Series By Alan During | Sightline Daily | March 15-19, 2010
Imagine an electric bike. Zipping through the city. Surging up hills without gasping for breath. Riding in business dress and arriving fresh and dry. Healthy, moderate exercise. No traffic jams. Free parking. Huge load-hauling potential. Near-free fueling. Zero emissions. Breeze in your face. Appealing! So, [...]
Mar
17
2010
17
2010
THE PARABLE OF THE ELECTRIC BIKE
Nov
25
2009
25
2009
Walking, biking good for you and the planet: Study
By Margaret Munro, Canwest News ServiceNovember 25, 2009
Pedestrians and cyclists should be made king of the urban jungle, according to an international study showing the big benefits of “mass active travel.”
It suggests money should be diverted way from roads to make walking and cycling “the most direct, convenient, and pleasant options for most urban trips.” [...]
Jun
16
2009
16
2009
Where not to cycle!
Fewer Cars, More Traffic Fatalities
Nearly half of the 1.2 million people killed in traffic accidents around the world each year are not in cars. They are on motorcycles and bicycles or walking along roadsides.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/15/AR2009061501544.html?wprss=rss_health
Jun
4
2009
4
2009
Cyclic Upturn: Bike boost would give Eugene big economic stimulus by Alan Pittman
If Eugene increased biking to just half the rate in Amsterdam, the city would enjoy more than $212 million a year in local economic stimulus, an analysis of traffic cost data shows.
http://www.eugeneweekly.com/2009/06/04/coverstory.html
Jun
3
2009
3
2009
How sweet it is… The economics of beekeeping in Oakland
Khaled Almaghafi’s red pickup truck, parked along Telegraph Avenue, was attracting bees. Where they came from was unclear — nearby there was only the California Highway Patrol offices, a funeral home and the concrete monolith of highway 980, none of which were harboring bees. Yet the insects had arrived, possibly attracted to the tall, slender [...]