Category Archives: Diversions
World’s Worst Traffic Jams
Next time you’re sitting in traffic, think about the 60-mile-long traffic jam in China that lasted for an incredible 10 days last August. Motorists on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou highway slept in their vehicles, while vendors from nearby towns set up impromptu markets and performances to relieve the volcanic levels of road rage. Read More »
6 Cool Transportation Apps for Smartphones
Between these six smartphone apps, you can find traffic problems before you're stuck, get the best gas prices along your way, find cheap, convenient parking, pick-up a carpooler and view your real time fuel mileage.
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The Most Dangerous Roads in the World
Ever wonder where the world's most terrifying roads are located? Well, thanks to Mark Atkinson for MSN Autos, we now have a better picture...
To the Cloud – The Benefits of Web-Based Software
Put simply, SaaS are software that are hosted centrally and accessed via the Internet. It usually means that the same software suite can be accessed from any computer with Internet access. It makes working remotely really easy since your tools and work are stored “in the cloud” instead of on a local machine or private network. Add apps for smartphones, tablets and netbooks and anyone can be productive anywhere.
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Los Angeles Prepares for “Carmageddon”
In no other city in America is it so difficult to get from one point to another without a car. Three attempts at bicycle plans in Los Angeles have failed. The buses are poorly run and can take you several hours to get to your destination. Not that residents of LA mind, where typically a swanky car is prized more than a swanky apartment. These realities help explain why a highway closure starting today on “the 405” has been already dubbed the “Carmageddon.” It’s the end of the world. Or at least the weekend.
$4 a gallon is a steal!
The Center for Investigative Reporting recently produced a fantastic animated video which exposes the unseen, "invisible" costs that go into a gallon of gas. Reporter Sarah Terry-Cobo points out that while most of the US pays between $3-$4 per gallon, the true cost is much higher when we consider the cost of greenhouse gas pollution, toxic chemicals and smog-forming gases, oil spills and deteriorating health due to air pollution.
Check out Sarah Terry-Cobo & Carrie Ching's video in today's blog post which follows a single gallon of gas form extrusion, through refinement, then to consumption.
Read More »Solar Roadways: A Real Solution or an Impractical Dream?
Here’s an idea that could provide the United States with all the solar power it needs, while also helping to fix a large part of their crumbling infrastructure: pave their 25,000 square miles of roadways with intelligent solar panels.
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The bike gets a boost in Toronto and becomes street art all in the same week!
Kudos to Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong in Toronto who is championing new bike lanes on five major downtown streets. With these new bike lanes, hopefully none of us will end up like Casey Neistat! (YouTube)
In ironically related news, Toronto makes the bike a new public art installation! What a cool way to accept the bike as a viable form of transportation in the city core.
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Gfleet: Google’s Answer to Reducing Emissions
Technology giant Google Inc. has deployed more than 70 electric vehicle charging stations managed by the ChargePoint Network at its worldwide headquarters in Mountain View, CA, the company said in its official blog post on Thursday.
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C3 Named “Company of the Year” in 2011 GoingGreen Global 200 Awards