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New $2 Billion Bicycling & Walking Legislation

Posted on Mar 12, 2010 by Zachary Shahan.

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We know by now that bicycling and walking for transportation purposes are great ways to reduce climate change pollution, address the obesity epidemic and numerous other critical health problems, and create a sense of community. Additionally, there are huge economic benefits to bicycling and walking.

Nonetheless, bicycling and walking are drastically underfunded in the US. “Ten percent of trips are by bicycle or foot, yet bicyclists and pedestrians… receive just 1.2% of federal transportation dollars,” the Alliance for Biking and Walking reports.

New legislation, the Active Community Transportation (ACT) Act of 2010, is looking to help change all of that.
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New Year’s Resolutions at Colorado’s Green Breweries

Posted on Jan 18, 2010 by Scott James.

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Green beer doesn’t just mean toasting to a four-leaf clover on St. Patrick’s Day or buying a six pack of Rolling Rock. Colorado breweries are at the forefront of the green revolution, essentially leading the way toward creating products with renewable energy. In Colorado, two major brewing companies each made announcements of green improvements to their breweries early in January of 2010: New Belgium and Odell.
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Bicycles Beat Helicopters and Cars in Sao Paolo Race

Posted on Oct 07, 2009 by Ariel Schwartz.

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Planes are always faster than bikes, right? Not necessarily, according to the results of the São Paulo Intermodal Challenge. The competition,which was inspired by World Carless Day, asked entrants to get from the starting line to the finish line through rush hour traffic in the city using the fastest mode of transportation possible. People took to the streets–and the sky–in cars, bikes, motorcycles, wheelchairs, and helicopters. Guess who won?
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BioLogic FreeCharge Empowers Green Bike Geeks!

Posted on Sep 15, 2009 by Scott James.

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In 2010 Dahon will introduce the BioLogic FreeCharge, an electricity storage battery that connects to a bike dyno hub. The BioLogic FreeCharge comes off the bike and can be carried around- it becomes stored electricity power that you can charge any device that uses a USB, from an iPod to a GPS unit.
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Back to School Transportation: Walk, Carpool, Bike, or Bus?

Posted on Sep 03, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

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It’s back to school time, with many districts already well underway and other schools just beginning their academic years. Each year, families make decisions on how best to transport their children to and from school based upon financial and scheduling concerns, but how many families consider the carbon footprint of their child’s pathways from home to school? Here’s a low down on the most popular methods of getting to school:
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