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...
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CEB
curioustodd
Feb 1, 2005 12:07 pm
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...
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Richard Risemberg
rickrise
Feb 1, 2005 3:04 pm
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...
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Christopher Miller
earthymiller
Feb 1, 2005 4:54 pm
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...
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CEB
curioustodd
Feb 1, 2005 8:13 pm
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...
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Andrew Hitchcock
adpowers.geo
Feb 1, 2005 11:14 pm
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...
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Karen Sandness
kitka97205
Feb 2, 2005 5:34 am
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...
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Debra Efroymson
anima1205
Feb 2, 2005 6:23 am
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...
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katroshka
Feb 2, 2005 5:53 pm
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...
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CEB
curioustodd
Feb 2, 2005 6:28 pm
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...
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Allan Dunlop
allandunlop
Feb 2, 2005 6:59 pm
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: ...
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CEB
curioustodd
Feb 2, 2005 9:04 pm
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...
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adolfo restrepo
integritiy
Feb 3, 2005 7:31 pm
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...
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katroshka
Feb 3, 2005 9:25 pm
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...
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CEB
curioustodd
Feb 3, 2005 9:35 pm
Hi Kat, Dont give up!!! Unfortunately, I dont have any more bright ideas right now. - Todd...
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alf_1234
Feb 4, 2005 4:23 am
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...
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alf_1234
Feb 4, 2005 4:26 am
When is the next car free day? Are there any organized in the US? Our community is interested in organizing one.....
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Patrick McDonough
mcdonpj
Feb 4, 2005 10:53 am
If this isn't a joke, please visit www.gocarfree.com. Patrick...
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Larry Felton Johnson
larryfeltonj
Feb 4, 2005 12:27 pm
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...
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alf_1234
Feb 4, 2005 10:12 pm
No joke...thanks for the link...the attempt is to reintroduce people to mobility alternativee, hopefully resulting in reduced car usage, especially in good...
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adolfo restrepo
integritiy
Feb 5, 2005 5:08 am
Regarding carfree and alternatives, it is diffucult question because of the social/eco diversity between geogrpahies and urban layout. Suburbia was made for ...
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jdeleo@...
jeffreydeleo
Feb 6, 2005 7:39 am
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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Simon Baddeley
s.j.baddeley@...
Feb 6, 2005 7:21 pm
X-post ... From: Simon Baddeley <s.j.baddeley@...> Reply-To: <BromptonTalk@yahoogroups.com> Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2005 19:18:41 +0000 To: Brompton Talk...
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CEB
curioustodd
Feb 6, 2005 9:15 pm
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...
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Christopher Miller
earthymiller
Feb 8, 2005 2:33 am
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 ...
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Christopher Miller
earthymiller
Feb 8, 2005 8:41 pm
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...
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Ryan Lanyon
ryan_lanyon
Feb 10, 2005 8:47 pm
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...
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CEB
curioustodd
Feb 11, 2005 7:43 am
Ryan, Good luck with your new job. I hope their proportion of "overseas and Mother Nature" to the rest of the issues concerning habitation, access,...
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CEB
curioustodd
Feb 12, 2005 1:27 am
Hey, check this out. Like most programmes on BBC World Service it can be listed to later if you dont catch it during its normal slot. ...
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Andras Toth
tag_c2_hu
Feb 12, 2005 5:32 pm
... 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...
