It took three buses, a $9 taxi ride, one train and a bit of cheating. But, I did it. I managed to get to Kansas City ([Westport's Ernie Biggs Dueling Piano Bar to be exact][1]) on a Friday night and return the same day -- without driving. Well, not exactly on the same day, but close enough.The ...

Trains don't wait. It was among my grandmother's favorite sayings and a line her father - a conductor for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Line - had passed down to her.The words ran through my head as I was running toward the bus stop at 6th and Maine streets.I wasn't late, exactly. I had ...

The cup of coffee fit perfectly in the bottle holder of my road bike. Even better, most of it remained inside the cup as I pedaled from one side of downtown to the other.I know, it's a small achievement. But after being drenched on my walk to work Monday, I chalked this trip up as a major ...

_Editor's note: Over the next couple of weeks, reporter Christine Metz is undertaking an eco-challenge of her own design. In a quest to live a greener lifestyle, she has set out to go one week without a car, spend a month eating only locally grown food and track how much waste a person produces ...