I haven't been on this list for a while, but: This list explores issues relevant to reducing and/or eliminating our reliance on automotive transport on the...
... I once worked in a shipyard that after the boss became a Christian he replaced every forman/leadman with people that prayed with him on a pier at...
Becoming totally carfree is fantastic or at least in my opinion I use a mountain bike for my only form transportaion aquired a rubber tired garden wagon which...
... Yikes, an 800 lb. capacity garden wagon seems like overkill for grocery shopping! I would recommend an Xtracycle FreeRadical with FreeLoader sling panniers...
I agree its fab although sometiems when stood at a bus stop in the rain and the bus comes andits not wheelchair accessible gripes. Just went on holiday with 3...
This may be most of interest to North American carfreeecovillages list members. There is at least one guy biking all the way, and I'm walking from South Lake...
1. I'd make sure to eat a nice big amount at McDonald's in the last town before my arrival. 2. Toilet paper on the list of recommended items to bring? I...
FYI for anyone else in Buffalo, NY, although I must say I wish they would concentrate on the areas outside of downtown, which are really unfriendly toward...
I've been following the Tour de France since the Prologue on July 7th (which is why I'm so far behind in E-mail right now... anyone who's waiting for E-mails...
Also check out: http://www.lightfootcycles.com/special.htm My dad's trike had a non-permeable firm foam seat, so incontinence wasn't a problem. Can she pedal...
http://www.alternet.org/environment/57802/ The time has come to stop making people pay to take public transit. Why do we have any barriers to using buses and...
in getting anyone to go car free? Despite a year of car-freeness not one of my friends or family has even considered it. Sigh. They all claim its impossible...
... =v= No success amongst my circle of friends, unless they were already carfree or on the path. However I've had many strangers come up and tell me that...
Saw a cyclist hit from behind yesterday. He was ok, just cuts and bruises but his rear wheel is destroyed. Car driver 'didn't see him' so just slammed into him...
Sounds like a good idea. I already travel free on the city buses as a disabled person (although finding one thats wheelchair accessible is like finding hen's...
I'm new to the group. I live in Western Massachusetts. I desperately want to be car-free. However, my daughter and two grandsons live about 40 minutes away...
We have an interesting problem here in San Luis Obispo County(SLO County) Transit drivers are paid almost half the wage of transit drivers in other areas. They...
Wow, this is deja vu all over again! My speech tomorrow at the annual Newberry Library Bughouse Square Debates in Chicago is titled "CAR SiCKO: A Prescription...
Hi Carolyn, welcome to the group. Wanting to be car-free is the first step, especially since most people never even imagine its possible. How far is 40 mins by...
... private auto use is even more heavily socialised. in the end, it comes down to which is the cheaper way to move people around. cities actually *save* tax...
... everywhere BUT when I go to my daughter's but I just don't do it. I'm lame. I wish I could fix whatever flaw is in me that lets me drive places that I...
... Oops, pardon me. The speech I gave last year was titled "Depave Paradise — The High Cost of Free Parking". I gave the "It's Only Fare: Free CTA and Make...
You got transcripts for these? I'd like to read them. Shyrley "Robert J. Matter" <rjmatter@...> wrote: ... Oops, pardon me. The speech I gave last year...
... No, unfortunately not. The gist of my "Depave Paradise: The High Cost of Free Parking" speech was to remove on-street parking from streets with existing...
Both sound like good options to me. The UK Govt are considering 'pay per mile' schemes but as you can imagine, all the motorists are seething and claiming its...
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