Posts Tagged ‘bicycling’
Monday, December 14th, 2009
by Dennis Markatos-Soriano
As world leaders gather in Copenhagen to negotiate international strategy to lower global greenhouse emissions, I’d like to share a vision for part of the solution. Greenways and other improvements in bicycling and pedestrian infrastructure can make make a huge impact lowering emissions in the coming decade. Some economists and politicians who drag their feet regarding climate action complain that lowering emissions could come with a difficult price tag. But at least half of Obama’s 2020 goal can be achieved alongside large savings if we seize the opportunity to increase our use of renewable (more…)
Tags: 2020, bicycling, climate change, Copenhagen, emissions, Obama
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
Bicyclists ready for a greenway 
Thank you for reading the Sustainable Energy Transition (SET) blogs and being involved in our initiatives over the past 13 months! The experience I gained working on SET efforts has been essential for me as I stayed abreast of recent changes in our energy system and their effects on climate change. After ~35,000 visits, more than 250 blogs, and scores of endorsements for our campaigns – I have found an amazing opportunity that I can’t pass up. I will be the next (more…)
Tags: bicycling, climate change, east coast greenway, economic recovery, freedom from oil, global warming
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Monday, July 27th, 2009
A new report just came out related to my recent blog on the need for more active transportation in America. It does a great job giving some historical context for federal surface transportation funding over the last two decades and shares a path forward based largely on (more…)
Tags: active transportation, bicycling, climate change, fitness, health
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
Most of the time we think of NYC innovating policy and then sharing it with the local suburbs and beyond. But this summer, New York City’s suburb of New Rochelle has passed a groundbreaking policy for the region that will hopefully make its way to NYC. The policy helps New Rochelle and Westchester County take the lead toward becoming a (more…)
Tags: active transportation, bicycling, fitness, green travel, health, New Rochelle, NYC, walking
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Monday, July 13th, 2009
Photo by David Tulloch
Unfortunate news just came out of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded report: Americans are losing the battle against obesity. This problem of growing obesity is related to many of our country’s greatest challenges. Luckily for us, there is a solution that can tackle obesity as well as many related difficulties simultaneously. (more…)
Tags: bicycling, clean energy, foreign oil, losing weight, obesity, save money, walking
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