This is an urban design issue, a car design issue, and a demographics issue. Distracted walking is a rounding error.

People are "risking their lives every winter by wearing dark clothing."

An innovative eco-tourism project in northeast Turkey will take travelers along ancient nomadic routes to taste artisanal organic honey, meet local beekeepers, and enjoy spectacular scenery along the way.

It is about time that people acknowledged that it's not just cyclists that hit their heads. Helmets for everybody!

Because standing desks cannot stand alone.

It's almost like there is a concerted campaign to turn distracted walking into a serious problem.

There are all kinds of distracted and compromised people in our roads. Some of them cannot help it. So why are phones a problem?

One newspaper says there is no difference between organic and conventional milk; another says the test pool is far too small to make that conclusion.

Why go diagonally when you can go straight up?

More pedestrians are getting killed in the roads. Are their phones really the reason?

On a cold and windy November weekday there aren't any cars lined up at the new Kretsloppsparken (Waste Park) Alelyckan outside Gothenburg, even though there are four lanes available - a veritable expressway! - for vehicular drop-off of practically every

One would think this would be obvious, that sidewalks are for people, not cars.

"Siri, turn down the temperature in my bedroom please"

It's time to take back the streets from all the cars and make room for alternative modes of transportation.

Welcome to my personal dairy dilemma and the weird, convoluted thoughts that keep me up at night.

If we're going to push lifestyle change as a strategy, how we manage our money is one of the most important topics of all.

Conservation organizations used Google Street View cameras to document the places, animals and people most vulnerable to climate change.

It is a wonderful wooden and digital world, but will it ever happen?

The proposal for redeveloping Toronto's waterfront into a green, sustainable, urban tech hub is controversial.

From scooters to cargo bikes, a bunch of alternatives to driving that car.

Docked electric cars can be worse than dockless scooters for pedestrians, but the UEone is a step in the right direction.

This delightful apartment renovation in Spain hides a huge bathtub and other mysteries.

We want to extend National Talk Like A Pirate Day just a few more days, especially since it is helping to spread the word about clean sailing and boating. The Sierra Club has put together a fun set of questions to not only get you in the

There are 446 Bridges, Most with Pedestrian Sidewalks! This great video by our friend Clarence over at StreetFilms gives an excellent overview of Pittsburgh's bike culture and infrastructure. Having never been, and because Pittsburgh isn't as well

We are never going to switch to electric cars in time to make a difference. That's why we have to get out of our cars and walk.

Scott Parenteau welds it all together from scrap metal and dishwasher parts at Maker Faire.

The U.N. just came up with some climate change solutions, and none of them are "expect techy solutions to pull us out."

Non-native species like zebra mussels make national news, but the dangerous plant variable milfoil is rarely discussed outside of lake communities.

Doing street improvements for pedestrians and cyclists increases sales by 30 percent. So why aren't cities doing it?

"Most people are already operating ‘off grid’ in different ways to varying degrees, but the vast majority don’t feel the need to make a big lifestyle song and dance about it."

Yesterday I wrote about a mom who was convicted of vehicular homicide after her son was killed by a drunk hit-and-run, because she crossed the street from a bus stop without walking almost half a mile to the traffic light. Today Walkscore has released

St. Augustine said "Solvitur Ambulando": It is solved by walking. So does Tom Vanderbilt in this great series in Slate.

One might think that promoting walking as an alternative to driving might be good for cities clogged with cars full of overweight people.

It is appalling that in much of America, they are considered a frill.

Whether urban, suburban, or rural, transportation systems dictate and define human interaction and community. Join BookHugger for a panel discussion of this phenomena.

With a topic this complicated, parents need all the help they can get.

Scott Z. Burns explains why the villain of his blockbuster film is an anti-science blogger, while the heroes are government officials.

You would think that attending a conference on sustainable tourism in Costa Rica would be a bit bland: yes, they're very green, we know. But just because this Central

Meanwhile, cars and trucks keep getting bigger and higher. It's time to do something.

The Toronto Star's list is useful but incomplete.

An amazing wooden bicycle, hand-made in Spain by two brothers for professional cyclists. The wooden frame is lightweight, resistant and beautiful!

These new sweetened beverages are flying off store shelves, much to doctors' chagrin – and to children's detriment.

No gym required: From frequency and stride to what to do with your arms, here’s how to get the world's easiest fitness fix.

This year, take a side in the war on the car, and support stores on your neighborhood bike lane or transit route.

This building alternately fries the public, blows them off their feet and cheats them out of promised public amenities. And did I mention it's bloated, top-heavy and just plain ugly.

This fascinating film reveals disturbing facts about malnutrition and infant mortality, and the role of insidious corporations in perpetuating these problems.

Access to safe, reliable and affordable sanitary napkins is a big barrier to equal opportunity for many girls in developing countries. This inexpensive and clever set allows girls and women to clean, dry and carry their pads discreetly.

Photographed in various natural settings, these life-sized, child-like works of art invoke a sense of wonder and delight.

It is time we stopped cooking and heating with methane, a climate problem from source to stovetop.

Just yesterday I joked seated at my neighborhood's dive-y, not-concerned-about-clean-food diner that the likely hormone-injected milk I stirred into my coffee might spur the growth of a third boob. It was a risk I was