http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://gmane.org/img/gmane-25t.png http://gmane.org http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12530 <pre>Here's a link to more details on that court ruling in Wisconsin stating that proposals for highway projects must consider effects on sprawl, transit, and public health, and may not present project elements in isolation to minimize the appearance of harm: http://t.co/XDw5K8EaDm Though an interim ruling, it is possibly one of the more important opinions to be rendered on land use in the US in ever, and could have huge consequences…. Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://gridlogisticsinc.com http://www.rickrise.com ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links &lt;*&gt; To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/ &lt;*&gt; Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional &lt;*&gt; To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/join (Yahoo! ID required) &lt;*&gt; To change settings via email: carfree_cities-digest-hHKSG33Tihhbjbu</pre> Richard Risemberg 2013-06-14T16:17:13 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12529 <pre>I have been involved in fightingthe "bikelash" lies spread by NIMBYs here in LA, but even in New York, they indulge in manufactured controversy in their effort, I guess, simply to oppose for the pleasure of it. Quote on this article about a Second Street subway entrance: http://tinyurl.com/jwfzhrx Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://gridlogisticsinc.com http://www.rickrise.com </pre> Richard Risemberg 2013-06-14T14:25:01 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12528 <pre> Very nice video that gets across Appleyard's most important conclusions: https://vimeo.com/16399180 Best, J. ----- ### ----- J.H. Crawford mailbox-WdiPhmTxsBdBDgjK7y7TUQ&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org http://www.carfree.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/carfreecities Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/jhcrawford/videos YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/CarfreeCities </pre> J.H. Crawford 2013-06-07T12:45:24 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12527 <pre>An interim ruling in Wisconsin requires that highway widening projects must account for cumulative effects of all projects on sprawl, transit, and land use--no more analyzing each part of a project separately! Very important news with huge potential: http://t.co/CniCzxFI0Z Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://gridlogisticsinc.com http://www.rickrise.com </pre> Richard Risemberg 2013-06-07T00:33:52 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12526 <pre>BBC article on the future of urban farming, including high-efficiency indoor farming: http://t.co/dSXzW3vPxi Combine this with car-free cities, and you have a world-saving paradigm indeed, making it possible to give large swaths of land back to nature! Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://gridlogisticsinc.com http://www.rickrise.com </pre> Richard Risemberg 2013-06-04T15:53:27 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12525 <pre>Here's a superb NYT article on how pushing cars out of the way to create pedestrian plazas results in a surge of street life, boosts business, and quashes crime…and how "privately-owned public spaces" grudgingly provided by corporations in exchange for favorable zoning fail entirely: http://t.co/THqQSGSsQK Well worth reading! Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://gridlogisticsinc.com http://www.rickrise.com ------------------------------------ Yahoo! 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ID required) &lt;*&gt; To change settings via email: carfree_cities-digest-hHKSG33TihhbjbujkaE4pw&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org carfree_cities-fullfeatured-hHKSG33TihhbjbujkaE4pw&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org &lt;*&gt; To u</pre> Richard Risemberg 2013-05-31T15:32:20 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12524 <pre>Great quote from an article on Philadelphia's plans/hopes for a bikeshare system by next year: Complete article: http://t.co/EBAiGZrdaD Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://gridlogisticsinc.com http://www.rickrise.com </pre> Richard Risemberg 2013-05-18T14:21:14 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12523 <pre>Here's a link to the big report: the numbers from an analysis of New York City's new emphasis on cycling, walking, and buses, and how it has so spectacularly worked for everybody: https://t.co/BgS5iAuzrJ Crashes and injuries down for all road users, transit times shorter even with max speeds lower, and businesses raking it in as traffic and parking management programs, enhanced crosstown bus service, protected bikeways, and pedestrian plazas spread throughout the city. Good counter to the NIMBYs and naysayers. Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://gridlogisticsinc.com http://www.rickrise.com </pre> Richard Risemberg 2013-05-09T22:46:22 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12522 <pre> ----------- VTPI NEWS ----------- Victoria Transport Policy Institute "Efficiency - Equity - Clarity" ------------------------------------- Spring 2013 Vol. 13, No. 2 ----------------------------------- The Victoria Transport Policy Institute is an independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative solutions to transportation problems. The VTPI website (http://www.vtpi.org ) has many resources addressing a wide range of transport planning and policy issues. VTPI also provides consulting services. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEW VTPI DOCUMENTS ==================== * * * * * "Congestion Costing Critique: Critical Evaluation of the 'Urban Mobility Report'" (http://www.vtpi.org/UMR_critique.pdf ) The Urban Mobility Report (UMR) is a widely-cited study that quantifies and</pre> Todd Alexander Litman 2013-05-07T07:02:19 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12521 <pre>We have a new article from publisher Eric Miller on Sustainable City News today, looking at the rivalry between linked Texas cities Dallas and Ft. Worth, who bicker over livability while the real winner in the state is…Austin! http://t.co/ZHwMBXMypd There's a number of new blog entires you can catch up on while you're there, and of course our extensive archives of articles on city living, food, neighborhoods, development, and more. Sustainable City News: http://www.SustainableCityNews.com Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://gridlogisticsinc.com http://www.rickrise.com ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links &lt;*&gt; To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/ &lt;*&gt; Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional &lt;*&gt; To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/join (Yahoo! ID required) &lt;*&gt; To change </pre> Richard Risemberg 2013-05-02T20:26:40 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12520 <pre>Good article by Enrique Peñalosa on the necessary transformation of city-building in the US. He focuses on restricting cars and building networks of bike/ped only greenways, supplemented by bus and tram routes. Favorite quote: http://t.co/u5Tr2lMgYe Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://gridlogisticsinc.com http://www.rickrise.com </pre> Richard Risemberg 2013-05-02T14:44:48 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12519 <pre>This is the o\the sort of thing we should do with all that carchitecture that clutters the landscape: a defunct service station has been gussied up with some shipping containers made into offices and stores to become a co-working, retail, and event space: http://www.riversideservicestation.com Haven't been there yet (though there was a bicycle event there yesterday), but the pix look pretty good. Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://gridlogisticsinc.com http://www.rickrise.com </pre> Richard Risemberg 2013-04-29T03:59:23 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12518 <pre>I wish my alma mater did the same thing. There's currently an $8.90/hr surcharge on tuition called the "Transportation Access Fee", costing a typical full-time student an extra $267 per year--and giving all students "free" on-campus parking permits. While there are now 9 frequent bus routes running on campus and to all the off-campus areas where a lot of students live, the bulk of the money seems to go towards what are now 6 parking garages, which cost $17,000 per space to build. --- In carfree_cities-hHKSG33TihhbjbujkaE4pw&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org, Richard Risemberg &lt;rickrise&lt; at &gt;...&gt; wrote: </pre> mdh6214 2013-04-25T16:03:40 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12517 <pre>From Streetsblog, via Project for Public Spaces: "Colleges Save Millions By Embracing Policies to Reduce Driving" http://ht.ly/ko1Hu Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://gridlogisticsinc.com http://www.rickrise.com </pre> Richard Risemberg 2013-04-24T20:16:25 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12516 <pre>Denmark's experimental bicycle highway is a hit, and more are planned: http://t.co/ns23cGUeBy Other Northern European countries are also establishing these premium cycling facilities. Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://gridlogisticsinc.com http://www.rickrise.com </pre> Richard Risemberg 2013-04-22T18:48:38 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12515 <pre>The tone of this article (on how fossil fuel reserves owned by corporations could become "unburnable" with CO2 limits "which are sure ot be breached") is discouraging, but it's worth reading anyway. Got to know the kinds of minds we're dealing with. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22211664 Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://gridlogisticsinc.com http://www.rickrise.com </pre> Richard Risemberg 2013-04-20T04:42:23 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12514 <pre>Interesting proposal for car-light development could easily be adapted to be substantially carfree. Long posting with many illustrative photos, but overall excellent in concept and does a great job of stepping through the process. http://www.andrewalexanderprice.com/blog20130330.php </pre> chbuckeye 2013-04-17T20:08:46 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12513 <pre>Beautiful closing statement on security from a Massachusetts cyclist who rode the Boston Marathon route the night before the race: The article: http://t.co/hgZsnloAgC Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://gridlogisticsinc.com http://www.rickrise.com </pre> Richard Risemberg 2013-04-17T14:33:42 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12512 <pre>Excellent Monbiot article on the "elephant in the bedroom" issue of consumerism as a pillar of unsustainability: http://t.co/a9GFEEmTzR Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://gridlogisticsinc.com http://www.rickrise.com </pre> Richard Risemberg 2013-04-12T14:30:24 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12511 <pre>Dear Friend, I wonder if you can take a couple minutes to help me with a special request. I'd really really like to be able to go to the biggest international bike policy &amp; planning conference in the world. I've even been asked to speak there. But unlike the carfree cities conferences I've helped produce, it's very expensive. Fortunately, they created a contest, and at least 30 of the favorite projects and ideas will win free tickets. I've organized some friends and submitted four projects we hope to see recognized. All you need to do for us is to enter an email on a project page, and then click the link they send you. It's anonymous and the email is only used for verification. You can vote for AS MANY PROJECTS AS YOU WANT, and I encourage you to see what other projects you might like as well! Please vote for these! Our projects include, in order of importance for your support: 1) A design and policy guide for making campuses more bicycle friendly, http://velo-city2013.com/?page_id=233</pre> Jason Meggs ~ VOTE4ME! 2013-04-10T21:55:52 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12510 <pre>Dear Friend, I wonder if you can take a couple minutes to help me with a special request. I'd really really like to be able to go to the biggest international bike policy &amp; planning conference in the world. I've even been asked to speak there. But unlike the carfree cities conferences I've helped produce, it's very expensive. Fortunately, they created a contest, and at least 30 of the favorite projects and ideas will win free tickets. I've organized some friends and submitted four projects we hope to see recognized. All you need to do for us is to enter an email on a project page, and then click the link they send you. It's anonymous and the email is only used for verification. You can vote for AS MANY PROJECTS AS YOU WANT, and I encourage you to see what other projects you might like as well! Please vote for these! Our projects include, in order of importance for your support: 1) A design and policy guide for making campuses more bicycle friendly, http://velo-city2013.com/?page_id=233</pre> Jason Meggs ~ VOTE4ME! 2013-04-10T21:55:52 Search the mailing list at Gmane query http://search.gmane.org/?group=$group=gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities