Posted in Alternative X-ing on June 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’m not sure this is any more useful than a Segway, but it sure does look cool.
Uno and only
Start with a motorcycle, add ‘Star Wars’ and give the Segway a run for its futuristic money
By James F. Quinn | Special to the Chicago Tribune
June 29, 2008
…When he saw the incredible pollution in Beijing, Shanghai and [...]
Posted in Alternative X-ing, tagged electric, segway, two-wheeler on June 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Dispatch
Segway owners glide without gas
Sunday, June 22, 2008
BY DOUG WHITEMAN
When the Segway Personal Transporter came out in 2001, inventor Dean Kamen said the self-balancing vehicle would revolutionize short-distance travel. At first, however, they appealed mostly to police, mall security crews and airport personnel.
With gas prices escalating, sales are growing. Jared Cavalier, the Columbus [...]
Posted in Alternative X-ing on June 14, 2008 | No Comments »
I guess it makes sense to drive a small electric vehicle for local trips, but golf carts seem somewhat less practical than a bicycle, which is smaller and easier to store, or a scooter which can go much faster on more roads.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see golf carts on the rise though, especially in [...]
Posted in Alternative X-ing, Bicycle X-ing, tagged bicycle, bike, cycling, downtown, pedicab, taxi on May 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Pedal pushers
The Alive
By Brittany Kress
May 22, 2008
Cycling through High Street traffic while pulling two adults in a carriage on wheels isn’t as easy as it sounds. Oh, right. It doesn’t sound easy.
But a month into business for Columbus’ startup foot-powered pedicab service, people are into it, with drivers excited about getting paid to get fit [...]
Posted in Alternative X-ing, Auto X-ing, tagged casual car-pool, slugging on March 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I had a recent conversation with my table at a wedding about the concept of slugging, which made me think it could make for a good post on this site.
Slugging, sometimes called casual car-pooling, is more like organized hitch-hiking. In cities with HOV lanes, which will hopefully include Columbus someday, queues of passengers develop [...]
Posted in Alternative X-ing, Bicycle X-ing, Bus X-ing, Pedestrian X-ing on February 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Leave vehicles home, cash in with EcoBucks
The Dispatch
Saturday, February 23, 2008
BY BILL CHRONISTER
Calfee, Halter & Griswold is participating in a new program called EcoBucks, which provides workers $1 a day for each time they walk, bike, rollerblade or even ski to and from work rather than drive. They get 50 cents a day when [...]
Posted in Alternative X-ing, Auto X-ing on February 20, 2008 | No Comments »
I got all excited when I saw a quick blurb of a “Carpool to Work Day” but then I dug into the details. I thought it was nationwide, or at least metro Columbus-wide… but it’s for New Albany.
“The Village of New Albany’s Carpool to Work Day. Thursday February 21st.” Still, kudos to New Albany for promoting carpooling. The [...]
Posted in Alternative X-ing, Pedestrian X-ing on February 18, 2008 | No Comments »
Unfortunately I was unable to attend the first meeting, held at MORPC. Did anyone else attend and want to share their thoughts? The second Operation Safewalks meeting is this week, Tuesday Feb. 19th, at 5:30 PM. I can’t find a pdf of the flyer, but here’s the info.
We have analyzed your suggestions for criteria to be [...]
Posted in Alternative X-ing, Auto X-ing, Rail X-ing on February 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today would be a good day to be riding the rail transit…
Commuters stuck on snowy roads
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 10:42 AM
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Commuters who normally enjoy a leisurely 30-minute drive to work found themselves sitting on the highway for up to two hours this morning, frustrated and late for work.
The roads were already slushy [...]
Posted in Alternative X-ing, Auto X-ing on February 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Since I wrote about the “hiccup” I experienced trying to use Zipcar in December, I thought I would share the good news now. Two of us Xing Columbus-ites recently used Zipcar, and we both give it a thumbs up!
I used Zipcar for the first time two weeks ago. It was pretty painless. Used my login [...]
