing program is the business brainchild of Trek, health insurance conglomerate
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First Pix from Edouard François' Eden Bio
As we noted in our earlier review of green walls, there are two kinds: Green façade, where a trellis structure is attached to the ground and plants grow up from there, and living walls, the more complicated systems where the wall becomes the growing
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The Ultimate Green House: Lost In Paris House by R&Sie; Architects
There is a house in there, really, the "Lost in Paris" house by R&Sie; Architects, who have produced some of the most provocative work we have shown on TreeHugger.
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Massive Theft, Vandalism Plaguing Parisian Bike Sharing Program
Broken Vélibs in Paris (Sybil Star on Flickr) Eighteen months into a wildly successful launch, the Parisian bike-sharing program Vélib - a portmanteau of vélo (bicycle) and liberté (freedom) — has run into serious problems with theft and vandal
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Hertz Rolls Out Car-Sharing Program to Compete with Zipcar
Hertz, the world's largest car rental company, is entering the burgeoning car-sharing market with a new offering called Connect, as first reported in Budget Travel. Connect will first be available in New York City, London, and Paris, and will add 20
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Get the Night + Day City Guides for 45% Off
Today's TreeHugger Deal comes to you from San Francisco-based Night+Day Guides. The Night+Day, Cool Cities Series is the platinum (and green!) standard for sophisticated urbanista travelers. Printed on high quality recycled paper and containing the
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Green City Guide: Paris, Organic Hard Cider and DIY Spa Treatments
:: Enjoy the romance and passion of Paris--the low-impact way.
