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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
Apr 2, 2007 12:17 pm
Hi All, I didn't read all of this, but the prescription for depression seems to be fun, in public, with lots of other people (i.e., community festivals). No...
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rickrise@...
rickrise
Apr 2, 2007 2:11 pm
Car-Free in L.A. How I Joined Downtown's Elite 11.3% of Transit Users I joined the ranks of the carless last week. It didn't come easy, though. In fact, it was...
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dawie_coetzee
Apr 4, 2007 11:20 am
I had a quick response ready, but a technical hitch gave me the opportunity for further reflection. While the position is interesting and the applicability to...
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Matt Hohmeister
mdh6214
Apr 5, 2007 2:19 am
Thinking recently about emergency planning, it came to my mind: what happens to a metro in a power failure? A few thoughts come to mind: - In Joel's carfree...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
Apr 5, 2007 11:40 am
... say about 50 trains, 10 cars = 500 cars 600 kW per car (max), say 150 kW average = 75,000 kW this assumes the high rates of acceleration proposed in the...
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Todd Edelman, Green I...
traintowards...
Apr 5, 2007 1:19 pm
... tunnels? In Prague one or two of the metro lines can go under its own power to the next station, slowly... I assume using some kind of small battery... for...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
Apr 7, 2007 11:59 am
Hi All, Most of you probably know by now that the IPCC was able to publish a report yesterday that shows we're in pretty deep trouble with climate change. The...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Apr 7, 2007 3:05 pm
... -- Richard Risemberg http://www.rickrise.com http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.newcolonist.com...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Apr 7, 2007 3:19 pm
Sorry, folks, meant to send those quotes directly to Joel. Good stuff, but not development oriented. -- Richard Risemberg http://www.rickrise.com ...
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c1ttad1no
Apr 7, 2007 3:29 pm
... This issue was reported in San Francisco, recently, with a focus on the local level. I guess, somehow, none of us remembered to post the story here. So,...
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Christopher Miller
kiwehtin
Apr 8, 2007 9:03 pm
The Inited Nations Environment Program has a site in Norway with numerous downloadable documents and graphics: http://www.grida.no/ The graphics and maps site...
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Christopher Miller
kiwehtin
Apr 8, 2007 9:06 pm
... (...) That should of course be United Nations Environment Program... Christopher Miller Montreal QC Canada...
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Todd Edelman, Green I...
traintowards...
Apr 12, 2007 4:15 pm
Second Life ploy for Paris garden A Paris residents' association is using the virtual world of Second Life to get the town hall to press on with plans to...
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rickrise@...
rickrise
Apr 14, 2007 2:29 pm
(rickrise@...) saw this on newyorker.com and thought you’d like to see it. Long article but a must-read! (And a must-pass-on....) Click here:...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
Apr 17, 2007 11:47 am
Hi All, Though this might be of interest to some. It was widely syndicated. Joel http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/04/16/559/ Pedal Pushers Making...
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Todd Edelman, Green I...
uciteledelman
Apr 21, 2007 2:52 pm
Our Cities, Ourselves - Can urban design keep you from getting fat? By Carol Lloyd, Special to SF Gate <mailto:surreal@...> Friday, April 20, 2007 ...
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Ian Fiddies
ianfiddies@...
Apr 22, 2007 11:17 am
I'm not sure if I agree totally. The demand for cycle lanes is a bit vague. You haven't defined what you mean by "cycle lane" but I assume Lela means a painted...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
Apr 30, 2007 1:11 am
Subject: [carfree_network] Istanbul conference update and welcome Hello everyone, On behalf of World Carfree Network and our hosts, we are happy to invite you...
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Todd Edelman, Green I...
uciteledelman
Apr 30, 2007 2:30 pm
Last week Centre for an Urban Future in NYC released a report entitled "Staten Island 2020", <http://www.nycfuture.org/images_pdfs/pdfs/StatenIsland2020.pdf>,...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
May 2, 2007 11:37 am
George Monbiot, author of _Heat_, said this yesterday in the Guardian: http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/05/01/896/ Published on Tuesday, May 1, 2007 by...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
May 3, 2007 11:42 am
Three news articles today in the mainstream press: 1. http://thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/832943.html Making strides for HRM Danish urban-planning expert touts...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
May 3, 2007 11:44 am
See: http://www.asla.org/land/dirt/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=4305FF61-1422-1874-817C3BBF0C655C14 But Where Will the Baron Live? Florida Development to...
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Karen Sandness
kitka97205
May 3, 2007 4:01 pm
Climate change is a fashionable topic here in the States, as well, but I see almost no one addressing the elephant in the garage, namely, America's...
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dawie_coetzee
May 4, 2007 12:54 pm
At the risk of stating the obvious, two observations: 1. With reference to the bottom aerial perspective on the development's website, that's a lot of roadway,...
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dawie_coetzee
May 4, 2007 12:54 pm
The effect of scale on all the better alternative fuel solutions is not generally appreciated. The greater the overall reduction in vehicle use, the more...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
May 4, 2007 12:57 pm
Hi All, ... I should perhaps already have mentioned that Carfree Design Manual nearly carried the sub-title: The New Medievalism. I'm not going to use that, as...
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primemgmt
May 4, 2007 6:25 pm
"I see almost no one addressing the elephant in the garage, namely, America's overwhelming dependence on the automobile" I agree with your point, the cure to...
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Simon Baddeley
s.j.baddeley@...
May 5, 2007 10:35 am
This project to build a Greek village as a campus site sounds promising as a design blue-print for a car free or at least walker friendly urban settlement: ...
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Simon Baddeley
s.j.baddeley@...
May 5, 2007 10:46 am
This new urbanism bibliography looks exciting to me: http://www.periferia.org/publications/cnubibliography.html Simon Simon Baddeley 208 Democracy Street Ano...
