Posted by Linda H on 6:32:00 AM
Posted by Linda H on 6:32:00 AM
May 18th was National Bike to Work Day, which may help explain why you saw more bicycles on the road than you normally do. It's a good opportunity for evangelization by urban cycling advocates, who often make the case that the addition of more bicycle lanes and other bike-friendly infrastructure cuts air pollution by getting commuters and other residents out of their cars.
I’ve often wondered how this could be accurately measured. Now, the final results of a three-year federal study called the
Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Programare in. And those results show that the roughly $25 million spent on bike and pedestrian infrastructure in and around Minneapolis has paid off -- big time.
Posted by Linda H on 6:32:00 AM
Today’s social entrepreneurs are making it easy for us to open our wallets and our hearts to our favorite causes. Leveraging online technology, innovators are making giving so easy and enjoyable that the experience does not feel like “giving” at all. Take Sevenly, a service that provides the user with a wonderful shopping experience in which one can buy uniquely designed T-shirts and where a portion of proceeds benefit a different charity each week.