Americans often assume that we are priveleged with our UK rail networks. This depressing article in today's Times ''Fear grows for rail services as axe hangs...
Relating to the bus vs rail thread I notice a thread on my local cycling list where there's complaints about a parking charge introduced at some of our...
Whether park & ride is part of a sustainable transport policy depends on how it's used. I suspect that one reason why it developed in the UK is that bus...
... Not at all. I believe it costs $3,000 to build a parking spot. I'm not sure if that includes ongoing maintenance (sweeping, re-painting lines, plowing and...
Wanted to share the news--we are soon to be trailering around our city with our daughter. We bought a new Burley Solo trailer (thank you, tax refund) and it is...
Good luck Marie. You'll find that cars give you a much wider berth when you have a child in a trailer. Our Burley trailer is about four years old now and is...
Right now, the town I live in is having a big fight over how to renovate the downtown. One side is pushing for less parking more pedestrian and bike-friendly...
Here is an interesting USA Today article about the controversy over whether or not 16 year olds should be able to drive. What really strikes me is the fact...
... What's wrong with NOT having your kids enrolled in every single extracurricular activity on the planet? It reminds me of that car commercial several years...
Why can't organisers of after-school activities be made responsible for providing transport for the children ? This wouldn't help for non school related ...
One of the many cutbacks that American schools have seen through the years is transportation. Buses are provided to transport students to and from school,...
... I was involved in several extracurricular activities as a teen in the early 80s. I usually walked home from school after these activities. I think the...
A quick note of interest to people living in the Washington DC area- There will be a screening of the 2004 documentary "The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and...
Hi- My wife Peggy and I have been car-free since 1997 and I've just found this forum. It's always nice to share experiences with those of similar persuasions. ...
I can't figure out why kids don't walk. I walked 2 miles to school. Alone. Uphill (etc etc). Mind you, the local kids do walk here but there's still an massive...
I've never seen a free car park in the UK except at really big supermarkets. Everytime my daughter goes to hospital most weeks) its a 5 pound charge. Parking...
"In a move likely to be sold as beneficial to commuters but, in reality, made to increase transit revenue, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority...
... =v= "Pacify" is pretty much the exact opposite of my reaction. They've talked about this for NYC, too. Perhaps TV-B-Gone version 2.0 will need to be a...
Hi! Yes, there have been many times that the long walk verses cycling could have been prevented for the cyclist! Really pleased to see the start of the...
There's a universal remote that has the sole purpose of turning off any TV. Very small, fits in the palm of your hand. Twenty bucks or so. What a cool idea! ...
... That would only work if the TVs have remote control signal receivers. These will most likely be wired without independent tuner control in each car. Any...
... Because they (or their parents) are afraid. You need to be in a car to be safe from all those cars. :-P I regularly take my son to a study session about...
As if the whole concept of designing car bonnets to ''make them more forgiving in collisions with pedestrians'' wasnt sick or offensive enough here we find...
What fun! P.J.OšR has noticed cyclists. This is an accolade. You donšt have to worry about anything PJ says. Simply enjoy. This is the wordsmith who argues...
... No way. Most of the public transport I've used, especially at prime commuting times, is full of people reading newspapers and books, listening to their...
J. Bruce Fields
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Mar 5, 2005 6:52 am
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Do you know about Katherine Ngšs campaign in Hong Kong called Hush the Bus, which is certainly something to cross reference with when campaigning against this...
...bank. I'm not yet sans car. The ad just went in the paper. But I've been acting as if I were. I needed to cash a paycheck, and the bank's always closed...
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