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

Utilize the state of the art research facilities at UC Berkeley to research, test and advance the state of knowledge of alternative cementitious binders. Learn more

1) Build the non-profit charitable organization. 2) Give back to our communities through volunteer service and educational action. 3) Our next course of action will require a careful analysis for the most ideal sustainable designs for each of the "Sustainable Living Centers" within the surrounding area of UC Berkeley community. 4) We’ll interview top authorities from various fields, conduct scientific case studies, and essentially create a comprehensive prospectus for your local commercial/residential properties that you desire to convert. 5) From this information, we'll provide the most ideal "Sustainable Living Center" models for both the commercial/residential properties and implement the transformative designs by the due date of August 21, 2010. However, work will be done as quickly as possible. 6) Finally, we’ll create and market a, “Alternative Student housing,” certification/option for existing students that will be endorsed by UC Berkeley as an extension of the campus community. 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

By Spring 2009, we intend to combine our collective research and connections to create a document outlining the different ways UC Berkeley community members can get substantively involved in and contribute to the Green Collar Jobs movement. We would like the information made available as a link on the website of related campus research groups and organizations. Learn more