Originally published on Gas2. Bicycling.com says biking makes your brain happier and healthier. Not only does the increased blood flow from exercise increase muscle mass, it also builds brain power. It sharpens thinking and reduces stress. To listen to them tell it, riding a bicycle for 30 minutes a day … [continued]
Originally published on Bikocity. New York City is back at it again with the protected bike lanes. After the 2015 campaign which saw the Big Apple lay down more protected bike lanes than any previous year, the city that never sleeps plans on breaking that record in 2016. FreeImages.com/dariol While … [continued]
Originally published on Bikocity. What’s the “best” major city to go for a bike ride in? Which cities are the worst? In some ways, those are very subjective questions. To provide some new insight on the matter, though, a new analysis of data collected through the GPS-tracking workout app Strava … [continued]
Originally published on People for Bikes. By Michael Andersen Sorry, I don’t have time to use the car to get there. That’d take too long — I’d better bike instead. No, I don’t mean “biking saves you money and time is money.” I mean biking actually saves you time. No, I … [continued]
Looking for some lazy Sunday reading? You’ve landed in the internet country. Bob Lutz Called 2017 Chevy Bolt EV a ‘Compliance Car’; Is It? Electric-car advocates are often passionate, with memories long enough to remember GM’s 2004 destruction of its pioneering fleet of EV1 electric cars. Since then, the company has built … [continued]
Originally published on Bikocity. After a substantial amount of waiting, Portland, Oregon, will soon be home to its first major bikesharing program — with the launch of the recently expanded (before it was even launched) “Biketown” service now slated for July. As you may have heard, the new bikesharing program … [continued]
Masdar City is an interesting creature. It was dreamt up and essentially planned during a real estate boom, with the intention of developing into the greenest city in the world. However, the city planners and thinkers behind it planned for it to be a market-driven development, and thus had to … [continued]
As noted a few days ago, we have 3 new electric vehicle (EV) speakers signed up for CLEANTECH REVOLUTION TOUR → Berlin. I wrote short intros about them in that article, but below is a deeper look at these EV leaders and their work. Following these intros are the other EV speaker … [continued]
More and more, comprehensive scientific reports warn us of the dangers of diesel pollution. How much are we exposed to diesel each day? Do we want to know? Tim Johns for BBC measured his exposure in daily environments — transit, home, and work. What did these situations reflect in terms of … [continued]
Originally published on Ecoprenuerist. Who wouldn’t want to buy coffee at a café that is pedal and solar powered, cleans the air around it, and recycles coffee grounds into flowers? The whole idea makes so much sense, it’s a wonder why no one thought of it before. The bicycle-based coffee shop by … [continued]
