I think that these systems do fulfil a significant need. At present if one wants to make a sector of a journey by bike, one has to cycle from wherever one...
Whatever the rights and wrongs of the pedicab issue, is it really important ? Given that their main competition is said to be walking, does it really matter if...
from the May 02, 2007 edition - http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0502/p01s03-ussc.html On the rise in American cities: the car-free zone Pedestrians, bicyclists,...
]On Behalf Of Todd Edelman, Green Idea Factory Hi, I think it is clear to most of us that combining BRT with bicycles creates a better replacement for cars...
I wish London would close off its park roads, with exemptions for specified classes of traffic. My current impression is that they provide incentives for...
Here are some possible refinements of Todd's idea. 1. The outlets that are proposed to sell folding bikes could also hire them out for a day's use, perhaps at...
Dear Friends, As the planet warns I am slaving away to complete as quickly as my brain and energies permit an independent thinkpiece and over report for the...
Todd, ... I am not sure, but I think these would be illegal in the UK (and maybe other countries). I have seen racks on the backs of buses in the UK, but...
ETA: Green Transport Week 16-24 June 2007 Thursday, 03 May 2007 09:39 Environmental Transport Association calls for action in its 15th year Green Transport...
From Randy Ghent, International Coordination Centre, World Carfree Network: On behalf of World Carfree Network and our hosts, we are happy to invite you to...
My fond hope and firm guess is that Dave Holladay will not mind my sharing this posting with you all. These are good points and certainly need to be taken into...
On Behalf Of Todd Edelman, Green Idea Factory "...Rooted in a zero carbon ambition, the city itself is carfree. With a maximum distance of 200m to the nearest...
(Note: Just competing our independent analysis of this project as part of our “Reinventing Transport: Paris’s New Mobility Agenda” which is now available...
(Thanks to Jack Nilles for this.) Go for Green Encourages Canadians to Make a Difference by Taking the Commuter Challenge! OTTAWA, May 14, 2007 – Go for...
Eric, What you want is context -- factors that influence cycling demand -- and 'bikeability -- what factors improve it. The first is mostly things which can't...
Provided that the settlement is reasonably compact, so that most journeys are within the range of an ordinary person rather than a cycling enthusiast, by far...
When will they ever learn? Shared space is the solution. As a cyclist I don't want traffic lights, cycle lanes, kerbs or any other interventionist measure...
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May 28, 2007 4:07 pm
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Does Martin not even want low, properly enforced speed limits? Is he content to share the roads with juggernauts and powerful motorcycles? If so, it would...
Dear Connie and Eric, Kind thanks for your note concerning the possibility putting a couple of ConferenceBikes at our disposal next Saturday here in Paris....
There is a HUGE amount of evidence that lower speeds, enforced by traffic calming or cameras, reduce crashes and casualties very substantially, especially...
[And with this note, the somewhat familiar by now discussion dips into private. If you wish to join, please contact either of our much appreciatd colleague.s...
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May 29, 2007 8:56 am
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Martin, ... I think the purposes of LotsLessCars will be better served by having these discussions "out in the open" -- Anzir Boodoo MRes MILT Aff. IRO ...
Hi I remain perplexed about why this is posited as a pair of opposites rather than an evolutionary continuum. I will tell you with absolute certainty that...
David, As you are mentioned in this exchange, I wondered if you would like to enter the discussion. Is Roland's pessimism about Kiwi driver behaviour accurate?...
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May 29, 2007 4:16 pm
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Roland, ... I agree with what you are saying. I think the transition between the two states will in some cases be painful (there may be a very large increase...
Judjing from mi pursunal expearience of cycling and hou I tend 2 behaive in traffic miself, onestly I must agree with mi samnomulo. "As a cyclist I don't want...
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