bikes
Carfree Zone -- Coming Soon to a City Near You? June 23rd, 2008
Three Cities Close Streets to Cars, Get Citizens Moving
On June 22, Portland, Oregon held its first Sunday Parkways. This event, modeled after a weekly shutdown of the streets in Bogota, Colombia, closed six miles of city streets to auto traffic and opened it...more
The One Bike Meter Everyone’s Gotta Get! June 17th, 2008
New emeter records what’s most important when cycling…
Japan has done it again. It’s come out with yet another new green invention. This one is a bike meter that records the number of kilometers cycled in a day, total number of hours at...more
Girl Bikes 1500 Miles for Electric Vehicles May 28th, 2008
14-year-Old Wants Tax Credits and Incentives for EVs
Liza Stoner, a 14-year-old environmentalist, plans to bike from Minneapolis to Washington, D.C. this summer to raise awareness about electric vehicles. When she gets to the capital, she'll deliver a petition to lawmakers requesting tax...more
New York City all about Cycling these Days… May 28th, 2008
NYC is getting commuters to become more bike-friendly and it’s working
It’s about time for New Yorkers to get with the program. I was in Portland last week and their streets are devoted to the cyclers! As of right now, an average of about 112,000 people bike...more
Parking the Bicycles: Who Knew all the Possibilities? May 23rd, 2008
With advanced technology, comes all sorts of cool new bike parking systems
More and more people are riding bicycles these days. How many people feel restricted from riding bikes because of issues with theft, or with not knowing where to lock up the bike? My guess would...more
Scooter Commuters, Unite! April 9th, 2008
As Gas Prices Climb, Scooters Get Even More Popular
As winter gives way to spring and the weather warms up, more people are hauling scooters out of garages for 80 mpg+ commutes. I myself have been a scooter commuter, even in the rainy Pacific...more
