Alternative Transportation
Scraper Bikes: Urban and Internet Phenomenon
18 September 2008 - 1:00pm
National Public Radio
Scraper bikes, tricked-out bicycles adopted from scraper cars (with wheels so big they scrape the inside of the wheel well), have become increasingly popular among carless teens in Oakland, CA.
Milwaukee More Bike-Friendly than Residents Realize
2 September 2008 - 12:00pm
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
One resident finds it surprisingly easy to live on Milwaukee's East Side without a car.
The Future of the Electric Car
26 August 2008 - 8:00am
Wired
Shai Agassi, who's not quite the household name T. Boone Pickens is, has an even more radical plan to end the planet's oil addiction.
Pittsburgh Takes Steps Toward Bike-Friendliness
14 August 2008 - 5:00am
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh becomes first city in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to hire a full-time bike/pedestrian coordinator.
Boston Moving Towards Bicycle Friendliness
7 August 2008 - 9:00am
The Boston Globe
After years of being ranked one of the worst bicycling cities in America, the City of Boston is moving forward with bicycle infrastructure development as a means to cutting congestion and pollution.
Toyota Announces Smaller, Hipper Segway
2 August 2008 - 7:00am
The Guardian U.K.
The 'Winglet' is a new, Segway-like vehicle in development by Toyota. The video shows the Winglet in action.
Building a 'Frybrid'
17 July 2008 - 11:00am
Petoskey News-Review
Students at Petoskey High School in Michigan are building the first “frybrid” -- a grease-powered hybrid -- in Northern Michigan.
Transportation Engineers Facing Declining Funds
14 July 2008 - 11:00am
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Palm Beach and Broward Counties in Florida are looking at a future of dwindling resources for road-building, and projecting the need for alternative transportation.
U.S. House Debates Smart Growth
22 June 2008 - 7:00am
Grist
The House Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming met Thursday to discuss smart growth and its ability to reduce energy use and emissions.
A Train That Never Stops
19 June 2008 - 10:00am
boingboing.net
A Taiwanese inventor is proposing a rail system that never stops for passengers, virtually eliminating delays. Follow the full story link to see the video.
Golf Carts on Main Street
13 June 2008 - 8:00am
The Globe & Mail
Soaring fuel costs are seeing more people turning to non-conforming vehicles, such as golf carts. But studies show that they are a risky mode of transportation.
The Scooter Alternative
25 May 2008 - 11:00am
Scooter sales are on the rise, as Americans wake up to the effect of high gas prices on their pocketbook.
Portland Bicycling Goes Platinum
8 May 2008 - 10:00am
The Oregonian
The City of Portland joins Davis, California, as the only other city to earn the League of American Bicyclists' Platinum rating.
Miami Moves Forward With Bicycle Planning
18 March 2008 - 7:39am
If you think of the most bicycle-friendly cities in America, surely you do not think of Miami. In fact, if you have ever been to the "Magic City," or perhaps live here, you probably shudder at the idea of using two wheels instead of four. That may be changing.
Horsepower vs Horse Power and Sustainability
24 October 2007 - 5:47am
How sustainable is the internal combustion engine? The answer depends, in part, on your historical perspective. This point becomes startlingly evident in a recent article by UCLA doctoral student Eric Morris in the most recent issue of Access magazine. The magazine publishes accessible versions of academic research and is published by the University of California Transportation Center at Berkeley.
