I think it would be great fun to start promoting rickshaws (somehow tricycles sound like they're for little kids) in the US, as a solution to so many of our...
Debra, As you may know Velotaxi was a contributor to the program of TCFC V in Berlin last summer. I am currently talking about a related thing with the...
I've ridden commercial pedicabs in Santa Barbara, California, and I think thehre's an operation in Denver--not sure. The folks to contact would be the ones...
A couple of links to other manufacturers that I know of: Nihola in Denmark build several models of individual/family three-wheelers. Most of the information on...
Chris! That stuff is so cool it almost made it cry. One good thing about Velotaxi and some of these designs is their capacity for generating revenue by being a...
I thought about this a few months ago. It seemed like a good weekend job to get some exercise, increase car free awareness (you don't need a taxi!), and make a...
Just a picky little correction: a rickshaw (from the Japanese "jinrikisha") is a two-wheeled passenger vehicle, sort of like a pony cart, only with a person...
Not to prolong an unnecessary discussion but in Bangladesh (a country of 140 million people), they call the three-wheel model a rickshaw. Pedicab may indeed...
My husband and I have never had licenses or cars. We live in downtown San Diego, which isn't exactly the most carfree city in the world. It hasn't always been...
Hi Kat, my responses follow, starting in CAPS, ... SUGGEST to him that he offer to take some photos or perform other related services for the other service...
I'd recommend looking into a car share co-op. We have a number of them here in Canada, and I just did a search under "Car share" / "San Diego" and found this: ...
Hurray Allan! Yeah, as far as I know Flexcar is a super sophisticated operation. JUST please drive as slow as possible IF you decide to take this option. Todd...
Carfree day first occurred in La Rochelle France 1997 In 2000 Bogota voted by referdendum to implement annual carfree day carfree day update feb 3, 20005 Over...
I have checked out Flexcar, but it seems not to be a very cost effective option for us. When my husband would need a car for a gig, it would most likely be...
To help liberate our community from the dependence on oil, we're thinking of organizing a "car free" day. This is where people do not use their cars for a day...
To me, Savannah GA is a great proof of concept city in terms of human scaling. It's also proof that you can "have it all" with respect to balance between...
No joke...thanks for the link...the attempt is to reintroduce people to mobility alternativee, hopefully resulting in reduced car usage, especially in good...
Regarding carfree and alternatives, it is diffucult question because of the social/eco diversity between geogrpahies and urban layout. Suburbia was made for ...
We're in a car-share here in San Francisco. Works great, when you need a car for a few hours. They are affiliated with car rental places as well, so if we need...
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Thanks, Simon! I need more writing and other talismen (talismans?) to put under my pillow so I can look at them or read them in the middle of the night - or...
Some more info to add to Joel's November posting on the eco-development in Portugal: ... One of the principal partners in this project is Bioregional, an ...
Today, I came a cross _Sierra_, the magazine of the Sierra Club for the first time, and opening its January -February issue, I found it had a substantial...
Just a forward note to let the group know I've moved on from the City of Ottawa and am now working for the Smart Commute Association in Toronto. We're a...
... Sorry for asking trivial questions for Americans, but here in Hungary we have only one driving license you get only after taking compulsory classes and an...
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