I am no economist, so could you list some other advantages of removing international tariffs and trade barriers on bicycles than the price for the end-user? ...
... Yes, it's true about the effect of bad bicycles, but the problem is that even the good ones are imported, for the most part. Kogswell.com is in the process...
I support reducing the cost of bicycles to the general public, and believe if quality commuter bicycles and accessories can be purchased at lower cost then the...
... OK, but, well, to make a "citizen's arrest" here, I don't think is this list is the right place for a discussion just about bikes. I want to hear if...
Todd Edelman
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May 2, 2006 10:26 am
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US Light Rail Booms Light rail has more than lived up to its expectations in North America and has led to a major rail revival in cities across the continent. ...
Todd Edelman
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May 2, 2006 11:32 am
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I'm taking the liberty of combining threads here, partly in answer to "citizen cop" 's misgivings over an earlier bike-centred thread... ;-) There have been...
... Hi, A bike-thread woven into the carfree fabric is the goal, ja? And lightrail is certainly just as important a piece of the garment. The discussion was ...
Todd Edelman
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May 2, 2006 2:34 pm
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... I agree with you completely ,Todd: no criticisms were meant, nor any quibbles with your point (and note the good-humoured wink at the end of my 2 cents...
Hi All Not quite a carfree question, but thought someone here might know ... Perhaps I am confusing it with Carfree Day, but I seem to remember reading ...
Yes, Antanas Mockus (mayor 1995-1998 and 2001-2004) was the one who implemented the "no-men's day", which was a Thursday in March where men weren't allowed to...
... Unfortunately we haven't started to see the effect of this revival yet in Montreal, where the last of the old trams rolled of the scene in 1962... However,...
An article on today's BBC News website on the involvement of the Prince's Foundation in urban design: Blue prince for cities By Sean Coughlan BBC News Magazine...
Is this real? They still have sprawl, so how do they expect to have everyone use a bicycle in their 20-mile commutte? The next we’ll hear from Bush will be...
What would your local high street look like if it was designed by Prince Charles? The plans for one English city show how the prince's building theories could...
Todd Edelman
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May 6, 2006 9:08 pm
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From the Los Angeles Times: http://tinyurl.com/p2ndb May require registration, but it's quick and free and they don't seem to spam you. Rick -- Richard...
An interesting article from the INternational Herald Tribune on what the writer sees as a beginning trend (at least in the West) towards greater bike use for...
... YEAH, cycling in LA could be great. There are hundreds and hundreds of kilometres of long, straight flat streets which would easily become combination...
Todd Edelman
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May 7, 2006 6:56 am
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Hello, I am in the final stages of compiling/editing a short guidebook for dissemination in several languages in South-Eastern Europe, Turkey and Georgia. The...
Justin, Maybe you've already read it, but the 180-page Carfree Development book from Lloyd Wright (downloadable from www.sutp.org/download ) is a good...
This is sooo the opposite of everything from the dirtiest Diesel trucks to the hippest hybrids. And reminds us that cars parked on the sides of roads just...
Todd Edelman
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May 8, 2006 11:10 am
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Hi Justin, don`t know wether it fits to your guidebook, but there are a few carfree tourist destination which are very good with providing the whole transport ...
Justin, Ja, it is great the great Markus mentions some tourist stuff! I would also mention the cities in Holland, Germany and Austria which have Tempo 30 zones...
Todd Edelman
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May 8, 2006 12:08 pm
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From the US Federal Highway Administration (strange, huh?), a best practices guide for designing sidewalks for pedestrian use and accessibility: ...
A new downtown residence project in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is incorporating a combination of renovated and new buildings on a single city block with a green...
Gender dimension has become increasingly important in transport planning and SANRAL, during 2005, commissioned a study to explore the gendered nature of ...
EU laws to put brake on bikers http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,,329473814-103630,00.html Relevant excerpts to our discussion: "...The first, which comes into...
Todd Edelman
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May 13, 2006 5:25 pm
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... This is the elephant lurking outside the bedroom: liquid fuel from coal, which could mean continued support of car-dominated lifestyles and an appalling...
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