Links
Here are some podcasts, blogs, and other sites we like.
Bike Friendly Richardson: Our town’s bike advocacy group, and a good example of the Bike Friendly movement happening around the country.
Becoming Minimalist: a family of four in the suburbs simplifies life and so can you. Highly relevant to the Suburban Shift mission.
Streetsblog.net : a network of blogs related to livable streets and communites. Great source.
Kunstlercast.com: Each week, host Duncan Crary interviews author James Howard Kunstler on topics such as peak oil, architecture, urban design, etc. Kunstler is always entertaining.
Tiny House Blog: A blog about tiny houses. While we don’t live in a tiny house, I find them fascinating in their efficient use of space, the DIY ethic, and as a possible escape from mortgage debt for many people.
Sustainable Sources: The oldest online resource for sustainable building and living practices that I’m aware of, run by Bill Chritensen, of Austin.
GreenTech, from Cnet.com: not so much about houses or living, but a great source for cutting edge green technology news.
Far Beyond the Stars: a blog by Everett Bogue, about leading a minimalist lifestyle. Everett also writes a lot about making money on the internet, which is interesting. Honestly, at first I assumed this was all just the kind of self help stuff I tend to hate, but I decided he has some really good ideas when I read the first 30 pages of his book (offered for free on his site). While Everett writes about a minimalist lifestyle, and I think some of his ideas would tranfer to a not-quite-minimalist lifestyle as well.
Commute by Bike: a blog about bike commuting, which is something I not only encourage but practice at least 2 days a week — really any time I can feasibly do it. This site is full of news and good advice for the bike commuter.
BikeJournal.com: I use this site to track the number of miles I ride on my bikes. Great site. Free, with some enhancements for a very small yearly fee.
Walkable Dallas-Fort Worth: This is a great site with informative articles about walkable cities, and specifically about the need to make Dallas more walkable. Walkability in many ways = sustainability. Check it out.
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