Secretary Pete: Transportation Dept. Should Be A Climate Agency
President Joe Biden’s decision to nominate Pete Buttigieg to lead the Department of Transportation may be among the most consequential of his presidency.
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Denver Closes More Streets To Allow More Social Distancing
Denver is closing more streets to cars to make room for more social distancing — for people biking, jogging, and walking.
Kora’s Azog Jersey Supercharges Outerwear With The Addition Of Yak Wool
The team at Kora have built an impressive line of yak and merino wool clothing that take high performance cold weather gear to the next level.
Urban Transportation Development Good For Business, Communities, & People
Originally published on ExpertSure. Here are some interesting statistics about how urban dwellers get around today. Americans rode public transportation 10.7 billion times in 2013—the highest number since 1956. Bike commuting is up 60 percent over the past decade, according to the US Census Bureau People are walking 6 percent more than … [continued]
London Planning Cycling Superhighway For Bike Commuters
Originally published on ExpertSure. London now views bicycles as a form of mass transit and is planning a cycling superhighway along the banks of the Thames River to make bike commuting into and out of the city more convenient and safer. It hopes the investment in bicycle infrastructure will encourage … [continued]
New Census Data Reveal Millennial & Generation X Shift To Multi-Modal Transport
How much have we changed as a society due to the greater diversity of transportation choices made by Millennials? Has the automobile seen it’s heyday? The latest Census data from the 2013 American Community Survey examines changes of younger and older commuters — focusing on the country’s largest metropolitan areas. Millennials … [continued]
A Marvelous Car-Free Experiment One Year Later
A year ago, the city of Suwon in South Korea motivated people to encounter life from another vantage point. In the neighborhood of Haenggung-dong, residents practiced a car-free experiment that was a brilliant success. The Eco-mobility World Festival encouraged 4,343 residents and car owners to volunteer to give up the use … [continued]
Bike-sharing Programs Growing In US
People for Bikes recently published an infographic with many compelling facts about the increasing popularity of bike-sharing programs in American cities. They say currently there are 1,700 sharing stations with 17,000 bikes for sharing or short-term rental. For example, San Francisco has 700 bikes at 70 stations. Other cities they … [continued]
Capital Bikeshare Avoided 4.4 Million Miles Of Driving Annually ($704,000 Of Gas)
Editor’s note: If you like statistics, you’ll like this post. If you like bike statistics, you’ll love this post. Some interesting stuff here, and a lot to chew on. The article is reposted from Bikocity. Members of the Capital Bikeshare service drive 4.4 million miles (198 miles on average per … [continued]
H&M and Brick Lane Bikes Collaborate On Menswear Collection
Cycling is getting cooler and more respected (aside from the whole Lance Armstrong debacle). From NBA superstars to Toronto doctors, integrating biking into everyday life is becoming the norm. And most people wear clothes while they pedal, so H&M has gotten with London’s cycle shop Brick Lane Bikes to create a … [continued]
