2008-11-14
by Yaz
A new project by the senseable MIT lab! So funny how we are in tune :)
Read more on Gas2.0.
In addition to the social networking and tracking software, MIT is developing a “Smart Bike” that uses regenerative braking to charge a battery for a motor that supplements peddling power. The battery, motor and regenerative braking system are all integrated into a rear wheel and could be retrofitted to existing bicycles.
Beyond local behavioral changes, social networks, and smart bikes, MIT envisions that this sort of monitoring could allow cities such as Copenhagen to conduct carbon-trading using the detailed data and supplement city funding by cutting CO2 emissions.
Copenhagen is a natural fit for the pilot project because 40% of the city’s inhabitants already use bikes as their main mode of transportation.
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2008-09-02
by Yaz
Currently organizing for ReD a workshop bringing together policy makers, industry and academia – the Danish Design School. Here is a sketch mapping the bicycle ecology.
A very inspiring blog: copenhagenize
A must see video: cycling for everyone: lessons for Vancouver from the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany
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2008-04-16
by Yaz
Seen with Oren on the streets of Copenhagen… I can’t but share it with you… Have you ever seen an espresso machine on a bike before??? Ole, is the driver. He was working in the coffee industry before. Now he designed this mobile coffee shop “Welcome to my lounge” he says. “Tomorrow there will be music… Some Bossa Nova. Bossa Nova and coffee, or Jazz… there isn’t anything better really!” “In big coffee shops, the coffee is not as fresh.” Ole buys his coffee from 3 local shops (Roasted there) in Copenhagen. A friend helped him build the top of the vehicle. The bike? A company designs these kind of bikes. In the trunk on the front of the vehicle, he has 300(?) cups… I have tasted: THE COFFEE IS A MIRACLE!
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