Results for keyword: transportation
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The casual violence of driving
We seldom notice the animals killed by today's fast-moving cars, unless we're traveling slowly, on a bicycle.
by Tom Carter, Sep 01, 2011 -
Me and my SUV
An environmentalist loves driving her SUV but welcomes the prospect of higher gas prices.
by Carla Wise, May 16, 2011 -
Road warrior
Ted Conover talks about roads in life and writing.
by Matthew Fleischer, Sep 09, 2010 -
There’s a power in pedaling a country road
Joe Barnhart joyfully braves weather and traffic to bike to work year-round in Dillon, Mont.
by Joe Barnhart, Oct 08, 2007 -
Extreme commuters are maybe even you and me
Alison James may not be an extreme commuter, but she certainly drives more than she wishes she had to.
by Alison James, Jun 14, 2007 -
Deciphering humanity's hardware
Infrastructure: A Field Guide to the Industrial Landscape by Brian Hayes is a wonderfully conversational explanation of everything one sees along the highway that isn’t natural
by Michelle Nijhuis, Jan 23, 2006 -
Living Within Our Means: Beyond the Fossil Fuel Credit Card
Engineer and city councilman Kamyar Enshayan considers the inevitable end of the fossil fuel joyride
by Staff, Dec 12, 2005 -
Commuter trains could connect the West's far-flung cities
Longer commuter rails could connect the West’s far-flung cities in ways they haven’t been connected since the glory days of the railroad
by Allen Best, Nov 14, 2005 -
You say you want a railvolution...
Westerners may love their cars, but the region’s rapid growth means that even the most ardent car-lovers have a stake in mass transit, and in Denver’s grand experiment in light rail
by Paul Larmer, Nov 14, 2005 -
Winnebagos: Don't fear 'em, cheer 'em
It’s time for New Westerners to get over their "Winnebagophobia."
by Dennis Hinkamp, Aug 22, 2005






