Can a rental car company really move society toward sustainable transport? Hertz on Demand, a car sharing service from the eponymous rental agency, believes they have devised a way to more appropriately share cars. Currently there are a wealth of these types of services. Occasional Car, eGo Car Share, and ZipCar are some of the [...]
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Hertz on Demand: Toward Sustainable Transportation
April 18th, 2012 
Eric Wilson Five Friday Facts: Tour de Fat
March 30th, 2012 Eric Wilson Earlier this week, the 2012 Tour de Fat dates were released. Organized by sustainability heroes New Belgium Brewing, the Tour is a celebration of bicyclists. Here are this week’s Five Friday Facts based on the 2011 and upcoming 2012 festival. In 2011, Tour de Fat traveled to 13 cities, attracting a total of 69,550 festival [...]
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Tags: Bicycles, Landfill, New Belgium Brewery, Washington DC, Waste 
No Comments »2012 Tour de Fat Dates Announced
March 27th, 2012 Eric Wilson This year’s Tour de Fat, New Belgium Brewing’s celebration of the bike, has announced its 2012 dates and locations. Two new cities have been added. Washington, DC and Atlanta, GA bring the total number of cities involved to 15. See the full list below. Dates and locations are also available on our calendar. 2012 marks [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, News, Transportation Tags: Bicycles, Bike Sharing, California, Denver, Fort Collins, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New Belgium Brewery, Video, Washington DC No Comments »Not Your Average Bus Trip: How “Green” is that Green Bus? Part 3
December 31st, 2011 Heather Perry I should take a moment to describe the Lovecraft Biofuel conversion done on our bus. To safeguard against any particles that might bypass the filtration system, an additional inline fuel filter causes the engine to stall when clogged, preventing potentially irreparable engine damage. This inline filter came in handy when we broke down in Utah [...]
Posted in Featured Posts, Recylcing, Transportation Tags: Battery, Bicycles, Colorado, Green Bus Series, Heather Perry, Minnesota, Solar Energy, Zero Waste No Comments »What’s Your Appropriate Use Policy?
November 6th, 2011 Eric Wilson This post is partially in memory of (Uncle) David Wilson, who would have turned 73 today. When I worked as a technology coordinator in a primary school, my boss and I had to develop the “Acceptable Use Policy” for technology. I want to bring that idea to transportation. We need an “Appropriate Use Policy” for [...]
Project Aura Lights The Way to Safer Night Time Biking
July 14th, 2011 Justin Manger Under the tag line, “The Washington, DC area is great. But it could be greater.” the Greater Greater Washington site features a bicycle related way to make it so. The Aura Project: Bicycle Lighting System comes from 2 industrial design students at Carnegie Mellon University. They noticed how dangerous riding at night can be, especially when most bicycle [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Green Products, Justin Manger, Sustainability, Transportation Tags: Bicycles, Green Product, Green Technology 1 Comment »Denver’s Bike to Work Day is Set for June 22nd
June 6th, 2011 Eric Wilson Following up on last month’s post about Washington DC’s bike to work day, the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCoG) will sponsor their own event. Bike to Work Day 2011, will take place on June 22nd. Registration for the event is now open. A list of breakfast and break stations, as well as various other [...]
Posted in Business, Eric Wilson, Transportation Tags: Bicycles, Colorado, Denver, Washington DC No Comments »The Hidden Benefits of “Alternative Transportation”
May 22nd, 2011 Eric Wilson Siting in the car is perhaps the least productive time of my day. My wife and I “only” drove a combined 6,000 miles in the past year, but the time behind the wheel served a singular purpose, to get to some other location. In the past year (since we bought our car), I’ve walked to [...]
Posted in Behavior, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Op-Ed, Transportation Tags: Bicycles, Bus, Cars, Denver, Food, Google, iPod/iPhone App, Mass Transit 1 Comment »New Belgium Brewery Announces 2011 Tour de Fat Dates
May 16th, 2011 Eric Wilson Following up on Tours from previous years, New Belgium has announced the dates and locations of the 2011 Tour de Fat. For those who do not know about New Belgium’s Tour, it is a festival on wheels. Here are the “Ten Commandments” of the Tour. 1. Put no means of transport before thy bike 2. [...]
Bike Sharing: Increasing Transportation Choices, Saving Communities Money, Creating Better Places
May 15th, 2011 Stephen Wade Washington, DC and Arlington County, VA recently launched a bike share program, Capital Bikeshare, making over 1,100 bikes available at 110 stations. With 11,000 members, it is already the largest in the nation. These programs have been successful in Europe and have sprouted up throughout the US as cities look to provide greener, cheaper, healthier [...]
Posted in Behavior, Economics, Policy, Real Estate, Sustainable Development, Transportation Tags: Bicycles, Bike Sharing, Cars, Pollution, Stephen Wade, Washington DC No Comments »
