theroadtosustainability
Tuesday, 13 September 2011
Personal greenhouse impact calculator
I am lucky and live close to university so I can walk to class, and public transport so I often catch the bus and train to work, which is not very far from my home. I will figure out my emission rates for when I catch public transport and when I drive to work.
The distance from home to work is 4.9 kilometres. When I catch the bus I put the emission rate at .04. The resulting carbon dioxide produced when I catch the bus to work is 0.196 kg.
When I drive the same distance to work I am in the car by myself and I have a medium size car. The resulting carbon dioxide produced when I catch the bus to work is 1.47 kg.
A difference of 0.474 in such a short distance. These calculated figures show why it is so important to be mindful of our fuel consumption, it builds up quickly.
Use the calculator to calculate your emissions. Remember, if you walk or ride you don't produce any carbon dioxide. A very clean alternative. Our excursion on the city cycle produced zero carbon dioxide emissions!
http://ramblingsdc.net/GhouseImpact.html
Transport all around the World
Transport all around the World
Countries all over the world use different forms of Sustainable transport
Bus Rapid Transit- Bogotá
This bus system travels the speed almost three times the speed of the typical New York City Bus at 17.4mph (28 kph).
This form of transport is inexpensive, efficient, reduces traffic congestion and modern.
On average the bus service moves 1.3 million people per day!
For a video that shows how the BRT works: http://www.streetfilms.org/bus-rapid-transit-bogota/
The Average Running Cost of Australian Vehicles vs Price of Public Transport
The annual NRMA vehicle survey has found that costs around $260 a week to run an average Australian Family car. Those driving the likes of a Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore (and V8s) were most affected with a 10% increase in running costs due mostly to rising petrol prices.
The survey took into account
- fuel consumption
- insurance and registration
- depreciation.
The Average cars are spending on over $55 per week on fuel – due to the near 30 cent per litre increase in fuel over one year
Go Cards
When you buy a Go Card, you will be deducted the fare from your Co Card balance. Here’s the current Go Card fares
Zones travelled | Adult | Concession | ||||
Single paper ticket | go card | go card | Single paper ticket | go card | go card | |
1 | $3.90 | $2.65 | $2.26 | $2.00 | $1.33 | $1.13 |
2 | $4.60 | $3.11 | $2.65 | $2.30 | $1.56 | $1.33 |
3 | $5.40 | $3.68 | $3.13 | $2.70 | $1.84 | $1.57 |
4 | $6.10 | $4.14 | $3.52 | $3.10 | $2.07 | $1.76 |
5 | $6.90 | $4.72 | $4.02 | $3.50 | $2.36 | $2.01 |
6 | $7.70 | $5.29 | $4.50 | $3.90 | $2.65 | $2.25 |
7 | $8.40 | $5.75 | $4.89 | $4.20 | $2.88 | $2.45 |
8 | $9.10 | $6.21 | $5.28 | $4.60 | $3.11 | $2.64 |
9 | $9.70 | $6.67 | $5.67 | $4.90 | $3.34 | $2.84 |
10 | $11.20 | $7.71 | $6.56 | $5.60 | $3.86 | $3.28 |
11 | $11.90 | $8.17 | $6.95 | $6.00 | $4.09 | $3.48 |
12 | $12.40 | $8.51 | $7.24 | $6.20 | $4.26 | $3.62 |
13 | $12.90 | $8.86 | $7.54 | $6.50 | $4.43 | $3.77 |
14 | $13.90 | $9.55 | $8.12 | $7.00 | $4.78 | $4.06 |
15 | $15.10 | $10.35 | $8.80 | $7.60 | $5.18 | $4.40 |
16 | $16.20 | $11.16 | $9.49 | $8.10 | $5.58 | $4.75 |
17 | $17.70 | $12.19 | $10.37 | $8.90 | $6.10 | $5.19 |
18 | $18.70 | $12.88 | $10.95 | $9.40 | $6.44 | $5.48 |
19 | $19.70 | $13.57 | $11.54 | $9.90 | $6.79 | $5.77 |
20 | $21.20 | $14.61 | $12.42 | $10.60 | $7.31 | $6.21 |
21 | $22.20 | $15.30 | $13.01 | $11.10 | $7.65 | $6.51 |
22 | $23.40 | $16.10 | $13.69 | $11.70 | $8.05 | $6.85 |
23 | $24.60 | $16.91 | $14.38 | $12.30 | $8.46 | $7.19 |
http://translink.com.au/tickets-and-fares/fares/current-fares
Helmet Laws in Australia
There is so much conflicting research available concerning the effectiveness or non-effectiveness of helmets that it is hard for an average cyclist to take it all in.
One cyclist in ABC radio's helmet law special says
'I'm just a simple bike rider so for me to look at the breadth of research and try and understand whether one set of research is done in a better way than another set of research is really difficult.'
Click here to listen to ABC Radio's special about Australian helmet laws
Who can we believe?
Who should be making the decision for us?
Should we be able to make our own choices about helmets?
Tower of Pedal
Monday, 12 September 2011
No Info from JCDecaux
CityCycle Experience
Robert Rauschenberg's Riding Bikes
“I think a painting is more like the real world if it’s made out of the real world.” Robert Rauschenberg.
A short history of bike-sharing
2nd Generation, 1995 - Almost 30 years later Copenhagen introduced City Bikes, with utilitarian designed bikes featuring solid rubber tires that could be picked up or dropped off at stations around the central city area with a coin deposit. Although far more organized and structured than its predecessors it was still plagued by theft due to the anonymity of its customers.
3rd Generation, 1996 - A year later Portsmouth University took the blueprint offered in Copenhagen and added a magnetic swipe card to the system to prevent bike theft. As technology improved so too did variations on this idea have been seen in different bike-share projects since. Bike-share continued to grow slowly until the launch of Velo'V in Lyon changed everything. Since the introduction of the bike-share system cycling has increased by 500% with one quarter of this from bike sharing itself. The introduction of facilities and cycling infrastructure caused the public to feel more confident and safe in riding bicycles. This in turn led to Paris incorporating a similar and even more successful program.