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22 Nov

Boosts for Bike Commuting

by Adam Stern Buried in the financial rescue bill passed by Congress last week is a provision to encourage bike commuting. The idea is to level the playing field for cyclists, who currently can’t get benefits like those available for participants in car or van pools or other progr...

Bury WorldCha...n Future October 13

Train 'n Wheels: Caltrain Threatens the Perfect Commute

We love public transportation. We also love bikes. Judging by a recent increase in bike rides to and from public transportation known as "transit trips," American commuters are starting to feel the same way. "Transit trips are way up," Tim Blumenthal, Executive Director ...

Bury Autopia October 02

Employers Finally Giving Bike Commuters Some Love

How is it fair that employers offer incentives to take mass transit but not to ride bikes? It's a question corporate America is starting to ask itself. ...


Corporate America Starts Taking Care of its Bike Commuters

Corporate America Starts Taking Care of its Bike Commuters

Every morning my friend hops on the subway to get to his job at an ad agency downtown. At the end of each month he hands in his transit pass, and a credit shows up in his next paycheck. Another friend of mine bikes to work because she says it's faster and healthier (and because one aftern...

Bury Autopia August 29

Employers Finally Giving Bike Commuters Some Love

I've got a friend who takes the subway to his job at an ad agency downtown. At the end of the month, he gets a credit on his paycheck. I've also got a friend who bikes to work because she finds it faster and healthier (and because the last time she rode the subway some drunk puked on her...

Bury Autopia August 29

More Bike Commuters on the Road, But Are They Being Safe?

More Bike Commuters on the Road, But Are They Being Safe?

Photo credit: Getty Images More bikes take to the streets Skyrocketing gas prices have resulted in a sudden glut of bicycle commuters on the road, reports the Christian Science Monitor, not just in metropolitan areas, but also in places like Louisville, Ky., and Charlotte, N.C. The sudd...

Bury TreeHugger August 28

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