Getting Inspired About Biking
Did you know that 40% of the trips in suburbia are less than 2 miles, yet 90% of them are by car! This statistic was shared by the guest speakers at our “Get Inspired About Biking” event on January...
View ArticleThe Rules for Lady Bicyclists
Grist uncovered a fun list of 41 rules for lady bicyclists dating from 1895. Click the image below to go to the Grist.org story and read all 41 rules on the brainpickings.org site. Comic by Kate...
View ArticleGet Ready for the Drive Less Challenge!
The Drive Less Challenge starts on Earth Day, April 22 and runs for just two weeks. Last year, the Los Altos and Los Altos Hills community earned a 5th place rank out of 9 communities participating....
View ArticleHow to Drive Less
I was talking with someone yesterday who asked me, “How can people drive less?” This is an excellent question. In suburbs like Los Altos and Los Altos Hills, we habitually get in a car to go places...
View ArticleDrive Less Challenge Daily Prize Winners
4/22: KevO 4/23: Cycle Sista 4/24: ddan 4/25: blisskid 4/26: nancynico 4/27: jeanniec 4/28: NathanH 4/29: Blachrider 4/30: Julie A. 5/1: Alice 5/2: Luciane 5/3: Kate the Great 5/4:...
View ArticleBrooke Ray Smith and Others Lead Los Altos/Hills to #1 Spot in Drive Less...
Top performers in the Drive Less Challenge contest for Los Altos and Los Altos Hills were honored at the GreenTown Los Altos Bike, Walk, Win! Party on Thursday, May 10 at 359 State St. Bicycles. About...
View ArticleLEED Platinum Packard Foundation Building: An Inspiration!
The property will generate 100% of its energy requirements and will harvest 100% of the rainwater that falls on it. These characteristics, among other design elements, are what has earned the Packard...
View ArticleMeet the New GreenTown Leader
You may have seen Mike McTighe around town. At 6’8” he stands out in a crowd and often can be spotted pedaling his bike from one location to another. Mike recently took over as Chair of the...
View ArticleProduce All the Energy You Need, without Sacrificing Comfort or Convenience:...
Indradeep Ghosh lives in Silicon Valley with his wife and two children. A few years ago, inspired in part by the film, “An Inconvenient Truth,” Ghosh began a quest to end his family’s direct...
View ArticleGoodbye Incandescent, Hello LED
Goodbye Incandescent Bulbs Incandescent light bulbs are essentially being phased out by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. And, in California, if you do any home remodeling or new...
View ArticleRain Dancing Between Your Drought Tolerant Plants
by Kit Gordon The best way out of this drought is not a rain dance but a change of behavior. Get a landscape rebate by switching your lawn to low water plants. Or just let your lawn brown and replant a...
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