Clik here to view.
Volkswagen's Vision? Electric Commuter Car...For One
A variety of one-seater cars have rolled into the market over the decades, and pretty much rolled right out again. Volkswager has been showing one-seater concepts for
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK Man Mounts Traffic War Using Pedestrian Crosswalk Button (And Wins. Sort Of.)
You would think the residents of Chideock, a small town in Dorset in the UK, would have been happy. After many, many years of heavy traffic making it difficult to simply cross the road, they received a
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Backyard Tomatoes Taste So Terrific
The moment has arrived. The tomatoes are ripe, and so the question is not "What's For Dinner?" but "What Are We Having With The Tomato Salad Tonight?" Maybe we'll get sick of tomatoes
View ArticleClik here to view.
Oreo Cookie Artist Defends Packaged Food
Food nostalgia, says food artist Judith G. Klausner, can be a rather dangerous thing. Yes,
View ArticleClik here to view.
How Tiny Solar Trucks Can Save American Cities
Feeling like the shine has worn off that bright vision of electric vehicles saving the world? If you drove anywhere this Labor Day weekend you likely shared the freeways with an endless stream of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
5 Good Reasons The Tea Party Should Love Bicycles
Ron Paul rides a bike with his supporter Michael Maresco - from Maresco's Ride For Honesty web site. DCStreetsblog said yesterday and Bloomberg also reports that Republican Tom Coburn is blocking a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Getting Girls On Bikes - Where Should We Draw the Sexy Vs. Sexist Line? (Video)
Does the world need more girls, women, elegant ladies, and feminist female fatales on bikes? Yes, yes, yes, and yes. John Pucher's latest look at U.S. biking data tells a sorry tale - men 18 - 64 are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Return of the SUV-More Than 1 Million Sold In China
Witness the revival of popularity of gas-guzzling, CO2 spewing SUVs. You may have thought the concept was on its way out when the Hummer breathed its last in 2009. Not so - of late SUV sales
View ArticleClik here to view.
PeePoo Bio Bags: A Cure For The 'Flying' Toilet
Approximately 40% of human beings alive today - 2.6 billion people - don't have access to toilets.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nutcase Debuts Bicycle Helmet Designed For Commuters
At this week's Interbike show in Las Vegas, Nutcase introduced a new helmet specifically re-tooled to meet commuter cyclists' concerns.
View ArticleClik here to view.
What Would The 'Best' Utility Bike Look Like?
"not only a great experiment at marrying design firms with bicycle craftspeople, it is also a conversation about the
View ArticleClik here to view.
Trick, Or Treat? Here Comes Our 7th Billion Human
According to the United Nations Population Fund counters, Halloween will be the approximate date when the 7 billionth human will be born on to our planet (give or take a day or a month or two). Some...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Guess What? 2011's 'Ultimate' Utility Bike Is Electric
The Oregon Manifest 2011 Constructor's Design Challenge was meant to get custom bike builders to come up with some innovative and snazzy new utility bikes, in the hopes that their best and brightest...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Think You Know What A 'Utility' Bike Should Be? Vote For Your Favorite
What is the 'ultimate utility bike'? The organizers of Oregon Manifest Construction Design Challenge 2011 Oregon Manifest 2011 aimed to find out. Setting that theme attracted a big batch of entries -
View ArticleClik here to view.
10 Best Bike Innovations From Oregon Manifest 2011
The most innovative ideas in craft bicycle design recently made their debut at bi-annual design-build competition Oregon Manifest 2011, held September 23-24 in Portland, Oregon. For this competition,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
10 Best Bike Innovations From Oregon Manifest 2011 (Slideshow)
The most innovative ideas in craft bicycle design recently made their debut at bi-annual design-build competition Oregon Manifest 2011, held September 23-24 in Portland, Oregon.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Two Containers Transform Grubby Gas Station Into Sleek Community Center
This 1960's style broken down concrete-and-metal gas service station was just another byproduct of our car-centric culture. Built in Portland's Northeast neighborhood, it languished, unloved and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Portland Cyclists Log A Million Bike Commute Miles (A Month)
Twelve thousands cyclists in Portland - two thousand of them new cycling commuters - logged 1.3 million commuting miles in September's cycling commute challenge sponsored by local advocacy
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Recycled Plastic Bikes Aren't (Yet) Practical
We frequently expound on why bikes are an energy-friendly and clean form of city transportation, yet rarely get to report on innovations that take leaps in making bicycle production more sustainable...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Baby Gorilla 'Shamavu' Saved From Poachers (Video)
According to MSNBC, illegal baby gorilla poaching in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is increasing.
View Article
