... Once I lived on a road which almost had sidewalks. On one side it had no sidewalk because that strip of concrete pavement was pretty much covered with...
... I just spoke with a lawyer the other day asking if it would be feasible to sue two cities under the ADA because the only two streets that connect the...
Some astute observations about alienating technology in this article. Particularly the fact that cars are so stuffed with high tech gizmos now they can no...
Simon Norton wrote: Two items in a recent newsletter of the London Cycling Campaign. .. 2. A cyclist was refused service at one of our drive-in McDonalds...
... I had this problem with my bank. I would have preferred to go inside but there was no bike racks and no place to securely lock a bike with in a block of...
... snip ... It seems that governments have considerable leeway in determining what forms of mobility and access they choose to facilitate and encourage. It...
... forms of mobility and access they choose to facilitate and encourage. It has to be up to us and other pedestrian advocates to see that any pro-pedestrian...
Car Culture Invades Beijing From the South China Morning Post 2nd January 2002 On a cold winter morning, a radio announcer alerts drivers to traffic jams on...
... <telomsha@n...> wrote: Car Culture Invades Beijing From the South China Morning Post 2nd January 2002 On a cold winter morning, a radio announcer alerts...
The Segway PR blitz has not won over SF city council. I personally dislike the intense ad hominem fat-people-baiting rhetoric used by Matt Smith (about...
... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.." ... ...
from http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2001/0212.mencimer.html Bumper Mentality A review of Keith Bradsher's High and Mighty: SUVs Buy the book By...
... opportunistic capitalism using the misery of 9-11 as an excuse to line their pockets by compelling customers to get gouged at the concession stand ($3.77...
... Well, first of all, recognize what a black box is. A black box, in electronic terms, is a contraption that you don't what's inside, just what it puts out...
Even in a nation where car is king, you can still live like royalty without one. http://www.unconventionalideas.com/carless.html After viewing this list,...
... Interesting. I might take a minor exception with your characterization of San Luis Obispo, Ca, being too expensive for normal folks (that is, anybody not...
Jason, ... of San Luis Obispo, Ca, being too expensive for normal folks (that is, anybody not attending Cal Poly). I lived there and in the surrounding small...
Thanks for all of the input so far. And thanks to the Canadians who've also contributed. At this point though, I want to restrict the list to USA cities...
If the safety record of SUVs is so poor, why haven't they been clobbered by insurance companies? During the early 90s in Britain, there was a vogue for high- ...
During the first year of operation, the Portland Streetcar exceeded ridership projects by over 150,000. To read more about this highly successful project, go...
In respect of Robert Matter's examples of discrimination against non-motorists, the first two aren't really relevant to the UK (suburban estates do have ...
"Car drivers sometimes ask me what they can do about the scourge of SUVs. One answer is to write a letter or e-mail to your insurer, asking that it use the...
I posted this on Carfree_cities but i think there's some on this list as well who will find it relevant/interesting. Huge implications. What comes to my mind...
Most us in this group aren't owners of automobile insurance policies. However, we all know people who are. I think action on this is worth consideration. ...
On Sunday the Ann Arbor News had a full page editorial with the title "Tell us what you think." It started, "the opinions we express on this page are based on...
According to this mornings PI, it's official; last month's idea about cutting passenger service is now being called an announcement. It looks like walkers and...