May 22nd, 2013 
Stephen Wade 
People are funny, stubborn creatures sometimes. Even as evidence continues to pile up, habits persist. No matter one’s values or decision making process, it is hard to see how biking isn’t the preferred method of transportation. Biking is healthy. A thirty minute bike commute burns 300 calories, reduces heart disease risk by 50%, helps the [...]
Posted in Behavior, Featured Posts, Sustainability, Transportation 
Tags: Bicycles, Environment, Public Health, Stephen Wade 
No Comments » May 18th, 2013 Eric Wilson 
For those who don’t follow national weather patterns, it was an exceptionally snowy April, especially in Minnesota, or shall I say even for Minnesota. There was at least some snow on the ground from roughly December 8th through May 2nd in the Twin Cities. This limited data set causes people to make comments like the [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Transportation Tags: Climate Change, Dispatches from the Bus, Earth Day, Mass Transit, Minneapolis, Minnesota No Comments » May 14th, 2013 Eric Wilson Ask any ecologist or biologist and they’ll probably tell you that greater diversity in a system, usually referred to as biodiversity, increases its health and long term viability. Extending this to human populations, a diversity of ideas and perspectives makes for a healthier society. While conflict and strife are inevitable, co-existing is in our best [...]
May 12th, 2013 Eric Wilson 
I was in Denver for 26 hours a few months ago and had to rent a car. If there had been light rail from the airport, maybe I could’ve pulled it off, but I had a series of meetings, including one in Boulder, so car rental it was. Anyway, I choose the cheapest model, figuring [...]
May 11th, 2013 Megan Stilley 
Kansas may have its issues (conservative senators that are not always best for the environment) but I like it. I used to hate driving across Kansas because there was nothing to look at, just farmland. However, I was recently driving through Kansas and I decided that I like the nothingness. It is nice to see [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Transportation Tags: Megan Stilley, minimalism No Comments » May 10th, 2013 Eric Wilson 
As part of a recent business trip, I flew Delta Airlines. Flying is rife with environmental concerns, but it’s not going away. Here’s what Delta has done to green their practices: In-flight recycling: To date, Delta has recycled more than 7 million pounds of aluminum, plastic, and paper products onboard that would have otherwise been [...]
May 4th, 2013 Eric Wilson I’ve started a little research project. Most mornings while I stand on the corner I count the number of cars that pass by as I wait for my bus transfer from downtown Minneapolis to downtown St. Paul. Here are my results: Tuesday I counted 50 cars passing by as I waited for the bus, [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Op-Ed, Transportation Tags: Bicycles, Bus, Dispatches from the Bus, Mass Transit, Minnesota, Prius No Comments » April 30th, 2013 Justin Manger 
The city of Eindhoven in the Netherlands has literally gone above and beyond in their quest to make bicycling convenient and yet compatible with car travel. With one quarter of transportation in the region done by bike, it was important to find a way that people could bike while not clogging up the A2, which [...]
Posted in Behavior, Green Building, Justin Manger, Sustainability, Transportation Tags: Bicycles No Comments » April 25th, 2013 Chris DeArmond 
I have written a couple posts about my VW Golf TDI, noting its fuel efficiency, practicality and the relatively engaging driving experience. While I have no regrets deciding on the diesel-burning hatchback, I’ve been longing for a hybrid—or rather, the fuel efficiency of one—now that my commute is almost entirely within the city. That is [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Op-Ed, Reviews, Transportation Tags: Cars, Chris DeArmond, Diesel, Hybrid Vehicles No Comments » April 20th, 2013 Eric Wilson I usually read on the bus, but sometimes I stare out the window. The other day I saw someone with what appeared to be a rather upset look on their face as the bus merged into their lane, ahead of their car. (Mind you, buses have the right of way and although people rarely seem [...]
Posted in Behavior, Eric Wilson, Transportation Tags: Dispatches from the Bus, Mass Transit No Comments »
