Vote B-Cycle for Miami!

The Green initiative seems to be moving forward and thankfully so. We have to leave something for future generations to enjoy but hopefully they will have something better to look forward to.

There are so many opportunities and options for all of us to make an effort in lowering our carbon foot print. I understand that becoming a more Earth-conscious person means making changes but it doesn't mean that the transitions have to be abrupt.

Aside from making changes in our daily life considering the products we use and implementing recycling as part of our daily routine; our choice for mode of transportation seems to have the greatest impact. Lucky for us, Miami-Dade County provides a pretty decent transit system. From Homestead to the Beaches, Miami-Dade Transit provides buses and metro rail routes for easy no-traffic commuting.

Another potential Go Green initiative to take place in Miami that I think is an AWESOME idea is bike sharing. With a similar set up as the zip cars that were proposed a year or two ago (solely seen at the University of Miami), bike sharing provides an easy, clean and affordable way of getting around town with just a matter of a card swipe.

This concept is called B-Cycle. While it's currently in voting stages, B-Cycle will provide easy to use and well maintained community bicycles at bike stations strategically placed throughout various cities. B-Cycle is a collaboration among three major American companies including Humana, Trek Bicycle Corporation and Crispin Porter + Bogusky.

What's even cooler about the B-Cycle is the technology behind it. B-Cycle relies on the integration of hardware and software to keep track of members and bikes, and all the interactions between users and bikes. Each bike will have "Proprietary GPS (global positioning system) and RFID (radio frequency identification) technologies" that will make it possible for bike sharing to be so smart and simple for its users. All rides will be tracked by the system and associated with members. Data such as distance, duration, calories burned, and carbon offset will be captured and uploaded to personal web pages at Bcycle.com.

How awesome is that? I think it will completely reinforce each individuals Earth-conscious initiative. So how do we make this possible? We VOTE! Just check out the site at www.bcycle.com and be sure to visit their Who Wants It More? page and vote!