Seattle is looking to make it streets more pedestrian friendly. Photo by Rick Takagi from Flickr.

Before the weekend hits us, I wanted to share some of the highlights of the week that I didn’t get a chance to write about:

Seattle and Other Cities’ Mantra: Improve Transit, Reduce Traffic: “If there was no change in driving habits, we’d need to build 20 city blocks of 10-story parking garages to accommodate the growth. We realized that we couldn’t fit that many cars and still have a livable city.”

Three car rental brands launch largest carbon offset program

Even if you don’t rent a car, you can still calculate your emissions and offset them at drivinggreen.com.