How DOTs retard social and economic progress through addiction to asphalt…and how to fix this: fb.me/2DRI6g9Uu Superb article with lots of good links. Rick ...
One interesting conclusion is that strong social networks improve the survivability of natural disasters. No surprise, of course, but interesting to see in...
Cars as a "drug which distorts reality": http://t.co/P0UbCRIu Quite a nice one to pass around…. Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com ...
Great quote in this article on improving cycling, walking, and transit in SE Michigan: “Our communities are places for people and what we have done is build...
http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/27/china-claims-worlds-longest-high-speed-rail-line/ According to Amtrak's timetables, NYC to Miami is 1389 miles, so this is a...
The harm and costs cars impose is paid disproportionately by non-drivers, or even the Earth itself: http://t.co/FvrAOwFi Report confirms earlier studies large...
LA Times article about North Hollywood's Lankershim Boulevard and how transit development and pedestrian vitality have made the corridor bloom--and how...
Excellent article on KCET website about how the "Functional Classification Guidelines" fostered the building of single-purpose car sluices that nurtured sprawl...
How Copenhagen used incrementalism to transform the city, how beautifully it works today for all parties: superb video reposted by Flying Pigeon LA: ...
Los Angeles has approved its first area plan with NO parking requirements--neither minimums nor maximums--for new development in Chinatown. Notes high level of...
Chilling report on how no one really cares about hit & run victims in Los Angeles--least of all the LAPD: http://t.co/Dep0TfZA Rick -- Richard Risemberg ...
Nice way to get rid of overhead catenary lines. Induction charging is a relatively safer way to charge a battery at a bus stop without requiring overhead...
what's wrong with the 350.org campaign: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/12/03-7 I haven't read this, but the three major conclusions sound right to me. ...
If this device is further developed, it might make a nice adjunct to the greening of the Metros as well as intercity and freight trains http://t.co/1cRyQ61j ...
Forgive the commercial plug, but we make our living through our clothing line and other urban transportation oriented items that we design, make, and sell, as...
Though many residents say that Dallas is "Just a driving city," a new downtown park, built over an expressway and easily accessible by foot, is proving so...
Hi All, I'm going to publish Carfree Times tomorrow: http://www.carfree.com/cft/i068.html If you see any errors, please advise OFF LIST. Thanks, J. ... J.H....
Chris Hedges just published a stunning summary of the World Bank's report on Global Warming: http://t.co/SgYo50nQ Corporate Neros fiddle while the Earth...
Hello, In a previous World Carfree Bulletin news bulletin, I ran an item that Cardiff, Wales, UK was hoping to create a carfree suburb. They were supposed to...
An upcoming book on transforming urban transport by a team of Australasian researchers: Transforming Urban Transport The Ethics, Politics and Practices of...
Great editorial in Seattle Times about how building endless miles of car roads has only increased congestion and reduced quality of life, while building...
Interesting NYT article on Robert Gordon's thesis that we can depend on no more industrial revolutions: http://t.co/lU1gOTKz ... What do y'all think of...
... The link: http://t.co/6FxNKUkr Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://gridlogisticsinc.com ...
