Good article but it gets a bit rickety at times. I would love to see profiles of bus riders. In our county riders range from a Chair of Academic Department who...
I enjoyed the article. It was great because it showed how a reluctant transit rider learned to appreciate riding the bus. Â One thought: we need to think...
Paris, Wednesday, March 03, 2010 Yesterday World Streets celebrated its first anniversary. Hurrah! And one of our hopes for Year 2 is that we will now become...
"Obviously, taking public transit isn't always practical (for grocery shopping, for example)." Lots of people take public transit to do their grocery shopping....
The article mentioned an advantage to riding that should have been emphasized more: you can do other things while riding. Even her 15 minutes of walking can be...
Hi All, Carfree Times #57 is now up at: http://www.carfree.com/cft/i057.html This issue is a little shorter than usual. Things are pretty crazy at the moment....
About the photoes: (oops — I find the inadvertent Quayleism amusing enough that I'll let it pass!) I see all but one in the last issue of CFT are from 2005...
Previous generations used their streets for many things including entertainment, play, markets, etc. Even today in Rome, people sit eating at tables in the...
One of the best editorials on the matter I've seen yet, from the Pasadena Star-News: http://tr.im/R7dw I see echoes of my earlier editorial on the fiscal...
Listening to children Journal of World Transport Policy and Practice Volume 15, Number 1. March 2010 This issue contains two articles that on first reading may...
Apparently, Ray L Hood has announced a new policy giving cycling and walking equal weight in US planning guidlines: http://ow.ly/1lkkO ... Rick -- Richard...
On his Emergent Urbanism blog, Mathieu Helie links to the beginnings of a new network he is setting up for people interested in the issues and concepts related...
Actual changes below: This is totally unreal. What a day. -Jon www.spauldingcourt.com - The scope of the metropolitan planning process "will address the ...
Look, I admit it. The week is far too charged for most of us to find an hour for thoughtfulness in terms of what it takes to bring sustainable transportation...
Short news video on teh BBC: http://tinyurl.com/yjbqk4h Lameness note: mentions transit subsidies but ignores cost of providing vast swathes of asphalt for...
This 75 minute documentary was shown last Saturday by the BBC here in the UK. So why am I telling you this now? Well, if by any chance it is shown in other...
Ironically, Detroit is the most carfree american cities, over 35% of households don't own an automobile. As a result, you can live in most places in the city...
Hi All, Thought this might be interesting. Best, Joel http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/03/23-4 Published on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 by CommonDreams.org We...
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Jon I think there are other cities that have about 40% of households without auto, like Philadelphia. But I might be out of date. Eric Bruun...
... Actually, of course, NYC is the most carfree, but there is a surprising number of cities with over 30% of households having no car at all (in 2000;...
I understand your use of "carfree" here, in the very restricted sense of people not owning or using cars, but it clashes resoundingly with what I usually take...
... I meant carfree households, of course, pursuant to the original post. RR -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.newcolonist.com ...
