Miami: Biking to a Public Place Worth Caring About»

Mar 12, 2009 | Tags: ,

Riding a bike in Miami is an act of humility.

It is to ride on sidewalks poorly-paved, swerving constantly to avoid bus benches placed right on the pavement and dead palm tree branches strewn across your path.
It is to tolerate motorists, many in SUVs, who are in a rush and have no experience dealing [...]

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Bike»

Mar 5, 2009 | Tags:

Ekendra Dasa from Gainesville writes an insightful story about the pleasures of riding a bicycle.

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Sustainability in the Netherlands»

Aug 22, 2008 | Tags: ,

I recently returned to Miami from a 6-week study abroad stint in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and I’ve been thinking a lot about the way we organize our society compared to the Dutch.

I used to think we could remedy the destructive car culture we have in the United States simply by adding more bus routes, bike [...]

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