They’re dropping the ball in NYC. But it’s a good thing. The ball that drops on Times Square at midnight on New Years will be powered by people. There is a ‘power lodge’ in place and it’s attached to bicycles. People can pedal for a time and help charge the batteries that will power the ball droppingness.230 hours of pedalling are required to generate the power needed for the 10-15 minute duration. On December 17th, there was 95 hours collected, about 35% of the total. Here’s hoping more people will get out and pedal.
We posted previously about the christmas tree in Hyde Park using human-powered goodness to light up.
Thanks to Lynn for the link. Read the article on Reuters.
In other Stateside news:
"The company estimates that for every three bikes deployed during peak season on the West coast, it will save around 17 gallons of fuel per day and about $38,000 dollars in vehicle maintenance costs."
You can read about this initative here. Thanks to Toby for the link.
