http://blog.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/12323 <pre> Hi All, I suppose most of you already know from Carfree Times that I've signed up for a share in the Piscataquis Village project in central Maine. If you don't, you may want to check out the information about this effort to build a carfree village. Slide show at Google Docs (may require a log-in): https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=0AQDbpgLITfPeZGZ4c3hoZHdfMjUxZjc1cmdzZzQ Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/villageproject Best, Joel ----- ### ----- 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 2012-05-24T17:33:16 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12322 <pre>New surveys overwhelming broad-based support for cycling, walking among the US public, from all age and income groups and party affiliations. Meanwhile, Congress is still locked inside their cars.... Excellent, detailed article: http://tinyurl.com/cnyptn5 Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://www.rickrise.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] </pre> Richard Risemberg 2012-05-22T13:57:06 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12321 <pre>"New Data Visualization Tool Encourages Sustainable Buildings in Syndey" Typo: "Syndey" should be "Sydney" </pre> chbuckeye 2012-05-17T13:41:36 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12320 <pre> Hi All, Mark Gorton's Street Films has this new gem: Rethinking the Automobile Tours India http://vimeo.com/42222882 Please spread it around. Best, J. ----- ### ----- J.H. Crawford mailbox-WdiPhmTxsBdBDgjK7y7TUQ&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org http://www.carfree.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/carfreecities Video channels: http://vimeo.com/jhcrawford/videos http://www.youtube.com/user/CarfreeCities </pre> J.H. Crawford 2012-05-17T12:34:49 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12319 <pre>Study finds that all subway networks have structural features in common http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18072627 I don't have time to compare the findings to the proposed model Carfree City, but it would be an interesting comparison. The study's results could be useful in designing subway systems in a carfree city. </pre> chbuckeye 2012-05-16T22:10:38 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12318 <pre> Hi All, A pre-publication release to this list: http://carfree.com/cft/i066.html If you spot any errors, please advise OFF LIST. Thanks! Joel ----- ### ----- J.H. Crawford mailbox-WdiPhmTxsBdBDgjK7y7TUQ&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org http://www.carfree.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/carfreecities Video channels: http://vimeo.com/jhcrawford/videos http://www.youtube.com/user/CarfreeCities </pre> J.H. Crawford 2012-05-15T14:30:54 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12317 <pre>"The Slower We Drive, the More Richly We Live" on Sustainable City News: inspired by growing movement in UK to reduce speed limits on all residential roads to 20mph. http://tinyurl.com/76uj3mv Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://www.rickrise.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] </pre> Richard Risemberg 2012-05-15T14:22:10 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12316 <pre>LA Times on "Atlantic on the move": can LA re-envision boulevards as civic spaces? http://tinyurl.com/6mm4h4r Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://www.rickrise.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] </pre> Richard Risemberg 2012-05-14T03:42:19 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12315 <pre> Begin forwarded message: -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://www.rickrise.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] </pre> Richard Risemberg 2012-05-11T15:10:36 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12314 <pre>Hyper-entrepreneur Mark Gorton on Cleveland and how it, and US cities in general, deaden their economies by planning for too many cars--and how wide streets can be retrofitted with bike networks almost instantly. http://tinyurl.com/84uqfg3 Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://www.rickrise.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] </pre> Richard Risemberg 2012-05-11T14:39:21 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12313 <pre>Reps Sanders &amp; Ellison introduce bill to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies: http://tinyurl.com/6m5ekw3 Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://www.rickrise.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] </pre> Richard Risemberg 2012-05-11T14:20:13 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12312 <pre> From Manfred Neun, on why Western Australia should do more to facilitate urban cycling: "Bike infrastructure is cheaper than new roads, cheaper than new buses and trains. It makes good economic sense and can go a long way to improving a community's health and lifestyle." Full article goes into good though not excessive detail. Read it at: http://t.co/AeBhVSqB Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://www.rickrise.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] </pre> Richard Risemberg 2012-05-09T20:13:46 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12311 <pre>Excellent report from Jay Walljasper on how US cities can learn from the many years of Experience the Netherlands has accumulated in deprioritzing automobile traffic and boosting bicycle mode share. 'How Cities Can Learn to Ride Bikes' http://tinyurl.com/7q4mxsf Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://www.rickrise.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] </pre> Richard Risemberg 2012-05-09T14:09:38 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12310 <pre> may interest someone: ----- ### ----- J.H. Crawford mailbox-WdiPhmTxsBdBDgjK7y7TUQ&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org http://www.carfree.