A suburban bus trip: San Francisco to Santa Rosa by Kirsten Dirksen on August 20, 2009 Thanks to the 3.9 million miles of highways in the U.S., 86% of our travel is by personal car. The …
Portland: why it's easy to be car-free by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 Portland, Oregon is argueably one of America’s most sustainable cities and this is not an accident of fate. Back in …
SMART: resurrecting abandoned rail north of San Francisco by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 With the rising cost of gas, car commuters are returning to the rails. Amtrak and light rail are experiencing record …