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These are projects (DIY, homemade, what have you) I've been working on the past few years or just started today. In 2010, I've realized that I spend too much money on DIY projects so going forward I need to pay more attention to intentions, goals, and most of all, my time and money.
Energy saving - All of the lights in my house, save for the ugly chandelier in the main room, are Compact Fluorescent Lights. CFLs for chandeliers are very expensive so I think I will remove the chandelier and replace it either with a different hanging lamp, or install a floor lamp that points its light towards the ceiling. I have a Kill-A-Watt to monitor the energy needs of our devices. The devices that never turn off? Router, switch and cable modem.
Planting - I planted nasturtium seeds in one pot and two spray-painted tin cans on May 23, 2010.
Photo. This kind of failed - none of the flowers have bloomed as of October 2010 To help beautify our tree-less sidewalk, my landlord bought a huge, portable pot and planted some flowers and a bush in it.
Rain barrel - My landlord bought us a Suncast rain barrel on May 26, 2010. I need to install it now by cutting the downspout, attaching the flexible hose, and then attaching the cut off piece of downspout onto the flexible hose to direct the water into the rain barrel.
Composting - I created a compost bin on July 12, 2010, and filled it with moldy donuts, biscotti, and paper that wrapped a pound cake. I added veggie waste the next day to add different nutrients and some moisture. I shut down the compost bin a week later because I never bought any worms. They're expensive and I want to get some locally.
See Cargo bikes below.
Bucket panniers - Making panniers out of plastic, white, square buckets.
CCFL lights for bike - Cold cathode fluorescent lights, like you see on cars in the Fast & Furious.
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Camera mount - The most beefy handlebar mount setup for point and shoot or mini HD cameras.
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Painting bike fenders - A complete guide on how to paint bike fenders. To further customize one of my bikes, I painted the fenders Chicago blue (with Rustoleum's Spa Blue). Includes materials list and detailed task list.
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Information we need - What kinds of information are useful to decide when/where/how to ride a bike in our urban home?
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Crash reporting tool - Ideas, suggestions, concerns about a crash reporting tool. Should it accept reports from users or just “official” channels?
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Bikes and Trains - Bikes on Trains. A database of the best features of bikes on trains policies and facilities from around the world.
Bicycle data - Available data that describes many aspects of cycling.
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Bike parking awards - Award the best and “needs improvement” bike parking installations in Chicago
Building a Hackintosh - The goal of this project is to build a fast computer that runs Mac
OS X so I can upload more photos faster as well as create more videos more often.
I like to draw cities, trains, and highways from a bird's eye view.
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Locked bikes
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Interesting bikes
Urban issues
Urban idiosyncracies
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I own two digital cameras now.
Panasonic GH1, since January 2012. I don't have a lens right now, but I will be getting the 20mm f/1.7 very soon.
Olympus EVOLT E-500, since 2006, have two kit lenses. I still use this.
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Agfa ePhoto 780, from 2000. I no longer own this.
Fuji FinePix F50fd, from 2007. The lens cover stopped working and I bought a new camera with HD video; I recycled this one.
I picked and rode my Yuba Mundo for the first time from Blue City Cycles in Bridgeport (Chicago), Illinois, on Friday, June 7, 2010. In this section, I will list my specifications and modifications.
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Yuba Mundo mods - So far, mods include adding a Coke tray (since removed) to the rear rack. Umm, nothing else has happened. My current
shifter issue is holding things back.
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Bike Parking Equity - Master's project for urban planning graduate school at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC).
Steven Can Plan - A blog about planning school experiences and transit and bicycling-related travels across the United States.
Grid Chicago - A blog I co-author with John Greenfield about sustainable transportation in Chicagoland.
Do you have a cargo bike? Which one and what are the top 5 reasons to choose that kind. What are the top 5 to not choose it? Leave your input on the Cargo Bike flowchart.
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