Riding Into a Green Future on a Bicycle

Just weeks after the closing speakers wrapped up at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the eyes of the world continue to stay focused on ways to lower our carbon footprint.

From Berlin to Vancouver, cities are doing everything from creating bike paths, completing energy efficiency audits, even building cleaner power plants, all to counter the threat of global warming. Cities all around the globe are starting to take a much longer look at creating at developing alternative sources for public transportation, including the installation of new bike paths and trails.

One example is In Minneapolis, MN. A little over 100 miles of new bike trails were installed over the past few years to help relieve traffic congestion and ease CO2 output during the rush hour traffic jams. According to the cities web-site, these new bike energy engineering brooklyn bring out cyclists year round, reducing the number of automobiles on the road during morning and afternoon rush hours. The city is also encouraging real estate developers to build more housing downtown to end the need for long commutes to suburbs.

As we progress into the future more cities are promoting bicycle commuting as an alternative to over crowded rush hour traffic and an exorbitant release of deadly CO2 into the air during peak rush hour times. In October, the New York City Department of Transportation said, over the past year, the city of New York has seen a 35% increase in the amount of Bicycling commuters. This has equated to a significant reduction of the deadly green house gases.

There seems to be no question that the bicycle represents just one way that cities around the World are now trying to step up and help reduce our carbon footprint. There is no better way to cut down on CO2 emissions than to leave the car at home. In fact, the bicycle is still the original and ultimate green machine. Give it a try and start pedaling your way back to a cleaner future on your bicycle.