AltWeeklies Wire
Carpooling's Popularity is on the Rise in Arkansasnew
If you want a real-world example of how $4 a gallon gas began reweaving the fabric of what it is to be American -- or at least what we're willing to put up with -- surf over to one of the numerous online carpool-partner-matching websites.
Arkansas Times |
David Koon |
10-31-2008 |
Transportation
D.C. Office Buildings Won't Make Space for Cyclistsnew
According to the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, which cites a Census Bureau survey, there was a 100 percent increase in bike commuting from 2004 to 2006--in all, about 6,000 riders driven to the saddle by high gas costs, packed Metro trains, or some sort of scourge of passive commuting. But a places to park lags behind.
Washington City Paper |
David Ceasar |
07-18-2008 |
Transportation
Scooting Along, If the Cars Don't Take You Outnew
Scooters and motorcycles save gas, but are other drivers considerate?
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Cheris Hodges |
07-16-2008 |
Transportation
Rising Fuel Prices Finally Catch Up with TARC, Commutersnew
Although TARC ridership has increased by about 6 percent compared with this time last year, the added revenue from fares is not enough to sustain services and routes as they are now.
LEO Weekly |
Jennifer Oladipo |
07-14-2008 |
Transportation
Teacher Bikes 6,000 Miles a Year for Better Health and a Cleaner Environmentnew
Since the summer of 2000, Redman has been bicycling 11 miles to work and back, a total of about 22 miles a day. He cycles five days a week when he is teaching at Franklin High School in nearby Highland Park, and he does that 34 weeks a year.
Pasadena Weekly |
Christopher Nyerges |
07-14-2008 |
Transportation
