New Cardboard Bike is Awesome
According to Sheffield Hallam University’s website, “A student at Sheffield Hallam University has created a unique cardboard bicycle, which aims to reduce thefts and encourage people to get out of
their cars and ‘on their bikes.’”
The bike costs about $30 to make and its body is biodegradable. Unfortunately, the bike can’t get wet and it can only hold a person–Americans beware–up to 168 pounds.
Source: Cardboard Bike A Cheap Solution to Theft | EcoGeek
Portland Considered Most Bicycle-Friendly City in North America
Portland has become an urban planner’s dream lately–with their urban growth boundary and celebrated environmental planning.
Now Portland’s considered North America’s most bicycle-friendly city.
Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now, recently interviewed Scott Bricker, Executive Director of Portland’s Bicycle Transportation Alliance and Elly Blue, a Portland-based transportation activist about what makes Portland so bicycle friendly.
Amy’s guests were there to promote the Towards Carfree Cities Conference coming up in June.
Interview: Portland Considered Most Bicycle-Friendly City in North America
Above image from www.StreetsBlog.org.
Air Powered Car in US by 2010
According to www.BusinessGreen.com, “Fresh from securing a deal with Indian automotive giant Tata to build its innovative air powered car on the subcontinent, French green car firm MDI has revealed details of how it plans to crack the US market.”
The cars (the OneCat, pictured above, and the CityCat) run on air below 20mph and then begins to burn small amounts of fuel. It can travel 800 to 1,000 miles on one tank of compressed air and only takes an hour to charge.
We can expect the cars to cost around $17,800 when they release in late 2010.
