Results for urban transport

Move over, ET! Here’s one concept that can truly put bikes in the sky. A design concept by Martin Angelov for urban transportation proposes overhead cables meant for supporting bicycles. Inspired by ski lifts, the system involves a half-pipe that supports the bike’s wheels, and support cables for balance on either side. The cables are supposed to connect to the bike’s handles through a hook. For safety, the cable has provisions for carabiners and

Skating to work has never really been an option before. Dressed up formally with a briefcase in one hand, a cell phone in the other and a pair of roller-skates on your feet would sure as hell look silly, if not stupid. The FlyRad changes things though. This contraption packs just a single wheel that power up. To travel, you need to hold on to it with a pair of roller-skates on your feet. Probably inspired by kids holding on to garbage trucks for an easy

$350 of $700 raised. Started raising funds on Nov 17, 2010 Jesús has been working for many years now in the urban transportation field. He currently has his own vehicle and he carries out his business activity every day. Jesús is single but he has a 7 year-old son in his care, for whom he works every day. This is why he has started to become worried since his vehicle needs certain repairs and the need to fix his vehicle has become really urgent. This is

The New York Times is spotlighting the city's 400 miles of bike lanes in its most recent "Room for Debate" opinion forum. My response points out that the bike lanes will do little to improve mobility and reflects a concentrated subsidy for a very small minority of travelers. Among the other contributors is Alex Marshall, a columnist for Governing magazine who also points to a more rational and pragmatic approach to thinking about integrating bikes into

Bombardier's concept for a one-wheeled self-balancing motorcycle-like vehicle called the EMBRIO has been a long time Gizmag favorite. It was envisioned as the type of personal transportation that people might be using 20 years from now. Well, if 21 year-old inventor Ben Gulak has his way, consumers will be able to buy a similar vehicle a lot sooner. His battery electric Uno may look like a regular motorbike at higher speeds, but when it slows down, the

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE MINI The MINI was officially launched on August 26, 1959, and became an instand megastar of the 20th century's brightest decade and a true icon of motoring history. Introduced to the world as the darling of the Swinging Sixties, the MINI evolved into a racing champion, dominating the rally scene of the late 1960s, and has now set the standard in 21st century cool urban transport; the diminutive MINI really has made it BIG. The

The Toyota hybrid automobile with a stuck accelerator and no brakes is a sad icon of our age. ur modern industrial society remains stuck on growth and does not know how to stop. Like the runaway Toyota, we are headed for a crash. The automobile, however, is more than a metaphor. The car is one of the prime forces of destruction on our planet, among the most harmful social design decisions in history. s a means of moving people around, the car is

sometimes my life feels like a love affair; unpredictable and cliche all at once. i don't quite get how it started or where it's going. i'm not sure i'll even want to know in five, ten years. but for now? i wouldn't have it any other way. after spending 1. hours of court-ordered time with 7 teenage delinquents, i had an insatiable desire to watch boyz n the hood. so i sat down with my roommate and some fresh sushi to try to make sense of male violence in

Oh, brother. Our Cascade Bicycle Club, the largest cycling club in the country, is in a bit of a tizzy this month. The board has ousted the long-time executive director, Chuck Ayers, over apparent concerns about the advocacy tone CBC has been taking, with undisclosed "personnel issues" that very likely have to do with Chuck's unwillingness to curb or fire David Hiller, the club's brash, outspoken, often-angry-sounding but effective-with-a-zinger advocacy