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Will E-Bikes Be The New 'Commuter Cool'?

cnn.com | Steve Almasy CNN | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Bike Culture, Electric Bikes, Bikes, Green Transportation, Commute, Commuting, E-Bikes, Green Living, Transportation, Green News

Electric bikes are still somewhat of a novelty in the United States, but in China they're everywhere. In fact, Chinese electric bikes number more tha...

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Women Cyclists: 5 States Where Women Barely Dare to Bike Commute

treehugger.com | April Streeter | Posted 10.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Living, Women, Green Infrastructure, Urban Cycling, Bicycle Culture, Bicycling, Green Commuting, Commuting, Cycling, Bike Culture, Green News

Dedicated bike commuting is grew about 38% in the last eight years. But if women are truly the indicator species for a successful bike infrastructure,...

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Why The Four-Day Workweek Could Be Good For The Environment

Think Progress | Matthew Yglesias | Posted 08.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Four-Day Work Week, Commuting, Five-Day Work Week, 40 Hour Work Week, Green News

The traditional 40-hour workweek is composed of five eight-hour days instead of four ten-hour days. But the historical reasons for that are fairly arb...

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CTA Tattler Gives CTA Prez a Pass on Driving to Work

Mike Doyle | Posted 08.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Commuting, CTA President Richard Rodriguez, Chicago Transit Authority, Cta, Chicago News

The CTA president is leasing a car from the CTA to make sure he doesn't have to ride to work on his own agency's buses and trains. Are you kidding me?

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Ticket To Ride Exclusive Metra Car: $900 A Year (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.20.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Metra Car 553, Metra, Video, Private Metra Train, Public Transit, Commuting, Private Train Cars, Deerpath, Chicago News

Riding in a private Metra car may not be as expensive as you think. The Tribune's Richard Wronski reports that Metra's exclusive Car 553, the nation'...

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Cross Roads

Gene Russianoff | Posted 07.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Nypirg, New York, New York Transit, Straphangers Campaign, New York Subway, Subway, Commuting, Gene Russianoff, Straphanging, Mta, New York-New York, New York News

Whether you love them or hate them, for millions of us every day, trains and buses are a daily dose of what it means to live in New York.

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Bike to Work Day: Motivation for Getting Back on the Bike

Scott Dodd | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Health, Urban Planning, Bicycling, Commuting, National Bike Month, Pollution, New York City, Smart Growth, National Bike to Work Day, Transportation, Green News

The theory is that drivers get more used to seeing bikers on the road and know how to deal with them. So it might actually be a smart strategy not to be out there by yourself.

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No, Seriously: Republicans Don't Get It

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 03.09.2009 | Green

Investment in bike paths will not only improve our economy, and take our country in the right direction for the future; it is exactly the kind of investment the American people want.

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Why Aren't The Swiss Fat?

Tara Stiles | Posted 02.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Switzerland, Health, Healthy Eating, Hiking, Walking, Biking, Michael Pollan, Nutrition, Commuting, Weight Loss, Eating Well, Gardening, Diet, Mountains, The Balanced Life, Living News

They seem to have an easier life -- we desperately need an escape from ours. My Swiss friends surprisingly couldn't report any of the names of the Jolie-Pitt kids and weren't interested in Jen.

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Public Transportation Use Booming Despite Falling Gas Prices

The Raw Story | Posted 01.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Gas Prices, Commuting, Gas, Public Transportation, Mass Transportation, Green News

Despite plunging petrol prices, Americans are using public transportation in record numbers, with more than 2.8 billion trips taken on metros, buses a...

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Tollway Green Lanes To Charge Drivers For Use?

Chicago Tribune | Richard Wronski | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Tollway, Cars, Illinois Tollway Green Lanes, Green Lanes, Chicago Commute, Illinois Tollway Board, MnPASS, HOT Toll, High Occupancy Toll, Commuting, Chicago News

MINNEAPOLIS -- Debra Salo maneuvered her Mercury Sable into the left lane of the busy expressway, joining cars and buses cruising at 50 m.p.h. while t...

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How To Start Biking To Work (VIDEO)

Grist | Umbra Fisk | Posted 11.03.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Bike Culture, Commuting, Green Living, Biking to Work, Bikes, Money Saving, Video, Green News

Commuting by bike is a great step to take if you want to quickly and drastically reduce your daily expenses and your carbon footprint. It can be kind ...

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Danish Happiness...Does It All Come Down To A Green Commute?

Graham Hill | Posted 04.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Happiness, Green Commuting, Bicycling, Commuting, Green News

Once again, the Danes come out on top in the 2008 World Values Survey's happiness statistics. How is it that this chilly, windy nation of five-and-a-h...

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Motorists vs. Cyclists: How The New York Times Ain't Helping

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 09.13.2008 | Media

Read More: Cars, Bicycling, Commuting, Cycling, The New York Times, Cycling to Work, Media News

Does anyone know one person who has quit driving because they're too worried about being hit by a bicycle?

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Least Walkable Cities

Treehugger | Kenny Luna | Posted 07.29.2008 | Green

Read More: Gas Prices, Least Walkable Cities, Walking, Global Warming Solutions, Walkable Cities, Commuting, Transportation, Green News

When Walk Score recently released their ranking of the ten most walkable U.S. cities there was no doubt that folks in places like San Francisco, Bos...

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A Young Entrepreneur on Bank Failures and Small Business

Scott Sinclair | Posted 07.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Investment Banks, U.S. Economy, Job Market, Small Business, The Balanced Life, Job Cuts, Economy, Banking, Financial Crisis, Federal Reserve, Commuting, Business News

In the wake of the failure of Bear Stearns, with layoffs at all the major financial institutions and the threat of more bank failures, it's entrepreneurs and small business owners who are investing in the American dream.

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Bikes Help L.A. Commuters Get Around Gas Prices

Los Angeles Times | Leslie Earnest | Posted 07.29.2008 | Green

Read More: Gas Prices, Bike Culture Los Angeles, Biking, Green Commuting, Commuting, Green Living, Pollution, Transportation, Bike Culture, Bike, Green News

High gasoline prices are fueling bicycle sales, and on some days Michael Hall's blood pressure. At least three times a week, Hall pedals to his job i...

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Horsing Around

Jerry Zezima | Posted 07.08.2008 | Living

Read More: Gas Prices, Humor, Livestock, Ways to Save Money, Horse, Green Commuting, Commuting, Horseback Riding, Recession, Carbon Footprint, Financial Advice, Living News

"You can get a good horse -- not a 2008 model, but reliable -- for $2,000 to $3,000." I was even more enthusiastic when he told me that it costs only $150 a month to feed. "I spend about $80 a week on gas," I said.

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The Greatest Inventions of the Past 100 Years

Jay Walljasper | Posted 07.01.2008 | Green

Read More: Bicycling, Green Living, Transportation, The Green Life, Urban Planning, Bike Trails, Urban Cycling, Commuting, Green News

I live a short ride away from one of the best network of urban bike trails in the country -- it's boosted biking so much that Minneapolis now trails only Portland in commuters who bike to work.

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Telecommuting And 4-Day Work Week Saves Gas

Reuters | Andrea Hopkins | Posted 06.11.2008 | Green

Read More: Gas Prices, Commuting, Work, Green News

When Ohio's Kent State University offered custodial staff the option of working four days a week instead of five to cut commuting costs, most jumped a...

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