Hi All, Many of you probably read in Carfree Times #44 (December 2006) about the car crash that put both of my parents in the hospital and my mother on a...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Apr 28, 2010 4:31 am
Portland has around twenty of them, but now LA will have its first: a bike corral, in which an array of bike parking racks replaces one or two car parking...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Apr 29, 2010 2:31 pm
Even little old farragut, TN, is getting it. From a recent article in the local paper; ... Read the entire article: http://tinyurl.com/25beubn Rick -- Richard...
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mdh6214
May 3, 2010 12:46 pm
By now, we've all heard about the attempted truck bombing in Times Square. I find it interesting that, among cries for better security, I have yet to hear a...
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Eric Britton
fekbritton
May 3, 2010 3:14 pm
World Streets/Monthly Report - April 2010 We are aware that most of our busy readers do not have the time to check into World Streets on a daily basis. For...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
May 3, 2010 8:56 pm
Thanks to Yoli for this link: Article by Jason henderson in SF Streetsblog: Worried about more Deepwater Horizons? Stop driving, and the drilling will take...
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Sustainable Urban Tra...
sutpteam
May 4, 2010 2:02 pm
****** SUTP Newsletter ****** ****** Issue 02/10 March - April 2010 ****** A PDF version of the newsletter can be downloaded from...
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Christopher Miller
kiwehtin
May 4, 2010 3:16 pm
Christopher Miller saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you should see it. ** 'Green39; exercise 'boosts health' ** Just five minutes of exercise...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
May 4, 2010 10:51 pm
... Read all about it: http://tinyurl.com/36vs8lf Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.newcolonist.com http://www.rickrise.com...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
May 10, 2010 1:02 am
Hi All, See: "Picturing a Car-Free Seine: The New Vision for the Paris Waterfront" ...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
May 10, 2010 4:08 pm
China's People's Daily reports on Italy's first National Bike Day, which included numerous well-received (albeit temporary) car-free districts and roads: ...
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Eric Britton
fekbritton
May 10, 2010 9:00 pm
Lessons in Leadership / Profiles in Courage : "Bogotá Change The Colombian presidential elections will be held in less than three weeks on May 30. The...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
May 11, 2010 5:55 pm
Going car-free with kids in America: http://tinyurl.com/ybvhj6v Sort of a primer for the dubious. R -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com ...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
May 12, 2010 1:36 am
Cul-de-sac neighborhoods force driving, impede walking and cycling, cost more to maintain: http://tinyurl.com/24cj5kz -- Richard Risemberg ...
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Vegan Linda
veganlinda
May 12, 2010 12:37 pm
As a carfree family of five, I second the Xtracyle as great way to get around with kids and cargo. I wish we had a bakfiet, but the Xtracycle and rain gear...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
May 13, 2010 2:18 pm
... A link: http://bit.ly/9yIGiG Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.newcolonist.com http://www.rickrise.com [Non-text portions...
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Hayduke
abbeyista2
May 13, 2010 3:24 pm
on 5/13/10 7:18 AM, Richard Risemberg at rickrise@... wrote: But we don't want, and the Earth cannot sustain "growth in the broader economy." Michael...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
May 13, 2010 5:08 pm
... Still, that sells the infrastructure changes that can make survival possible. Once livable, dense housing/commerce is in place (you'll need commerce,...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
May 13, 2010 5:52 pm
Interesting set of parameters for urbanizing suburban areas: http://tinyurl.com/n3kx2d Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com ...
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Eric Britton
fekbritton
May 16, 2010 10:27 pm
No Accident: Traffic and Pedestrians in the Modern City As most of our regular readers are well aware World Streets is no friend of speed in cities. To the...
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Simon Field
s.d.field...
May 20, 2010 5:54 pm
With apologies to those of you who have already read this elsewhere: Towards Carfree Cities IX: How Do We Get There? York, United Kingdom: 28 June to 1 July...
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Jason Meggs
jmeggs@...
May 20, 2010 6:02 pm
Zagreb, Croatia: In protest of a proposed underground garage with a ramp on the main pedestrian mall, and claims of corruption, large groups of people have...
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Jason Meggs
jmeggs@...
May 21, 2010 4:19 pm
Right. More or less. Genevieve, I agree the first question of course is "Can we get rid of trucks?" as they're large beasts that don't mix well with people....
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
May 22, 2010 2:13 am
Not designing bicycles, but designing infrastructure for bicycling. Covers complete Streets and more. Flyer: http://twitpic.com/1pukuv Rick -- Richard...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
May 23, 2010 2:58 am
Interesting LA Times article on how LA's car culture undermines the function of "location-based social networking." Many very interesting comments on the...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
May 25, 2010 6:16 am
Good though dry PDF: http://tinyurl.com/3227ky5 Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.newcolonist.com http://www.rickrise.com ...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
May 25, 2010 5:11 pm
Small bike/ped subdivision planned for South Carolina: http://tinyurl.com/2uyuonq Still appears to be kind of a bubble, but it may represent the beginning of...
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chbuckeye
May 25, 2010 7:27 pm
Interesting view of urban design that fits well with carfree design. Another small step toward carfree cities. ...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Jun 1, 2010 12:52 am
One street, three months, 24/7: http://tinyurl.com/262kqmq Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.newcolonist.com ...