Folding Bicycles: Green Transportation for Tough Times?
One of the realities of our current transportation picture is that, despite the momentary lift from Cash for Clunkers (which sent sales up one percent in August compared to the year before, and up 26 percent from last July), people are deferring new car purchases. And they may defer them longer now without the program as a temptation. They’re making do with their older vehicles, taking the train and, increasingly, trying out two wheels instead of four. Montague Corp., based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, makes folding bicycles designed to fit into a commuter’s lifestyle, integrate with other forms of transportation, and become less car-dependent. Some rail services (such as New York’s Metro North) prohibit bicycles on rush-hour trains, but it’s no…
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