Kyle Park Points, Author at CleanTechnica

Kyle Park Points

is a working father in New York City by way of Sarasota, Florida. He is a public transportation enthusiast, clean air advocate, lifetime recycler and frequent panderer. He also reluctantly tended to his family's compost heap for many formative years. He hopes to one day leave his daughter with a safer, healthier environment than when she was born; which shouldn't be hard since she was born in Queens, New York.

Bicycles

More Protected Bike Lanes Coming To NYC In 2016

Originally published on Bikocity. New York City is back at it again with the protected bike lanes. After the 2015 campaign which saw the...

Kyle Park PointsMay 9, 2016

Clean Transport

Google’s “Popular Times” Can Improve City Planning

Originally published on Bikocity. When it comes to city planning, research is the key – the key to fluid transportation, efficient land usage, and...

Kyle Park PointsMay 1, 2016

Clean Transport

Pedestrian Fatalities Increased 10% In 2015

Originally published on Bikocity. In a disturbing trend, the Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) expects to find a 10% increase in pedestrian fatalities in...

Kyle Park PointsApril 2, 2016

Clean Transport

CA Judge Rules In Favor Of Proposed High-Speed Rail Project

Originally published on Bikocity. According to The Fresno Bee, a Sacramento, California, judge recently denied the efforts of Kings County Board of Supervisors to...

Kyle Park PointsApril 1, 2016

Clean Transport

Chicago Approves Contract To Replace Half Of All Rail Cars

Originally published on Bikocity. The Chicago Tribune reported earlier this month that the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) approved a $1.3 billion contract to replace...

Kyle Park PointsMarch 25, 2016

Clean Transport

Altamonte Springs Will Be First US City To Subsidize Uber Rides

Originally published on Gas2. Reuters.com recently reported that Altamonte Springs, Florida, will be the first U.S. city to subsidize Uber services in an attempt...

Kyle Park PointsMarch 25, 2016

Clean Transport

Saving Money With Public Transportation: Top 20 US Cities

Originally published on Bikocity. The American Public Transit Association (APTA) recently released its February Savings Report. The association releases a monthly savings report in...

Kyle Park PointsMarch 23, 2016

Bicycles

Eco-Counter Data Shows Bike Population Growing Faster Than Human Population

Originally published on Bikocity. Eco-Counter, a French business firm that has installed 12,000 automated people counters worldwide to measure bike and foot traffic, has...

Kyle Park PointsMarch 19, 2016

Bicycles

Milan Will Offer Cash Incentives To Cycle Commuters

Originally published on Bikocity. In Italy, officials are targeting pollution with a different strategy. As reported by the Guardian, Milan, the ‘economic powerhouse of...

Kyle Park PointsMarch 19, 2016

Clean Transport

Popular Atlanta Transit Expansion & ½¢ Tax Killed In Georgia Legislature

While it looked like Atlanta, Georgia’s Metropolitan Area Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) was on its way to receiving much-needed funding and updates, the bill...

Kyle Park PointsMarch 9, 2016

Air Quality

Car-Free Sundays Cutting Pollution & Noise In São Paulo, Brazil

Originally published on Bikocity. In São Paulo, Brazil, citizens are enjoying less air and noise pollution – at least on one day a week....

Kyle Park PointsMarch 9, 2016