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Houston Ranks Among Nation's Greenest Spots

The website Causes.com has ranked Houston the 10th greenest city in America. The organization cited the city's efforts to become more environmentally conscious, developing a city Office of Sustainability, increasing recycling efforts and more. City-sanctioned farmers markets, electric municipal vehicles and a growing bike share program were other elements that probably helped Houston's placement on the list. Meanwhile, the city is also getting attention for the Bayou Greenways Initiative, a…

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B-Cycle Expands Across Central Houston

Have you seen the racks popping up around Houston? The city's B-Cycle program kicked into high gear in April, expanding from a pilot phase of just three bike racks around Downtown to a total of 22 racks stretching from Montrose to the Museum District. The bike-share program allows member users to check-out cruiser-style bikes free of charge for up to an hour and just $2 for each additional ½ hour. The obvious goal is to give Houstonians a vehicular alternative for relatively short jaunts…

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