thanks, very interesting. J. ... J.H. Crawford mailbox@... http://www.carfree.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/carfreecities Vimeo:...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Dec 6, 2012 2:05 am
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 ...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Dec 14, 2012 2:18 am
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...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Dec 15, 2012 12:52 am
How Copenhagen used incrementalism to transform the city, how beautifully it works today for all parties: superb video reposted by Flying Pigeon LA: ...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Dec 15, 2012 5:32 am
Debra Efroymson returns with a short article on marketing, diversity, and the illusion of choice in "Let a Hundred Plastic Flowers Bloom," on Sustainable City...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Dec 18, 2012 4:22 am
Excellent article on KCET website about how the "Functional Classification Guidelines" fostered the building of single-purpose car sluices that nurtured sprawl...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
Dec 18, 2012 5:55 pm
Dr. Reeves gave the keynote address at the workshop on planning for the Hippodrome site in Montreal last week. This his presentation: ...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Dec 22, 2012 4:23 pm
LA Times article about North Hollywood's Lankershim Boulevard and how transit development and pedestrian vitality have made the corridor bloom--and how...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Dec 25, 2012 11:40 pm
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...
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mdh6214
Dec 27, 2012 9:58 pm
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...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Dec 31, 2012 3:49 pm
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...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
Jan 1, 2013 5:34 pm
worth knowing about: http://www.maximizingprogress.org/2012/12/density-atlas-understanding-urban.html Happy New Year! J. ... J.H. Crawford mailbox@... ...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
Jan 2, 2013 2:24 pm
Hi All, Some wonderful photos here: http://www.newworldeconomics.com/archives/2012/122712.html Happy New Year! Joel ... J.H. Crawford mailbox@... ...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Jan 3, 2013 8:21 pm
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 ...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
Jan 3, 2013 8:51 pm
One interesting conclusion is that strong social networks improve the survivability of natural disasters. No surprise, of course, but interesting to see in...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Jan 5, 2013 5:43 am
Pretty close correlation between the rise and subsequent fall in use of leaded gasoline and violent crime rates. Multiple studies across regions etc. ...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
Jan 5, 2013 1:13 pm
This is really astounding. It may also explain cancer clusters, which, it turns out, don't follow power lines but highways. We really did a number on ourselves...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Jan 5, 2013 3:31 pm
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 ...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Jan 5, 2013 3:36 pm
Short, clear article on value capture, highways, and railroads…should be required reading for all government employees and officials and anyone involved in...
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Karen Sandness
kitka97205
Jan 6, 2013 9:36 am
I've been saying this about the allegedly "mysterious" rise in childhood asthma for years. In transit, Karen Sandness...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Jan 8, 2013 2:15 am
A joyful musing on bikes in Southeast Asia, and what the Bicycle Millennium can bring to the rest of the world in these dreary times: http://t.co/yk2KU2z8 Rick...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Jan 9, 2013 7:53 pm
The comments have of course been dominated by a few hardheaded loudmouths who immediately descend into ad hominems as soon as their unfounded assertions are...
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jane.
voodikon@...
Jan 10, 2013 2:36 pm
From an article aimed at runners looking to lose weight: "In other words, a mile of driving and 100 calories produce comparable effects." Full text at: ...
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Karen Sandness
kitka97205
Jan 11, 2013 4:26 pm
I know that I've gained weight since I moved back to the very car-oriented city of Minneapolis, which is full of "you can't get there from here" situations if...
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Bob Matter
rjmatter00
Jan 11, 2013 6:12 pm
On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Karen Sandness ... Oy vey :(. I've been gaining weight despite being carfree for 10 years and cycling, walking, and taking...
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Annee von Borg, MSW, ...
rootsandshoo...
Jan 11, 2013 6:14 pm
Before and after photo <https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.451567351568230.105545.1902941343 62221&type=3> of dh - he not only lost 120 pounds, but...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Jan 11, 2013 6:37 pm
New on Sustainable City News is Eric Miller's article on development in Dallas, and how it's a mix of styles and uses that rejuvenate a city: ...
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Jason Meggs
jmeggs@...
Jan 14, 2013 12:16 pm
Dear fellow Carfree Cities enthusiasts, The BICY project, an EU-funded project to increase bicycling in Central Europe, has its final conference this week in...
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J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford
Jan 14, 2013 2:20 pm
very interesting; just look at the graph: http://rethinkingchildhood.com/2013/01/14/children-freedom-england-germany/ Best, J. ... J.H. Crawford ...
