Diesel Technology Forum showed off a concept clean-diesel Honda sedan capable of 62.8 miles a gallon. Thats as "clean" as a new Toyota Prius. Diesel enginee efficiency has improved dramatically over the past 10 years due in part to better fuel and engine technology.
"Petroleum manufacturers have devised cleaner diesels that only emit about 15 parts [...]
I'm looking for volunteers to help blog about their experiences commuting in Portland Oregon metro area at http://pdxtransit.com./ You can share you stories, tips, annoyances triumphs, tragedies about how you drive, walk, ride in pdx. Its also great if you submit links to other articles on the web that you think could be of interest [...]
There are some very cool and high tech gadets available for your bike. Checkout the Garmin Edge Bicycle Monitor and GPS at amazon.com
It’s got a heart rate monitor, speed/cadence sensor, training programs, GPS and more. So much in fact, that you’ll likely ride off a cliff while you’re checking it out. You can also [...]
Walk Score helps you rate housing based upon its proximity to public transportation, shopping, parks, and schools. The site has a pretty slick and intuitive user interface and utilizes google maps for displaying results.
Using walk score takes 3 steps:
1. Type an address
2. See a walking map
3. Get your score
The higher the score, the better [...]
http://transportationhistory.blogspot.com/ is a blog dedicated to documenting Portland, Oregon's unique transportation history. Check out this great article on PDX Transportation History on the web.
I found this article on Google Maps Mania discussing some big improvements to Google maps for driving directions.
"The Google Maps Team have added a pretty nifty new feature to Google Maps. Here to tell you about "Draggable Driving Directions" are Jess and Evan, from the Google Maps team (YouTube link):
..This is an awesome feature enhancement! [...]
