carfree_cities at Yahoo! Groups http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/ Carfree Cities Carfree Times #56 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:49:05 GMT J.H. Crawford http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11659 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11659 Hi All, The new Carfree Times is on line: http://www.carfree.com/cft/i056.html If you find any bloopers this morning, please let me know so I can correct them [World Streets] It was there all the time: Putting shared transport Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:16:03 GMT Eric Britton http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11658 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11658 It was there all the time: Putting shared transport to work. * Transport 2010 - Conference in Kaohsiung, ROC * The all but invisible (unless you were looking "The Myth of the Compact City" Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:20:31 GMT mdh6214 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11657 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11657 http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=10977 Need I even mention the flaws? Typical Cato institute. Small step towards parity Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:40:41 GMT Richard Risemberg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11656 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11656 A Canadian union has bargained for a travel allowance for members who use a bicycle for work-related transport, similar to that enjoyed by drivers: Funding for Research on Elementary School Transportation Programs in Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:42:31 GMT dvnixon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11655 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11655 Dear All: I met with a fellow yesterday who is working on a number of projects related to elementary school transportation in Metro Vancouver, BC, Canada. One Monbiot on Oil, Lies, and Food Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:58:16 GMT Richard Risemberg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11654 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11654 ... Article: http://tinyurl.com/yaz35lz Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.newcolonist.com http://www.rickrise.com Erratum Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:13:41 GMT Richard Risemberg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11653 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11653 ... I meant, of course, a "beautiful example of "complete thinking." RR -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.newcolonist.com Water treatment & Traffic in Portland OR Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:03:16 GMT Richard Risemberg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11652 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11652 Portland moves ahead again in its innovative program that combines stormwater catchments with traffic calming. pedestrian, and bicycle infrastructure: Gold Line Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:40:05 GMT Richard Risemberg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11651 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11651 Great article on the Gold Line extension to east LA: http://bit.ly/2aai9c Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.newcolonist.com Proposed Policy Statement on the Eligibility of Pedestrian and Bicyc Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:26:28 GMT Richard Risemberg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11650 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11650 This Federal Transit Document proposes changing guidelines in order to increase the funding allocated to pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure that serves the New London Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:56:58 GMT J.H. Crawford http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11649 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11649 Hi All, Anyone on the list from New London, Connecticut? Pfizer's withdrawal leaves a large open parcel near the center that could make a good site for a webinar of interest Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:58:09 GMT N Schneider http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11648 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11648 ICLEI is sponsoring this webinar on transportation planning for local governments.  Sometimes we have to make ourselves more educated than local officials in More Car-Lite Development in SF Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:45:45 GMT Richard Risemberg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11647 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11647 ... http://tinyurl.com/ycg7bcp Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.newcolonist.com http://www.rickrise.com [Non-text portions Driving Is Socialism--Just Don't Tell Suburban Commuters, They Might Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:03:51 GMT Richard Risemberg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11646 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11646 From Streetsblog, using the TExas data I've posted several times before. But this time, Texas rep Krusee brought up road financing and sprawl in his state at IEA Oil Assurances Lies; Oil Reserves Claims Wildly Overblown Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:51:38 GMT Richard Risemberg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11645 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/carfree_cities/message/11645 ... http://tinyurl.com/oilylies Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.newcolonist.com http://www.rickrise.com [Non-text portions