Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Thin Bins, collapsible food containers that fit in a pocket


Compact storage is important when you a) travel by bicycle or on-foot and b) want to bring your own take-out containers to combat wasteful restaurant practices of too-large, disposable boxes.

Friday, February 3, 2017

Multi-modal emphasis for road-performance rules

Black-and-white photo of woman and man, helmeted and on bicycles, wave to viewer as they pass in side-view through a city street. Superimposed are the words, 'I Vote' rendered in stylized blue letters out of bicycle chain length and head-on bicycle hande-bars and frame.' In lower right corner, superimposed in blue letters, '#IBIKEIVOTE'
Photo credit: League of American Bicyclists Action Center
For an inspiring example of positive change through people’s actions productively directed: In mid-January, the U.S. Department of Transportation released system-performance rules for major U.S. roads. The rules set “multi-modal” performance measures for for air quality and ease of congestion, and require states to establish targets to increase bicycling, walking and public transit.

Too much box for these left-overs

Cynthia Parkhill holds open pizza box tilted toward viewer. Inside, occupying less than half of surface space, are three small slices of pizza
Seriously?
Among wasteful and ridiculous practices associated with dining out: was it really necessary for three tiny slices of pizza to be packed in such an enormous box? This is why we’ve placed an order for reusable, collapsible, easy-to-carry containers. No more depending-in-vain upon restaurant wait-staff to responsibly select our containers (which are still, ultimately, disposable).

Also posted to The Autistic Gourmand