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Traveling the Green Way

by Liz Lewis on August 2nd, 2008

My favorite from the list was the Bamboo Bicycle. After all, what could be a more low carbon means of transport (except, maybe, walking).

The Bamboo Bicycle Project is a collaboration between the Columbia University’s Earth Institute and bike builder Craig Calfee from Calfee Design. Their aim - to examine the feasibility of implementing cargo bikes made of bamboo as a sustainable form of transportation in Africa.

Craig Calfee introducing bamboo bikes to Ghanaians

Bamboo Bicycle Project Promo

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Jackie Dishner
Aug 3, 2008 at 10:34 am

This is a great idea. My only beef is that in African communities it is the men who get to ride and own bikes. When I was in Kenya, I did not see a single woman riding a bike. You don’t see a single woman riding one in either of these videos, either. Yet, they are saying bikes can help bring wealth to a community in many ways. I’d like to see this benefit women as well.

Still, I can see it’s a great idea, and I’ll post a link of this to my BIKE blog:

http://bikewithjackie.blogspot.com

Jackie