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• Chariot Skates Combine Inline Skating and Cycling

  
  Impact Lab — Authority: 152
  Chariot SkatesChop a gladiator’s chariot in half and attach one side to each foot. On a much smaller scale that’s what Chariot Skates’ version of an inline skate looks like. The carbon fiber “wheel skates” are scheduled to be available in June for an undetermined amount of cash. The company says each skate ...
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• Sideways Rolling Omnidirectional Wheels Made Out Of Little Feet

  
  Impact Lab — Authority: 152
  Curious RollingsAirtrax’s omnidirectional wheels for industrial vehicles can roll forward, back, sideways, diagonally… Like something out of a Neal Stephenson novel. I want an electric car with these things (though who know how they wear on road conditions?).Airtrax (via Red Ferret)
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• Parma sustainability legislation

  
  Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Weblog — Authority: 480
  Five ordinances introduced in Parma City Council were developed by students in the sustainability program at Baldwin-Wallace College. The legislation would establish a mixed-use zoning classification, legalize rain barrel installation, permit green roofs, allow bicyclists to use the sidewalks in some areas, and ...
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• Gifts ideas for the railfan or transit geek

  
  phoenix rail - lightrailblogger — Authority: 111
  Whether you’re stuck on trying to find the perfect gift for your carfree friend or you want to encourage others to drive less, I’ve come up with a list of perfect gift ideas for the railfan or transit geek. There are many benefits to exploring your city using alternative transportion :  the exercise will you ...
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• Commentary on Innerbelt Bridge access

  
  Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Weblog — Authority: 480
  A Plain Dealer editorial said that ODOTs unwillingness to consider bicycle and pedestrian access on the planned new Innerbelt Bridge reflects " an all-too-familiar lack of imagination ." NOACA published 40 pages of public comments (PDF) about the proposed bike lanes.
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• 2010 TLCI awards

  
  Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Weblog — Authority: 480
  NOACA awarded a total of $777,250 in Transportation for Livable Communities Initiative grants to 13 projects in Cuyahoga and Lorain counties . The NOACA Governing Board also added the 3-C Corridor passenger rail line to its long-range transportation plan.
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• Winners of DawnTown Announced – Miami’s Design Competition For The Metromover

  
  Impact Lab — Authority: 152
  Office 24/7With this year’s Art Basel/Design Miami in the can, you’d think Miami would quietly sink into the shadows, away from the international design spotlight. Not so fast. A new architecture competition recently announced its winners, bringing global attention to the city’s built environment for the third ...
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• Toyota’s Plug-In Prius Hybrid Goes Into Testing Across The Globe, On Sale In 2011

  
  Impact Lab — Authority: 152
  Good news, everyone! The target date for Toyota’s Prius plug-in hybrid (PHEV) is slightly less out of reach than the 2012 window we heard prior: according to Autoblog, it’s now set for late 2011 and the price is deemed “affordable.” Back to the present, as a tease to the world at large, the company’s ...
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• Positive effects of trail construction

  
  Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Weblog — Authority: 480
  Jacob Van Sickle of Slavic Village Development described how the Morgana Run Trail has been " an important asset in selling houses and revitalizing the neighborhood ."
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• Tandem Unicycle

  
  Impact Lab — Authority: 152
  This is quite an unusual device! Corbin Dunn, a computer programmer and mountain unicyclist, built this two-person unicycle. Alas, he lost a blog post about the construction of it, but his site filled with interesting pictures of his many unusual hobbies….Link via Make | Photo: Corbin Dunn
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• Pork Report, December 11, 2009: Puppet Show Edition

  
  Big Government — Authority: 818
  Nearly one in five federal employees paid $100,000 a year or more , and that doesn’t count overtime pay or bonuses Congress to increase the federal debt ceiling by $1.8 trillion before year’s end Minneapolis puppet show receives federal stimulus dollars Columbus City Schools have more than 120 buildings, ...
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• VIDEO: Inhabitat Editors Chat With You!

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 731
  WHAT’S NEXT IN GREEN TECH? WHY IS GREEN SO EXPENSIVE? WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR INHABITAT? These are the questions that you asked us back in October, as we harnessed the power of the interwebs to bring you our first live webcast where our editors discussed the future of sustainability ! In case you ...
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• NASA’s Subsonic Rotary Wing Project – Helicopter With External Airbags

  
  Impact Lab — Authority: 152
  Airbags have evolved from being in cars to on cars, so it’s only natural that airbags in aircraft should be making the trip outside. NASA’s Subsonic Rotary Wing Project is attempting to make autorotation landings a little bit softer by slapping a pair of expandable kevlar cushions between the skids, and the first ...
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• METRO celebrates first year success in Phoenix

  
  phoenix rail - lightrailblogger — Authority: 111
  METRO lightrail will celebrate one year of service on December 27th, however transit managers in Phoenix are planning an official event on December 19th, according to a release. Why a week earlier?  I just got off the phone with METRO spokesperson Hillary Foose who says she wanted to avoid having a celebration a) ...
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• Third-Annual Xtracycle Tree Haulin’ Adventure

  
  Car Free Days — Authority: 407
  When the already short Seattle days end at 4:18 pm (the earliest of the year!),  the window for an after-school tree-gathering-family-bike adventure is small. We tried to grab the kids right after school, bundle them up in extra (or is it Xtra) layers and hustle our way over to the local summer berry stand/temporary ...
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• Rally for a multi-modal bridge

  
  Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Weblog — Authority: 480
  More than 100 people attended a rally in Tremont on Sunday for bicycle and pedestrian access on the planned new Innerbelt Bridge. They were joined by Dennis Kucinich , who wrote a letter to Governor Strickland in their support. Groups of attendees followed ODOTs proposed alternate routes in an effort to ...
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• Thanks Dad for keeping me dry

  
  phoenix rail - lightrailblogger — Authority: 111
  I’m loving the weather in Phoenix over the last few days.  Cold was on tap for most of the weekend, however today there was the addition of a steady drizzle which kept the streets along the lightrail pretty wet.  I’m so ready for this change after spending my first summer living carfree in the intense heat ...
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• SpaceShipTwo – Virgin Galatic’s Commercial Spacship Unveiled

  
  Impact Lab — Authority: 152
  SpaceShipTwo being carried up to a high altitude by WhiteKinightTwoA spacecraft designed to rocket wealthy tourists into space as early as 2011 was unveiled Monday in what backers of the venture hope will signal a new era in aviation history. The long-awaited glimpse of SpaceShipTwo marks the first public appearance ...
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• General Motor’s ‘Car Hero’ – A Digital Joyride To Attract Generation Z

  
  Impact Lab — Authority: 152
  General Motors Co, battling for survival for much of the past year, has cut loose designers to sketch out a vision of the ultimate youth car of the future — a virtual one-wheeled wonder that would match wits with its driver. (Pics) The GM entry for this year’s design challenge at the Los Angeles auto show [...]
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• No Imact Man? Is Moderation a More Sustainable Message

  
  Car Free Days — Authority: 407
  I just finished reading  No Impact Man. On loan from the library, it languished on my nightstand for two weeks before I decided to read it. Even with the due date looming, I still picked it up and put it down several times before finally struggling to the finish. Why did I have such a hard time with this book? It ...
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