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Our Urban Challenge: First in a Series

“What is striking about biking is not that it solves any particular problem but, instead, that is it part of the solution to several.” —  J. Harry Wray
We have several problems in Springfield.
You can begin to survey our problems — or challenges — by reading Springfield’s Competitive Assessment. Another snapshot of our community is available [...]

Posted 11 March 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § business § ecology § policy ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

A Walking Winter

Carbon Trace is also supposed to be about walking, but I don’t spend much time writing about it. Perhaps I need to change that. The last few weeks have given me much to think about because the weather has kept me on foot.
I’m prepared to ride my bicycle no matter what the temperature is. My [...]

Posted 25 February 2010 † Andy Cline § ecology ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: ,

Green Is Good When Green Is Green

The Sanyo Eneloop eclectic bicycle won a Best of Innovations award for eco-design and sustainability at the 2010 International CES sponsored by the Consumer Electronic Association.

Let’s be clear about something first: I have nothing against electric bicycles. They serve a purpose for people who want or need them.
But, really, giving a green award to an [...]

Posted 15 January 2010 † Andy Cline § bicycle § ecology § news ‡ Comments (8) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

This I Believe

From Keri Caffrey at Commute Orlando:
The roads are a public space where we all interact every day. What happens there affects our state of mind, the way we feel about our fellow citizens and the place we live. When the roads are a place of stress, anger and hostility, we carry it into our workplaces, [...]

Posted 01 January 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § bicycle safety § ecology ‡ Comments Off ° Also tagged: ,

Ride Planet Earth

Kim Paul Nguyen is riding a chunk of planet earth to call attention to the roll the bicycle can play in reducing carbon emissions. He’s on his way to United Nations  Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

Ride Planet Earth – Nearly there! from Ricky Tart on Vimeo.
Check out the Ride Planet Earth page on Facebook.
For more [...]

Posted 30 November 2009 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology § news ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

Sustainability Conference At MSU

Click here for details on the Continuing Path to Sustainability conference to be held at Missouri State University on 18 November (same day as STAR Team meeting). Of particular note:
8 a.m.-7 p.m.: Exhibits featuring sustainability initiatives, faculty research, student projects & community groups
Plaster Student Union Ballroom
5 p.m.: “Fresh”
Documentary celebrating the farmers, thinkers and business people [...]

Posted 13 November 2009 † Andy Cline § advocacy § announcement § news ‡ Comments Off ° Also tagged:

Cultural Change

The New York Times today has a special section on cars today. The lead story asks the question: Is happiness still that new car smell?
What I find fascinating about this article is that, despite the reported evidence, the tone and point of view are decidedly sympathetic to the car culture (well, duh, it is a [...]

Posted 22 October 2009 † Andy Cline § business § ecology § news § policy ‡ Comments (11) ° Also tagged: , , ,

No Impact Man on Colbert

Here’s Colin Beavan, of No Impact Man, on The Colbert Report:

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A couple of thoughts (i.e. painfully obvious assertions):
1. Using a bicycle as basic transportation can have a dramatic effect on one’s carbon footprint, or, rather, one’s carbon trace
2. Bicycles can [...]

Posted 12 October 2009 † Andy Cline § ecology ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

Make It Fun

How do you change behavior? The folks at Thefuntheory.com say: Make it fun! (via How We Drive)

Ah, did you catch that at the end? This is sponsored by Volkswagen. Is this web site (and contest) just a clever bit of propaganda (unlike, say, this silly bit of propaganda) for the automobile industry?
I wonder if anyone [...]

Posted 09 October 2009 † Andy Cline § ecology ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: ,

Bicycle Diaries A Funky Read

Following my punk phase in the mid to late 70s (a phase that continues, differently, today) I had a new wave phase in the early 80s. David Byrne and Talking Heads were a big part of that phase. I still catch myself humming Psycho Killer every now and then.
I’ve been anticipating a good read from [...]

Posted 24 September 2009 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Civilization Now

I love living in an under-developed country because I know it’s possible to go from this uncivilized state…

Los Angeles Rush Hour At $4.70 gallon, regular from videorizing on Vimeo.
…to this civilized state…

Convenience from Amsterdamize on Vimeo.
…once we finally come to our senses.
It’s only a matter of time really. We’ll either begin to create an integrated [...]

Posted 10 September 2009 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology § policy ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

Price of Gas?

Up until a few minutes ago I had no idea about the price of gas these days.
My daughter and I walked to school this morning because it’s sprinkling. I’m good to go in the rain on my bicycle. But I don’t make her ride in the rain. It’s a teenage hair thing.
Ah, I thought, a [...]

Posted 02 September 2009 † Andy Cline § ecology § policy ‡ Comments (13) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Riding With the Dutch

I saw the following video at Amsterdamize; it’s a trailer for a proposed movie by Michael W. Bauch of everydaybike.com.

I’m looking forward to seeing this for myself — perhaps as soon as summer 2010.
Even though it is unlikely we’ll ever build superior bicycling infrastructure like the Dutch, we could enjoy something like what we see [...]

Posted 19 August 2009 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , ,

My Bicycling Culture

Earlier this summer I wrote about riding downtown with my wife for dinner-and-a-movie. Here’s how I concluded that post:
One of my favorite authors, Robert Pirsig, wrote that if there is to be meaningful change in the world it will happen by individuals making quality decisions for themselves. Those decisions tend to radiate outward and affect [...]

Posted 09 August 2009 † Andy Cline § ecology ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

I Got Civic Cred :-)

Today I received my first civic award. The Traffic Advisory Board for the City of Springfield recognized me and Annie DeGraff for our work in publishing the Drive Less, Live More booklet.
But there were more people involved than just us. The entire Sustainable Transportion Committee of Ozark Greenways (yes, I swear, a new name is [...]

Posted 28 July 2009 † Andy Cline § advocacy § news ‡ Comments (7) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,