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Alternative Living Spaces: Gorgeous Renovated School Bus

August 23, 2013 by Pamela Parker Caird Leave a Comment

Architecture graduate student Hank Buttita wanted to build a cabin on his grandfather’s land. But building codes made the project cost-prohibitive, so he bought an old school bus off Craigslist for $3K and set about making it livable (and beautiful!) to the tune of about $6K in improvements. It even turned out to become his…

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Filed Under: Alternative Living Spaces, Alternative Transportation, Design, Photography Tagged With: renovated school bus, school bus

Teen Builds Tiny House In Parents’ Backyard

March 21, 2013 by Pamela Parker Caird Leave a Comment

17-year-old Austin Hay has built his own hideout on wheels right in his parents’ backyard. Very cool. (via Faircompanies.com)

Filed Under: Alternative Living Spaces, Alternative Transportation, Design Tagged With: alternative living, austin hay, tiny house

Utility Biking… With a Little Help From Electricity

November 6, 2012 by Pamela Parker Caird Leave a Comment

Before I wrote about the Faraday Porteur electric bike back in July, I honestly didn’t even know electric bikes existed. And, now, after reams of research and nearly a week’s test drive, I’m becoming the proud owner of one of these wonders of technology. My new bike is the Pedego City Commuter, which I’m picking up…

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Filed Under: Alternative Transportation, Current Affairs, Fitness, Fun & Games

Romance vs. Reality in Cycle Commuting

July 19, 2012 by Pamela Parker Caird 1 Comment

When we lived in California and I was working a few miles from home in Berkeley (in the gorgeous Strawberry Creek Design Center), I was able to realize one of my persistent romantic fantasies — a bicycle commute! I’d hitch up the Burley bike trailer to my mountain bike, get Callum snugly settled inside, and…

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Filed Under: Alternative Transportation, California, Design, Fitness

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