April 22 to May 5, 2012 - Bike, walk, carpool, transit – drive less, have fun, and save the planet
Burlingame, Cupertino, East Palo Alto, Los Altos/Hills, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Morgan Hill, Palo Alto, Redwood City, San Carlos, Sunnyvale
Why didn’t I figure this out sooner?
Last week we went to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, for the third time in 6 years. The first two times we rented cars, which was a total drag. We paid heavily to park at the hotel and at the festival, and the traffic was a nightmare. Last time we discovered that their festival shuttle bus program is [...]
How low can you go?
For the DLC 2011 this year, I decided to set the bar pretty low. I set myself a goal of 0 non-green miles (i.e., no driving alone anywhere). I was pretty sure it could be done, but I wanted to see what it looked like. And it wouldn’t be without its challenges either. 2 kids to get to / from [...]
Carried 6 gallons of water on my bike!
Although I use my bike often, I had always driven my van to refill my 3-gallon water dispensers. Today, I decided to try biking this errand and put a full 3-gallon dispenser in each basket on either side of my rear bike tire. I was delighted that I was able to control my bike fine! This post was submitted by [...]
Sporty Hybrid
While I haven’t been tracking my auto usage (shame on me), I have acquired a Honda CRZ, a sporty hybrid rated at 37mph. Not quite up to Prius mph, but a lot more fun to drive. This post was submitted by Bill Hilton.
It’s Electric!
Yesterday I was inspired to get the MG running again, it has been converted to electric, but has been sitting many months with a set of dead batteries. Getting it running again involved testing and slepping a bunch of used batteries to find the best ones to put in the MG. Hopefully these used batteries will last through the summer [...]
