[Heretic flag on] Though loops and cul de sac street hierarchy is the typical North American suburban development pattern, it's so "20th century". Frankly,...
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Tuomo Valkonen
tuomov@...
Jun 1, 2008 8:37 pm
... I find suburbia an excellent example of a Poor Compromise: the worst of both worlds, the city and the countryside. On the one hand, suburbia is dense...
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Jason Meggs
jmeggs@...
Jun 1, 2008 9:10 pm
... I disagree that there is no viable land-based alternative transportation to replace petroleum, even in the near-term (6-24 months), and further disagree...
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Jet Graphics
jetgraphics
Jun 2, 2008 4:07 am
... transportation ... needing no ... great ... economic ... [JG] Human powered vehicles (bicycles, tricycles) have limited application where distance, terrain...
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Justin Hyatt
szomsz
Jun 2, 2008 2:16 pm
Hello, Can anyone on this list tell us something about London's new mayor, as of May 4th, Boris Johnson? Specifically, I am curious what his position is...
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Randall Ghent
randallghent
Jun 3, 2008 5:39 pm
Very interesting story on CNN today. The subheader is: "Automaker plans to shut 4 pickup and SUV plants, build more fuel-efficient vehicles, and may dump the...
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Tuomo Valkonen
tuomov@...
Jun 3, 2008 6:20 pm
... By my quick calculation, 133 hours. According to Wikipedia [1], the Volt has a 16kWh battery. According to an article about a pedal-powered supercomputer...
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chbuckeye
Jun 3, 2008 7:58 pm
... consumption Not exactly, but close. In the U.S., the Federal Highway Trust Fund was set up to fund interstate road transportation construction and ...
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Carlosfelipe Pardo
pardinus
Jun 4, 2008 7:26 pm
Randy wrote: By the way, does anyone know roughly how long it would take to charge the Chevy Volt via pedal-powered generator? The car is a plug-in hybrid...
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Jet Graphics
jetgraphics
Jun 5, 2008 12:31 am
... JG: Though I agree that partisan politics have no place in design and maintenance of transportation, I would not be happy with any private monopoly on...
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Rick Risemberg
rickrise
Jun 5, 2008 3:48 am
Rick Risemberg saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you should see it. ** Message ** Aside from unpleasant surveillance aspects, the most...
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chbuckeye
Jun 5, 2008 1:34 pm
... I don't favor privatization either. But the existing car-based transportation system in the US is unsustainable. I think toll roads operated and...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
Jun 5, 2008 2:37 pm
Hi All, The discussion of toll roads, paying for repairs, and other "auto-trivia" really does not belong on this list. Yours in moderation, Joel ... J.H....
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jackskellin9ton
Jun 5, 2008 3:15 pm
Hi, Just wondering if anyone else has tried modelling towns and cities in 3d with Google Sketchup, a (fairly) easy to learn 3d modelling program you can...
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Markus Heller
wcn.heller
Jun 5, 2008 4:44 pm
Hi Chris B, if I understand your eco town design correctly, all the grey streets between the row houses are for private cars. That would mean, there is no...
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Jason Meggs
jmeggs@...
Jun 5, 2008 7:05 pm
... Hm. At TCFC IV in Berlin, a presentation was made about toll roads and the importance of capturing their revenues for alternatives. There was vocal...
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bruun@...
Jun 6, 2008 1:59 am
Jason Actually, the Feds stole the $1 Billion from the Transit Trust Fund to finance demo congestion pricing projects. However, since they are opposed to...
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jackskellin9ton
Jun 6, 2008 2:36 pm
Hi Markus, My website is a response to the UK government's plans to build 10 new eco-towns. Now if they were going to make all 10 completely carfree then that ...
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Ed Beale
ed_beale
Jun 6, 2008 7:59 pm
Hi Chris, I have just read through the whole of your ecotownZ website. I think it is great and very comprehensive in covering all the issues. I agree that this...
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Jason Meggs
jmeggs@...
Jun 6, 2008 10:20 pm
Ah! Thank you for elucidating my knowledge and sorry for my ignorance. I got that factoid from the SFCTA web pages on the topic. All the more reason for any...
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rickrise@...
rickrise
Jun 6, 2008 11:00 pm
*Please note, the sender's email address has not been verified. Talk about prescient--this was written in 1947! ******************** If you are having trouble...
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rickrise@...
rickrise
Jun 7, 2008 7:59 pm
This story was sent to you by: Rick ... Drillers probe mountain to find route for tunnel to ease Riverside Freeway traffic ... Tests are to find the water...
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Rick
rickrise
Jun 7, 2008 11:41 pm
Rick saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you should see it. ** Message ** Still a lot of wishing on display here.... ** Oil hike sparks 'serious...
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rickrise@...
rickrise
Jun 8, 2008 12:33 am
This page was sent to you by: rickrise@.... From economist and NYT columnist Paul Krugman, whom someone from Carfree Cities ought to contact.... ...
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jackskellin9ton
Jun 9, 2008 12:04 am
Just wanted to say thanks to Markus and Ed for their input. You're right. I got so carried away trying to sell carfree towns and cities to the car driving...
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jackskellin9ton
Jun 9, 2008 1:37 pm
Came across this article in the Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1024833/Nine-meals-anarchy--Brit\ ain-facing-real-food-crisis.html ...
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Ed Beighe
ebeighe
Jun 9, 2008 10:06 pm
... Arizona has a (pretty standard) 19.4 cents per gallon, and no sales tax on gasoline. Here in fast growing Maricopa county (Phoenix metro area) we already ...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Jun 11, 2008 2:17 am
... -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.newcolonist.com http://www.rickrise.com [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Matt Hohmeister
mdh6214
Jun 12, 2008 9:19 pm
Does anyone out there know of a website that has an unofficial roster of cities that had streetcars at any time in their history? I'd love to find out if...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Jun 12, 2008 9:33 pm
... This might help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ List_of_town_tramway_systems_in_the_United_States I have a vintage history of the Los Angeles Street Railway...
