alternative transportation

Thanks to everyone who came out and celebrated Sunday Parkways with us this Sunday at Colonel Summers. Big thanks to the whole Wend family, as well as Keen and Clif Bar, for making the day a success. And a particular thanks to the City of Portland Office of Transportation for… Read the rest

A while back we caught up with Carlos Urreta to learn about his cross-country bike trek, Real Geeks Ride. We dug the idea that Urreta and his biking partner, Joe Philipson, were planning to promote cycling as an alternative to cars for not only the uber eco-conscious, but the average… Read the rest

A few weeks back we wrote about Boaz Frankel, who on April 19th will take off on his “Un-Road Trip.” The goal is to cross the country with any mode of transportation other than a car.
WendTV got the chance to interview him and learn a little bit more about… Read the rest

Un-Road Trip: The Trailer (with Matt Lauer) from Boaz Frankel on Vimeo.
High gas prices and a guilty conscience about contributing to the rising rate of carbon emissions don’t really make a road trip sound like the best of times. But nothing beats a classic road trip to cross the… Read the rest

Here’s some weekend food for thought: In 2003, cars idling in traffic wasted 5 billion gallons of fuel.
That’s via B-Cycle who would like to see more of the world cycling, and is working on promoting bike sharing programs that could be instituted in cities across the country. Type in… Read the rest

Here in Portland we’re proud of our bow tie toting, bicycle riding Representative Earl Blumenauer. Streetfilms recently interviewed him about policies for greener transportation, the stimulus package and why some representatives just don’t get bikes, encouraging us all to put more energy into advocating for progressive transportation policies on the… Read the rest

It’s the third week of Wend’s Alternative Transportation Month and today we’re featuring a photo taken right here in Portland. When we were blasted with snow at the end of December, most Portland cyclists didn’t know how to cope, but David Kurushima certainly did; his ice bike construction is definitely… Read the rest

It’s the second week of Wend’s Alternative Transportation Month and today’s photo comes to us from Haley McNabb who is currently living in Hamar, on the east coast of Norway. In Norwegian this sled is called a spark, and with two blades — similar to ice skates — navigating the… Read the rest

Now that those New Year’s resolutions are becoming a positive habit — you haven’t given them up already have you??? — we’re hoping that you’ll put using more alternative transportation on your list of things to do for 2009. To celebrate the new year, and give you some inspiration to… Read the rest

Over at iWend we’re sponsoring a travel writing contest along with Timbuk2 and Planet Bike. All you have to do is send us your best essay on traveling by alternative transportation — think anything without fossil fuels — and you will have the chance at designing your own Timbuk2 bag… Read the rest