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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
Public Transit Needs to Become More Efficient in the Age of Dwindling Travel Choicesnew
I've traveled almost exclusively by automobile my entire life. But after three decades of car riding--and with gas prices beginning to make me rather irritable--I decided it was time to give public transportation a shot.
Pasadena Weekly |
Jennifer Hadley |
07-14-2008 |
Commentary
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
Soundwave's AudioBus Series Offers Road Trips with San Francisco Composersnew
Alan So, artistic director of the experimental music festival Soundwave>Series, decided to have a portion of this year's Move>Sound theme on an AudioBus, a stage that moves to the rhythm of traffic lights and stop signs.
