Sunday. Bike Miami. Be There.
The Mayor of Miami has got something cool planned for this Sunday, November 9, 2008. Get your bicycle, rollerblades, strollers ready — Bike Miami is going to take over the streets of downtown. From 10 am to 3pm, Flagler (from the Courthouse to Bayfront Park) and S. Miami Ave. (to Mary Brickell Village/10th St) will be open only to bike/pedestrian traffic! We’re so excited about this...
Read MoreE85 Pump To Open Thurs. Sept. 13 – Fill ‘Er Up Cheap From 7-9am
Ethanol is coming to town tomorrow, and to celebrate the launch of the new pump at U-Gas on NW 79th Ave, E85 will be on sale for $0.85/gallon from 7 am – 9 am on Thursday, September 13, 2007. (E85 normally sells at around $2.55/gallon.) Since most cars that can use ethanol are GM FlexFuel vehicles, the first 75 customers in a GM FlexFuel will receive a $20 U-Gas card. Plus, they are...
Read MoreHybrid sales strong – Hummers and Expeditions soon to be sold for scrap value
This post was contributed by Mr. Sunshine, a new greenerMIAMI correspondent. Well, it looks like the American car makers are going to get their clock cleaned again. An AP story in the Herald by Dee-Ann Durbin reveals: Although a slowdown is expected in the second half of the year, J.D. Power is forecasting total sales of 345,000 hybrids for 2007, a 35 percent increase from 2006 when the...
Read MoreTest Drive: greenerMIAMI Gives the Saturn Vue Green Line a Try
You may remember that I recently made friends with GM and took a trip on their dime to the NY Auto Show. In fact, check out my interviews with Chevy & Hummer. After I got home from the trip, GM lined up another little treat for me. I got to test drive the Saturn Vue Green Line Hybrid SUV. Now, this is the first time anyone had offered to lend me a car so that I could tool around in it and see...
Read More95 Express Draws Controversy; It Just Might Work
When I first heard about the potential for express lanes on I-95 from Transit Miami and the Sun Sentinel, I was hesitant. Taking the current HOV (carpool) lane and making it into two express lanes that would charge tolls? Sounds like an anti-carpool idea. Then I read more. (The Herald provided me with more of the info I was looking for.) The plan for Express 95, or managed lanes, from 595 to 395,...
Read MoreCommuter Challenge & Free Rides
It’s May, that means it’s time for the annual Commuter Challenge Week! We’re serious when we say that all of the transit stars have aligned this week so that you will give public transit or ridesharing a try. Take the Challenge on Thursday (and register online) and you could not only experience a new and relaxing commute, but also win a vacation! Y Ride Alone when you can...
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