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Win a bike by channeling famous authors
Rule No. 1 of Grist List: Never pass up an opportunity to win a free bike. Especially if the opportunity involves the chance to channel P.G. Wodehouse. The Paris Review (TPR), a venerable lit magazine not particularly concerned with green living but very concerned with style and general braininess, is offering up this snazzy Beater […]
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How easy is it to take public transit to work? Depends on where you live
An assessment of the top 100 metropolitan areas in the country finds that most jobs are accessible by transit – but the workers might not be.
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High-speed rail in America: It might possibly actually happen
Maybe. Possibly. But not for a long time. Unless you live in California, in which case it's a slightly less long time.
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Ultimate green car drops your carbon footprint to zero, by killing you
The Onion shares a really innovative green breakthrough: The Prius Solution kills you with a spike as soon as you get in.
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Congress passes terrible transportation bill, hits the road
Final transportation bill is a major letdown for advocates of transit, bikes, and other car alternatives.
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These adorable kids are earning bikes by helping their community
[vimeo 43979135] The Rails to Trails Conservancy’s Earn-a-Bike program lets these Baltimore youths spend four weeks learning about bike maintenance, healthy eating, and caring for the Earth and their community — and at the end of it, they get a certificate and a bike. It’s a win all around: The kids get their own bicycles, the […]
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These light-up armbands make awesome turn signals for cyclists
As a responsible cyclist who does not want to die, I wear a helmet. The other night, I donned one of those reflective orange vests. (Do not laugh, please.) And I try, really I do, to hold out my arms and signal when and where I plan on turning. I do not like doing it, […]
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Boxer blinks, OKs a train wreck of a transportation bill
After months of wrangling, the House and Senate have settled on a final transportation bill. It's not pretty.
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Training wheels for your Hummer? GM stamps brand names on Japanese bikes
In Japan, Cadillacs, Chevrolets, and Hummers are hot hot hot. Especially the ones with only two wheels.
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What we stand to lose (or gain!) in a compromise transportation bill
As the clock ticks down on compromise legislation, here are the things in the Senate version of the transportation bill that we'd most hate to lose.
