World News 'It gave me hope': New Zealand charity gives refugees bikes and teaches them to rideThe Guardian - Eleanor Ainge Roy in DunedinLeila Rahimi was so scared when she first moved to New Zealand that she struggled to leave the house and would spend days working up the courage to walk to the supermarket for basic supplies. “I was so,
Innovation If only experienced cyclists feel safe in a bike lane, then is it a bike lane at all?Fast Company - Morgan ClendanielThinking about bike infrastructure as usable by cyclists of all ages and abilities changes how you design a city. In Vancouver, the city is trying to shift as quickly as possible to these “AAA” bike lanes.
Bicycle Commuting The future is four wheels, cyclists be damnedtheoutline.com - Jacob Bacharach Cars are pushing out bikes and pedestrians to the applause of the influential and powerful. Late last month the New York Post, that renowned bastion of …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTransit Youth Perspectives on Transportation: Free Public Transit for a More Just, Equitable, and Sustainable Urban L.A.streetsblog.org - Eli Pallrand
Design Anyone can climb up the side of a new building coming to TokyoFast Company - Mark WilsonIf you’ve ever looked at a skyscraper and dreamed, for just a moment, about ascending the side and cresting the top, you aren’t alone (also, don’t do it). Some skylines just seem to dare us to try, not
CyclingMorning Links: 49% of LA car trips doable by bike, inspiring girls with best bike quote ever, and LA River bike path reopensbikinginla.com Electric scooters and bikes have a “universal potential” to provide more efficient, cheaper ways to get around U.S. cities than driving a car… Why? …
Cycling I'm a Fat Cyclist—And I Don't Need to “Fix” My BodyBicycling - Kailey KornhauserMy friend and I sat in the parking lot, eating oatmeal and mentally preparing for the next 10 days. We were halfway through our Alaskan bikepacking trip from Seward to Deadhorse, and the next stretch,
Pompeii Ancient Romans had no need for dentists, because of one food they didn’t eatQuartz - Olivia GoldhillModern dental hygiene would have been quite unnecessary for ancient Romans living in Pompeii, as research has revealed that they had impressively healthy teeth. Scientists appointed by the Archaeological
Robotics New Thai Electric Motorbike Is Made For You By Robotsrideapart.com - Janaki Jitchotvisut Robots have been a beloved staple of pop culture for a long time. If you hear about them in the news, chances are it’s either “the robots are taking …
Culture A New Film Heralds the Coming Cargo-Bike RevolutionOutside Magazine - Katie ArnoldWhat if bikes could save the world? The notion is as old as the bicycle itself, but it gets a refreshing new spin in the recently released documentary Motherload, produced and narrated by veteran filmmaker
Rad Power Bikes Accelerates Direct-To-Consumer Business with Investment from Co-Founders Behind Zulily and Blue Nileprnewswire.com - Rad Power Bikes "Our interest in Rad Power Bikes came from their customer first approach - they deliver a great product direct to customers at a more approachable …
New York City Half Of NYC Car Trips Could Be Made On Two Wheels, Study ShowsPatch - Noah Manskar NEW YORK — Two wheels may be better than four. More than half the trips taken by car in New York City are short enough to be made on a bike or an …
Big city mayors push to make permanent transit funding an election issueCBC News - CBC News · Mayors from Canada's biggest cities have laid out their priorities for the federal parties ahead of next month's election — and stable transit money …
Climate Banks Are Finally Starting to Account for Climate Change RiskBloomberg - Saijel Kishan Behind the scenes at some of the world’s biggest banks, small teams of employees are busy trying to calculate what might prove to be one of the most …
Cities Why Americans Stopped VolunteeringCityLab - Linda PoonThe terror attacks on September 11, 2001, inspired a national surge in civic spirit. But volunteering rates have been declining over the last two decades. In the years following September 11, 2001, Americans
Plastic India takes a bold step for the planet by banning single-use plasticsgood.is - Tod Perry The mass production of plastic began in the 1950s and just about every piece of it is still here. It's either still in use, sitting in a landfill or …
AARP Safer Streets for All Usersaarp.org - TheAARPBulletin A line of cars used to form behind Brian Burns when he rode his bike down Coxe Avenue in Asheville, but not anymore. On a weekend last year, AARP …
Hasbro Hasbro Gets Woke and Turns Monopoly Back into a Lesson on Progressive EconomicsInc Magazine - Geoffrey JamesFact: The board game Monopoly was originally created, not as a party game, but a way to teach people a specific economic theory--that unregulated capitalism ends up with the .1% getting everything while
Play buttonAmazon Studios Amazon finally gets its TV masterpiece with Undonetheweek.com - Jeva Lange It's not that Amazon makes bad television shows. There is, of course, the Emmy-winning Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the Golden Globe-winning Mozart in the …
Sports I Won’t Buy My Teenagers SmartphonesThe Atlantic - Sarah P. WeeldreyerDenying a teen a smartphone in 2019 is a tough decision, and one that requires an organized and impenetrable defense. My 14-year-old son just started high school, and he does not have his own smartphone.
Play buttonClimate Adaptation isn’t enough. We’ve got to throw everything at the climate crisisThe Guardian - Fiona HarveyWhen we’re faced with threats of inundation, our reaction has traditionally been to build walls. Sea-level rises, storms and floods have been held back with solid barriers, seawalls and dykes. We have
Design Thinking Inspirational toothbrush designs that have us chucking out our old brushes!yankodesign.com - By Neha Mistry Being a design site that has showcased and even preferred innovative concepts over the years, we can surely say that concepts are very important to …
Women's News An election manifesto for making truly inclusive citiesthespinoff.co.nz - Women In Urbanism Too many political platforms are designed for the benefit of white, male, 9am commuters. Women in Urbanism Aotearoa has put forward a list of …
The New Rad Power Bikes RadRunner Is an Affordable E-Bike That Can Haul It AllMen's Journal - Michael Charboneau I’m calling it now: Mopeds are making a comeback, but I’m not talking about the sputtering gas-powered minibikes of yesteryear. Instead, the latest …
Europe's embrace of electric bikesnorthvolt.com As inner-city transport is thrust into the crosshairs in the fight against pollution and climate damaging emissions, promising trends are emerging …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSustainability Why buying an e-bike online is not as bad as I thoughttreehugger.com - Lloyd Alter A lot of readers have had good experiences and saved a lot of money. In my post Why I think buying an e-bike online is a really bad idea I suggested …
Innovation How Melbourne revolutionized how cities can switch to renewable powerFast Company - Morgan ClendanielSick of waiting for broader policy to change, the Australian city helped finance a massive wind farm by making a commitment to 10 years of renewable purchases. The city’s manager of urban sustainability
Amazon Web Services Amazon Office Workers Plan to Strike Over Company's Inaction on Climate ChangeGizmodo - Jennings Brown Hundreds of Amazon employees have signed a pledge to strike later this month, standing against the company’s failure to take action to fight climate …
Why urbanism is good for children and teensggwash.org - PlanningBy Dan Reed (Editorial Board) September 9, 2019 Many people still assume kids belong in the suburbs, where they’ve got yards to play in and great schools to learn in. But good, urban neighborhoods …
