Tag Archives: alternative transportation
30 Days of Biking in Phoenix
Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
I noticed some bike advocates on Twitter talking about the hashtag #30daystobiking. Turns out, the thread is part of an event in Minneapolis aimed at getting people to bike somewhere for one month, from September 1st through the 30th – and Tweet about the experience with the hashtag #30daysofbiking. According to the 30 Days of [...]
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A Car-Lite Lifestyle in Downtown Phoenix
Posted on 05. Aug, 2010 by Si Robins.
Si Robins is one of several guests bloggers this week on LRB. Si is the editor and a writer for Downtown Phoenix Journal, a website which covers issues and events in our urban core. Si, a downtown resident, prefers to rely on his bike to get around the city. Since I moved to downtown Phoenix [...]
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Light Rail Blogger on Smaller Living
Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
As a blogger, I love when I’m able to connect in real life with people who share the same outlook on being carfree in Phoenix. Recently, the author of Smaller Living reached out and we had a great conversation over coffee about public and alternative transportation. Besides living car-lite in the Valley of the Sun, [...]
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Holy Pinata, it’s Getting Hot in Phoenix!
Posted on 19. May, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
UPDATE: ENTRIES CLOSE AT NOON ON THURSDAY, MAY 20th Those who commute by light rail, bus, or bike in Phoenix are soaking up every last bit of this wonderful weather we’ve experienced this spring. During previous years, we typically see triple digit temps around the end of April or the beginning of May. 19 days [...]
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Rusty Spoke is Good for Bikes in Phoenix
Posted on 18. May, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
The guys at Rusty Spoke Community Bicycle Collective are doing God’s work. The bicycle repair shop (located in the Bragg’s Pie Factory space along Grand Avenue in Phoenix) specializes in repairing bikes for low income residents or helping them find new ones. The end result is helping more people use pedal power to get to [...]
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Carfree in Phoenix part 5
Posted on 11. Apr, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
As part of Valley Metro’s Valley Bike Month, I’m talking to professionals in Phoenix who live car-free. Whether you want to help clean the air, reduce congestion on the roads, or get better acquainted with your city – professionals all around Downtown Phoenix want to experience life car-free in the urban core. If you haven’t bumped into photographer/artist [...]
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A downtown bike crawl
Posted on 21. Mar, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
Pub crawls along the light rail are a great way to get a group of friends together and experience what downtown Phoenix has to offer. In case you don’t know, a pub crawl is when a group travels from bar to bar using mass transit or some form of alternative transportation. Since the start of the [...]
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