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Bicycle Built for N
Here’s mass transit that’s truly sustainably powered! I nominate it for Hawthorne Blvd.
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Crosswalks: It’s Culture, not Engineering
Finishing up a visit to the East Coast, I’m reminded again about my strong feelings about the way we treat crosswalks in Portland. We’re told by the engineers that adding crosswalks gives pedestrians a false sense of security. As an engineering principle, that may have some validity (although new studies question it). But it’s simply…
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Bridge Update
In today’s O, Jim Mayer takes stock at year 3 of the decade-long project to bring Oregon’s bridges up to snuff.
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Consumer Reports Looks at E85
In its October 2006 issue, Consumer Reports magazine looks at E85 Ethanol and the FFVs (Flexible Fuel Vehicles) that can use it. Unfortunately the full online version of the article is only available to subscribers. However, you can view a preview. The general tone of the article is skeptical. Here are some of the key…
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Small-scale Biodiesel
Recently we discussed the need to keep biodiesel production close to where the crops are grown to make the ecnomoics work. This month’s Oregon Business Magazine has brief article (“Putting the biodiesel plant in the farmer’s hands…literally“) noting a potential technology to do the refining at a micro scale.