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Ned Hanlan: Jacked up, tires stolen

Posted May 22nd, 2012 by James Hamilton

The mighty tugboat Ned Hanlan has been put up on blocks and I think someone took it’s tires. Car jackers seem to be starting to move into the boat business.

On sober second thought I found out that the Ned Hanlan is being moved from it’s recent h…

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60 Students Suspended for Biking to School (?!?)

Posted May 22nd, 2012 by Michael Graham Richard

On the second to last day of school, 60 seniors from Kenowa Hills High School in Walker, Michigan, rode their bikes to school. It wasn’t an improvised things either, as they had police escort and did it safely, and even the mayor joined them…

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Ford Begins Shipping First Focus EVs to California, New Jersey and New York

Posted May 22nd, 2012 by Michael Graham Richard

Those of you who have been waiting for the electric version of the Ford Focus, your wait is almost over. Ford has begun shipping Focus EVs to dealers in California, New Jersey and New York.

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It’s National Bike Month – Three Weird Ways to Celebrate

Posted May 22nd, 2012 by A.K. Streeter

Yes, it’s National Bike Month. What’s even better – it’s National Bike Year, and Maybe National Bike Decade. Here’s Three Ways to Up Your Cycling Enjoyment

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U.S. Cyclists Save $4.6 Billion Per Year by Biking

Posted May 21st, 2012 by Stephen Messenger

Sure, the simple act of cycling instead of driving can reduce carbon footprints and trim waistlines, but it adds more than just a little girth where it counts — the pocketbook.

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Maker Faire 2012: Favorite Weird and Wonderful Bikes

Posted May 21st, 2012 by Jaymi Heimbuch

Maker Faire is known for the crazy bikes found roaming the grounds. This year was no exception.

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Boats fill Toronto Harbour

Posted May 20th, 2012 by James Hamilton

Traffic jams on #Toronto highways are a fact of life and now that traffic is being rivaled within the inner harbour as a fleet of sailboats unfurled their sails and set course for adventure, probably a three hour tour.

A water taxi heads back to …

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Ford Begins Taking Orders for 2013 C-Max Hybrid

Posted May 18th, 2012 by Michael Graham Richard

The C-MAX is a compact hybrid utility vehicle and the Ford’s first dedicated line of hybrids. The 2013 C-MAX Hybrid will be available this fall with a base price of $25,995.

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Prius C Earns ‘Top Pick’ Safety Rating from IIHS

Posted May 18th, 2012 by Michael Graham Richard

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety busted up a few Prius C hybrids to see how they held up in crashes. Here’s what they found…

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Goodbye Lexus HS 250h Hybrid, We Hardly Knew Ya

Posted May 18th, 2012 by Michael Graham Richard

It seems like it was just yesterday that Lexus introduced the HS 250h hybrid, the first dedicated luxury hybrid (like the Prius, there’s no non-hybrid version of the HS 250h).

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Tesla to Begin Repaying Department of Energy Loans by End of 2012

Posted May 17th, 2012 by Michael Graham Richard

Against all the odds, Tesla is about this ship the first Model S electric sedans to customers and the company will begin repaying its debts by the end of this year.

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Portland’s Bikeways: 30 Years of Evolution in 1 Map

Posted May 17th, 2012 by Michael Graham Richard

It shows the evolution of Portland’s bikeways from 1980 to the present, and is a good visual reminder that great biking cities are made deliberately; they don’t start out already formed, people have to put in the effort of making them bike friendly.

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Beautiful and Powerful: Audi’s E-Bike Wörthersee

Posted May 16th, 2012 by Michael Graham Richard

After Daimler and its Smart Electric Bike, it is now Audi’s turn to unveil a special electric bike design.

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Whistler at Redpath Sugar

Posted May 15th, 2012 by James Hamilton

One scoop or two? The green St Lawrence Steam Ship is docked at the #Toronto Redpath sugar production facility along Queen’s Quay as a large crane reaches deep into it’s hold to unload raw sugar. The large ship has many holds along it’s length, bro…

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Toward a Better Future: Wind Power

Posted May 15th, 2012 by Shawn P. Conroy

Guest blogger: Shawn P. ConroyEnergy prices have been continuing to rise North America. And yet, in some countries like Germany electricity bills have been falling. Countries like China are increasing their wind generating capacity by almost incredible…

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After Walkability and Transit Quality, Walk Score Now Ranks Cities by Bikeability

Posted May 15th, 2012 by Michael Graham Richard

These types of rankings are important because they help put pressure on under-performing cities to improve, and they highlight the best practices of top cities for others to copy.

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Elegant Bike Light That’s Hard to Steal

Posted May 15th, 2012 by A.K. Streeter

Seat post light that is bright, beautiful, and mostly (we never say completely when it comes to bike thievery) theft proof.

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Tiny Mini Guy with Marge and Maggie Simpson

Posted May 14th, 2012 by James Hamilton

Marge Simpson’s towering blue bouffant hairstyle created a shadow following behind the tiny, red convertible Mini Cooper driving along Queen Street West in #Toronto. The Mini Guy’s little car, sort of an open style clown car, had the driver and a p…

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Nissan to Follow LEAF with 3 New Electric Cars Models

Posted May 14th, 2012 by Michael Graham Richard

Nissan has made a big bet on electric cars. They are not just making a couple thousand units to get favorable PR and meet quotas in places like California. They have invested billions to make hundreds of thousands of EVs.

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GO train 15 minutes late? You could get a refund, but only if …

Posted May 14th, 2012 by Tess Kalinowski

Just like Dalton McGuinty promised, a money-back guarantee to GO Transit riders will kick in this fall. If a train is more than 15 minut…

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