Saturday Linkages: Bike Racks, Sugary Drinks and . . . CATS!!!!

Krokig £3 bike rack – IKEA Hackers http://po.st/5YbBHS One-Day Protected Bike Lane Demos Have Swept America this Summer http://usa.streetsblog.org/2014/08/14/one-day-protected-bike-lane-demos-have-swept-america-this-summer/#.U-1h4kOtPDc.twitter … Sugary drinks are hiding under a ‘health halo’ http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=14897 … Architecture meets horses–ACE Center builds an environment for learning at Taking the Reins h...

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Saturday Tweets: Working Dogs and Expensive Raccoon Meat

Gorgeous photos of working dogs http://t.co/kt5ZnJsDBX via @slate — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 9, 2015 How Smart Language Helped End Seattle’s Paralyzing Bikelash http://t.co/l32gR3QrEZ via @StreetsblogUSA — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 7, 2015 Is your cup compostable — or biodegradable? And why does it matter again? http://t.co/sSmTPOmejK via @grist — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 6, 2015 Heating people not places: http://t.co...

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Saturday Tweets: Bikes, Sacred Lands and Watering Paradise

How the Dutch changed their cycling culture – started with a ’70’s “mass die-in” outside #Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum. pic.twitter.com/dvatSeBIt0 — Brent Toderian (@BrentToderian) November 18, 2014 Happy to see this sort of story at the local news level: Don’t rake your leaves, scientists say http://t.co/NTu6q3bUQ7 via @KING5Seattle — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 21, 2014 You can help protect an ancient sacred site in the Black Hills. https://t...

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Saturday Linkages: Dirt Floors, Bike Lanes and More Skunks

Could changing the way we make floors stop disease in the developing world? http://www.fastcoexist.com/3034089/a-50-floor-to-reduce-the-spread-of-disease-in-rwanda … Lighting homes (and the developing world) with gravity https://www.devex.com/news/lighting-homes-and-the-developing-world-with-gravity-84085#.VAXnWugY3Kk.twitter … India’s Health Minister Wants Protected Bike Lanes Nationwide http://usa.streetsblog.org/2014/08/28/indias-health-minist...

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Saturday Linkages: Attic Bedrooms, Septic System Scams and Water

Dreamy attic bedrooms: http://frommoontomoon.blogspot.com/2014/09/6-dreamy-attic-bedrooms.html … Late-Summer Scenes from DC | Garden Rant http://gardenrant.com/2014/09/late-summer-scenes-from-dc.html … Septic System Scams – Homeowners, Beware! http://lloydkahn-ongoing.blogspot.com/2014/09/septic-system-scams-homeowners-beware.html#.VBRSUU3qIx0.twitter … Sustaining Water http://garynabhan.com/i/archives/2608 For these links and more, follow Root S...

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