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/carfreecities Video channels: http://vimeo.com/jhcrawford/videos http://www.youtube.com/user/CarfreeCities </pre> J.H. Crawford 2012-05-08T23:46:17 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12309 <pre>Planet forward is gauging interest in the GRID project that I have mentioned on these lists before. We are hoping they will produce a story on it and bring it the broader publicity it needs. YOu can vote on it and "Like" it ehre: http://t.co/W4EYlc7S There's a bit more detail on the project at the links below: http://tinyurl.com/82ssflw http://tinyurl.com/7y4tocp Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://www.rickrise.com </pre> Richard Risemberg 2012-05-07T20:51:49 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12308 <pre> anyone interested? ----- ### ----- J.H. Crawford mailbox-WdiPhmTxsBdBDgjK7y7TUQ&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org http://www.carfree.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/carfreecities Video channels: http://vimeo.com/jhcrawford/videos http://www.youtube.com/user/CarfreeCities </pre> J.H. Crawford 2012-05-01T23:21:14 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12307 <pre>The May issue of Sustainable City News (formerly The New Colonist) is online now at: http://www.sustainablecitynews.com This month's offerings include: Trails to the Future: Making Car-Free Possible in Dallas http://sustainablecitynews.com/katytrail.html Imagine for a moment there were no roads. At least not roads for automobiles. We'd get a lot more exercise. Things would be a lot quieter. We'd meet a lot more people. We may not see an end to automobile-oriented roadways for some time, but residents of a number of new apartment complexes lining the Katy Trail in Dallas are getting to know a little about what a car-free life is like. The Park in the Middle of Everywhere http://sustainablecitynews.com/debs_park.html Most of Los Angeles is unknown, even to Angelenos. The city is vast, the traffic wearying, and many neigbhorhoods are hidden in little valleys among the megalopolis's many hills. And of course car culture keeps travelers channeled on freeways and main roads, their eyes locked on the bumper in front of them (when they aren't glued to a smartphone screen). It's no wonder that people can live in town for decades and never know most of its districts as anything more than an occasional odd name in the news. The Great Transition http://sustainablecitynews.com/transitiontowns.html Hundreds of diverse international communities in 35 countries comprise the adaptable Transition movement, but everyone involved agrees on this: The world's cheap oil supply will soon run out, shocking a society dependent on fossil fuels for its way of life. Climate change will drastically alter the world. People working together with their neighbors can better prepare for whatever happens. What Belongs in a City http://sustainablecitynews.com/whatbelongs.html Cities oftentimes are planned in a linear manner by policy makers, city officials and city planners. But the lines are getting blurred. What about the more abstract ideas of what it means to belong and live in a city? Plus our archives, blog, and more! Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://www.rickrise.com </pre> Richard Risemberg 2012-05-01T00:48:22 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12306 <pre>The May issue of Sustainable City News is online now at http:// sustainablecitynews.com. among our features this month are; Trails to the Future: Making Car-Free Possible in Dallas Imagine for a moment there were no roads. At least not roads for automobiles. We'd get a lot more exercise. Things would be a lot quieter. We'd meet a lot more people. We may not see an end to automobile-oriented roadways for some time, but residents of a number of new apartment complexes lining the Katy Trail in Dallas are getting to know a little about what a car-free life is like. The Park in the Middle of Everywhere Most of Los Angeles is unknown, even to Angelenos. The city is vast, the traffic wearying, and many neigbhorhoods are hidden in little valleys among the megalopolis's many hills. And of course car culture keeps travelers channeled on freeways and main roads, their eyes locked on the bumper in front of them (when they aren't glued to a smartphone screen). It's no wonder that people can live in town for decades and never know most of its districts as anything more than an occasional odd name in the news. The Great Transition Hundreds of diverse international communities in 35 countries comprise the adaptable Transition movement, but everyone involved agrees on this: The world's cheap oil supply will soon run out, shocking a society dependent on fossil fuels for its way of life. Climate change will drastically alter the world. People working together with their neighbors can better prepare for whatever happens. What Belongs in a City Cities oftentimes are planned in a linear manner by policy makers, city officials and city planners. But the lines are getting blurred. What about the more abstract ideas of what it means to belong and live in a city? Plus our archives, services, and blog, bringing you news of your neighborhood, your city, your world, day after day. Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://www.rickrise.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] </pre> Richard Risemberg 2012-05-01T00:45:15 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12305 <pre>An unnamed private company is exploring the idea of operating passenger rail service in Oklahoma, between Tulsa and Olkahoma City. An OK senator supports it, saying, "We need to start thinking about 50 years" from now. http://tinyurl.com/7zsj82k Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://www.rickrise.com </pre> Richard Risemberg 2012-04-30T14:03:46 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12304 <pre>Well I think Richard's first email was rather in line with the news story </pre> Mari Jüssi 2012-04-26T05:57:42 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities/12303 <pre>Capital of ESTONIA to make public transit free: http://tinyurl.com/85wfh5k My mistake, sorry. Sloppy writing. Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://www.rickrise.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] </pre> Richard Risemberg 2012-04-25T21:09:21 Search the mailing list at Gmane query http://search.gmane.org/?group=$group=gmane.politics.activism.carfree-cities