Undriving to Undrive: Walk-Paddle-Walk

Kayaks are big bulky things to move about – you need a car for that, right?
Wrong!  I was bicycling on the Burke-Gilman Trail near Fremont this week when I came upon this man out walking his kayak (with the help of a little trailer).   Of course I stopped to talk with him.
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The Little Red School Bus

This was a welcome sight in my neighborhood – a family bike-pooling to school, all on one bike!  It’s a trusty Workcycles Bakfiets cargo bike.  “We call it the Little Red School Bus,” the mom of three said.  Rain or shine, this bus gets the kids to school and home again, carbon-free.

Bike Helmet as Wearable Art

I met this man while walking home from the grocery store one day.  When I commented on his highly visible helmet, he said his wife and kids each had one like it.  “Why have just an ordinary helmet,” he asked.  Why indeed?  -Julia Field

Undriving Neighbor Power in Taiwan

Jim Diers talks up Undriving, all over the world. The former director of Seattle’s Department of Neighborhoods, Diers has a great job: he travels the globe consulting and encouraging people to come together and take action to make their piece of the world a better place. His book, Neighbor Power, regales us with stories of [...]