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Tips from London on How to Share Roads & Calm Traffic (Video)

Roads Need to be Shared, Not Monopolized by Cars We often hear the excuse that there’s simply not enough space to accomodate drivers and cyclists & pedestrians. But is that true? When it comes to lack of space, many areas of London, UK, are hard to beat, yet as the video above demonstrates, it is more than possible to share the road. Many traffic-calming measures are necessary to make them safe for non-drivers, but that brings many other side benefits (it’s an incentive for more people to take public transit inside the city). Via

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Tips from London on How to Share Roads & Calm Traffic (Video)

When & When Not to Use Plastics Key to Kicking Oil Addiction – Plus Reducing Waste & Pollution

photo: Geof Wilson Once we’ve gotten our priorities straight regarding reducing the massive amount of oil we use in transportation–largely because we’ve built our communities into places where most people need to drive rather than walk, bike or take public transit–there’s another conceptually big issue that needs to tackled: What to do with plastic? … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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When & When Not to Use Plastics Key to Kicking Oil Addiction – Plus Reducing Waste & Pollution