Jason Varone

WABC's John Gambling spoke with Michael Bloomberg this morning. In anticipation of the Mayor's Earth Day speech, they discussed everything from congestion charging to light bulbs. Below are some highlights from their conversation; you can download to the entire show here.

GOOD Magazine profiles five innovations in urban transportation that you don't find in America, yet. Josh Jackson reports:

Toronto City Council member Glenn De Baeremaeker bicycles 26 miles each way to work at City Hall, all year round. Thirty-five minutes into his ride, De Baeremaeker finally reaches a bike lane. The Toronto Star profiles his ride:

We don't understand a word of it, but in this video compilation from the Netherlands, we see what a well-funded television ad campaign to encourage cycling might look like. Or not. Check out the ad about three minutes in: It appears to show an Al Qaeda operative a Saddam Hussein-like guy on a bicycle with a machine gun strapped to his back chasing three Western politician businessman types. It's probably not the best sales pitch for the US market but you get the idea.

One of Verdant Power's tidal turbines prior to installation in the East River.

Transportation Alternatives' Noah Budnick schmoozes with David Byrne prior to the Manhattan Borough President's "Manhattan on the Move" conference, October 2006.

This NY Sun editorial weighs in on the proposed pedicab restrictions:

Looking toward a future in which more and more people will travel by bike, the city of Seattle is launching several efforts to improve cycling conditions and increase motorist awareness of cyclists' rights. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports: