My professional training as a city planner is without a doubt part of the reason this topic idea caught my eye, but the consensus that about 70-80% of current carbon emissions are linked to cities is what convinced me to…
Leave Salt on the Table, Not on the Roads
Putting salt on roads and sidewalks to melt ice and snow is common around the world. However, it may be doing more harm than good. A couple of recent studies show some of the negative effects of putting mountains and…
Clean, Green & Cheap Shipping
Ever need to have something shipped and wish you knew of a great green (or cheap!) shipping service? An online shipping service I just found out about nails this one for you. The service brings together thousands of professional movers,…
#3 Portland, Oregon (USA): Great Bicycle City Photo Tour
With bike weddings, bike parades, hundreds of naked bicyclists, bike fashion shows, popular & interesting cargo bikes, and travelling bike pubs, Portland is #3 on this great bicycle city photo tours list.
#4 Copenhagen, Denmark: Great Bicycle City Photo Tour
Home of the upcoming climate change conference, Copenhagen is #4 in this great bicycle city photo tour series. With about 55% of trips being by bicycle, Copenhagen is an amazing place to visit or live if you like bicycling. The…
#8 Barcelona, Spain: Great Bicycle City Photo Tour
Naked bicyclists, folding bikes, balloon bikes, and more — enjoy this bicycle photo tour of Barcelona. The third B in a row, Barcelona is next on this list of great bicycle cities (right ahead of Basel, Switzerland and Bogota, Columbia).…
Photo Tours of 10 Great Bicycle Cities: #10 Basel, Switzerland
If a picture is worth a thousand words, this series of photo tours is going to be worth about a hundred thousand.
Bikes & Trains — New Initiative for England
England is working to combine two of the world’s cleanest methods of transportation through a new initiative. A handful of strongly funded programs are geared to get more people bicycling to and from rail stations in England.