Sudbury hardly has bike racks but Washington D.C is going Dutch-style with North America's first bike sharing program. Watch the short from StreetFilms and discover how public transportation, health and environmental concerns can all work to transform public spaces!
Al Gore Winner of the Nobel Prize for work on climate change education remixxed major speech with graphics on the challenge to shift to 100% renewable energy
Bobbie Kennedy 1960's environmental campaign ad for Nebraska with school kids. His predictions on wearing gas masks is a bit off (except in China) but his family's trust in preserving waterways continues. Another victim of violent American assassination
the New York City Department of Transportation held its first Summer Streets event on Saturday by opening 7 miles of city streets to pedestrians and bike traffic only. From 7 AM to 1 PM, roads were car-free. Check out the website on the car free movement at http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/summer-streets-2008-nyc/
Critical Mass in Germany includes a weekly BladeNight of RollerBladers who also reclaim the roads for pedestrian and foot er rollerblade traffic . Another strike for people power
Sudbury is launching the GreenBox home recycling program in 2009. Similar to the BlueBox organic kitchen waste will now be collected curbside. But what about businesses? This video show how Portland is marrying restaurant business organics and composting. Food for thought!
