Past / Published Green Cities Projects

The Casual Ride Project aims to fill thousands of empty seats in the cars and trucks that ply our roads each day, by providing instant matching of willing drivers with willing passengers. With current average occupancy of only 1.1 people per vehicle, most cars have capacity to accommodate additional travel demand to destinations throughout the Bay Area. Learn more

1.To boost awareness of the citizens of the world to come together as a collective intelligence. 2. Think globally, act locally. Teach through example rather than words. Pragmatic ideas (see "Things you can do ") Learn more

Our mission is to promote environmentally friendly commercial/home building methods and practices, while enhancing our communities through leadership in sustainable development. PROJECT MISSION: 1) Conduct an comprehensive report that provides a hands-on global investigation of the universal obstacles for the development of a ´´Sustainable Living Center.´´ 2) Devise an investment prospectus readily available for both commercial/residential properties and build a modeled version. 3) Take community action with project location case studies. (I.E. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Start "Environmental Business" course curriculum at major colleges to help promote sustainable awareness. New Delhi, India: Submit "Sustainable Living Center" prospectus to government as potential solution to infrastructure energy crisis. Berkeley, California: Establish a UC Berkeley chapter in the national Solar Decathlon competition and represent findings at convention in Washington, DC. ETC). 4) Start a non-profit organization educating/developing the potential for these ``Sustainable Living Centers`` on a local, national, and international level. Learn more

The Green Bike Share pilot project will establish an initial fleet of 20 bright green bicycles as a means to provide an affordable alternative form of transportation to students, faculty and staff of UC Berkeley. The pilot project, targeted to commence in August, 2008 will be open to the first 100 UC Berkeley students, faculty, and staff to sign up for the program. All members can sign up on the Green Bike Share website (GreenBikeShare.org). It only costs $15 a semester to become a member of the Green Bike Share. This membership will allow you to checkout bikes for up to 24 hours at a time. The Green Bike Share tent will be located on lower Sproul, Monday -Friday between 11am-1pm for pick-up and drop-off. Learn more