Footprint Magazine
Transportation
Sustainable Car Ownership Step Two: Consider a car with a cult following
This is part two of our series in sustainable car ownership. While owning a car is never sustainable, we’ll give you tips on how to get as close to sustainable as you can. For car ownership to be as sustainable as possible, it’s important to own a car that has a cult following. You want … Continue reading
From 17 to 116 MPG, a Simpleton’s Story, Part Three: The Tale of The Tailpipe
I finally selected and purchased my Aprilia SR 50 sport scooter after about a year of dedicated research on scooters of each make and model throughout the world. Aprilia is a premier motorcycle racing company from Italy and the SR 50 holds the land speed record for the quickest 50cc bike in the world. It … Continue reading
Sustainable Car Ownership Step One: Ask the Big Question
Before I begin, let’s just be absolutely crystal clear about something. There is nothing, whatsoever, sustainable about any aspect of creating, using, or disposing of a multi-ton apparatus made of copious amounts of materials from all four corners of the earth, that burns irreplaceable materials, emitting pollution just to get you from one place to … Continue reading
From 17 to 116 MPG, a Simpleton’s Story: Part two, The Cyclist’s Conundrum
This is the second part of Hunter’s series on transitioning from a car to a scooter. Part one, a tale of his special Volkswagen, is here. The bike As I opened a new page in my life as a cyclist I realized I would have to do things differently. I would have to make more … Continue reading
Across the U.S: Sustainability on Campus
I have a confession: The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) is a thing, and until very recently, I had never even known it existed. As something of a journalism student and a big fan of student sustainability, my complete lack of knowledge when it came to AASHE and their growing … Continue reading
From 17 to 116 Miles-Per-Gallon, A Simpleton’s Story: Part One
By Hunter Maret It all started when I was just in high school. I owned my own little landscaping business with a dozen and a half happy customers and worked at a local steakhouse three nights a week. Lets face it. I needed a way to get around! So, I began my search. I went … Continue reading
BikeShare: 90% capacity, with hopes to expand
If you ever find yourself wishing you had a bike for an afternoon ride on the MKT trail or a downtown grocery run, there’s already a great, free solution – the Mizzou BikeShare program, launched this semester by the Missouri Students Association and the Sustainability Office. The pilot program at the MU Student Center offered … Continue reading
Don’t act stupid on your bike
Biking at Mizzou is simple. Just behave like a car! Stop at stop signs and lights, yield to pedestrians, ride in direction of traffic, avoid busy sidewalks, and use your lights at night (nobody likes a bike ninja), and use your brain. Voila! You’re a pro on the road, and nobody will complain about you … Continue reading
The Rules of the Road: biking on campus
By Jessica Salmond Everyone on campus encounters the same problem—when walking or driving on campus, a bicycler zooms out of nowhere. Or maybe you’re the bicycler, having to navigate through vehicles and pedestrians who won’t give you an inch. Download Missouri State Bike Law Statues here. Update to this document: bikes can officially run red … Continue reading
Bikeshare Kicks Off
The campus is alive with the sound of 20 new bikes, thanks to the hard work of MSA, RHA and ELO. As long as you have a helmet, you can check the bikes out from the front desk of the Student Center for 24 hours. Helmet $40. New bike: more than $40. You can do … Continue reading
