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Tag Archives: active transportation
Book review of “Pedaling Revolution”
I have just wrapped up reading the fine book, Pedaling Revolution, by author Jeff Mapes. The subtitle of How Cyclists are Changing American Cities best describes the premise of his book, as Mr. Mapes thoughtfully explores the promises and pitfalls … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, book reviews, books, Cars, cities, civics, civility, climate change, commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, diversity, economics, education, environment, Europe, fitness, geography, health, hiking, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, literature, new urbanism, North America, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, product design, recreation, spatial design, States, Statistics, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, writing
Tagged active transportation, bicycling, biking, book reviews, books, cities, civics, cycling, exercise, fitness, health, Jeff Mapes, land use, literature, Pedaling Revolution, safety, transportation, writing
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Cambridge’s “complete” Vassar Street
During our Boston St. Patrick’s Day weekend, we wandered around parts of Cambridge and MIT’s campus. One of the places we chanced upon after our bike sharing tour along the Charles River was Vassar Street. This approximate two-mile long urban thoroughfare … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, civics, colleges, commerce, culture, downtown, economic development, education, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, infrastructure, land use, Maps, new urbanism, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, revitalization, schools, spatial design, sustainability, technology, third places, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged active transportation, advocacy, bicycling, biking, Cambridge, cities, commuting, complete streets, design, fitness, fun, geography, health, land use, maps, Massachusetts, MIT, placemaking, planning, protected bike lanes, transportation, travel, urban planning, Vassar Street
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Lansing area logistics to ‘Go Green’
Scheduled to launch in Greater Lansing on Earth Day, 2014 (Tuesday, April 22nd), Go Green Trikes, LLC (here’s the Facebook weblink) is the brainchild of local green business entrepreneur, Yvonne LeFave. Utilizing heavy-duty electric-assisted cargo trikes capable of … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, Biking, branding, cities, climate change, commerce, Communications, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, energy, entrepreneurship, environment, fitness, Food, fun, geography, health, infrastructure, logistics, Maps, new urbanism, North America, planning, pollution, product design, Small business, spatial design, sustainability, technology, Trade, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, Women
Tagged active transportation, bicycling, cargo trikes, cities, cycling, delivery, entrepreneurship, environment, geography, Go Green Trikes, Lansing, logistics, planning, small business, sustainability, transportation, trikes
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Why not a midwinter Smart Commute?
I cannot think of a better way to demonstrate the powerful benefits of Smart Commute, than to highlight its potential during the winter months as well as during fair weather. Most, if not all Smart Commute events seem to be … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, advertising, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, branding, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, commerce, culture, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, Health care, hiking, humanity, infrastructure, logistics, new urbanism, Passenger rail, planning, pollution, psychology, rail, recreation, seasons, spatial design, sustainability, trails, transit, transportation, urban planning, volunteerism, walking, weather, writing
Tagged active transportation, bicycling, cross-country skiiing, exercise, fitness, fun, health, hiking, ice skating, Ottawa, Rideau Canal, seasons, skating, skiing, Smart Commute, walking, weather, winter
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Turning bold visions into reality
Kudos to Planning magazine for an insightful and interesting article in the January 2014 edition on the Atlanta BeltLine. Entitled, “Emerald Necklace, Southern Style,” author Alexander Garvin provides a terrific summary of this project by means of an excerpt from … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, architecture, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, books, branding, charities, cities, civics, climate change, commerce, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, government, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Maps, nature, new urbanism, Passenger rail, pictures, placemaking, planning, politics, product design, recreation, revitalization, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, volunteerism, walking, zoning
Tagged active transportation, Atlanta, BeltLine, biking, Blue Island, Cal-Sag Trail, cities, Cultural Trail, Dequindre Cut Greenway, Detroit, environment, fitness, geography, health, High Line, hiking, history, Indy, land use, maps, New York City, planning, rail, recreation, spatial design, trails, transportation, walking
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Canada’s most walkable cities for 2014
As ranked by walkscore.com, below is the list of those larger Canadian cities with an average walk score of 50 or greater. Here is a breakdown of what each city’s average score represents: 90-100 = Walker’s Paradise – daily errands do not require a … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Canada, Cars, cities, climate change, commerce, culture, downtown, environment, fitness, geography, health, hiking, humanity, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, North America, placemaking, planning, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, third places, tourism, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged active transportation, Canada, cities, environment, fitness, health, hiking, land use, pedestrian, planning, spatial deisgn, urban planning, walk score, walkability, walking
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Dublin’s astounding coastal cliff hikes
During our recent weeklong Ireland adventure, we decided to bypass most of the traditional tourist-oriented sight-seeing of Dublin and instead concentrated two half-day cliff hikes (Greystones to Bray and Howth Head). Were we ever glad we did! Not that Dublin … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, cities, entertainment, environment, Europe, fitness, fun, geography, health, hiking, history, Ireland, land use, nature, placemaking, planning, sustainability, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged active transportation, Bray, cities, cliff walks, Dublin, environment, exercise, fitness, Greystones, health, hiking, Howth, Ireland, land use, lighthouses, railroads, tourism, travel, walking
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A year as a folding bike commuter
It is hard to believe that it has already been a year since I purchased my first folding urban commuter bike – a “Miami” by Citizen. Since several readers wondered about the long-term durability of the bike, here’s a brief … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, bicycling, Biking, consumerism, culture, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, infrastructure, land use, product design, spatial design, sustainability, technology, transportation, Travel
Tagged active transportation, bicycles, bicycling, bike commuting, biking, Citizen, fitness, folding bikes, fun, geography, health, transportation, urban commuter bikes
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Do you…Smart Commute?
Here in Greater Lansing we are in the midst of day number three of Smart Commute 2013 – a two-week long competition between teams who toss aside the passe’ OPOC (one person one car) mindset and utilize smart/clean/active transportation options … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, Bus transportation, Cars, charities, cities, civics, civility, climate change, Communications, consumerism, culture, economic development, education, energy, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, fitness, geography, health, infrastructure, logistics, planning, pollution, Renewable Energy, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, tourism, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, volunteerism, walking
Tagged active transportation, bicycling, carpool, cities, commuting, cycling, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, Mid-MEAC, ride share, Smart Commute, transportation, vanpool, walking
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