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Electric bikes: a Less-Polluting Option for Commutes and Errands in the “New Normal”

Union of Concerned Scientists

My commute now mostly consists of the distance from my bedroom to the laptop in my home office (with a short detour to the kitchen for coffee) because I’m fortunate enough to have a job and employer that allows me to work from home. But why are electric bikes important? Unlike my car, I’m able to park my electric bike inside my office.

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Join Master Watershed Stewards In Lancaster County For June 13 Waterways On Wheels Bike Tour

PA Environment Daily

Join the Lancaster County Master Watershed Stewards , in partnership with the Lancaster Conservancy , on a June 13 bike tour of the watersheds of the Northwest Lancaster County River Trail from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. Helmets are required, and any bike, whether road, mountain, or gravel, will work fine. The tour will run about 2.5

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Decarbonizing Transportation Must Come with People-Powered Mobility Justice

Union of Concerned Scientists

walking, biking), building new bike lanes, and in general reducing automobile dependence. The mobility disruptions of the Covid-19 pandemic initially seemed to accelerate many of these positive trends, with a boom in ‘Open Street’ events, extended bike lanes, and “streateries.” increase over 2020. Globally, approximately 1.3

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How Does Transit Help the Climate?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Transportation is about getting where we need to go—to where we live, where we play, where we work, where we pray. Riding a bike or walking lowers your emissions down to zero. So even if you never ride a bus, transit investments help you go places while driving less, grouping trips together, or making it easier to walk or bike.

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DCNR Blog: Building The Outdoor Recreation Economy One Bike At A Time

PA Environment Daily

By Hanna Ryon, DCNR Intern to the Director of Outdoor Recreation Some estimate that worldwide, every two seconds, someone buys a bike -- amounting to almost 50,000 bikes per day. Bike shops have made their mark on places from Philadelphia to Erie. The shop stresses the diverse benefits of biking.

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Ask a Scientist: UCS Transportation Program Adds Equitable Mobility to its Portfolio

Union of Concerned Scientists

Shen , a transportation program policy analyst, to talk about the program’s new equitable mobility work. Shen , a transportation program policy analyst, to talk about the program’s new equitable mobility work. Even so, cars and trucks are still making us sick—and killing us. Yes, premature death. I recently caught up with Kevin X.

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Penn State Extension Oct. 28: Join Master Watershed Stewards In Lancaster County For Water Ways On Wheels Bike Tour

PA Environment Daily

Join Penn State Extension Master Watershed Stewards for an exciting and informative bike tour of the breathtaking watersheds of the Northwest Lancaster County River Trail as part of the Water Ways On Wheels Bike Tour October 28 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The tour is expected to run about 2.5 to 3 hours.