Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced his support of bicycling at the this month’s National Bike Summit in DC. Write your representatives and let them know you want them to do the same.
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Over the last few weeks, Ray LaHood, Secretary of Transportation (and a former Republican Congressman, incidentally), has been expressing his vigorous support for alternatives to car culture. Okay, so it’s not policy on par with the passage of the Health Care Bill, but it’s pretty thrilling to hear this sort of commitment and enthusiasm on such a simple (yet profound!) shift in how we get around.
The DoT released a statement in mid-March. It may be ...
The Livable Streets Initiative is working to make urban streets more pedestrian and bike friendly.
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
The bike lanes that have cropped up all over New York City (thanks to Mayor Bloomberg and his Commissioner of Transportation, Jeanette Sadik-Kahn) caused me to start thinking about how urban design relates to sustainable living. Biking is a nearly perfect mode of transportation for the streets of New York. It’s just fast enough to allow the city to unscroll before you, allowing you to absorb the unique atmosphere of each neighborhood.
Even more, I realized ...
On January 1, 2010, D.C. retailers began charging for plastic bags, encouraging residents to bring their own bags, or start paying the price.
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Plastic bags have become one of the most pervasive consumer items on Earth, 500 billion to 1 trillion consumed each year. They pile-up under our sinks and in our closets. We intuitively know we should not throw them away, but if you don’t have a dog to pick up after, what can you do with them? Our voracious consumption and quick disposal of plastic bags is causing significant environmental damages.
To deal with ...
