Tag: Walking - Page 4
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Just What We Needed Dept.: Tourist Lanes
TreeHugger loves ideas that make things smoother for non-motorized transportation. Here is one that would be a big help in cities that attract a lot of tourists: dedicated lanes. This would be particularly effective in New York, where the locals move
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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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Dense, Walkable Urban Cities Create YIMBY Neighbors
Looking at the massive build up of low-density, car-dependent housing over the last 50 years, real estate developer Christopher Leinberger says in his book The Option of Urbanism that
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Walking the Line Between Good and Bad Transportation in LA
It isn't hard to find things wrong with the public transportation system in Los Angeles, but is there anything being done right? One Good contributor wanted to know, so he set out on foot with a mission to walk the line between the
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How to Turn Streets Into Sidewalks
Streets are inescapably the domain of motorized vehicles. Sure, bikes are sometimes allowed—though more often than not relegated to the margins—but really, the wide avenues and bustling boulevards belongs to the fast, the
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It Is Time To Go Beyond Transit And Get Multi-Modal Planning
In most of North America, we think that "Transit Oriented Development" is a great step forward over the auto-centric development of the last sixty years. Architect and Professor Roger K. Lewis suggests in the Washington
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NHTS Survey: Driving = Down. Transit, Walking and Cycling = Up
Photo: Flickr, CC Relatively Fewer Car Trips Data from the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) for 2009 contains some encouraging transportation trends when compared to the previous survey done in 2001. It shows that the share of trips that
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Sidewalks = Social Justice in Amman, Jordan
Sidewalks in Istanbul, when they do exist, are often narrow, uneven, rutted, and frequently torn up entirely, forcing pedestrians into the street to dodge fast,
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Six Sidewalks That Work While You Walk
Sidewalks - we use 'em everyday. Which is why there's no end to the innovative ideas for making sidewalks work for us. Using piezoelectric, (also called kinetic energy) has been
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Green Eyes On: Can Walking Barefoot Make You Healthier?
New research is showing that ditching your shoes could possibly make your bones and body healthier. According to a recent article in the UK's Guardian (also covered recently in TreeHugger, "Barefoot Running Is
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New York's Health and Design Chiefs Talk Design That Makes Us Healthier (Video)
New York City's health kick isn't just limited to cigarettes, calorie labels and a possible sugar tax. Mayor Bloomberg and his forward-thinking administration are thinking carefully about how good "active design" -- of sidewalks, streets and buildings
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Barefoot Running is the New Treat for Your Feet
It sounds counter-intuitive to say the least, but a team of scientists has discovered that running barefoot is better for your feet. What!
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Slow Walking for Slow Down London
Slow Listening in a park Slow Down London is a lovely little project which encourages Londoners to slow down and look at the speed of life. One aspect is the Slow Club, an 8 week course with tasks to be done and Sunday's was a slow walk around the
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Slow Down London's 8 Week Course to Slow Down Your Life
Slow Down London is a new project created "to inspire Londoners to improve their lives by slowing down to do things well, rather than as fast as possible." It's a chance to create opportunities--spiritual, physical and
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CES 2010 - Navteq Makes Drivers and Pedestrians More Efficient
Navteq, a digital mapping firm owned by Nokia, has some handy applications. One of them provides drivers with real-time traffic information, which helps them to avoid congestion and so have a more efficient trip. Another
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Green Job Vacancy: Warden on Remote Island Filled with Puffins
If your new year's resolution is to change your life and get back to the basics, have I got a job for you. Become the Warden of Skomer Island in Wales and you get to live in relative solitude with a lot of
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NYC Survey Shows Benefits of Walking, Cycling, Active Commuting
Image: NYC Department of Health In Other News, the Sky is Blue The NYC Department of Health conducted a city-wide survey to assess the health benefits of walking and cycling on the population of New York. The result aren't too surprising, but sometimes
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The Road to Copenhagen Is Long - Especially When You Walk, Bike, or Hitchhike
Photo via Roz Savage web site. Roz Savage and Alison Garnett are not especially fond of walking - water is Savage's natural element as she's a dedicated rower in the middle of a cross-Pacific rowing quest, and Garnett is an enthusiastic free
