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Food System, Transportation
Building Circular Economies for Less Wasteful Food and Transportation
Sep 29th, 2023 | By Chelsea Graham
The circular economy model encourages repair, maintenance, and reuse to reduce waste and preserve our limited natural resources.
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Transportation
What is Micro-Mobility? A Quick Guide to What it Means and Why it Matters for Sustainable Transit
Sep 21st, 2023 | By Chelsea Graham
Personal transportation devices like bikes and scooters aren’t new, but share schemes and new technologies are helping to boost their popularity.
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Transportation
The Future of Public Transit
Aug 14th, 2023 | By Chelsea Graham
Reliable, efficient, and accessible transportation could have huge benefits for communities’ wellbeing, boost economies, and help fight climate change.
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Transportation
U.S. Cities with the Best Public Transportation
Jul 31st, 2023 | By Chelsea Graham
From mega-cities to small towns, there are plenty of parts of the U.S. where public transportation is green, accessible, and convenient.
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Transportation
Should Public Transportation be Free?
Jun 28th, 2023 | By Chelsea Graham
Free public transit is intended to support low-income riders and reduce car usage, but some worry that it negatively impacts the quality of services, with the opposite of the intended effect.
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Fuel, Transportation
Why Doesn’t the U.S. Have Better Public Transportation?
Apr 30th, 2023 | By Chelsea Graham
Quality public transit could improve lives and clean up the environment, but efforts to make it better are hamstrung by poor design, car-centric planning, and negative public perception.
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Transportation, Eco-Living
Tips for Planning an Eco-Friendly Slow Vacation
Mar 7th, 2023 | By Chelsea Graham
Slow travel is a great way to settle in and get to know a new place, while making less of an impact on the environment.
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Transportation
Improving Bike Parking for the Urban Rider: Community Changemaker Shabazz Stuart
Jan 25th, 2023 | By Alex Lahr and Chelsea Graham
As bicycle usage continues to grow post-pandemic, Shabazz Stuart and his start-up Oonee are helping to tackle a common problem for urban riders: parking.
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Transportation
Why Doesn’t the US Have High Speed Rail?
Jan 12th, 2023 | By Chelsea Graham
High-speed rail is a comfortable, convenient and climate-friendly way of traveling in many countries, but faces logistical and political hurdles in the United States.
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Eco-living, Food systems, Transportation
5 Resolutions for a More Sustainable New Year
Jan 3rd, 2023 | By Chelsea Graham
Smart, structured goal-setting for the year can help you live more sustainably and appreciate your progress over time.
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