When I told my friends and family I would be traveling to Detroit to write about community resilience, I got the same reaction from everyone: Silence. Read more »
Last month, Washington, D.C.’s mayor, Adrian Fenty, was posing for pictures on a bright red bike, matching helmet strapped tight. The occasion for the photo op was the launch of Capital Bikeshare, the District’s new bike sharing service. Read more »
One of the most dramatic seizures of the commons over the past century happened right in our streets. Public roads that once belonged to everyone - kids, old people, the poor - are now are the exclusive property of motorists. Read more »
On Tuesday night, SPUR (San Francisco Planning + Urban Research Association) brought the future of city living to the present. At their Mission Street Urban Center, SPUR opened the "DIY Urbanism" exhibit with some city living of their own. Read more »
I am thinking about signing up for Bicing again. Forgive and forget, that’s my motto. Two years ago, I dropped my membership in a moment of frustration. Read more »
For decades, owning a car has been a status symbol, and its possession and use a private thing. Traditional car rentals cater to those who need a car temporarily, but the real problem is that the average car sits idle for 23 hours per day. Read more »
The domination of the American landscape by the car is so complete that it is difficult to envision cities and towns where bicycles form more than a token part of the transportation backdrop. Read more »
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