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Public Transportation Saves U.S. 785 Million Hours a Year

January 26, 2011 By 3 Comments
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I reported earlier that riding public transportation can save you approximately $10,000 a year. Well, even for those who don’t ride public transit, you are benefiting form it. Of course, you are benefiting because of the cleaner environment you get to live in, but you are also benefiting because public transit saves you time. Think [...]

Is the U.S. Now a Nation of Incrementalists?

January 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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The U.S. is known for being big, having big visions, having big plans and projects. But has that all changed in the past few decades? Karrie Jacobs of The Infrastructurist delves into this matter in great deal and concludes: “Apparently we’re now a nation that takes only incremental steps.” While our U.S. Secretary of Transportation [...]

Save $9,656 a Year, Ride Public Transit

January 26, 2011 By 10 Comments
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Well, that’s how much you’ll save if you’re the average American. Could be a little less or a little more depending on where you live. The point of the matter is, however, you can save a ton by riding your local public transit. (I would also note that you can use your time on transit [...]

Fighting Bike Theft with GPS in Holland

January 25, 2011 By 2 Comments
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When I lived in the Netherlands, I was told that it’s common to have your bike stolen about once a year. They make jokes like, “your bike lock needs to be more expensive than your bike.” Well, the Dutch police have a new tactic to help address rampant bike theft that might help to address [...]

Viva la Bicicleta

January 24, 2011 By 4 Comments
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I just came across this hilarious and clever video about the many benefits of bike transportation on a polish blog, Joemonster.org. This is the first of two commercials that were created for a school project to promote the use of bicycles. Wit and humor are used quite effectively to show just how simple, sustainable and [...]