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0Read This: How private passenger cars are the landline phones of the future 1363552740
Passenger might one day go the way of landline telephones. Everyone was dependent upon them until, somehow, mobile phones became ubiquitous and landlines began fading away. Maurie Cohen, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Environment Science at the New Jersey Institute of ...
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Report: WA state representative argues bikes pollute more than cars, backpedals 1362760140
Isn't bicycling supposed to reduce carbon emissions and free up traffic jam congestion? Well, it's actually making matters worse, argues a state representative from Washington. "You would be giving off more CO2 if you are riding a bike than driving in a car," claims Ed Orcutt (R – Kalama, ...
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30 Zipcar users walk 2,250 miles, bike 4,200 miles on 30-day low-car diet 1317591900
They walked more than 2,250 miles, biked nearly 4,200 miles, took 1,175 trips on public transit, and lost 165 pounds. Those are the results of the Zipcar 30-day "Low-Car Diet." This is a situation when numbers truly tell the tale. Recently, Zipcar announced the results of its fourth annual ...
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Does driving make you fat? Can public transportation, biking and walking keep you skinny? 1282244100
To follow up on our recent article titled "Overweight and overfueled - fat America uses more gas" we thought we'd offer some additional information that's relevant to the topic. A recent study conducted by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) suggests that U.S. drivers may be ...
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Bikes getting the boot in Charleston, SC? Proposal shot down, but it's not over yet 1279918920
Cyclists in the city of Charleston, SC may soon be faced with the daunting task of finding a legal place to park their two-wheeled rides or risk getting the boot instead. The quaint southern city has proposed regulations to crack down on cyclists who decide to defy the law by locking their bikes ...
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Walking, biking more popular than ever; now make up 11.9% of all travel trips 1277138400
Just a few days ago, the Federal Highway Administration released "The National Biking and Walking Study: a 15-year Status Report." The study covers walking and bicycling trends in the U.S. from 1990 to present. As the chart shows and the study reveals, more and more Americans are hitting the ...
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North Carolina companies are getting behind transportation alternatives in a big way 1212684600
Photo by Hjem. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0.The shift continues. A lot of North Carolina business are trying to find ways to help employees reduce some of the sting of high gas prices by encouraging all sorts of transportation alternatives and giving non-traditional bonuses. The News ...
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Big Ideas, season 2 preview: Transport 1211823840
The Sundance Channel's Big Ideas For A Small Planet is back. The eco-solutions show tidily takes on an issue - like, say Fuel or Drive in episodes from last year's season - and finds three "Big Ideas" to discuss in a half-hour. Sometimes, the episodes are paired with a longer documentary, such as ...
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Where's Gilbert biking? Across America to save us money on gas 1211203080
Gilbert Tang is worried. In just over two months, he plans on flying to New York from Los Angeles just in order to get on a bike and make the return journey. The idea is to draw attention to the fact that "our bodies provide everything we need to go wherever we please." This might be true, but Tang ...
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Video: Brangelina and the kids riding bikes 1199493480
Super couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were caught bike riding through their home town of New Orleans recently. Brangelina also had the kids Maddox and Zahara in tow as you can see in the video above. Brad Pitt is working in New Orleans with Make It Right, which seeks through good design and ...

