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Air Travel Is for Polar Bear Killers
Here’s a rather scathing PSA from Plane Stupid. (Note, if you get squeamish at the thought of seeing polar bear deaths depicted in a fairly gruesome—and slightly absurd—manner, or if you yourself are a polar bear, you might think twice about watching.) http://www.vimeo.com/7702530 Wow. Granted, each flight doesn’t literally kill a polar bear. This isn’t some sick inversion of the ringing bells that beget angel wings from It’s a Wonderful Life. But it does hammer home the increasingly… -
What Can You Bring on the Plane With You These Holidays?
I often carry with me through airport security more than 3 ounces of toothpaste, in the hopes that I can helpfully explain to a TSA agent that toothpaste is not a gel, aerosol, or liquid, but is—by definition—a paste. Sadly, they have yet to try to take my toothpaste. Luckily for me and all travelers, the TSA knows how complicated deciding what fits into the ever-nebulous “gel, aerosol, and liquid” category, especially with holiday specific items,… -
What Happens When Your Volt Runs Out of Juice?
Apparently very little. A Times reporter took one out for a test drive past its 40 mile battery range. What happens is that the gas-powered generator kicks in—silently—giving more battery power to the car. Its not as if you suddenly switch to a gas-powered engine; you’re still using electric power, just not stored electric power. Indeed, even while the generator is on, accelerating is silent, as you’re just putting more battery power into the engine, not… -
How to Set Up a Bike Repair Service
Did you read that great article in The New York Times Magazine called “The Case for Working With Your Hands”? Well, if you want to put Matt Crawford’s advice into practice and make some money fixing real, tangible problems, check out this comprehensive guide to setting up and operating your own bike repair service from The Oil Drum. Bonus: This job can’t be outsourced. -
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Transparency: The Effects of Bike Commuting on Obesity
The average American is both overweight and spends more than 100 hours per year commuting, that vast majority of those hours being spent in a car. Are those numbers correlated? Could we help reduce our societal weight gain by encouraging more commutes by bike or foot? Our latest Transparency is a look at the number of active commutes in several countries, as compared to those countries obesity rates. A collaboration between GOOD and Lamosca. … -
@GOOD Readers Answer: How Long is Your Morning Commute and What’s Your Means of Transportation?
Today on Twitter we asked our followers how long their morning commutes were, and your means of transportation. We collected some of our favorite responses below. We ask a question to our Twitter faithful once a day, so if you’re not yet following @GOOD, make sure to sign up and participate in the conversation. -
TreeHugger Explores the World of Cargo Bicycles
In their ongoing series devoted to moving cargo around by bike, TreeHugger focuses today’s entry to the workhorse of the genre: extended frame bikes. Here’s a glimpse: In our endeavours to take a snapshot of the world of Bicycle Cargo we have to date looked at the Racks And Bags used for bicycle cargo as well as the Bike Trailer. Now in Chapter Three, we take a gander at over 20 Extended Frame Bikes, as used for the… -
Electric Motorcycles are Getting Cooler (and Faster) by the Minute
As if motorcycles weren’t impressive enough already, now they’re starting to shed the terribly un-hip (by modern standards) internal combustion engines that have traditionally powered them in favor of something more environmentally friendly. In their place you will find sleek, noiseless electric motors that offer the same or better performance than their gasoline-powered counterparts. The newest entry in the field is the Mavizen TTX02, a race bike which will be available next year. As we reported… -
Highways as the London Subway Map
Check out this amazing recreation of the highways as a subway map. While there are no geographic features, it sure makes it easier to envision any number of trips and routes around the country. Click here for a larger size. Via Coudal. -
Biking Is Way Up in New York City. Again.
And here’s another fun chart: According to the most recent data from the New York City Department of Transportation, biking in the city skyrocketed again this year. The colored bars represent the number of bikes counted at different commuter points over the course of a single day. Our friends at Streetsblog provide an explanation: The new counts bolster the evidence linking safer bikeways to increased cycling. New York’s bike network expanded significantly in the past 12 months, including…
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