Beyond Today: Green Neighborhood

News

Here's a link with great information about bicycling.

Green Consumerism

All of us spend time deciding what to buy, but often are overwhelmed, not knowing which product is best. Our community is organizing to share knowledge and divide up the research effort. We'll even have "taste testing" of organic foods!

Solar

We need help organizing a workshop on Solar Thermal Energy. Five families have expressed interest in installing them. Email us if you can help.

Car Use Reduction

New Drive Less, Live More Website
"posts real-time information on arrivals and location of Pace buses...features a trip planner, transit system maps and schedules, travel advisories and a commute-cost calculator. The tool helps figure the annual cost of driving to work, including parking and the cost of depreciation on a vehicle. Most of the features themselves aren't new, but having them together in one place on a single Web site is" -chicago tribune

car sharing

carpooling

discussions and encouragement

Public Transportation

Find the shortest route using public transportation in Chicago. The Trip planner

Metra
(nearby station at Ravenswood by Lawrence)

News	*Bicycling* Here's a link with great information about bicycling.

*Green Consumerism* All of us spend time deciding what to buy, but often are overwhelmed, not knowing which product is best. Our community is organizing to share knowledge and divide up the research effort. We'll even have "taste testing" of organic foods!	*Solar* We need help organizing a workshop on Solar Thermal Energy. Five families have expressed interest in installing them. Email us if you can help.
*Car Use Reduction* New Drive Less, Live More Website "posts real-time information on arrivals and location of Pace buses...features a trip planner, transit system maps and schedules, travel advisories and a commute-cost calculator. The tool helps figure the annual cost of driving to work, including parking and the cost of depreciation on a vehicle. Most of the features themselves aren't new, but having them together in one place on a single Web site is" -chicago tribune car sharing carpooling discussions and encouragement	*Public Transportation* Find the shortest route using public transportation in Chicago. The Trip planner *Metra* (nearby station at Ravenswood by Lawrence)