Carfree USA Blog

'Car usership': Motor industry adjusts to future demands

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:30:00 +0000

Barbie Gets a Bike!

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:02:00 +0000

Driving has lost its cool for young Americans

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:43:00 +0000

But even though the U.S. lags way behind other developed countries on public transit, American teenagers are increasingly losing interest in driving too. Long gone are the days when a car symbolized ultimate freedom and cruising Main St. was a preferred teen pastime.

Grist

MAP: Road Fatalities in USA 2001-2009

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:06:00 +0000

Use this site to view information about virtually every fatality that occurred on roads in the United States as a result of a collision involving a motor vehicle between between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2009. For each incident you will be able to see the person's age, sex and the year in which the crash took place.

ITO World Ltd.

The Death of the Fringe Suburb

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:41:00 +0000

Drive through any number of outer-ring suburbs in America, and you’ll see boarded-up and vacant strip malls, surrounded by vast seas of empty parking spaces. These forlorn monuments to the real estate crash are not going to come back to life, even when the economy recovers. And that’s because the demand for the housing that once supported commercial activity in many exurbs isn’t coming back, either.

Christopher Leinberger - Op-Ed NYT

Silicon Valley is getting Bus Rapid Transit

noreply@blogger.com (Lilia Pilia) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:05:00 +0000

Driving = Money Down the Toilet

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:01:00 +0000

Your daily commute costs a lot more than what you pay each trip to the gas station.

Lifehacker

More Car-Free Towns

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:06:00 +0000

Some of the more idiosyncratic car-free towns and cities around the world.

Global Site Plans

Bikes: Faster than a Speeding Jet Airliner

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 22:07:00 +0000

Los Angeles Times

Getting Ready for Carmageddon in Los Angeles

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:04:00 +0000

City officials are warning of a traffic nightmare, urging people to stay home or get out of town with pronouncements that have taken on an increasingly alarming tone.

NY Times

San Francisco's Bike Highway System Envisioned

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:06:00 +0000

Is Carfree Life a Path to Wealth?

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:39:00 +0000

If American families and policy-makers don't see being green or sustainable as reason enough to change the way we live, perhaps seeing the very tangible financial rewards that accrue to those who do will help them change their minds. As the poet wrote, "You must change your life." The numbers speak for themselves

The Atlantic

What is the True Price of a Gallon of Gas?

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:31:00 +0000

The Saddest Shopping Center on the Planet

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 03:52:00 +0000

Perhaps there’s something poignant about shopping anywhere right now, at this moment when the American consumer is so beleaguered. But Las Vegas — in its tendency to dilate every phenomenon to its supersize extreme — has produced the saddest shopping center on the planet.

NY Times Magazine

How to Be a Car-Free Family

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:04:00 +0000

You can do it—you can completely get rid of your car, even if you have a family. Yes, it can be daunting, and you will certainly have to figure out new ways to do some things, but you'll feel a payoff quickly in your health, your place in your community, and your pocketbook.

Yes!

New York, not yet a cyclist paradise

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:40:00 +0000

Carfree USA blog recently spent a week as a bicycle tourist in New York City.

Our goal - check the hype machine. Is New York City really a Mecca for cyclists now? Sure things have improved, but how much?

This video by East Village local Casey Neistat, sums up the situation pretty well.

How bike tourism helps local economies

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:31:00 +0000

Bike-friendly cities, off-road paths, and scenic country roads where cyclists can spin along in comfort aren't just good for the people who live in those places. They also attract tourists. And tourists mean money for the local economy.

Grist

Be careful where you park your car

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:37:00 +0000

Two-ten is on the job

My Name Is Two-Ten from Michael Nusbaum on Vimeo.

New on-street bike parking in San Francisco

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:48:00 +0000

SF bike corrals program.

Public Transit Riders Save $10K Annually

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:17:00 +0000

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) released their monthly Transit Savings Report noting that riding public transportation saves individuals, on average $9,581 annually, a savings of more than $400 compared to the same time last year, and up to $798 per month based on the December 7, 2010 average national gas price ($2.96 per gallon-reported by AAA) and the national unreserved monthly parking rate.

Transit Savings Report

RECOVERY DOWNSIZED: Obama's High Speed Bus Plan

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 23:06:00 +0000

Obama Replaces Costly High-Speed Rail Plan With High-Speed Bus Plan

For our overseas friends, The Onion is America's best joke newspaper.

New Portland Grocery has more bike than car parking

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:13:00 +0000

Treehugger

CicLAvia is Coming to LA! 10/10/10

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:10:00 +0000

CicLAvia

Mad Men's "Peter Campbell" is Carfree in LA

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:39:00 +0000

“They’ve done a study and they’ve found that people under 30 no longer view cars as status symbols or even positive things,” Mr. Kartheiser said. “They look at them as pollutants.”

NY Times

Pee-wee Returns!

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:47:00 +0000

Comedian Paul Ruebens, in character as Pee-wee Herman, leads 300 bikers out of Deadwood, S.D., on the 3rd Annual Legends Ride charity event during the 70th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally on Monday.