... =v= Not regularly. That was done twice, by the Rebar Group that was mentioned. ... <_Jym_> -- The cars below knew nothing. People in cars weren't New...
10042
Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Dec 2, 2006 4:05 pm
... We had an inadvertent light-free day in LA during the last big earthquake. Watched cars just drive through now-uncontrolled intersections and run into...
10041
Eric Britton
fekbritton
Dec 2, 2006 10:55 am
With enormous respect to Martin Cassini and those who believe that human nature and civil behaviour alone is going to do the trick, I would like to add the...
10040
Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Nov 27, 2006 3:53 pm
... -- Richard Risemberg http://www.rickrise.com http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.newcolonist.com...
10039
randallghent
Nov 26, 2006 1:46 pm
Hello everyone, For those of you who aren't on the carfree_network list, we've recently announced the dates of Towards Carfree Cities VII in Istanbul, Turkey...
10038
Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Nov 25, 2006 4:03 pm
Excellent article from National Geographic: http://tinyurl.com/ydtjse Cheers, Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.rickrise.com http://www.bicyclefixation.com ...
10037
Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Nov 25, 2006 5:01 am
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/HK23Ag01.html -- Richard Risemberg http://www.rickrise.com http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.newcolonist.com...
10036
Philip Riggs
riggsphilip
Nov 24, 2006 2:20 pm
I'm sure most of you have read this horrendous news, but in case here is a summary from http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061112/ap_on_re_us/ stroller_deaths I am...
10035
Jym Dyer
jymdyer
Nov 18, 2006 8:04 am
=v= Check out these amazing photos from Beijing, where a woman stood her ground against a belligerent motorist trying to drive in the bike lane: ...
10034
mailbox@...
carfreecrawford
Nov 11, 2006 8:18 pm
... I am around but extremely busy....
10033
chbuckeye
Nov 10, 2006 6:32 pm
Lake Anne community in Reston, Virginia, US (near Washington, DC): http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/11/lake_anne_plaza.php Only partially carfree, but more...
10032
Joel S. Hirschhorn
sprawlkills
Nov 9, 2006 11:38 pm
... Just in case I'm the right Joel, my energies have been devoted to promoting my new book Delusional Democracy - Fixing the Republic Without Overthrowing the...
10031
Colin Leath
colinleath
Nov 9, 2006 12:23 am
I haven't heard a peep from Joel for what seems a long time. . . I hope he's doing well! I'm not really asking for an update, but just wanted to send positive ...
10030
Greg Steele
gregsteele19380
Nov 2, 2006 10:28 pm
given that poverty = more violence In a post peak oil economy, car dependent areas will be more economically depressed that the urban areas of the East and...
10029
Todd Edelman
edelman@...
Nov 1, 2006 7:24 pm
Hi! This is related to a discussion a few weeks back about new car-dependent "eco-suburbs" and how to best save energy/lower emissions (by greener transport,...
10028
Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Oct 31, 2006 2:45 pm
... However, there's a well-established though little-publicized connection between car-dependent suburbs and violent death, which we can play up. I don't have...
10027
Robert Madison
rmadisonwi
Oct 31, 2006 1:57 pm
... Unfortunately, at least in the US, I don't think that correlation would be favorable to us. The areas with the least crime tend to be the low-density,...
10026
Todd Edelman
edelman@...
Oct 30, 2006 9:12 pm
Hi, Interesting how they only use "crime" to come up with "dangerous": http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/10/30/national/a015352S08.DTL and...
10025
Todd Edelman
edelman@...
Oct 28, 2006 1:52 pm
Hi, The following is really great but just an announcement as this is not a bike list, so maybe no comments, okay? Floating bike pod up for award ...
10024
Joel S. Hirschhorn
sprawlkills
Oct 21, 2006 2:47 am
Do you care about the state of our society, political system and government? Would you like to learn about the many ways to restore the quality of our...
10023
Jym Dyer
jymdyer
Oct 21, 2006 1:08 am
=v= An urban planner's blog discusses the problem with "sustainable" homes that you have to drive miles and miles and miles to get to: ...
10022
Matt Hohmeister
mdh6214
Oct 21, 2006 1:07 am
Didn't lower Manhattan evacuate relatively quickly on 11 September 2001? And, if I'm not mistaken, didn't a lot of vehicular roads turn into giant pedestrian...
10021
Matt Hohmeister
mdh6214
Oct 21, 2006 1:03 am
I have been looking at a satellite image of the area around an apartment I used to live in, and I've made some comments about how I feel the area could be...
10020
dubluth
Oct 16, 2006 9:32 am
Pick a perceived problem then suggest more roads and automobiles as the way to ameliorate the problem. Never mind that more automobiles would just make such a...
10019
John Bredin
John_Bredin
Oct 12, 2006 9:31 pm
The American Highway Users Alliance released a "study" giving a "report card" on the evacuation capability of various cities. ...
10018
chbuckeye
Oct 11, 2006 5:16 pm
... Here are some results of a study in the US. Energy used for transportation is significant. Also note that almost all energy for transportion in the US...
10016
Todd Edelman
edelman@...
Oct 9, 2006 8:36 pm
Hi, ... <_Jym_> (Dyer) I DISagree that this is a false dichotomy. I think everyone on this list ... and a few others ;-)... would agree that we need to reduce...
10015
Jym Dyer
jymdyer
Oct 8, 2006 6:46 pm
... =v= This is a false dichotomy. Given the amount of carbon being pumped into the atmosphere, we need to be looking at reducing the energy use in *all*...
10014
ktsourl
Oct 8, 2006 3:04 pm
It is mentioned before in this group that there exists some study indicating that conserving energy in transport sector makes much more sense, than conserving...
10013
Carlos F. Pardo SUTP
pardinus
Oct 3, 2006 10:05 am
Interesting.of course, they include mountain biking, which changes the picture completely. If the "thrill of the hunt" is to be included, I would include NYC. ...
