By Alex Wise, Sea Change Radio
“I guess the grass is itself a child, the produced babe of the vegetation.” Perhaps Walt Whitman had this week’s guests on Sea Change Radio in mind when he wrote those words, as we talk to two entrepreneurs who, in very different ways, are using nature’s bounty for innovative purposes.
By Bassent Atef, Future Perfect
All over the world, bicycles from renewable materials are gaining ground. Egyptian Karim Creta is experimenting with a local variety: palm midribs.
By Russell Arben Fox, In media res
The past week or two have been good ones for bicycling in Wichita.
By Jay Walljasper, On The Commons
Imagine a major city where 35 percent of all traffic is people on bikes. Or think even bigger--an entire nation where 27 percent of all trips are pedal-powered.
By David Leyzerovsky, Project for Public Spaces
Reshaping communities and empowering kids with bikes.
By Clarence Eckerson, Jr, StreetFilms
In the U.S. walking & biking to school is becoming extinct, get inspired by some Streetfilms to change that.
By Resilience.org Staff, Resilience.org
•U.S. Public Transit Reports Record Ridership in 2013 •Fitch Ratings: Failure to Invest in Transit Could Hurt the Whole Economy •Copenhagen Free Bike Rental •Evolution of the Bicycle
By Clarence Eckerson, Jr, StreetFilms
There's nothing more dramatic than looking back five or ten years at Streetfilms footage (some of it a bit low-res) to see how much the livable streets landscape of New York City's streets have changed.
By Clarence Eckerson, Jr, StreetFilms
Without a doubt, 2013 has been a banner year for bike-share in the United States. Major systems were implemented in New York City and Chicago, and many others debuted or expanded in other cities. In fact, Citi Bike users have biked over 10 million miles and the system is closing in on 100,000 annual members!
By Clarence Eckerson, Jr, StreetFilms
The tips and tricks of biking culture in Amsterdam.
By Resilience.org Staff, Resilience.org
So much potential, so many good ideas!
By Resilience.org Staff, Resilience.org
•More Chinese cities likely to curb auto sales: industry group •A Tale of Renewed Cities [Report] •Driving time holds steady as population increases, report says •The New Majority: Pedaling Towards Equity [Report] •How CicLAvia Is Turning Los Angeles Into A City Of Pedestrians •Cities Cut Parking Mandates •Car Ownership May Be Down in the U.S., But It’s Soaring Globally