Hi All, Fossil fuels are even worse than you know from an economic standpoint. This article is rather long but worth at least a quick skim. Some of the numbers...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Mar 3, 2012 5:20 pm
Yet one more data point on how freeways destroy tax base: http://tinyurl.com/72v5lww Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com ...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Mar 4, 2012 4:52 pm
The link goes to my comment on his article, which is not too bad really: http://tinyurl.com/7uork6g Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com ...
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Jym Dyer
jymdyer
Mar 4, 2012 6:32 pm
... http://tinyurl.com/7uork6g =v= But ... but ... Newt Gingrich says subway-riders are all highrise-dwelling eeleetists. =v= This is an odd article, with Hal...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Mar 5, 2012 3:55 pm
Another excellent article from the Atlantic Cities, on how freeways crush urban cultures & economies, and a few ideas about what to do about it: ...
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Karen Sandness
kitka97205
Mar 5, 2012 4:10 pm
Shintaro Ishihara, the governor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, is an excessively "business-friendly" xenophobe, but the last time I was in Japan, I saw him...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Mar 5, 2012 4:24 pm
... I myself don't doubt it for a second. I once took a bus home from a party at a friend's house in hyper-liberal Silverlake. I had my arm in a sling, and my...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
Mar 5, 2012 5:23 pm
... I'm more and more of the opinion that this is true. The only good news here is that it appears that most people in the younger generations have gone beyond...
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Steve Atlas
steveatlas45
Mar 5, 2012 9:58 pm
I've lived in Baltimore County, MD for 8 years (and in Columbia, MD for 20 years before that). One big benefit is that I can walk to a local bus that operates...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Mar 6, 2012 4:15 am
Good short article asking what's the point of LEED certifying an apartment building if you subsidize and overprovide car parking: http://tinyurl.com/7p2uuu6 ...
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bruun@...
Mar 6, 2012 2:40 pm
Hello everyone The racism explanation doesn't get to the core of the problem of people wanting to maintain their separation from people they see as different...
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EMBARQ - The WRI Cent...
embarq.citie...
Mar 6, 2012 6:01 pm
Call for Papers: Step into the Future The 2012 International Conference on Walking and Sustainable Cities We are pleased to announce that Walk 21...
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mdh6214
Mar 6, 2012 6:50 pm
I've noticed this myself too. If you're white and middle-class and dare to use mass transit, even to get between the car repair shop and your office, your...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
Mar 7, 2012 1:27 pm
Hi All, INTBAU is a great organization. Some of you may be interested in attending one of the three events mentioned in their newsletter. Use the "View it in...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Mar 11, 2012 11:20 pm
DIY pop-up parklets in traffic lanes are a growing US trend, and have sometimes led to official road diets and Complete Streets treatments! ...
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J.H. Crawford by way...
carfreecrawford
Mar 12, 2012 2:28 pm
Hi All, This site was put together by an amateur, but I like it generally (even if I don't agree with it all): http://recivilization.net/ ...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
Mar 12, 2012 3:55 pm
Dear Carfree Times Subscriber, Issue #65 of Carfree Times is now available at: http://www.carfree.com/cft/i065.html This issue marks the inauguration of a new...
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mdh6214
Mar 14, 2012 6:19 pm
The local newspaper here ran an article about converting the outside lanes of 2.2 miles of a six-lane road into bus and bike lanes. Here's an actual comment on...
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Simon Baddeley
s.j.baddeley@...
Mar 14, 2012 6:47 pm
Such a fuss about such a relatively small share of the available space. Sounds like someone’s running scared. The trouble about sitting miserably in car...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
Mar 16, 2012 1:59 pm
Hi All, Here's a 16-minute animated film that's pretty good although still not carfree: "Saga City - Our communities facing climate change" ...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Mar 16, 2012 9:07 pm
Let's park the car ... for good! http://tinyurl.com/7ao8kuf From Peace News They understand the social and land use damages cars wring.... Rick -- Richard...
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Jym Dyer
jymdyer
Mar 16, 2012 10:39 pm
... =v= Ford Motors sells something they call "EcoBoost"; for certain SUVs, which means slightly better gas mileage. Which sounds a lot like the "Freedom...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Mar 17, 2012 11:22 pm
Recycling a dying bigbox mall into a socialy, physically, & economically sustainable community through mixed-use development, rail connections, and urban...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
Mar 18, 2012 8:57 pm
Hi All, Mark Gorton narrates "Rethinking the Automobile" currently featured at: http://www.streetfilms.org/ Nothing really new to folks on this list, but it's...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Mar 20, 2012 1:02 am
Final EIR on LA's Westside subway: http://tinyurl.com/6st3t5e To comment (read report first, of course) or get on the list for list for community meetings: ...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
Mar 22, 2012 12:23 pm
Hi All, I thought our UK readers might be interested in the INTBAU conference in London at the end of April. Best, J. ... J.H. Crawford mailbox@... ...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Mar 23, 2012 2:47 pm
Onstreet parklets spread in CA's Bay Area, bring public space, bike parking to business districts: http://tinyurl.com/6uoc2n9 These are intended to be...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Mar 23, 2012 9:23 pm
Superb article forwarded to me by R. Rich of Vermont: If one-planet living is the goal, then radical transformation of our lifestyles has to be on the table....
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Mar 24, 2012 4:47 am
Long Beach CA is considering tearing down the Terminal island Freeway and replacing it with a local road and a greenbelt/parkway: ...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Mar 24, 2012 2:42 pm
Streetsblog today published a superb piece on how cyclists (and pedestrians) generate far more business for merchants than do drivers (even if they're the same...
