On September 23, Mindful Metropolis will be hosting a reception and screening for Carbon Nation, a new film from Peter Byck about climate change solutions. And thanks to the generosity of my publisher, Lake Claremont Press, the first 100 people to buy tickets online will receive a FREE copy of Carless in Chicago! I’ll [...]
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Last weekend I was in Minneapolis for a wedding, and was blown away by the new Nice Ride bike sharing program. I was particularly impressed with the ubiquity of the program: I saw bikes downtown, in Uptown, in Longfellow, and in several other neighborhoods. I was all set to write a post about it when I got home, but then heard about the imminent launch of Chicago B-Cycle, Chicago’s first bike sharing program. I decided to wait until the details came out and see how the approaches differed. → Continue reading Chicago B-Cycle Launches (Note: potentially unfair and premature judgement enclosed) Just in time for today’s World Car Free Day, Forbes magazine culled some statistics about the top 10 “cleanest commutes” in the U.S based on three criteria: mass transit use, carpooling, and driving alone. Chicago makes the list, but not by much, sitting at #9 just above LA. (On mass transit use alone, we’re [...] A few days ago, Christine Escobar over at Green Parent Chicago posted a very nice write-up of Carless in Chicago, and I’ve seen a few people click over here from there this week. For those who came hoping to buy copies, rest assured, I expect them to be available soon! Please keep checking back, [...] Yesterday, the Sun Times featured a nice write-up of some new research showing that while cities produce more greenhouse gasses per acre than suburban and rural areas, the density of cities means that on a per-person basis, emissions are substantially lower among urbanites. The availability of mass transit, walkable neighborhoods, and opportunities to cycle [...] Red Line Green Roof Project Apparently, there’s an interesting initiative under discussion in the 48th Ward to add green roofs to properties adjacent to the Red Line tracks, both for their intrinsic benefits, and as a visible demonstation project. The article is a little ambigiuous about the prospect for success (and timetables), but [...] |
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