How Washington, DC became the capital of bike-sharing in the US By Nathan Ingraham, theverge.com Washinton, DC was never known for being bike-friendly — but over the last decade, the city is home to the largest and most successful bike-sharing program in the country. Slate tracks its rise, pinning much of the success on former……
Washington, Massachusetts Top TechNet State Broadband Rankings John Murrell, allthingsd.com If the local broadband climate is a major factor in deciding where in the U.S. to settle your family or business, TechNet has some guidance to offer. The technology advocacy group surveyed the states to compare indicators on… http://flip.it/fEhqx Related articles Washington state No. 2…
Washington, District Of Cycling Emily Badger, fastcompany.com Few modes of transportation are more basic than the humble bike. Heck, people have been straddling them for some 200 years, far longer than we’ve been moving about town in streetcars, subways, or our own cars. And so this seems a bit… http://flpbd.it/Nytg8 Related articles Top reasons to…
Introduced by noted anthropologist and dean Katherine Newman the graduation ceremony for JHU Krieger School of Arts and Sciences featured Thomas Lovejoy, founder of Nature series on PBS and the Biodiversity Chair at the Heinz Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment based in Washington, DC. Lovejoy noted that “human creativity is without limits” and critical…