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Litter Makes Us Philthy
Posted on March 4, 2013 | No CommentsLL: I grew up in a place where you just didn’t litter. When I came to Philly for college, the thing that most made an impression on me was how dirty it was. Before I could recognize the city’s vast cultural institutions, amazing public spaces,... -
Bike to Work Tax Credit
Posted on February 24, 2013 | No CommentsDanny Barron, Transportation Contributor It’s tax season and time to think about that. The federal government offers a tax credit for energy-efficient vehicles, but doesn’t include a bike in that category. However, there actually is a tax credit for biking to work, albeit absolutely convoluted.... -
SEPTAinable 2013
Posted on February 10, 2013 | No CommentsDanny Barron, Transportation Contributor SEPTA’s annual sustainability report was released late January. In “Sep-tainable: Empowering Action” transit authority outlines its biggest successes in the third year of their sustainability plan, along with new plans for 2013. While PlanPhilly has outlined the ways SEPTA has saved... -
New Cycling Projects in Philly
Posted on February 10, 2013 | No CommentsDanny Barron, Transportation Contributor Sure, it’s a disappointment that the Philadelphia Cycling Championship, one of the largest races in the United States, has been called off for this year. But Philly is more than just a race location. We have the highest number of bicycle... -
Coming Clean about What’s Under the Sink
Posted on February 4, 2013 | 3 CommentsToday, Sandy Bauers, Environment Reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, and I are hoping to start a conversation about chemicals in everyday products by ‘fessing up about what’s under our kitchen sinks. Many cleaners contain caustic, even toxic, chemicals that may be bad for our health.... -
Biking in Bucks County
Posted on February 3, 2013 | No CommentsDanny Barron, Transportation Contributor The Bucks County board of commissioners recently voted to implement the county’s new bicycle plan, allocating $80,000 towards creating a county-wide bicycling network in order to increase the use of cycling for transportation and recreation, as well as build a bicycle-friendly... -
Is it Easy being Green
Posted on January 21, 2013 | 1 CommentSB: Sometimes, I feel disingenuous saying that being green is easy. To me, what’s “easy” is buying the doggone plastic bottle of water, chugging it down and tossing it into a recycling bin. Compared to lugging my aluminum bottle, finding a fountain to fill it... -
Three for the Road
Posted on January 13, 2013 | No CommentsDanny Barron, Transportation Contributor For those of you looking to make some real reasolutions a few weeks into 2013, I give you three transportaiton-related ones: 1. Make your bike shine. It is the law for cyclists to have, at the very least, front and rear... -
Rent till you can Share
Posted on December 30, 2012 | No CommentsDanny Barron, Transportation Contributor With a bike share program on the horizon, but with still plenty work to be done till we’re sharing, there’s just got to be a way to tide we bike fanatics over. And fortunately for Philadelphians, there is: bike rentals. The... -
Energy Vacation
Posted on December 20, 2012 | No CommentsIf Clark W. Griswold is your go-to holiday guru—who among us doesn’t worship at the Christmas alter of the Griz—we salute you. And call into question your energy consumption. There’s been a lot of back and forth in the turn-it-off-and-back-on-or-leave-it-on bulb debate, but the fact of the matter...
