Agreed on containers. Jim Gregory's bicycle delivery systems are built on a primitive subcontainer concpet, using readily available (in the US) Rubbermaid...
Hi All, I happened to stumble over this while looking for an image of Montreal's underground mall (anyone?) What this is is a catalog of dozens of plans for...
I apologize for the extra email. . . but I wrote a submission for planetizen with more detail: A development of 1000 homes designed for carfree living has been...
http://quarryvillage.org/ Quarry Village is in the Hayward hills, with views of San Francisco Bay, near the California State University campus. Quarry Village...
Hi everyone, this is just to let you about an upcoming short course at Schumacher College Devon, UK, which might find your attention: THE SUSTAINABLE CITY,...
Hi All, Interesting article in today's NY Times on user-designed places: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/arts/design/12ouro.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin Text: 06...
Hi, It has been pointed out to me that my last post referred to a project location in Nigeria. The project is in fact in Niagara, Ontario, Canada. Sorry. ...
Blind students required to pass driver's ed Disabled students not exempt from graduation prerequisite in Chicago The Associated Press Updated: 11:50 a.m. ET...
Hi there, Forgive the loss of continuity in the subject header here, but i'm responding to Matt Hohmeister's posting of 03.30 am today (copied below) where he...
Hi All, The Stop Global Warming "Virtual March" could use your support. To sign up, go to: http://www.StopGlobalWarming.org Carfree.com is actively supporting...
Hi All, Does anyone have a photograph of a "rollator"; that I could use in Carfree Cities (one to which you own the copyright?). It needs to be horizontal, not...
I've been lurking for a while, but came across a neat web page today, and thought I'd try posting it. Excerpt: The Strange Case of the Weighty Lunchbox a...
Let's assume that someone must have a car for some reason. Maybe someone just lives in ... Since I live near downtown only 8 km out, even though I live in an ...
Hi, Short version: Need info on studies, or just anecdotes, about how hybrid car ownership often just increases distances and speeds driven, as well as other ...
Hi All, Carfree Times #42 is up: http://www.carfree.com/cft/i042.html I'll send notice tomorrow, so if you happen to spot any bloopers, please let me know OFF...
Hi again, Some of the summaries/excerpts of Brown's new book "Plan B 2.0" relevant to my main argument-query in previous email are: THE ECOLOGY OF CITIES From...
Dear All Perhaps now is a good time to have a go at editing the autocentric Wikipedia entry on Jaywalking and link it to the Carfree Cities entry: ...
Hi All, I'm overloaded right now, and Doug Salzmann has kindly agreed to take over the lion's share of list moderation. His word is law! (And it appears that...
... (additionally) it seems to me that Wikipedia presents us with a great opportunity to both learn and teach because via the medium of the ³link² we have...
Gothenburg is only Sweden's second largest city but it's home to the country's biggest regular monthly Critical Mass and has by far Sweden's worst air...
Point A- Today's cities, I don't think anyone on this list needs reminding of the state of our cities. Point B- our goal is urban environments where the...
Nice to see the re-development plans for Governors Island includes a ban on private vehicles, although I think they are making a mistake by not allowing some...
Hi All, Recent discussions on the car-lite vs carfree question seem to be winding down, and I'd like to summarize my position on the question. I believe that...
"...The Brookings Institution makes that point in a new study using the Twin Cities as a model. Buying a home some distance from shopping and transit might...
Hi All, Recent discussions on the Carfree_Cities and World Carfree Network lists raise the question of what and whom these lists are for. Carfree_Cities is not...
