Posted in *Travel & Transportation, Local (Somerville, MA), tagged Cambridge, Somerville on 2009, October 6 | Leave a Comment »
I recently stumbled across a benefit program for bikers (bicyclists, that is). For $5, members get a sticker to place on their bike helmet to receive discounts or rewards at local businesses.
Stickers can be purchased through participating businesses or through the Bicycle Benefits website.
In MA, the following towns have participating businesses: Boston (JP), Cambridge, Somerville, [...]
Posted in *Travel & Transportation, Local (Somerville, MA), tagged cab, clean air, hybrid, taxi on 2009, February 2 | Leave a Comment »
At Boston Logan Airport, taxi stands have signs indicating that clean air cabs are available on request. We normally take the Silver Line, but after one trip with too much luggage, we tried the service in spite of other cabs already waiting for fares.
Although we were eager to get home, I didn’t mind the brief [...]
Posted in *Travel & Transportation, tagged bicycle, bike, helmet, safety on 2008, April 15 | Leave a Comment »
Please, be safe; when biking, wear your helmet. It may not always be able to save your life (in a collision with a car or bus), but it can protect you from more serious injury and pain in an unexpected event. Most cyclists in the Boston area have been in some sort of accident; one [...]
Posted in *Travel & Transportation, tagged AAA alternative, Better World Club, fuel efficiency, grease car, green car tips, svo conversion kit on 2008, March 12 | Leave a Comment »
The following items have been compiled from the list 100 Ways to Reduce your Impact related to cars, in particular towards improving performance and gas mileage. Every gallon of gasoline saved keeps 20 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
Make sure your tires are inflated. Driving with deflated tires reduces gas mileage by 3%.
Get [...]
Posted in *Travel & Transportation, tagged commuting, ride share, carpooling, car share, slugging on 2008, March 11 | Leave a Comment »
Unfortunately, public transportation can be unreliable, uncomfortable and take an unreasonable length of time. Alternatively, owning a car can be expensive and the source of many headaches. The number of cars in a household can be minimized through ride share or car share programs.
Share-a-Ride
In many urban regions, many daily commuters rely on carpooling or ride [...]
